Jonathan was too small for the Presidency – Obasanjo
ABUJA — Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan from his first days as President showed he was too small for Read more
Month: April 2017
Ex-Pres. Jonathan blames Obama for 2015 election defeat
Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan has blamed Barack Obama for his 2015 presidential election defeat to Muhammadu Buhari, alleging the former US president headed a global conspiracy Read more
Court rejects ‘corrupt’ INEC official’s plea bargain, says punishment too mild
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday held that a plea bargain agreement between the EFCC and an INEC official charged with money laundering, Read more
MAY DAY: Workers Worries and Demands
FOR Nigerian workers, the past one year was a year they will never forget in a hurry. It was a year of massive depreciation of Read more
Lagos domestic debt hits N311.7bn
Lagos State had a local debt stock of N311.7 billion as at Dec. 31, 2016, according to the Debt Management Office. The state, referred to Read more
Child Pregnancy: 15,000 girls forced out of school in Zambia
Jonas Chanda, Chairperson of the Zambian Parliamentary Committee on Health, Community Development and Social Services on Wednesday said that no fewer than 15,000 girls dropped Read more
Indian state bans social media
Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir on Thursday announced a month-long ban on social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and YouTube. Internet service providers have been Read more
NEITI commences audit of oil, gas sector
he Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative(NEITI) on Thursday said it had commenced a comprehensive independent audit of the nation’s oil and gas sector that would Read more
5000 persons get training on malaria prevention
A non-governmental organisation, the Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), working on malaria prevention in Akwa Ibom, says it educates 5,000 persons monthly on malaria control Read more
Buhari Seeks National Assembly’s approval for $6.4 billion China, World Bank loans
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, again sought the approval of the National Assembly for the federal government to secure about $6.4 billion dollar loans from Read more
Israel strikes arms depot near Syrian capital’s airport – sources
Syrian rebel and intelligence sources said Israel struck an arms supply hub on Thursday operated by the Lebanese Hezbollah group near Damascus airport where weapons Read more
Ex- Education, Aviation Minister Borishade is dead
Prof Babalola Borishade, 71, former Nigerian minister of education is dead. He died in London on Wednesday after a brief illness. He was initially rushed to Read more
More women under attack in Plateau
A man returned to his house at 1 a.m., insisted on having sex with his wife that had spent the whole day at the farm Read more
Tennis: Sharapova bounces back in style
Maria Sharapova won on her return to action after a 15-month doping ban as she beat Roberta Vinci in the first round of the Stuttgart Read more
Poll: Trump, worst U.S. leader in 100 days
As the 100-day mark of Donald Trump’s presidency approaches, a new CNN/ORC poll finds the President reaches this milestone holding on to the lowest approval Read more
Police pension scam: EFCC denies inducing defendant
An operative with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rukayya Ibrahim, told the FCT High Court on Wednesday that she never induced the fourth Read more
Breaking: Ugandan woman sets world record with 38 kids
A 37-year-old Ugandan woman, living in Kabimbiri village, Mukono District, outside of Kampala, has made world record for having 38 children. According to the Daily Read more
Court annuls South Africa’s nuclear deals
A South African court has annulled initial agreements the government reached with three countries to help it build nuclear power stations. The deals with Russia, Read more
Ebola: Liberia ruled out Ebola as cause of mystery deaths
The Liberian authorities have ruled out Ebola as the cause of the deaths of nine people from a mystery illness in the south-east of the Read more
Buhari denies targeting Jonathan in corruption fight
Nigeria’s presidency has defended President Muhammadu Buhari over allegations that his anti-corruption fight is targeting former President Goodluck Jonathan and his family. A statement said Read more
EFCC to launch anti-corruption programme in universities
Mr Ibrahim Magu, the Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the commission will soon launch its anti-corruption programme in universities across the Read more
it’s not compulsory for Buhari to preside over the FEC meeting says El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai said that it is not compulsory for President Muhammadu Buhari to preside over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and that he can Read more
South Korea Could be in Jeopardy if US Strike on North Korea
SEOUL — Thousands of North Korean artillery shells raining down on Seoul. Hundreds of tons of high explosives detonating in the densely populated South Korean capital. Read more
Enyeama won’t captain Eagles again – Rohr
Coach of the Super Eagles, Gernot Rohr won’t be stripping John Obi Mikel as captain of the team even if former captain Vincent Enyeama returns Read more
Court grants Omokore permission to travel abroad for medical check-up
Abuja – The Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday granted Jide Omokore, an ally of Alison Diezani-Madueke the former Petroleum Minister, permission to travel abroad Read more
Man seeks divorce over wife’s penchant for making babies
A civil servant, Micheal Ayinde, on Wednesday pleaded with an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to end his marriage because of his wife’s penchant for Read more
Trump to Unveil ‘Biggest Tax Cut’ in US History says Treasury Chief
President Donald Trump is set to unveil “the biggest tax cut and the largest tax reform” in the country’s history, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Read more
U.S. moves THAAD anti-missile to South Korean site, sparking protests
The U.S. military started moving parts of an anti-missile defence system to a deployment site in South Korea on Wednesday, triggering protests from villagers and Read more
Kwara Govt. denies owing workers, pensioners
The Kwara Government on Wednesday denied owing salaries and pension arrears. The Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, made the denial in a statement issued Read more
Assad Armies carried out sarin attack says French intelligence
French intelligence has concluded that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out a sarin nerve gas attack on April 4 in northern Syria Read more