NNPC assures Nigerians of adequate supply of fuelDr. Joseph Dawha, Managing Director, NNPC Today Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said it had stepped up efforts to maintain stability in the supply and distribution of petroleum product…
Gov Wike gets approval to borrow N20bn, weeks after N10bn loan Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has gotten approval of from the House of Assembly to obtain the sum of N20 billion loan from Access Bank Plc.Lawmakers…
Only Buhari’s letter, not APC’s can be read, says Na’Allah Deputy Leader of the Senate, Bala Ibn-Na’Allah has said that only a letter from the President of the country can be read on the floor of the Senate or the House of Representatives.Na’Allah told newsm…
Court grants Sen. Ndume leave to travel for Hajj Senator Ali Ndume The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja today granted an application by Senator Ali Ndume, who is charged with terrorism to enable him travel to Saudi Arabia for the lesser Hajj.Ndu…
Prof. Jega bows out of INEC, hands over to WaliToday, Prof. Attahiru Jega bowed out of office as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission.Jega handed over to Mohammed Wali, a national commissioner of the INEC from Sokoto State, …
Gov. Rauf Aregbesola pays workers December salary Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi, today said that Governor Rauf Aregbesola has approved the payment of December, 2014 salary for workers in the state.Adekomi,…
CBN extends BVN registration deadline to October 31Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) today extended the deadline for the Bank Verification Number registration by four months from June 30 to October 31, 2015. CBN disclosed this in a circular issued to al…
65-year-old former man was today seen looking quite lovely in a tight-fitting leopard print wrap dress and high heels for a day of shopping in New York today. She later left one of the stores in a ra…
Aso Rock conducts audit of security personnelThe authorities of Presidential Villa, Abuja ordered a comprehensive audit of security personnel and forces deployed in the seat of power.The audit may have been necessitated by the ongoing inter-ag…
FG says Okonjo-Iweala spent $2.1bn without approvalNational Economic Council, chaired by VP Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday accused a former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-…
Oil barons didn’t sponsor us - Saraki and Dogara reply AkandeSenate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on yesterday described as baseless a claim by the former All Progressives Congress Interim Nat…
APC insists on Ekweremadu’s removalBattle for the control of National Assembly may be long drawn as the leadership of APC on Monday insisted on removing the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, of the minority Peoples Democratic …
Buhari tells governors to devise other means of paying salaries, Today, President Buhari challenged governors of the 36 states of Nigeria to devise ways of clearing the backlog of salaries they are owing workers in their states. …
Tragedy at furneral as trigger-happy cop kills 2 nursing mothers in EdoCP Samuel Adegbuyi Double tragedy occurred last Saturday at a burial ceremony in Ivhiokhile quarters in Fugar, the administrative headquarters of Etsako Central local government area of Edo State, …
Facebook now opens first African office in JohannesburgNunu Ntshingila, Head of Facebook, Africa The world's largest online community or online social networking service headquartered in Menlo Park, California known as Facebook now has opened its first…
Federal Government appoints Ladan to oversee DPRMordecai Danteni Ladan FG today has appointed Mordecai Danteni Ladan, to oversee the activities of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), the statement was posted on the website of the DPR.Ac…
Buhari promises completion, rehabilitation of hydro-power projectsPresident Muhammadu Buhari President Buhari today in Abuja reaffirmed that his administration will give the highest possible priority to the rapid improvement of power supply across Nigeria. …
President Buhari restores press pass of Deutsche Welle correspondentPresident Muhammadu Buhari Today President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the Aso Villa Press Pass of the Radio/TV Deutsche Welle State House Correspondent, Ubale Musa, which was withdrawn in the …
Delay is dangerous for Nigeria over ministerial, MDCAN tells BuhariPresident Muhammadu Buhari Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), challenged President Muhmmadu Buhari to constitute his cabinet, noting that, “delay is dangerous.” …
Army Day celebration starts July 1 Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah Nigerian military will observe the 2015 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL 2015) between July 1 and July 6, 2015. …
President Buhari appoints 4 governors to verify accruals, withdrawals for Federation Account, ECA President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof Yemi Osinbajo and the 36 governors National Economic Council (NEC) today set up a four-man committee to examine the accruals into and withdrawals from the Federation …
Buhari to forward cost implication of damage by Boko Haram to G7 President Muhammadu Buhari stated that he will forward the cost implication of the damage caused by Islamist sect, Boko Haram on three Northeastern states in the country. …
Sahara Reporters reveal that Bukola Saraki isn't even a Nigerian citizenWow. That's change coming …
Kim K released her new photo and indicates that she is 4 months pregnant. Didn't know she was that far gone. Congrats. …
Aliko Dangote says he doesn't have a house outside NigeriaThe richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote says he does not own a house outside Nigeria. "Somebody asked me, how many houses do you have abroad? I said, well, to tell you the good news, I don’t even ha…
