Month: June 2019

Emir of Kano,  Muhammad Sanusi 11 on Tuesday declared that Nigeria is on the threshold of bankruptcy following unfavourable economic policies such as subsidizing petroleum products and electricity tariffs. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), who spoke during  the ongoing 3rd National Treasury Workshop organized by the office of the Accountant…

Nothing like jumbo pay, the president of the senate hints Nigerians The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, has said that there was nothing like jumbo salary for National Assembly members as being speculated in some quarters. Lawan made the disclosure, when members of the Senators’ Forum paid him a courtesy visit in his…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has said his request and that of his party to inspect the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission was not rejected by the Presidential Election Tribunal. The former Vice President in a statement by his media aide, Paul…

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has forwarded the following names to the State House of Assembly for ratification as the new Interim Management Committee Chairmen for the eighteeen (18) local government areas of the state. The announcement was made public in a statement signed by his chief press secretary, Segun Ajiboye, on Tuesday.…

The Court of Appeal Abuja division on Monday ordered President Muhammadu Buhari to respond within five days to the appeal filed against his qualification for the 2019 presidential election. The court also ordered the All Progressives  Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to within five days respond to all issues raised on…

TV personality, Tosin Odunfa has claimed he was the young man who told Wole Soyinka to get up from his seat on a plane after the report of the incident went viral on social media. He also revealed the reason behind his action. He said he insisted on taking the window seat because he is…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will today file an appeal at the Supreme Court against the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which dismissed their application of access to inspect the central server allegedly used to transmit results of the last general election by the Independent National Electoral…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has told Nigerians in the Diaspora that the spate of kidnappings in Nigeria is exaggerated and not entirely new. This is despite recent travel advisories issued by the United States and the United Kingdom asking its citizens not to visit some states in Nigeria due to the rising insecurity occasioned by kidnapping,…

Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the rejection of his request by the Presidential election petition tribunal to access the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).  In a 2 mins video shared by Reno Omokri, Atiku passed a message of hope to all Nigerians and assured them…

Mr. Julian Osula, a Lagos based billionaire is in the news since yesterday for ordering for an helicopter after he was stucked in traffic along Lagos -Benin expressway. The billionaire ordered for the helicopter to come and pick him after he reportedly spent over two hours in a gridlock along the Lagos – Benin express.…

Zamfara State Police Commissioner, Usman Nagogo has a given two-week ultimatum to Miyetti Allah to end banditry activities or face the wrath of the laws. Addressing leaders of Miyetti Allah during a reconciliation meeting held at J.B Yakubu secretariat Gusau today, the Commissioner said Zamfara has had enough of banditry activities, calling on the Fulani…