Chinedu Ekeke: Dear 25-year-old, you’ll be 65 by 2056. So how are you...
In 2013, HelpAge International, a London-based non-profit organisation at the forefront of advocating for old people’s welfare, published a ground-breaking report titled the Global AgeWatch Index....
View ArticleREPORT: FG to cut meal allowances of top officials by 65 percent
Barring last minute change in plans, the Federal Government plans a 65 per cent reduction in the allowances for refreshment and meals of top officials of government, an investigation has shown. The...
View ArticleRescued Chibok girl tells friend’s father a horror tale of life in the Sambisa
The father of a missing Chibok schoolgirl who spoke privately to Amina Ali Darsha Nkeki, rescued this week in remote northeastern Nigeria, said after hearing about her ordeal at the hands of Boko...
View ArticleNigeria suspends talks with MTN over record fine
Nigeria has suspended talks with MTN Group Ltd. about a record $3.9 billion fine on the wireless company indefinitely while the country’s House of Representatives completes an investigation into the...
View ArticleJUST IN: NLC suspends strike action
The Ayuba Wabba led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has just announced the suspension of the ongoing nationwide strike embarked upon to force the Federal Government to reverse the pump...
View ArticleGov Wike explains why Sheriff was kicked out
The chairman of the 2016 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Convention Planning Committee and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has explained that the party removed Ali Modu Sheriff on Saturday...
View ArticleOsinbajo to represent Buhari in Lagos as president cancels visit to economic...
President Muhammu Buhari has shelved his proposed official visit to Lagos. Instead, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will represent the president in the nation’s commercial capital. On behalf of the...
View ArticleCourt orders Jonathan and Okonjo-Iweala to account for stolen N30trn
Ibrahim Buba, a justice of the federal high court Abuja, has ordered the immediate past administration to account for the alleged missing N30 trillion under the administration of former President...
View ArticlePDP is no longer an alternative for Nigerians–Okupe
Former spokesperson of erstwhile president Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) no longer represents a credible alternative to the governing All Progressives...
View ArticleVan Gaal: “It’s over”
Louis van Gaal left Manchester United’s team hotel in London on Sunday telling Sky Sports “it’s over.” Sky sources understand Jose Mourinho is set to succeed Van Gaal as United manager, with his agent...
View ArticleMetuh returns to the court-room in spite of his failing health
Spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has appeared in court to continue his trial, in spite of his health struggles. Metuh is facing a seven-count charge for alleged diversion of...
View ArticleVan Gaal has been sacked as Man Utd manager
Dutch born Louis van Gaal will no longer oversee training at Carrington as the board at Manchester United has sent him packing from the managerial role. In a glittering career spanning 25 years, van...
View ArticleFresh N2.3trn fraud uncovered in NNPC
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Latest audit report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of not remitting $3.8bn and...
View ArticleFayose: I withdrew my support for Modu Sheriff to save PDP from collapse
Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, was once a staunch supporter of Ali Modu Sheriff as PDP chairman. Alongside other governors of the party, Fayose was instrumental to Sheriff’s emergence as...
View ArticleSecuring Kogi remains a priority for me–Gov Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has reiterated his unalloyed determination to ensuring every inhabitant of Kogi State is well secured against the menaces of kidnapping, robbery and other...
View ArticleAlex Otti: How Buhari can heal Nigeria’s ailing economy
In my last two interventions, I had argued that it makes no sense to build up a massive war chest of savings either in foreign reserves or sovereign wealth fund or even in savings accounts in the face...
View ArticleOsinbajo departs for Zambia
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be travelling to Lusaka today to represent Nigeria at the 51st Annual General Meeting of the African Development Bank, holding this week. Among other...
View ArticleNiger Delta militants are my brothers–Kachikwu
During an interactive session on deregulation of the downstream sector organised by the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), in Lagos, Monday, petroleum resources minister Emmanuel Ibe...
View ArticleJonathan: “I’m not on exile…I cannot run away”
Immediate past president Goodluck Jonathan has said he hasn’t fled the country, as was reported by a national newspaper and a widely read online portal on Monday. The reports had stated that the...
View ArticleEFCC uncovers how $40m was transferred to the account of Jonathan’s cousin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced the source of the $40million paid to Roberts Azibaola, who is former President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, to a bank in London. The cash...
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