Obasanjo, Five nPDP Governors Meet in Abeokuta
Former Nigeria President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday met with five of the seven governors of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who are members of the breakaway faction of…
Okonjo-Iweala, Senate at Loggerheads over Excess Crude Fund
The Federal Government and the Senate were at loggerheads on Monday, following conflicting opinions of the management of $1.03bn Excess Crude Fund. Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of…
Immigration Comptroller Umaru Ruma Dies at Seminar
An Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, Abdulrazak Umaru Ruma died on Monday after slumping during a paper presentation at a Stakeholders Consultative Forum organised by the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs.…
Fire Razes Fifth Tallest Building in Lagos
It was a bad day for traders at and office owners at the Balogun Market on the Lagos Island on Monday, as fire engulfed the Great Nigeria House located on…
Editorial: APC and the G-7 Governors
The claim last Friday, by former military ruler and APC chieftain, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, that the seven discontented PDP governors, (G-7) have agreed to join the APC with their supporters,…
Dangote shines at Lagos Trade Fair
Three days into its commencement, the Pan African conglomerate, the Dangote Group has stamped its presence in a big way at the on-going Lagos International Trade Fair as the subsidiaries…
N225m Bulletproof Cars Scandal: Police Rearrests Dino Melaye
Executive Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Network (ACN), Mr. Dino Melaye has been arrested by security operatives, less than two weeks after leading a demonstration at Eagle Square, Abuja, against the…
Oduagate: Who will cast the first stone?
The frenzy of opinions, allegations and counter allegations on the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)’s ill-advised purchase of two armoured vehicles has been sustained in the media lately. The unfolding…
Electricity Generation Drops By 400MW
The Transmission Company of Nigeria late Sunday announced a further dip in the nation’s power generation capacity, saying power will drop by 400 megawatts beginning from Monday through Saturday. The…
Taraba Speaker, Tsokwa, Dies
Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Haruna Tsokwa, is dead.Though details of the incident were sketchy at the time of this report, sources say Tsokwa died few minutes…