Nigeria

Reps Summon Jonathan To Explain Role In $1.3 billion Malabu Oil Block Scam

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] motion put forward by a national assembly adhoc committee to invitee former leader Goodluck Jonathan over the $120 billion Malabu scam sparked...

Sen Goje Tells Fashola To Do Nigeria A Favour And ‘Resign’

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Danjuma Goje, said the minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola would be doing...

Senators on war path with Osinbajo over Magu

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Senate on Tuesday called out Nigeria’s Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to a constitutional fight over Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the...

Former Jigawa Governor Arrested In Abuja Over N36b Money Laundering Charges

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Monday arrested Saminu Turaki, former governor of Jigawa state. Turaki, who  also was a senator between...

Senate Leaders Vow To Scuttle Melaye’s Recall Plans

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]enate President Bukola Saraki and the deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu joined the embattled Dino Melaye on Tuesday to blast plans by INEC...

Baru To NNPC Staff: Progress Made But Much Still To Accomplish In One-Year Anniversary Speech

…Secures $2Billion Discounts on Renegotiated Upstream Contracts [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has secured $2billion discounts in the last one year from...

The Nnamdi Kanu phenomenon By Reuben Abati

The most discussed subject in Nigeria today is what is called “restructuring” and indeed so popular is this subject that it has attracted...

Osinbajo At The 2017 African Union Summit in Addis Ababa

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN,  on Monday at the ongoing African Union summit in Addis Ababa where he led the discussion on peace and...

Quadri beats Assar to qualify for ITTF World Cup

For the first time in recent times, Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri surmounted his continental rival – Egypt’s Omar Assar in the final of the...

Buhari, Tinubu, Ndoma-Egba Extol Maitama Sule’s Legacy

[dropcap]L[/dropcap]eaders in their dozen has hailed the vision of the late Alhaji (Dr) Yusuf Maitama Sule, who died on Monday in Cairo, Egypt...

Championing cross-border trade and investments on the continent

Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Chairman Heirs Holdings with Dr Okey Oramah, President and Chairman, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) during the signing ceremony of...

Kano Declares Work Free Day To Mourn Maitama Sule

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has declared Tuesday a work – free day in the state to mourn the death of the elder statesman...

Aisha Buhari Leaves For London To See Ailing President

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari left for London the United Kingdom on Sunday to visit her husband. She will convey to...

Okupe Stuns PDP By Quitting, Says Party Can No Longer Bear Fruits

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP has been thrown into confusion as a prominent chieftain, Doyin Okupe Sunday quit the embattled political party. “It is...

NNPC’s Intervention: Diesel Continues Steady Decline Nationwide

Diesel oil prices continued to extend the declines since last week as recent strategic intervention of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)  has led...

South East Leaders Say No Thanks To Kanu’s IPOB, Commit to Nigeria’s Unity, Restructuring

South East leaders have declined calls for a divided Nigeria following the outcome of an interactive forum of stakeholders. The leaders reiterated their...