Bisi Akande says Northern elites, oil subsidy barons behind National Assembly rebellionThe former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande says some Northern elites, oil subsidy barons and business cartels are responsible for the recent rebellion wi…
Pedophiles are now seeking similar status as gaysPedophiles are people who like to have sexual intimacy with children. …
How his own security guard, driver killed former FUTA VCFUTA Ondo State After he went missing a week ago, the body of former Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, Akure, (FUTA), Prof. Albert Ilemobade, was on Sunday found at the generator …
Check Out what Olisa Metuh said that got the Presidency madOlisa Metuh, PDP National Publicity Secretary Nigerians are afraid that the PDP might not produce a vibrant opposition that would breathe down the neck of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration …
Rivers APC supports Buhari to recover stolen funds, calls for Wike’s probePresident Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria Rivers State Chapter of APC has thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari's bid to investigate and recover the billions of naira looted by the immediat…
Presidency orders VC and registrar to refund salary overpaymentsThrough the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, the presidency has directed the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Prof. Mobolaji Aluko, to refund over pay…
Akande urges Buhari, govs arrest APC’s driftFormer interim National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC governors to halt the party’s drift. …
Dogara says why he didn’t read APC’s letterOn Sunday, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, said that a court process instituted by 30 All Progressives Congress members stopped him from acting on a letter from the party’…
CSO revokes ADC’s order to DSS officials over President’s protectionDirector-General, State Security Service, Mr. Ekpenyong Ita Abdulrahman Mani, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief Security Officer revoked the order by the Aide-De-Camp to the President, Lt.-Col. Lawa…
Buhari may not name ministers until SeptemberPresident Muhammadu Buhari may not name his cabinet members until the end of August or early September. A source very close to the President confided in The PUNCH on Sunday that Buhari would not form…
Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina replies Metuh saying PDP has long road of regrets to travelFemi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity The Media and Publicity Adviser, Femi Adesina, blasted the national publicity secretary of the PDP after its 30-day appraisal …
No Boko Haram Suspect Sent to Anambra State Hon. Victor Afam Ogene A former member of House of Representatives, Hon. Victor Afam Ogene, called on the people of Anambra state, especially traders, to discountenance rumours of a transfer of Boko…
More than 2,200 Chinese officials investigated for corruption Xi Jinping, China’s president Chinese authorities investigated over 2,200 government officials for involvement in major fiscal fraud, the country’s top auditor said Sunday. …
Ndigbo commends FG for lifting ban on importation of textile, furniture products Customs boss, Dikko Abdullahi Inde On Sunday, a group called Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN), hailed the Federal Government for the decision to lift ban on the importation of textile and f…
Aliko Dangote to spend $250m on rice, sugarcane production in Jigawa The Chairman, Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote is to spend 250 million dollars on the production of rice and sugarcane around the Hadejia River Basin of Jigawa. …
I’ve never struggled for anything in life – Dogara, The Speaker, House of RepresentativesHon. Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker, House of Representatives, on Sunday said he had been a product of grace and never had to struggle for anything in his life so far. …
Wike impounds another Amaechi’s aide’s vehicleThe Government of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike again confiscated an armoured Range Rover belonging to the immediate past Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, Chief Tony Okocha. …
Audu Ogbeh says it’s too late to expel Saraki from APChAudu Ogbeh In a recent interview, the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party and also a founding member of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Audu Ogbeh, tells JOHN ALECHENU of TH…
Saraki says he dropped his presidential ambition for BuhariDr. Bukola Saraki Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, denied reports that he is nursing the ambition for presidency in 2019, saying he actually quit his presidential bid in the 2015 election for Pre…
Traders protest Boko Haram prisoners’ transfer to AnambraYesterday in Anambra State, commercial activities were paralyzed as a result of protests by traders across the state. …
Dangers of Tramadol Femi Ogunyemi of Vanguard newspaper wrote on Tramadol and the dangers of it's abuses. He pointed out that most people use it without prescription. Read more of his write up after the cut... …
Michael Jackson's estate made $2billion since his death The time Michael Jackson died on June 25th 2009 at the age of 50, his estate was bankrupt, but within 6 years after his passing away, a fortune has been made under his name. …
A 75 year old man tells police why he slept with his granddaughtersMr Umoru Choji, a 75-year-old grandfather, who allegedly slept with his granddaughter, told the police that he was lured into the shameful act by his daughter. …
United State court approves same sex marriage nationwidePresident Barack Obama The Supreme Court of the United State of America on Friday delivered a historic ruling legalising same sex marriage across the country.In the historic judgement, Justice Anth…
