President Buhari is leaving Nigeria tomorrow to meet with President Trump

President Buhari will leave Abuja on 28th April 2018, on an official working visit to the United States of America, on the invitation of President Donald Trump. He will have bilateral meeting with President Trump and a working lunch on Monday 30th April 2018. The meeting is to discuss ways to enhance the...

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Governor Ortom warns Fulani herdsmen: The fact that we have chosen to be law-abiding does not mean that we are weak

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Thursday, cut short his leave abroad and returned to Nigeria following the killing of two priests and worshipers by Fulani herdsmen. Speaking with newsman at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, he appealed to Nigerians to rise and stop the ongoing...

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APC and PDP youths, supporters clash at Benin Airport over motion moved by Senator Matthew Urhoghide to impeach Buhari

Youths and supporters of the ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) clashed at the Benin Airport over the motion moved by Senator Matthew Urhoghide seeking the invocation of Section 143 of the Nigeria’s Constitution. It took the intervention of the State Commissioner...

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Pharmacists Council of Nigeria seal 360 fake medicine stores in Sokoto State

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), appear to have saved thousands of lives in Sokoto State after it sealed off 352 patent medicine stores and eight unregistered pharmacies for various offences.   Anthonia Aruya, the PCN Director, Inspection and Monitoring, who addressed a news conference...

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Buhari’s Bauchi visit, a call to jihad in Nigeria – Fani-Kayode says

Femi Fani Kayode has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Bauchi is a call to Jihad in the country. President Buhari on Thursday arrived Bauchi for a two-day official visit. Buhari while speaking to Bauchi residents, was said to have conversed with them in Hausa. Fani-Kayode, in response to...

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CAN Reveals Why Another Civil War Looms In Nigeria

The northern Nigeria chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the federal government to address the killing of Christians in the North before it gets out of control. Chairman of the association Rev. Yakubu Pam made this known on Thursday in reaction to the murder of two Catholic...

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Breaking: Senators call for President Buhari’s impeachment

Mmebers of the Nigerian senate this morning moved a motion for the impeachment of President Buhari. According to Premium Times, the senators moved the motion because the President did not seek the National Assembly's approval before the withdrawal of the $496 million used for the purchase of...

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EFCC gets no share on assets recovered- Ibarhim Magu

The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, on Wednesday, April 25th told the House Committee on Public Accounts and Finance that the Commission does not generate revenue or get any percentage on assets recovered or forfeited to government. “All recoveries...

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Breaking: Bill Cosby found guilty and convicted on all three counts in indecent assault trial

The jury in Bill Cosby's retrial found the TV icon guilty of all three counts of aggravated indecent assault today for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in a Philadelphia suburb in 2004.   The 80-year-old comedian faces up to 10 years in prison on each count, but is likely...

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MTN Holding Talks With Nigeria’s SEC Over N500m IPO

A source at the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) says MTN has reached out for talks over its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. A senior management staff at the SEC told the News Agency of Nigeria that the commission was committed to investors’ protection and that...

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$496m Withdrawal: Tension As Hon. Chinda Moves for Buhari’s Impeachment

There was tension in the House of Representatives on Tuesday as Hon. Kingsley Chinda, the member representing the Obio/Akpor federal constituency of Rivers State moved a motion for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the withdrawal of $496 million from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) for procurement of 12 Super Tucano aircraft, without...

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University Of Ibadan Advises 408 Students To Withdraw

The Senate of the University of Ibadan has advised 408 students to withdraw from the institution after failing to meet the minimum academic requirements. The Senate of the school ratified the withdrawal of the students at its meeting where results of graduating and non-graduating students were considered...

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INEC to begin Dino Melaye’s recall process and announce result on April 29th

A stakeholders meeting on the process of the recall (verification) of the Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West took place today at Hope Confluence Hotel Hall, Lokoja, Kogi State. According to INEC resident electoral officer in Kogi, 'the verification exercise will be done on 28th April 2018 in 560...

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