BREAKING: President Buhari Signs ‘Not Too Young To Run’ Bill
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the much anticipated #NotTooYoungToRun bill into law on Thursday. The Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, annouced this signing via his twitter page Details later… SIGNED: #NotTooYoungToRun pic.twitter.com/x25ggYJyYg — Bashir Ahmad, OON (@BashirAhmaad) May 31, 2018
Resident Doctors Threaten New Strike
The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it may go on strike if the federal government fails to facilitate the reinstatement of its sacked colleagues. Ugochukwu Eze, publicity and social secretary of NARD, said this on Thursday at a press conference in Kaduna. Eze said the 21-day ultimatum issued for the reinstatement of their […]
I Saved For years To Gift My Wife the G-Wagon- Gbajabiamila
Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of the house of representative, has defended his much talked about car gift to his wife. The lawmaker’s Mercedes Benz G-Wagon gift to his wife on her 50th birthday turned heads on social media. Reacting in a statement on Thursday, Gbajabiamila said he saved for “a couple of years” to buy […]
PUNCH Chairman, Gbadebowale Aboderin Is Dead
The Chairman of Punch Nigeria Limited, Mr Gbadebowale Aboderin, is dead, the print media announced on Thursday. According to them, Mr Aboderin died after a heart surgery in a hospital in Lagos on Wednesday morning, at the age of 60. He attended the Government College, Ibadan and trained as a commercial pilot at the Burnside-Ott […]
BREAKING: ZidaneResigns As Real Madrid Manager
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Thursday he was leaving the Spanish giants, just days after winning the Champions League for the third year in a row. “I have taken the decision to not continue next year as Real Madrid coach. After three years I need another discourse, another method of working,” he told a […]
Airline Profits Unlikely At December Forecast Level – IATA Chief
Alexandre de Juniac, International Air Transport Association (IATA) Chief Executive. Profits in the airline industry are unlikely to reach the record levels forecast in December due to a jump in fuel costs, the head of the world’s leading air transport group said on Thursday. International Air Transport Association (IATA) Chief Executive Alexandre de Juniac said […]
Copyright infringement: Clarence Peters ordered to pay N5m
Clarence Peters, a music video director, has been ordered to pay N5 million for alleged copyright infringement. The federal high court in Lagos ruled in favour of Uwana Victor and Akan Victor, who filed the suit under Black Alliance. “In the circumstances of this case, I have no doubt that the defendant (Peters) took advantage […]
Alleged Money Laundering: EFCC Arraigns Ex-Kaduna Gov Yero, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Yero, and three others. The former governor and the other persons were arraigned by the anti-graft agency on Thursday before Justice Mohammed Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna. Others charged alongside the former governor are a […]
Asset Declaration: Saraki Insists CCT Trial Was Politically Motivated
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has insisted that trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) over the allegation of false asset declaration was political. Dr Saraki said this in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu. He was reacting to a report that the […]
PHOTOS: Wizkid, Iwobi, Tiwa Savage model Nigeria’s World Cup apparel
Nike, ahead of the World Cup, has released a photo campaign featuring top personalities from sports, fashion, and entertainment sporting the Nigerian team collection. According to Nike, the collection is inspired by the Dream Team of the 1996 Olympic Games. Notable personalities in the campaign include Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Kelechi Ihenacho, Yagazie Emezi, Alex Iwobi, […]
