The African Euros: See the 43 Africans donning European colors at #Euro2016
It’s a tournament for European countries, but as has remained the case, there’s plenty of African representation at the ongoing European championship–the equivalent of the Africa Nations Cup. Adewale...
View ArticlePDP is suffering from past sins, APC says
On Tuesday, the PDP caretaker committee had accused the governing APC of using Modu Sheriff to destroy the PDP. Sacked at the convention as chairman, Modu Sheriff has refused to go away. This week, he...
View ArticleWe’re detaining Zakzaky for his own safety–SSS
The State Security Service, SSS, has said that the leader of the Shi’ite Islamic Movement, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is being held for his own safety. Speaking with journalists at the pemises of the Federal...
View Article‘Iceland has a small mentality’| C. Ronaldo goes the petty route after 1-1 draw
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo hit out at Iceland’s lack of ambition after the two sides drew 1-1 at Euro 2016. The Real Madrid star also refused to shake the hands of the Iceland players after the...
View ArticleEFCC storms Obanikoro’s home, carts away cars and other valuables
Eniola Akinkuotu and Gbenga Adeniji for Punch Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday stormed the Ikoyi, Lagos home of a former Minister of State for Defence, Senator...
View ArticleBuhari okays N93bn for 1st phase of school feeding program across the country
To ensure the effective implementation of the National Home-grown School Feeding, HGSF, Programme, the Buhari presidency has already provided enough funds in the 2016 budget that will ensure that in...
View ArticleSaraki insists that CCT chairman must disqualify himself
Senate President Bukola Saraki has asked Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of the Conduct Tribunal (CCT), to withdraw from his trial, reports TheCable. Saraki made this request in a motion filed by...
View ArticleCBN finally unshackles the Naira
Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday announced a new monetary policy for a nation hit by plunging oil price and unrest in the delta. The Nigerian Naira has been on free...
View ArticleJUST IN: Court adjourns hearing on Buhari’s certificate saga indefinitely
Hearing of the suit challenging the authenticity of president Muhammadu Buhari’s academic credentials has been indefinitely adjourned by Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the federal high court in Abuja. The...
View ArticleStocks gain after CBN announced new forex policy
The market reacted positively to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) new foreign exchange policy announced on Wednesday by governor Godwin Emefiele. The new forex rates will be determined by market...
View ArticleTunji Gbenro: Dear Buharists, the taunt is over
Buharists: The Taunt is Over By Ayantunji Benjamin Gbenro (PhD) @bengbenro The last general election was the most divisive ever in the history of Nigeria. Divisions along ethnic, religious and...
View ArticleREPORT: When 3 Naija lawmakers arrived the U.S recently, they forcefully...
The United States ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, has accused three Nigerian lawmakers of attempted rape and soliciting for prostitutes while visiting the states on an official assignment in...
View ArticleBenue governor says his predecessor flooded the state with guns and criminals
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has blamed his predecessor, Gabriel Suswam, for the proliferation of arms in the state. The governor sad Mr. Suswam believed in violence, and bought arms for youth...
View ArticleBuhari to now arrive Nigeria on Sunday
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has informed compatriots that president Muhammadu Buhari who left Nigeria on June 6 for a 10-day vacation to the UK, will now extend his stay by another 4 days. Buhari...
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PHOTO-SPEAK: It’s all smiles as Buhari and Tinubu meet in London
President Muhammadu Buhari is due back in Nigeria on Sunday, after observing what the presidency has described as a ‘vacation’. An earlier schedule had put the president’s return date on June 16, 2016...
View ArticleHow Jo Cox, a lawmaker in the UK, was shot and stabbed to death
The world has been mourning all day, the passing of Jo Cox, a UK member of parliament who was shot and stabbed in her constituency. According to the Daily Mirror, Labour MP Jo Cox was shot and killed...
View Article‘The worst is over’| The Economist hails Buhari’s new monetary policy
World renowned Economist magazine which noticeably blasted Buhari’s economic policy in the past, has hailed the CBN for announcing a float of the naira this week…. _______ Bare shelves in supermarkets...
View ArticleFormer Adamawa governor still singing in EFCC custody
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has detained the immediate past governor of Adamawa State, Bala Ngilari, for his alleged role in the distribution of N450 million for the...
View ArticleThis Fela sef, he lives!!! | By Reuben Abati
Benson Idonije: Dis Fela Sef!: The Legend(s) Untold- A Memoir. Lagos; FESTAC BOOKS, 2016, 282 pp. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Benson Idonije, who is arguably Nigeria’s most informed analyst...
View ArticleTroops arrest two top Boko Haram commanders in Yobe
Army spokesperson Sani Usman has intimated that Nigerian troops nabbed two top Boko Haram commanders in Yobe state. The names of the arrested commanders were given as Ibrahim Jagwal, 38, who is an...
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