Simon Kolawole: Buhari’s insistence not to devalue naira makes no economic sense
If anyone needed a good hint on President MuhammaduBuhari’s likely economic policy direction, he has given one by declaring that there will be “no more devaluation of the naira”. It is the clearest...
View ArticleAs Buhari gets set to announce his ministers, Soludo and Fayemi show up at...
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, and former Governor of Ekiti State, John Kayode Fayemi were spotted at the presidential villa on Monday, filling...
View ArticleHow tanker drivers dared Ambode and grounded Lagos on Monday
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had rolled out new rules for long vehicles and articulated trucks following a slew of accidents and deaths involving the latter, recently. Taking a leaf off the pages of the...
View ArticleAccording to the police, Fulani herdsmen are behind Olu Falae’s disappearance
Former presidential candidate, former secretary to the government of the federation and former minister of finance, Chief Olu Falae, was reported kidnapped on Monday. The Afenifere chieftain and SDP...
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Pope visits the U.S this week, but the relationship between Washington and...
Washington (AFP) – This week’s Oval Office meeting between Barack Obama and Pope Francis will be the 29th encounter between a Catholic pontiff and a US president. But for decades such a meeting was...
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Colin Udoh: Kelechi Iheanacho is Nigeria’s new hope
As Kelechi Iheanacho struck home the winner for Manchester City against Crystal Palace a fortnight ago, it seemed as if the whole of Nigeria drew a collective breath. It has been 10 years since...
View ArticleTo boost their morale, 5,000 soldiers fighting Boko Haram have gained promotion
The Nigerian Army has approved the promotion of 5,000 soldiers fighting insurgents in the North-East and others involved in other operations, as part of steps to boost their morale. The Chief of Army...
View ArticleYour envy of Aregbesola’s good works is eating you up–APC tells PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is so envious of the many strides of Osun Governor Rauf Aregbesola, it has resorted to banal press...
View ArticleTruck drivers have promised to lock down Lagos for another 48hrs at least
The National President of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners, Remi Ogungbemi, on Monday assured that the gridlock in the Lagos metropolis would clear within the next 48 hours. Mr. Ogugbemi gave...
View ArticlePDP’s Olisa Metuh has a feeble brain–APC
The All Progressives Congress has admonished the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Olisa Metuh, to show some decorum in his public statements and avoid the use of...
View ArticleSaraki docked, pleads not guilty, case adjourned
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki was docked on Tuesday at the Code of Conduct Tribunal after a short argument between the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) and the defence counsel,...
View ArticleAmaechi sues PDP for calling him a common criminal, wants N300bn in damages
Immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, has dragged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, its Chairman, Chief Felix Obuah, and two others to an Abuja High Court...
View Article#DeltaTribunal: Judges frown at INEC’s failure to commence defence
The Delta state election petition tribunal sitting in Asaba, on Tuesday, frowned at the failure of the counsel to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mr D. D. Dodo (SAN) to commence...
View ArticleTimipre Sylva wins APC governorship primary for Bayelsa
A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, will square up to the incumbent Seriake Dickson in the governorship poll slated for December 5. At the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary which...
View ArticleLewandowski became the 1st player in Europe’s top 4 leagues to score 5 goals...
Now that’s one record that will take some beating. Bayern Munich were staring defeat in the face against Wolfsburg on Tuesday night when coach Pep Guardiola summoned Robert Lewandowski from the bench....
View ArticleAdamawa says the bail-out fund it received from the FG isn’t enough
Adamawa State has to be another name for Oliver Twist. The Head of Service of the state, Barrister Musa Kaibo, disclosed to journalists on Tuesday that the bail-out cash of N2.3 billion released by...
View ArticleFalae’s family has been able to raise N2m, but the kidnappers are holding out...
“When they called us on Monday night, they said they could only reduce the ransom to N90 million, but we cannot afford that”, said a distraught aide to abducted Afenifere chieftain, Olu Falae. Falae...
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Ben Carson insists that a Muslim should never be president of the United States
Ben Carson is doubling down on his controversial belief that a Muslim should not be elected president, telling the Hill newspaper that the commander in chief should be “sworn in on a stack of Bibles,...
View ArticleThis is what Buhari’s itinerary at the UN General Assembly looks like
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday leave Nigeria for New York to attend the 70th session of the UN General Assembly. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the...
View ArticleEvents in Burkina Faso have undermined mediation efforts–Buhari
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday that events in Burkina Faso, where loyalist soldiers moved to disarm the leaders of a coup last week, had undermined...
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