The Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekwerenmadu, has defended the cash provision for the purchase of vehicles for Senate Committees, describing it as “a necessary expenditure.” Chief Ekweremadu, in Umunumo, Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, during the presentation of about 100 tertiary scholarship awards to students, powered by Senator Athan Achonu, also […]
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Mbaka’s Prophesy: ‘We’ll shutdown Nigeria if anything ugly happens to Buhari’
Following Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka’s prediction of possible assassination plot against President Muhammadu Buhari, a group, Buhari South-East Youth Movement, BSEYM, has threatened to shut down the country if anything ugly happens to the President. The group advised anyone or group with such evil plan to have a rethink “because such will spell doom for not just […]
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A new sexually transmitted disease will surface this year, Adeboye predicts
The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has declared that there will be a new sexually transmitted disease this year 2016 and that there will be economic improvements as natural disasters will also be on the increase due to ungodly laws passed by governments. Adeboye made the prophecies during […]
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I’ll keep my campaign promises – Buhari to Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has said despite winning the election and now residing in the Presidential Villa, he is quiet aware of the hardship Nigerians have been going through in the past months. Describing the challenges facing the nation as temporary, Buhari assured that he will keep his campaign promises to Nigerians, unforeseen circumstances and other […]
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FG allocates N6.9bn for Villa zoo, presidential fleet, others
The Presidency is proposing to spend a total sum of N6.94bn on wildlife conservation, fuel and lubricants, purchase of C-Caution triangles for vehicles, fire extinguishers, construction of recreational facilities at the State House and maintain the presidential fleet. Details of the spending are contained in the 2016 budget, which President Muhammadu Buhari presented to a […]
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Buhari ready to negotiate for release of Chibok girls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday said he had no new intelligence on the whereabouts of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped almost two years ago, and that his government was ready to negotiate with any “credible leadership” of Boko Haram to secure their release. A total of 276 girls were taken from their school in the […]
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The Search For the First Nigerian Petite Beauty Queen Is On…
Want to be Nigeria’s first official Petite Beauty queen? The search is on and hundreds of entries in a few days. Miss Petite Nigeria pageant is the official Petite Pageant in Nigeria registered in 2010, recognized by the Universal Petite Pageant taking place in USA in July 2016. Entries for Miss Petite Nigeria Pageant closes […]
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Relocate to Sambisa if you’re sure Boko Haram has been defeated – Fayose dares Lai Mohammed
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Saturday berated yesterday’s announcement of Federal Government’s decision to reduce the pump price of petrol from N87 to N85 per litre, claiming that it is a continuation of the deceit propagated by All Progressives Congress, APC-led government. This was as he dared the Minister of Information and Culture, […]
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No court disqualified me – Ekwunife
Senator Uche Ekwunife, representing Anambra Central senatorial district, yesterday said the Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu neither disqualified her nor her party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from participating in the fresh election it ordered for Anambra Central Senatorial District. Ekwunife, who reacted to publications in some national newspapers to the effect that she […]
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We have defeated Boko Haram, December deadline met – FG
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Wednesday that the Nigerian military had met the December deadline to defeat the Boko Haram terrorists. The minister said this during his maiden meeting with editorial heads of media houses in Lagos. President Mohammadu Buhari had, upon assuming office, issued a December 31 deadline to […]
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Senate begins another process of amending 1999 Constitution
The Senate has begun another process of amending the 1999 Constitution, just as Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu retains his position as Chairman of the new committee. Announcing the composition of the committee, Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, said Ekweremadu will lead 37 other senators to carry out the exercise. Ekweremadu was the chairman […]
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Abacha Loot: Nigerian activists demand prosecution of Okonjo-Iweala!
One of Nigeria’s most prominent anti-corruption coalitions, the Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC), has urged the chairman,Code of Conduct Bureau to immediately prosecute the immediate past Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for “abuse of office and contravention of institutionalised procedures for public office holders while in office”. In a petition to the Bureau, signed […]
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Nigerian military commutes death penalty of 66 soldiers to jail terms
The death sentences by firing squad passed on 66 soldiers in January and March 2015 by separate General Court Martials have been commuted to 10 years imprisonment each, the spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Sani Usman, has said. The Army had in late 2014 arraigned 71 soldiers on several count charges that included criminal conspiracy, […]
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Boko Haram plotting abductions for ransom, Nigerian warns schools, hotels, others
The Federal Government warned on Friday that Boko Haram terrorists, who have been beaten and put on the run by the military, were planning another sensational abduction of pupils/students or foreigners in a desperate effort to raise funds, through ransom, for food, medical and arms supply. In a statement issued in Abuja, the minister of […]
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FG puts Abacha loot balance at $26m, £19m
The Federal Government says the balance of the loot recovered from the late former Head of State General Sani Abacha was $26, 000, 389 million and £19,000, 033 million as of November 30, 2015. The Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, disclosed this Thursday to the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided over by Vice […]
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EFCC arrests Stallion Group chief over N1.3billion “gift” to Dasuki, Yuguda
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Managing Director of Stallion Group, Harprrie Singh, for allegedly making N1.3billion ‘questionable payment’ to a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda. The Nigerian conglomerate, owned by the Vaswani brothers, is one of the major companies currently being questioned by the EFCC as part of […]
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Nigerians’ll beg PDP to return – Fani-Kayode
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, says the highhandedness of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government will make Nigerians beg the Peoples Democratic Party to return in 2019. Fani-Kayode was reacting to the clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria whose members allegedly attacked the convoy of the Chief […]
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January 6, 2016 




