- The federal government has rejected Transparency International (TI)'s report that there is a high rate of corruption in the country
- With proofs, official reports claim Nigeria, under the Buhari administration, has improved in many aspects of its national affairs between 2016 and 2017
- Laolu Akande, a senior special assistant on media and publicity...
Breaking News;Mysterious fish swallows N52m SEEDC Fund in Abia State
The 52 million naira which was meant for the South East Entrepreneurship Development Centre(SEEDC) contract job and renovation of Women Development Centre has been swallowed by a mysterious fish.
Igbere Tv gathered that the contract was given to Phrenemos Int Ltd and was supervised by the current Abia State SSG, Dr. Eme Okoro who is very close to Governor...
Mysterious Elephant Cause Chaos Infront of First Bank Nigeria (Photos)
According to a Facebook user, Shadrack Okpomhe,
The elephant which was seen at the First Bank Nigeria branch located at the Seme border, at exactly 1:47pm yesterday carted away a whopping sum of N125million.
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It is said to have appeared...
FIRSTBANK REACTS TO PRESUMPTION THAT ITS ELEPHANT MAY SWALLOW CUSTOMERS MONEY
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has reacted to the recent trend of animal swallowing public funds in Nigeria.
The reportage of snake swallowing N36m at a JAMB Office and a monkey eating another N70m instead of Banana took a viral dimension with Nigerians extending it to almost every aspect of national and personal lives.
A twitter user with the handle,...
Wizkid performs at Coachella Festival in California
Nigeria music sensation, Ayo Balogun, aka Wizkid , will make his debut at popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival popularly known as Coachella in Indio, California .
Coachella is one of the largest , most famous, and most profitable music festivals in the United States and all over the world , reports say .
The 2017 edition of the festival...
NEC releases general elections dates for the next 36 years
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced dates for general elections in the country for the next 36 years , starting from 2019 to 2055.
Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mamood Yakubu , made the announcement at a consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja .
“ In 2019, the dates are February 16 and March...
Oloyede expresses satisfaction as 211,000 UTME candidates write mock exam
ABUJA- AHEAD of the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,UTME,billed to commence on March 6,the Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,Prof. Ishaq Oloyede,has expressed hope that the exercise would experience significant improvement over previous ones.
His confidence in the forthcoming examination was sequel to...
We’ll secure release of all abducted persons – Buhari
President Muhamamdu Buhari on Monday promised that his administration would ensure the safe return of all those abducted by the Boko Haram sect, including the 110 students of the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State.
Buhari made the promise at the Presidential Villa, Abuja while receiving three University of Maiduguri...
Ekiti varsity students cry out as ASUU strike enters third month
Some students of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, have appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the university authorities to resolve the lingering industrial crisis in the institution.
Some of the students told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Ado Ekiti that they had become uncomfortable as the strike has entered...
Ambode signs N1.046tn 2018 budget into law
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of the State into law with a total budget size of N1,046,121,181,680.00.
The total budget size comprises of N347, 038, 938, 872.00 to be funded from the Consolidated Revenue Fund, and N699, 082, 242,808.00 from the Development Fund for both capital and recurrent...
Despite military presence, over a million cows have flooded Benue, Ortom laments
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Monday raised fresh concerns of possible herdsmen attacks in the state.
The governor dropped this hint when he led the senior pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Paul Enenche, and his wife, Becky, to the cemetery of the 73 victims of the New Year Fulani herdsmen attacks.
Governor Ortom, who decried...
Nigeria needs N4.5tn annually for infrastructure — Report
Nigeria requires $15bn (N4.59tn at N306 to a dollar) worth of investments annually for 15 years in order to adequately develop its infrastructure nationwide, the Financial Derivatives Company, an economic and financial research firm, has said.
In its latest bi-monthly Economic and Business report for February 2018, the FDC stated that the...
UTME candidats wants exam date to be shifted, Jamb says no
Candidates for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) yesterday protested against the March date fixed by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB.The aggrieved candidates who paralysed human and vehicular movements along Bariga-Akoka road, demanding a postponement of the examination on the ground that the timing is too...
Boy hires assassins to kill parents so he could inherit wealth
A 22-year-old man has been tricked by police into thinking that a hitman he hired had killed his family so that he could inherit their wealth.
Detectives discovered a plot to kill his mother, father and 10-year-old sister in Sochi, Russia.
He detailed how and where his family should be murdered, drawing up a floor plan that showed where the cameras...
Fake news as threat to humanity
The special prosecutor investigating the Russian connection to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Robert Mueller, recently issued an indictment of 13 Russians. Might that be America’s first step in cleaning up the mental toxicity of social media? Perhaps. Perhaps not. I will return to this.
When during the campaign it became indisputably...
Nigerian Troops 'Kill' More Boko Haram Terrorists, Recover Arms From Hideouts
Nigerian Army troops attached to Operation Lafiya Dole, the counter-insurgency intiative, have recorded more successes in their efforts against Boko Haram. Through Operation Deep Punch 11, which is aimed at clearing the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists within Sambisa Forest and Lake Chad Basin general area,the troops, on Thursday and Friday, launched...
Atiku: 'Snakes' Swallowing Money Will kill Nigeria
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the “snake of corruption” swallowing money in government agencies and ministries will kill Nigeria if it is not killed.
He urged the federal government to fight embark on serious fight against corruption instead of engaging in media warfare...
Police begin investigation on suicide incident in Iheakpu-Obolloafor
The Enugu State Police Command has begun an investigation to unravel circumstances leading to suicide incident in Iheakpu-Obolloafor community in Udenu Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Sunday in Enugu that the incident happened on Feb. 21 at about 7 a.m.
Amaraizu said that the...
Buhari will secure a second term, says Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, has called on the people of the state to support President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term.
The governor also endorsed the elevation of the Acting Chairman of the party in the state, Mr. Ade Adetimehin, as the substantive chairman.
Present at the rally was the National Chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun,...
Kaduna LG poll: KSIEC tests e-voting machines in mock election
Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission, says it has deployed its e-voting machines in mock election across the 255 electoral wards in the state to familiarize voters with the electronic voting system.
The commission plans to use e-voting during the forthcoming local councils election in the state.
The Commissioner in charge of Public...
