Benin: Driver crushes friend after sharing ogogoro
BENIN CITY—Tragedy struck in Benin City on Monday, as a driver attached to a private firm in Edo State, crushed his friend, Pa Egbe Eghobawaye, to death, after sharing a local...
Nigeria in the year 2030: A new narrative
OUR obsession with the drama and intrigue of politics has relegated discourse on policy and national development to the background. We all know what Saraki is accused of but how...
Olu Falae: Police not privy to ransom payment, says IG
ABUJA—The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, said yesterday that the police authorities were not privy to the fact that the family of former Secretary to Government of the Federation,...
Sunday Oliseh, has released a list of 19 home–based professionals who will start a camp ahead of a 4th African Nations Championship
Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh, has released a list of 19 home–based professionals who will start a camp in Port Harcourt on Monday, ahead of a 4th African Nations...
Lagos: 20 families homeless as fire razes makeshift buildings
LAGOS—An early morning fire yesterday, razed several makeshift buildings in the densely populated Ijora Badia area of Lagos, rendering over 20 families homeless. *The charred remains of ‘Katako’ market after the...
Nigeria: 83 Senators back Saraki, Ekweremadu
83 Senators back Saraki, Ekweremadu •Mark, 48 PDP, 33 APC senators pass vote of confidence •Senate pledges thorough screening of ministerial nominees •Marafa goes gaga, removes babaringa, threatens to fight...
Nigeria: Bayelsa rescheduled primary fails to hold
YENAGOA—THERE was confusion in Yenagoa, yesterday, as the rescheduled primaries by All Progressives Congress, APC, to pick a governorship candidate, for the December 5, governorship election did not hold. As...
Finally Buhari Releases Ministerial List; Briefs Senate President; Nominees 36 not 19
In his bid to fulfil the promise to make his ministers known by the end of September, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday handed over the list of his ministerial nominees to...
Nigeria is benefitting from power sector privatisation- Chairman
Mr. Kola Adesina, Chairman of Egbin Power Plc, says Nigeria has started benefiting from the dividends of power sector privatisation. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Monday...
NIGERIA: Speaker donates 6 vehicles, 6 motorcycles to constituency
Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe, Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has donated six Golf cars and six motorcycles to party officials in his constituency to ease their movement. Balarabe (APC- Umaisha/Ugya),...