The newly appointed Service Chiefs are currently at the Senate for their screening by the senate members. They were appointed on July 13 by President Muhammadu Buhari.
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally decided to put the interest of the nation before his grievances. He has written to Senate seeking approval for a $75 million loan from the World Bank for the Edo state government. It would be recalled that the unending rift between Buhari and the senate president, Bukola Saraki stalled the loan... Read More
Reports reveals that President Muhammadu Buhari will soon announce a new boss for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). 360nobs reports that except there is any changes, the Executive Vice Chairman of ExxonMobil Africa, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, will be appointed as the new Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Some sources said... Read More
EL Now’s Ade Laoye invites the Chocolate City artist Nosa, to the seat, he talks about being a pastor and his label mates accepting and respecting him. He also shares his pet peeves & guilty pleasures.
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration And Control (NAFDAC) has rebuffed allegations that its director-general, Paul Orhi was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). They said on Twitter that the DG was not arrested. See the embedded tweets below; NAFDAC has been alerted to d trending news of the visit of... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the National Planning Commission (NPC) to produce a framework for a 2016 national budget that will reduce recurrent expenditure and prioritize developmental projects. Buhari gave the directive on Monday after the executive secretary of the commission, Bassey Akpanyung, briefed him on the NPC’s state of affairs. In a statement by the... Read More
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed a hotel belonging to ex-Super Eagles player, Kanu Nwankwo, Punch reports. The agency sealed about 30 facilities across the state on Monday for air and noise pollution. One of the facilities was Kanu’s hotel in Victoria Island, Hardley Suites. LASEPA said all owners of the facilities... Read More
El-Rufai sacks ADC over insubordination. YNaija Amaechi says fuel subsidy rose form N300bn to N1.9trn under GEJ’s administration. Nation Army to establish special brigade inside Sambisa forest. YNaija Saraki leads senate delegation to North-east. This Day Amaechi reveals how the trouble between him and GEJ started. YNaija EFCC quizzes NAFDAC boss over alleged contract scam.... Read More
Former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that Governor Nyesom Wike plots to tarnish his reputation. Amaechi disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday during a reception that his friends organized in his honor. He urged the people of Rivers to defend him. He said Wike is desperate to ensure that he does not get... Read More
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described Amaechi as a courageous man who stood against the wrongs in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) even when he was a member. Osinbajo disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja during a reception that was organised in honor of Amaechi. He said that Amaechi’s role in the last election stood out,... Read More
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you know Drake and Meek Mill have a little beef. Well, Nigeria’s finest rapper Vic O has joined in on the fun. Vic O came on Twitter to say he is a better rapper than Drake and to prove his point, he will release his diss track... Read More
Former first lady Turai Yar’Adua has run to former president Olusegun Obasanjo for succor, Premium Times reports. The report says Turai wants Obasanjo to help persuade President Muhammadu Buhari not to probe her daughter and other family members. Turai visited Obasanjo on Saturday in his Abeokuta home and was reportedly accompanied by businessman Kenny Martins. This is the... Read More
So the Catholic Women Organisation of Nigeria has said that there will be a scarcity of quality husbands in Nigeria in the near future following the increasing number of male dropouts from schools in the last 10 years. The National President of the Council of Catholic Women Organisation of Nigeria, Felicia Onyeabo disclosed this at... Read More
A retired Brigadier-General, Ayodele Ojo, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to be wary of some ambitious leaders in the All Progressives Congress (APC), especially those who also contested the APC presidential primary. Ojo disclosed this in an interview with Punch on Sunday. He said Buhari needs to be cautious of two things — the powerful... Read More
The former Chairman of Ikeja Hotels Plc, Goodie Ibru, has been charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding the hotel of N1 billion. Ibru was charged alongside three companies; Associated Ventures International Limited, IHL Services Limited and Clearview Investment Limited. EFCC alleged that Ibru and his co-suspects conspired... Read More
EFCC invites judge who called for Aregbesola’s impeachment. YNaija Air Force, Army repel Boko Haram attack on Borno village. Leadership N1.5billion missing from account of Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. YNaija IGP says investigation into forgery of senate rules ongoing. Leadership Buhari says he will ‘cut down on number of ministries. YNaija Oyegun says APC... Read More
