Presidency Confirms Release Of Another Chibok Schoolgirl
Presidency Confirms Release Of Another Chibok Schoolgirl Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday confirmed that another Chibok schoolgirl has been found, barely 12 days after the release of 82 of the abducted girls by their captors. Special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, who made this known to State House correspondents in Abuja yesterday said the recovery of...
30-year-old will soon be eligible to run for president—Dogara
30-year-old will soon be eligible to run for president—Dogara The Speaker, House of Representatives, has assured that the House was committed to passing the “Not Too Young To Run” Bill in order to lower the age requirements for elective offices in the country. Addressing the plenary session of the Nigerian Youth Parliament on Wednesday in Abuja, Dogara said the idea was...
We Don’t Yet Know Who Will Sign 2017 Budget – Lai Mohammed
We Don’t Yet Know Who Will Sign 2017 Budget – Lai Mohammed – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has confessed that the presidency does not presently know who would assent to the 2017 budget, but assured that “when it is transmitted to the Presidency, that decision will be taken”. He also disclosed that the two ministerial nominees...
Monaco win Ligue 1 title
Monaco win Ligue 1 title Monaco players celebrate their victory Monaco have won the Ligue 1 title for the first time in 17 years after a 2-0 win at home to Saint-Etienne . Needing a point to be crowned French champions for the eighth time, the in-form Kylian Mbappe scored the opener in style . Mbappe, 18, latched on to captain Radamel Falcao’s...
North must produce president 2019
The spokesman for the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi, believes that whether or not President Muhammadu Buhari returns to office after his medical vacation, the presidency must remain in the North in 2019.The former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, speaks on power sharing in Nigeria in this interview with IBRAHEEM MUSA The All Progressives Congress...
Read Why Soft Drinks Where Not Served At Halima Babangida’s Wedding,
Read Why Soft Drinks Where Not Served At Halima Babangida’s Wedding, Reasons For That Revealed Here are three powerful lessons from former military president’s daughter, Halimat Babangida’s traditional wedding, including why soft drinks were not served to guests. We reported over the past weekend that Gen. Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd) gave out his last daughter, Halimat, in marriage to Gombe...
Court remands two whistle-blowers in prison
Court remands two whistle-blowers in prison Federal High Court in Maiduguri has remanded two whistle-blowers, Buhari Fannami and Ba-Kura Abdullahi, in prison pending their trial for allegedly giving wrong information. The two suspects were arraigned on a one-count charge before Justice M.T. Salihu by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged abuse of the whistle-blowing policy. A statement by the...
POLICE ARREST KILLERS OF ENUGU DEPUTY GOVERNOR’S ORDERLY
Police arrest killers of Enugu deputy governor’s orderly The police in Enugu have arrested the killers of the orderly to the deputy governor, Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo. The orderly, Sgt Helen Sunday was shot dead last week by unknown gunmen after she was dropped on her way back home by an official car. A police bulletin issued Tuesday by the Enugu police spokesman,...
2 weeks after, Osinbajo yet to swear in ministers.
2 weeks after, Osinbajo yet to swear in ministers Exactly two weeks after the Senate screened and confirmed two ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Muhammadu Buhari, they are yet to be sworn-in. President Buhari had, in March, forwarded the names of Stephen Ocheni (Kogi State) and Suleiman Zanna Hassan (Gombe State), to the Senate for confirmation as ministers of...
A leaked memo to Nnamdi Kanu
A leaked memo to Nnamdi Kanu “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” – Sun Tzu My brother Nnamdi, we thank God for your freedom even as we note that the wrongs that led to your incarceration are yet to be removed, instead it’s even getting worse as your people’s tormentors...