Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), and Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) yesterday suspended their 14-days strike notice to the Federal Government owing to the government’s assurance to pay the outstanding N650billion debts to the…
Day: March 6, 2018
MANCHESTER UNITED’S AMAZING COMEBACK DESPITE MANY MISTAKES
Jose Mourinho was left with a “great feeling” after Manchester United’s “amazing” 3-2 comeback win at Crystal Palace, despite admitting his side made “so many mistakes”. United trailed 1-0 at the break at Selhurst Park on Monday night after an…
SARAKI CHARGES NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA ON ADVOCACY AND LOBBYING FOR DIASPORA VOTING
Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has charged Nigerians living outside the country to be more active in the advocacy and lobbying for Diaspora voting. He said this would make it easy for the National Assembly to get the needed popular…
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY: EFCC GRILLS FORMER SGF KINGIBE
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have spent the course of two days grilling a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babagana Kingibe. The former diplomat was quizzed on Wednesday and Thursday last week by…
BAD LEADERSHIP IS FAST TURNING NIGERIANS TO BEGGARS- AFE BABALOLA
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Afe Babalola, has said bad leadership is fast turning Nigerians to beggars, particularly the South-west Nigeria, saying the culture of begging was alien to Yoruba race in the past years. The founder of Afe…
HERDSMEN/FARMERS’ CLASH: POLICE SAY 10 PEOPLE WERE KILLED
At least 10 people were killed in several days of violence between herdsmen and farmers in eastern Nigeria, police said on Monday, but the cattle drivers gave a higher toll. Clashes broke out in a number of remote herding villages…
2019: U.S. SAYS NIGERIA’S GENERAL ELECTION REMAINS A MAJOR PRIORITY
The United States (U.S.) has said that the 2019 general elections in Nigeria remained a major priority of the Donald Trump administration in view of the country’s strategic position in Africa. The US Department of State disclosed this during a…
N11.5 BILLION FRAUD: EFCC RE-ARRAIGNS ALAO AKALA
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned former Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala and two others in the State High Court sitting in Ibadan over alleged N11.5 billion fraud. Other defendants are: a former Commissioner for Local Government…
BENIN AIRPORT: FG APPROVES UPGRADE TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has disclosed that the Federal Government has approved the upgrade of the Benin Airport to international standard with a cargo terminal. Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika said this during his…
MAJOR REGRET: OBASANJO WISHES HIS PARENTS LIVED LONG AS HE MARKS 81ST BIRTHDAY
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday revealed one of the major regrets in his life. The two-time Nigerian leader, who is marking his 81st birthday, said the early death of his parents and their failure to enjoy the fruits of…