CBN Adjusts Official Naira Rate As Currency Continues Black Market Fall
The Central Bank of Nigeria has adjusted the naira’s exchange rate peg to N197 against the dollar from the N196.95 it set last week, data on the bank’s website showed. The latest adjustment is the...
View ArticleI Still Belong To Everybody And To Nobody, Buhari Assures Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that he’ll dispense dividends of his presidency equitably–even to regions who gave him paltry votes in the Presidential election. Buhari had incensed a section...
View ArticleDele Momodu: Now That Baba Is Back Home
Fellow Nigerians, I hope you followed our President’s visit to America, their America, early this week. Love them or loathe them, the Americans are in a class of their own. Most of those who complain...
View ArticleHere’s Why Jonathan’s Former Aide, Kingsley Kuku Wont Be Honoring The EFCC...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday admitted that it will question Kingsley Kuku, the former special adviser on Niger Delta Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. While details...
View ArticleBayelsa Governor Cancels Crucial Ex-militant Leaders’ Meeting
Bayelsa governor, Seriake Dickson has cancelled a meeting of ex-militant leaders in the Niger Delta. The meeting was summoned by the leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger...
View ArticleNigeria Has The Largest Number Of Exam Malpractice In West Africa – WAEC
The Head of the National Office of the West African Examinations Council says Nigeria has the highest number of examination irregularities among its five member countries. Charles Eguridu, who spoke...
View ArticleObama Dined With His Kenyan Family On Friday Night
Nairobi (AFP) – US President Barack Obama’s gathered with members of his extended family in Nairobi Friday, kicking off a two day visit to his father’s native Kenya. Obama’s familial connections to...
View ArticleBuhari Met Gbajabiamila For The Second Time Friday, But No One Knows What...
President Muhammadu Buhari met briefly with embattled House of Representatives member Femi Gbajabiamila at the Presidential Villa on Friday. One of the principal actors in the twin leadership crisis...
View ArticleBuhari Has Big Plans For The NNPC, EFCC, The Judiciary And Nigerian Commerce...
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed his plans for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, saying the national oil company will be divided into two successor entities under his administration....
View ArticleAbdul Mahmud: Beggars In Kaduna, Please Don’t Go Home
“Well, you see, nowadays, people who live a long way away, in Europe and the United States of America, white people especially, are beginning to take an interest in the beauty of our country. These...
View ArticleFIFA In Sponsorship Crisis Until Sepp Blatter Steps Down As President
FIFA were in sponsorship crisis on Friday night with world football’s tarnished ruling body admitting they didn’t expect any new backers to come on board until after Sepp Blatter leaves. This comes...
View Article“She Traveled To My Hotel To Have Consensual Sex With Me”| Timaya Denies Rape...
The Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa, Enetimi Odon popularly referred to as Timaya, is fighting a rape charge leveled against him by an Instagram fan. In a series of Instagram posts, a lady whose identity is...
View ArticlePolice Investigation Reveals Senate Standing Order Book Used To Elect Saraki...
The Senate Standing Rules used to inaugurate the 8th Assembly and subsequently deployed to elect Senate President Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, was doctored, a police...
View ArticleYou’ll Not See TheNEWS Magazine In Print Form Again
After 22 years of hitting Nigeria’s news stands weekly, The News magazine has transformed into a largely online newspaper after falling advertising revenues. The magazine will now be printed...
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You Don’t Want To Miss The Spirit Of Fashion Runway Show In Abuja [READ]
If you are a creative fashion designer or an aspiring super model seeking to showcase yourself in a compelling runway show and make the move to the next level; here’s the opportunity you’ve been...
View ArticleReuben Abati: My Phones No Longer Ring
As spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan, my phones rang endlessly and became more than personal navigators within the social space. They defined my entire life; dusk to dawn, all year-round. The...
View ArticleDeadly Saturday Attack Kills 14 In North Cameroon
About least 14 people were killed on Saturday night in a bomb attack on a bar in Maroua in the far north of Cameroon, just days after deadly twin bombings in the regional capital, security sources...
View ArticleApparently, NIMASA’s Leadership Troubles Are Far From Over
The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Transport, Mr. Muhammed Bashir, has been thrust to the centre of the recent leadership tussle within the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency....
View Article“Nigeria Is Better Off With Igbos”– Gowon
Former Nigerian Head of State, Yakubu Gowon says Nigeria is better off with Igbos. Sounds like a ‘Duh’ thing to say but here’s some context. Gowon made the remark on Saturday while delivering a speech...
View ArticlePotential Ministers And Aides, Buhari Has A Little Something For You
According to the Punch, President Muhammadu Buhari would make his ministers and key aides sign a pact not to corruptly enrich themselves while in office. Buhari is said to have come to that conclusion...
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