Heeding Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah’s voice in the wilderness on exit recipe from recession
Once again, the Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited, Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, has offered some free advice to the managers of the Read more
Month: November 2016
Grazing Law: Gov Fayose frees detained cows
After asking members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to sign a peace part, Governor Ayodele Fayose on Thursday released nine Read more
South Korea President Park: Scandal is ‘All my Fault’
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — In an extraordinary display of abject apology during a moment of supreme crisis, South Korean President Park Geun-hye took sole blame Friday Read more
Mr. Buhari says his government seems to be suffering for another administration’s sins.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he contemplated running away from office shortly after he was inaugurated as Nigeria’s president on May 29, 2015. Mr. Read more
NJC backtracks, suspends 7 senior judges accused of corruption
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has suspended seven senior judges arrested in October by the State Security Service for alleged corruption. The NJC had initially Read more
After Senate threat, INEC fixes date for Rivers, Anambra states re-run elections
A day after a threat by the Nigerian Senate, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed a date for re-run elections in Rivers State. Read more
PDP Crisis: Sheriff’s Faction Heads For Supreme Court
The Senator Ali Modu Sheriff faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, filed a motion before the Supreme Court seeking a stay of all Read more
IMO: A State Under Seige
In the last couple of weeks, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has been responding to criticisms of his administrative style in such a vehement Read more
Senate To Buhari: Your Budget Framework Is Empty
Warns executive not to blame NASS for its failures Indications emerged yesterday that the executive arm of the Federal Government might be walking at crossroads Read more
I WANTED TO RESIGN – BUHARI
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday revealed how he almost relinquished power shortly after assuming duties, when he realised the quantum of decay in the country’s economy Read more
NNPC’s Losses Hit N35.4bn In Two Months
The revenue losses recorded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have hit N35.4 billion in two months, as profits woes rocking the corporation worsened. Read more
Nigerian tomato plant to close, in public embarrassment for Buhari
By Anamesere Igboeroteonwu ONITSHA, Nigeria Nov 3 (Reuters) – A Nigerian tomato paste plant said on Thursday it is shutting down, firing 1,500 staff and Read more
Nigeria signs agreements to add more than 500 megawatts to national grid
LAGOS Nov 3 (Reuters) – Nigeria has signed agreements to add more than 500 megawatts of capacity to its national grid, the office of the Read more
Donald Trump Winning US Election, Democrats show adverse concern
By Emily Stephenson and Amanda Becker CONCORD, N.C./WINTERVILLE, N.C.(Reuters) – Hillary Clinton’s supporters nervously eyed opinion polls showing the Democrat with a tenuous lead over Read more
Notorious apartheid killer dies in Pretoria hospital
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African right-wing politician Clive Derby-Lewis, who tried to trigger a race-war in the dying days of apartheid with the assassination of Read more
South Africa presents bill to quit global war crimes court
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s justice minister presented a bill in parliament on Thursday to repeal the country’s membership of the International Criminal Court Read more
South Africa’s Zuma faces no-confidence vote in corruption crisis
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote in parliament next week with his presidency mired in crisis, Read more
Dortmund drop top striker Aubameyang against Sporting
BERLIN (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund’s key striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was dropped from the squad shortly before the kickoff of their Champions League match against Sporting Read more
Rugby-Lambie returns to flyhalf for BaaBaas clash
LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Pat Lambie has returned to his favoured flyhalf position as South Africa coach Allister Coetzee named his side for Saturday’s Read more
Australia dominate opening day in Perth
PERTH (Reuters) – Australia ripped through South Africa’s top order in the first hour, dismissed the tourists for 242 by tea and reached 105 without Read more
UN says 239 migrants die in two shipwrecks off Libya
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 239 migrants have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, the United Nations said on Thursday. Carlotta Sami, a spokeswoman for Read more
Reps grill IGP over missing guns, N1.9m exhibits
By Emman Ovuakporie & Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — MEMBERS of the House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, PAC, yesterday, grilled the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Read more
IPOB welcomes Buhari’s statement that anyone is free to leave Nigeria
The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), yesterday said it welcomes the statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari, declaring that any Nigerian is free to leave Read more
Nigeria propose to float new national carrier next year
· Releases trapped $300m to foreign airlines · More foreign airlines threaten to leave Nigeria Nigeria’s aviation sector will enter a new phase next year Read more
APC has failed the people, needs to be restructured – Gov Okorocha
Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have confirmed the internal crisis rocking the party and their resolve to wade Read more
House of Reps summon Rotimi Amaechi over N25m donation
The House of Representatives yesterday summoned Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, to explain the alleged authorisation of N25.250 million spent for donations in 2008 without Read more
Soyinka vows to destroy his US green card if Trump wins presidential election
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka says he will cut his green card and leave the United States if Donald Trump wins the presidential election, according to Read more
NDLEA quizzes four NAHCO workers over drug trafficking
Afeez Hanafi Four employees of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc have been quizzed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for their alleged involvement Read more
Day Ijaw women painted court red for Patience Jonathan
Ramon Oladimeji The Lagos Federal High Court on Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, Ikoyi was “painted red” last Wednesday as scores of flamboyantly dressed Niger Delta women Read more
700,000 apply for 500 FIRS jobs
The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr. Tunde Fowler, said that the organisation received more than 700,000 applications from the recent job advertisement it Read more