Buhari to Atiku: You Ought to be in Jail if System were Working
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential Campaign Organization has said if the Nigerian System were working, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar ought to have been prosecuted and jailed. Festus Keyamo, SAN who is the official spokesperson of the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organization said in a reply to Atiku’s statement Wednesday: […]
Atiku Says Buhari is Responsible for Nigeria’s Failure
The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari telling him not to blame Nigeria’s system for his failure but to own up to his responsibilities. Atiku said this in response to President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement on his fight against corruption when he reacted to critics […]
Otedola to Sell Forte Oil Shares
The Chairman of Forte Oil Plc, Femi Otedola, has announced his decision to sell all his shares in the firm’s downstream business. This is coming more than three years after the firm sold 17 per cent of its equity to a Swiss oil trading firm. The firm disclosed the divestment by its majority shareholder on […]
Afenifere Kicks as Kano Govt Destroys Beer, Insists on Restructuring
The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Wednesday described the destruction of alcoholic beverages by the Kano State Government as hypocritical, arguing that the state, which collects one of the highest amounts from Value Added Tax (VAT) from other states, where such beverages are sold, should not be enjoying the benefits of taxes from goods it […]
Insurgency: 190 Policemen Abscond from Counter-Terrorism Training
No fewer than 190 riot policemen undergoing training for counter-insurgency operations have reportedly absconded from the Special Forces School, Buni-Yadi, Yobe State, according to The PUNCH. Police authorities have consequently ordered the arrest and prosecution of the affected officers. The fleeing policemen were part of the 2,000 Police Mobile Officers mobilised for the training preparatory […]
Xmas Tragedy: Reckless Driver Crushes OOU Final Year Student to Death
A final year student of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Boluwatife Oyeleye, was abandoned to die on the road after she was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver in Ajah area of Lagos on Christmas day. NewmakersNG learnt that the victim had just alighted from a vehicle and was about to cross the […]
2019: PFN Organises Summit for Political Stakeholders
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) is putting together an Interactive Political Summit through its Directorate of Social Security Outreach and Inter-Governmental Relations (SSO/IGR), ‘the political arm of PFN saddled with the responsibility of positioning the church, recommending and giving directions to PFN and our teeming members on political Alignment, Government Policies, voters’ education and […]
Buhari Says No Cabal Controls His Govt, Greets Nigerians on Xmas
President Buhari has reacted to the allegations that some powerful cabals have hijacked his government Reacting, the president challenged those making the allegations to substantiate their claims Recall that the first lady, Aisha Buhari, has also made repeated claims about some cabals in his husband’s administration President Muhammadu Buhari said the allegation of Aisha, his […]
OAU Student Murdered for Refusing to Surrender IPhone to Robbers
Suspected armed robbers have killed a 300-level accounting student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Abiodun Babalola, in a cold blood. The brutal murder of Abiodun occurred in the early hours of Sunday when his killers invaded an off-campus hostel, Adam and Eve Hostel, at Parakin area in Ile-Ife to rob. The attackers […]
Air Passengers Groan as Domestic Airlines Increase Fare
There has been a tremendous upsurge in the air passengers volume at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, leading to a astronomic hike in fares ahead ofChristmas and New Year celebrations. The Federal Government had declared Dec. 25 and 26 and Jan. 1,, 2019 as public holidays to mark the festive […]