Messi Hits Champions League Century In Emphatic Barca Win Over Chelsea
Barcelona hailed Lionel Messi as ‘The King’ and he handed Chelsea the royal punishment by scoring twice to reach 100 Champions League goals and end their quarter-final hopes. After unfurling a banner showing the words ‘God Save The King’ before kick-off, Barca’s fans were celebrating after just 129 seconds at the Camp Nou as Messi […]
‘British Royals, Ministers Won’t Attend Russia 2018 World Cup’
British royals and government ministers will not attend the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Prime Minister Theresa May said this on Wednesday as she blamed Moscow for the nerve agent attack on a former double agent. “There will be no attendance by ministers — or indeed members of the royal family — at this […]
Metuh Arrives Court In Wheel Chair, Seeks Permission For Treatment Abroad
Former National Publicity Secretary of the People Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh, is asking a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, to grant him permission to travel abroad for medical treatment. At the resumed trial on Wednesday, Mr Metuh who arrived the court on a wheelchair informed the court through his counsel, Emeka Etiaba, that […]
ERA/FOEN Commends FG On Upward Review Of Excise Duty On Tobacco
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the Federal Government over the increase of excise duty on tobacco products in the newly-announced approved amendment of excise duty rates which also affects alcohol. Under the new dispensation, in addition to the existing 20 per cent ad-valorem rate, each stick of cigarette will […]
Reps Lift Suspension On Jibrin
The House of Representatives has lifted the suspension of the former Chairman of the Committee on Appropriation, who is also representing Bebeji/Kiru Federal Constituency of Kano, Abdulmumin Jibrin. Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara while presenting a letter from the suspended lawmaker said that Rep. Jibrin had met all the conditions necessary for him to […]
Buhari Appoints Dokubo As Coordinator Of Amnesty Programme, Fires Boroh,
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for former Niger Delta militants, Brigadier-General Paul Boroh (Retd). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. According to Adesina, the President has ordered an investigation into the activities of the programme […]
BREAKING: Trump Fires Rex Tillerson, US Secretary of state
President Donald Trump of the US has fired Rex Tillerson, US secretary of state. Tillerson was replaced with Mike Pompeo, director of Central Intelligence Academy (CIA). The president announced this on Twitter few minutes ago. Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank […]
Dalung Accuses Lalong of Mismanaging $2bn AfDB Loan
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has asked the Plateau State Government to explain the $2bn loan it collected from the African Development Bank(AFDB) He accused the Plateau state government of mismanaging the loan from the bank. The minister said the state government was not prudent with its resources. “Where is the […]
We’re negotiating release of Dapchi schoolgirls, says Buhari
President Muhamamdu Buhari has disclosed that the federal government is negotiating the release of the schoolgirls Boko Haram abducted from Chibok and Dapchi. The Musab Al-Barnawi faction of Boko Haram is suspected of being behind the abduction. According to a statement by Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, Buhari said […]
Insecurity And The Clamour For State Police: Beyond Sloganeering And Grandstanding By Jaye Gaskia
Whenever the question of restructuring and devolution of powers have been raised by the contending factions and fractions of Nigeria’s prodigal ruling class, one of the issues that have always been brought to the fore is that of State Police, alongside that of fiscal federalism. And as always, these issues like the parent concepts of […]
