Breaking: Former President Buhari is Dead
Former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has passed on at the age of 82. A statement by Garba Shehu, Spokesperson to the former President stated that “the family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London.” “May Allah accept him […]
Osun Special Advisers Forum Backs Governor Adeleke
Forum of Special Advisers to Governor Adeleke of Osun state has affirmed their loyalty and support to the Governor as the news of defection from PDP continues to spread. The forum in a statement by its Chairman, Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Health, Dr Adekunle Akindele, stated that it will stand by the […]
NNPCL may sell Warri, Port Harcourt, Kaduna refineries – Ojulari
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has stated that the sale of the country’s non-performing refineries, including those in Warri, Port Harcourt, and Kaduna, remains a possibility as the company undertakes a full review of its downstream operations. Ojulari made this known in an interview with […]
Again, NNPCL GMD Ojulari snubs Nigerian Senate
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has again snubbed the Nigerian Senate Committee on Public Accounts, despite a 10-day ultimatum issued to him over unaccounted funds totalling N210 trillion. However, the NNPCL GCEO sent representatives to the hearing on Thursday, who the committee declined to engage. […]
Ancelotti Sentenced to One Year Imprisonment For Tax Fraud
Carlo Ancelotti, head coach of Brazil’s national football team, has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence by a Spanish court for tax fraud committed during his time as Real Madrid manager in 2014. The Madrid court also ordered Ancelotti to pay a fine of €386,000 ($452,187) during Wednesday’s ruling. Spanish prosecutors had accused the […]
FG Secures $747m Loan For Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
The Federal Government has secured a $747 million loan to finance the coastal highway that will eventually link Lagos State to Calabar. A Reuters report quoting the Finance Ministry said the syndicated loan led by Deutsche Bank is to finance the construction of the first phase of the 700-km (435-mile) project. Finance ministry spokesperson Mohammad […]
BREAKING: Senate Replaces Natasha, Names New Chairman Committee on Diaspora & NGOs
The Senate has removed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from her role as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non‑Governmental Organisations, appointing Senator Aniekan Bassey (Akwa Ibom North‑East, APC) as her successor. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the development at Thursday’s plenary session. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was suspended for six months in March for disorderly […]
UNIOSUN Becomes First British Council Examination Centre in Osun, Set to Host Maiden IELTS
Osun State University has made history as the first institution in Osun State to be officially approved by the British Council as an accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre for its global examinations, including the widely recognized International English Language Testing System (IELTS). According to a statement released by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ademola […]
Just In: Supreme Court upholds Governor Okpebholo’s election
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State. In a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Garba, the apex court dismissed as lacking in merit, an appeal the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Asuerinme Ighodalo, filed to nullify the outcome of the […]
Breaking: “I Remain in PDP, I Fear No One”, Says Zamfara Governor
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has said that he has no plan to join me neither the All Progressives Congress, APC nor African Democratic Congress (ADC), adding that he remains in PDP. He stated this on Wednesday while featuring on Politics Today on Channels TV noting that the achievements of his administration in Zamfara is […]