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has appointed Ibrahim El-Sudi as his Special Adviser on Legal Matters and Mohammed Isah as Special Assistant on Public Affairs. This was disclosed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, on Sunday. Olaniyonu said El-Sudi comes to the job with a great wealth of experience, having started... Read More
Senator Solomon Adeola, representing Lagos West Senatorial District has called on men of the Nigerian Police Force to always exercise caution and discretion in execution of their roles of prevention of crime and apprehension of criminals following yet another fire incident in which lives and property worth millions of naira were lost on Friday. In... Read More
The Sokoto state government has said it will assist the Nigerian Army by providing critical infrastructures and assisting officers in every way possible to enable them carry out their constitutional mandate. Governor Aminu Tambuwal stated this on Saturday when he visited the army’s Brigade Command in Sokoto. In a statement released by his Special Adviser on... Read More
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in a combined effort with the ground troops of the Nigerian Army have successfully repelled an attack on Bita village by the Boko Haram terrorist group (BHT). In a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Dele Alonge on Sunday, it said the Nigerian Air Force using its... Read More
With allegations raised against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity secretary, Olisa Metuh,by aggrieved workers of the party, Metuh said he was ready to make himself available to the Department of State Security Services (DSS) and other security agencies for probe. The PDP Staff Welfare Association has accused Metuh of working against the re-election bid of... Read More
A report by the United States’ government has identified Nigeria as a source, transit and destination country for women and children subjected to forced labour and sex trafficking. In its latest Trafficking in Persons Report released by the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, Nigeria is described as a transit point for West African children... Read More
During the Buhari/Idiagbon regime, the country experienced discipline in all aspect and there was little or no corruption in the country. In light of this, while reminiscing, a member of the Osun State House of Assembly, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to set up machinery that will fight social disorder, indiscipline and all... Read More
With the ongoing crisis in the Senate, with lawmakers dragging themselves to court, there are strong indications that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), under the aegis of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, intend to settle the crisis out of court and will seek for the withdrawal of ongoing litigation against the senate leadership. It was... Read More
Even as the crisis in the senate continues, elders of the North have said they would not step in and interfere. The elders, under the auspices of the Northern Elders Forum, said although they regard Senate President Bukola Saraki’s election as constitutional even though it was against the interest of the ruling party, they would... Read More
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Solomon Arase, to appear before it on Tuesday to answer questions on the ongoing investigation into the alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Order 2015. The judge, Gabriel Kolawole, in his ruling made available on Saturday, asked Arase to appear and give reasons why... Read More
As usual there yet another trending topic on twitter. Nigerians on twitter today started another hashtag, #NigeriansAtHowarts. Trust Nigerians to be hilarious as expected and it shows how conversant they are with the popular movie Harry Potter. Here are some of the funniest tweets; #NigeriansAtHogwarts Death Eaters, Dementors and other forces of darkness. pic.twitter.com/P2eVrA2F9X — Chidi... Read More
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla are proud to announce that they are pregnant after series of miscarriages. The Silicon Valley power couple broke the news on Twitter today, including some very personal and touching words about their earlier struggles with miscarriage. Priscilla and I have some exciting news: we’re expecting a baby girl! This... Read More
Kaduna state Commissioner of Police, Umar Shehu paraded for paraded two men on Friday for allegedly using their residence for the illegal manufacture of arms and ammunition. The men are Bulus Kinze and James Kinze, both from Kogun village of Jema’a Local Government Area in the state. Kinze admitted the act but said they used the... Read More
Niger Republic has barred people from wearing the full Islamic veil because of its use in recent terrorist attacks in the country. “Women in the region are forbidden from wearing the full veil until further notice, in order to prevent suicide attacks by Boko Haram,” Diffa mayor Hankouraou Biri-Kassoum said. Niger is not the first country... Read More
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