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- The House of Representatives has accused the management of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) of corruption - This accusation is from the House committee on emergency and disaster preparedness - N1.6billion is said to be missing in the treasury of NEMA The House of Representatives has accused the...

Sagay committee seeks clarification from JAMB over ‘money-swallowing snake’

- Prof Itse Sagay, chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, has visited the JAMB HQ, and asked for clarification over the N36m reportedly swallowed by a snake - Sagay also congratulated the board’s registrar over recent remittances to the federal govt, and sought to find out areas of challenge he may be having - The JAMB...

FG approves N47bn for 3 road projects

The projects include the Baban Lamba-Sharam Road in Plateau state, Lagos- Otta- Abeokuta Road and the Enugu–Port Harcourt Road - Fashola said the design on the Enugu-Port Harcourt road needed to be changed so it would not fail The sum of 47 billion naira has been approved for three road projects by the federal government, Leadership reports. The development...

Herdsmen allegedly kill 75-year-old man, 14 others in fresh Benue attack

Herdsmen have reportedly allegedly several communities in Benue state, killing a 75-year-old man and 14 other individuals - The attacks were reportedly confirmed by the state’s commissioner of police who stated that an investigation is currently underway - The state governor stated that the herdsmen attacks were similar to the attacks carried out by...

Ban on rice, vehicles through land border to benefit Nigerians - Ambassador

- Kayode Oguntuase said Nigerians will benefit from the ban on importation of rice - The ambassador said this will help boost local production - He said Nigeria cannot continue to remain a dumping ground Kayode Oguntuase, Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, said the ban on rice and vehicles importation through the land border was for the benefit...

Why I decided to declare for presidency now - Buhari gives details

President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken about his announcement on Monday, April 9 to seek presidential re-election saying it was to clear the air as a lot of people had been speculating whether he would run or not. This was contained in a statement by Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity on Wednesday, April 11. The...

Why I decided to declare for presidency now - Buhari gives details

GOD is punishing PDP for its sins EX SOKOTO GOVERNOR, BARFARAWA

Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, the former Sokoto State governor has said God is punishing the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) for its sins and urged members to intensify prayers to seek forgiveness from God. “It is the sins that the PDP members committed that God is punishing them with it”, Bafarawa bluntly...

Brazil’s ex-president Lula arrives in prison

Brazil’s ex-president and leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva flew in Saturday to the prison in Curitiba where he is due to serve his 12-year sentence for corruption, following days of drama that marked the downfall of once one of the world’s most popular politicians. The 72-year-old, former two-term president arrived by police helicopter...

APC founding fathers watching from the opposition, sidelined in ruling party

Chief Tom Ikimi This architect and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs during the administration of the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, was a member of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, one of the three main legacy political parties which merged to form the All Progressives Congress, in August 2013. As a matter of fact, Ikimi...

Fire breaks out at Trump Tower

A fire broke out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York late on Saturday, the New York City Fire Department said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Smoke was reportedly seen rising from the Midtown Manhattan tower around 6:00 p.m. but later subsided. The cause of the fire...

Minister of Solid Minerals and ex-governor, Kayode Fayemi joins Ekiti State guber race

Minister of Solid Minerals, Kayode Fayemi who was defeated in the 2013 governorship election in Ekiti state is set to contest for the position again on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The current Minister of Mines and Steel Development was defeated by incumbent Ayo...

Millionaire Car dealer who was murdered on Monday buried with $2million worth of Jewelries, his customized Timberland and Bentley (photos)

Millionaire Car dealer and real estate agent Sheron Sukhdeo who hails from from Trinidad and Tobago was murdered on Monday in cold blood. He was just 33. Police reports said that Sukhdeo was shot multiple times in a drive by attack outside the home of relatives at Caroni Savannah Road, Charlieville...

FG probes Cambridge Analytica, PDP’s alleged hacking into Buhari’s medical records

The Federal Government has commenced investigation into the recent revelation that ahead of the 2015 general elections, a Nigerian billionaire and supporter of former President Goodluck Jonathan paid £2m to Cambridge Analytica to hack into the medical records of President Muhammadu Buhari, then candidate of the All Progressives Congress. The government...

''You are raving mad'' Presidential aide, Tolu Ogunlesi, slams Nigerians attacking Naomi Campbell for meeting President Buhari

This is the reaction from Tolu Ogunlesi, head of digital communications for President Buhari, after seeing the attacks International model, Naomi Campbell, received from some Nigerians when she posted photos of herself and President Buhari at the commissioning of the Eko Atlantic city. Recall...

''Newly commissioned Ikeja bus terminal reminds me of Stratford train station in East London'' Dele Momodu

Publisher, Dele Momodu, says he drove around Lagos state last night and he was pleasantly surprised to see the beauty and blossoming grandeur that the city has become. He says he could not recognise some of the places because of how beautiful they looked at night. According to him, the Ikeja terminal...

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Second term: Buhari keeps nation guessing, appears willing