The Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti hearing the suit involving the Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, failed to unfreeze the governor’s account. The court, presided over by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, had adjourned its sitting till September 30, 2016, following the request by council to the governor, Mike Ozekhome... Read More
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Monday, said that the apex bank is not interfering in the recently introduced foreign exchange regime, with claims that the prices are determined by market forces. The CBN governor stated this while speaking at a press conference in Lagos. He noted that it was necessary to... Read More
Factional leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has maintained that even though a Federal High Court in Port-Harcourt on Monday ruled against his leadership of the party, he still remains PDP’s National Chairman. Sheriff has been embroiled in a messy power tussle since May 21 when he was sacked as the chairman of the... Read More
In a display of Comradery, The Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on Sunday, paid a surprise visit to officials of the Nigerian Army posted in Konduga, Northeast. Buratai, who has been accused of corruption following media reports, broke the Ramadan fast with the troops in their trenches and also conversed with the soldiers. The... Read More
The House of representatives, on Monday, lambasted the Federal Government for its effort at tackling the problem of Internally Displaced Persons in the North-East. According to a document released by the House Committee on IDPs, Refugees & Federal Government Initiatives on North-East Region, the support services provided by the Federal Government weren’t reaching those for which it... Read More
After his press conference in London yesterday, where he entertained questions on his forthcoming concert on October 1st at the Hammersmith Apollo, Burna Boy stormed twitter to share interesting facts from the conference. Whilst doing this, the dancehall artiste disclosed that he would be releasing an EP this July and would contain 7 tracks we... Read More
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has said that Muslims in the country will continue their Ramadan fast on Tuesday as the new moon has not yet been sighted as at Monday night. The Federal Government on Thursday last week had declared Tuesday and Wednesday to be public holidays in the country in anticipation... Read More
Perhaps the biggest lesson I learned on Sunday was: never take the recommendation of everyone. A mixture of curiosity and uncertainty on which church to crawl forced me to ask the security guard at my residence which church he attends. Bubbling with enthusiasm, he told me and went on to invite me to the church.... Read More
There were rumours in December that D’banj was getting married to an unknown girl. A date- December 12- was even given but nothing of that sort seemed to have materialized. Prior to this, D’banj had revealed to the Netng in January 2015 that he was going to get married that year as he had always... Read More
The Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday, praised the recent ruling of a Federal High Court which affirmed the removal of Ali Modu Sheriff as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fayose made his position known in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. The... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday broke his Ramadan fast with some Internally Displaced Persons as well as those who are physically challenged.
These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today Avengers cause spike in oil price The recent attack of Niger Delta Avengers on oil installations has caused an increase in price of per barrel crude. 2. Court upholds Sheriff’s removal A court sitting in Abuja has ruled that the removal of Sheriff as national... Read More
This year, the Child Development Center (CDC) celebrates its twentieth year of selfless service to humanity. The organization runs a successful center for children and young adults living with disabilities in Nigeria. It also provides care for these young and disabled persons at “an affordable sliding pay scale system.” The organization boasts of its ability to provide... Read More
The community of Senior Advocates of Nigeria just received a swell addition from the Supreme Court. On Monday, the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee of the supreme court released a list of 22 legal practitioners to be conferred with the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The announcement was made by the committee at the... Read More
The senator representing Kogi West and Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Dino Melaye has discovered a plan by certain people to distort the police report on the alleged forgery of the senate standing rules just to implicate the Senate president Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. Dino Melaye is a... Read More
Five Star Music act, Kcee is rich and does not fail to flaunt it. The ‘Limpopo’ crooner took to Instagram on Monday, July 4 to share a picture collage of his newly purchased Lincoln Navigator. He shared the picture of the wonder-on-wheels with the caption; “New whip Alert : Got back from South African and met my... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of a new Board of directors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The approval of the board is provided for under Section 1(2) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Act of 1997, as amended. This was announced via a statement released on Monday by Special Adviser on Media... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received the outgoing Ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria, Svante Kilander, at the State House, Abuja. Kilander was appointed ambassador in 2012.
FC Barcelona have signed midfielder Denis Suarez from Villarreal. The Catalan giants activated the player’s buy back clause which will see the player join the Club for the next four seasons with an option for a fifth depending on the number of appearances in the fourth season. FC Barcelona deposited €3.25M for the right to... Read More
Ukranian youngster, Oleksandr Zinchenko has joined English side, Manchester City from FC Ufa. The 19-year-old midfielder featured in all three of Ukraine’s matches at Euro 2016. The club made this known in a tweet via their new official twitter handle @ManCity Manchester City are pleased to announce the transfer of Ukrainian midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko from... Read More
The trial of former Chief of Defence Staff, Alex Badeh has been adjourned to Monday, October 10, 2016. The trial was adjourned by Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja. Badeh is being prosecuted by the EFCC alongside Iyalikam Nigeria Limited for allegedly abusing his office by using the dollar equivalent... Read More
The Central Bank of Nigeria has sacked the management team of Skye Bank over capital adequacy issues, according to reports on Monday. Chief Executive Timothy Oguntayo, who led Skye Bank’s acquisition of Mainstreet Bank in 2014, resigned before the Central Bank’s announcement due later on Monday. It would be recalled that the regulator last year... Read More
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared that it would not set aside its previous judgement sacking Okezie Ikpeazu as the governor of Abia state over tax offences. Justice Okon Abang had on June 27 declared Ikpeazu unfit to occupy the Abia state governor’s office because he enrolled in the 2015 election which he... Read More
The Nigerian Army, on Monday, disclosed that three female bombers has been gunned down in Monguno, Borno state, while they were preparing to attack Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting spokesman of the army, Sani Usman. The statement said that the bombers attempted to attack the IDPS... Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja for permission to remove former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke from the trial of Jide Omokore for money-laundering. Jide Omokore is the chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited and a trusted associate of Diezani. He was charged to court... Read More
Jide Omokore, the chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited and a close associate of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was on Monday arraigned before a federal high court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Omokore, who was arrested alongside, former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu,... Read More
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, on Monday, ruled that the removal of Ali Modu Sheriff as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in order. In his ruling, the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Liman, said that the removal of Sheriff by the PDP national convention was legal and justified.... Read More
While it is no news that the most populous coastal city in the Nigeria is Lagos state, the figure quoted by the state government to be the number of immigrants who come into Lagos daily is quite mind-boggling. According to the governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, about 86 immigrants find their ways into Lagos... Read More
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Sunday, warned Nigerians against attributing all acts of violence to religion. The Sultan stated this during a dinner held in his palace for religious leaders, security agencies and media practitioners. He noted that Muslims have faced more marginalized in the country but they do not complain.... Read More
We have seen the behind-the-scenes, the trailer and now the video we have all been waiting for, is here – Tinie Tempah featuring Wizkid in Mamacita the movie. Let’s let the video do the talking