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by Timi Olagunju Yesterday evening, sitting at my office (cross-legged), and relaxing from finishing a client’s job, I stumbled on a brilliant article by Victor Ewealor on Techpoint titled “The Nigerian Government is building a database of vehicle owners; it is not looking promising”, and this got me thinking and then writing. I found myself asking... Read More
The Lagos State Government says Nigeria spends $11bn (N3.1tn) annually to import wheat, rice, sugar and fish. This was stated by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Olayiwole Onasanya on Wednesday at a capacity building workshop for heads of agriculture department in the 57 local government and local council development areas of the state... Read More
From the papers today- a tracklist The era of free money is over, President Buhari says there is no money to throw around anymore YNaija Senators from Lagos state want to square with Dino Melaye, they won’t be cowed YNaija PDP key members to meet for peace talks but Sheriff will not be there YNaija... Read More
Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will on Thursday, meet to discuss the way forward through the crisis that is plaguing the party as well as the programmes put in place by the caretaker committee, headed by Senator Ahmed Makarfi, for the party’s convention and forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. Prior... Read More
In what a large part of the Nigerian populace would consider as cause for jubilation, a Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the increase in tariff by the National Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) is illegal and forthwith ordered a reversal to the status quo. A lawyer and rights activist, Toluwani Adebiyi, had filed... Read More
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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday finally honoured the invitation of the Senate to come in and explain why the forgery suit was brought up against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. The senate had on Tuesday passed a resolution directing Malami to appear... Read More
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, on Wednesday, restated his position that government cannot continue to fund the constituency project of the National Assembly. Lawal said this when he appeared before the Senate Joint Committee on Ethic, Appropriations and Finance. He noted that the revenues accruable to Nigeria were falling and... Read More
Ali Modu Sheriff, the factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) cannot reject the candidate presented by his faction for the Edo state gubernatorial election. Sheriff, whose faction of the PDP had presented Matthew Iduoriyekemwen as its candidate, insisted that his candidate remains the rightful candidate... Read More
The Senate on Wednesday July 13, 2016 passed for its third and final reading the ‘Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Bill (2016) (SB 22).’ Commenting on the development through his social media pages, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki stated that the bill is highly important as it seeks to curb all forms... Read More
President Muahmmadu Buhari on Wednesday said that the era throwing money around in the country had gone for good, reiterating his administration’s resolve to fight corruption. Bahari made the comment when he inaugurated road and drainage projects which included 75-kilometre Wanke-Danjigba-Kucheri-Kigama-Bilbis road with seven bridges and 20-kilometre township road and 40 kilometres drainages in Tsafe Local Government... Read More
On Monday, July 11 2016, Iyanya announced he was setting up his record label via Instagram. Ever since then, a lot of insinuations have been made regarding the reason behind this sudden decision of the Triple MG co-owner. One that caught heat is a report by PULSE NG, claiming the decision was not sudden as it... Read More
In response to a proposal to President Muhammadu Buhari on the refusal of some former governors, ministers and senators to submit their diplomatic passports to the NIS, the Federal Government has instructed the Nigeria Immigration Service to inform all federal and state and local government institutions to henceforth hold onto retired officials’ retirement and severance... Read More
The Lagos State All Progress Congress, on Wednesday, condemned Senator Dino Melaye’s for threatening to attack Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of the National Leader of the APC and a former Lagos state governor, Bola Tinubu. In a statement signed by the Lagos state APC publicity secretary, Joe Igbokwe, the party described Melaye’s attack on Tinubu... Read More
The two Senators representing Lagos state in the Senate, Senators Olugbenga Ashafa and Solomon Adeola, on Wednesday, lambasted Senator Dino Melaye for his verbal assault on Senator Oluremi Tinubu. Tinubu, who is the wife of the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress and also a Senator representing Lagos state, was said to have been... Read More
by Jude Ndukwe In his well published diatribe against the Igbo people of Nigeria, Joe Igbokwe, the Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Lagos State chapter, who is also a son of Igbo, poured invectives on the Igbo nation while making spurious allegations against them. For those who know Igbokwe’s leanings and past... Read More
Theresa May plans to complete her official official transition to becoming the Prime Minister of the UK following David Cameron’s exit on July 13, 2016. The steely 59-year-old former home secretary takes on her new position after the historic EU referendum that allowed Britain extricate herself from the European Union. Here are 10 things you should... Read More
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday described reports that some senators were planning to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari as “laughable and a huge joke taken too far”. News filtered in on Tuesday that some senators had threatened to impeach the president for his government’s decision to charge the senate president, Bukola Saraki, and deputy,... Read More
These are the top stories that drove the conversation today 1. AGF Malami appears before Senate The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has finally appeared before the senate. 2. David Cameron steps down as UK prime minister, Theresa May takes over The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David... Read More
Supervising Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has described as ridiculous, the trial of Deputy Senate President and Ike Ekweremadu for alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules. Makarfi in a statement by his spokesperson, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, described the prosecution as inexcusable in a democracy. He pointed out that the... Read More
Wonder never ceases to amaze us when it comes to the happenings abroad do. It gets even crazier every time. In the case of Ernest Acosta, he attempted consuming a full bottle of glue. Guess why? No reason whatsoever. The stuntman who recently took on the challenge of drinking two full bottles of whisky at a go, was at... Read More
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