Ekiti Politics: Fayose Leads, I Follow – Aluko
Former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti state, Mr Tope Aluko, says he has returned to his political home, which is the camp of Governor Ayodele Fayose. “I wish to reiterate that I have since returned to the political family of Governor Fayose and this I have done without apology to anyone. […]
Buhari Congratulates South Africa’s New President, Ramaphosa
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated South Africa’s new President Cyril Ramaphosa on his election and inauguration as Jacob Zuma’s successor. Ramaphosa was elected by South Africa’s parliament on Thursday and sworn in shortly after, day after scandal-hit Jacob Zuma was forced to resign. Following his inauguration, President Buhari is keen to work with him. “Congratulations […]
BREAKING: South African Lawmakers Elect Ramaphosa As President
South African lawmakers on Thursday elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s new president after scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma resigned under pressure from his own ANC ruling party. Ramaphosa was elected without a vote after being the only candidate nominated in the parliament in Cape Town, chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng told assembled lawmakers. Read Also: Jacob Zuma […]
Trader tortures step daughters with hot knife in Lagos
A 10-year-old girl, Vera, and her younger sister, Favour, five, are grappling with injuries inflicted on them by their stepmother. The woman, Chidima Nnachi, reportedly beat up Vera, rubbed pepper on her eyes and burned her back with a hot knife. She also reportedly injured Favour on the forehead and inserted pepper in her eyes […]
Reasons why Jacob Zuma resigned
South African President Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday as the ruling ANC party finally turned against him after nine years of corruption scandals, economic slowdown and falling popularity. Zuma railed against the African National Congress (ANC) for “recalling” him from office and threatening to oust him via a parliamentary no-confidence vote due on Thursday. In a […]
Fearing Adverse Impact on Buhari, 9 APC Senators Oppose Change in Election Order
Fearing the amendment to Electoral Act, 2010 and Electoral (Amendment) Act 2015, reordering the sequence of 2019 general election would adversely affect the chances of President Muhammadu Buhari, nine All Progressives Congress (APC) senators, on Wednesday, walked out on the Senate, vowing never to allow the alteration to stand. The aggrieved senators stormed out of […]
Buhari Too Should Join Retirees’ Club, PDP Tells Tinubu
The Peoples Democratic Party says the counsel by the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a military dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), should quit politics and join the retirees’ club, best suits President Muhammadu Buhari. The party said Tinubu’s stance completely vindicated the positions of Obasanjo and […]
NITRA Hosts Data Centre Icons At Breakfast Meeting
The Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) will on Friday, February 16 host the Chief Executive Officers of Nigeria’s leading Data Centre Service providers- MDXi Data Centre, Medallion Communications, and Rack Centre at the February 2018 Edition of her monthly interactive session with ICT industry helmsmen tagged: ‘Breakfast Meeting With The CEO.’ The CEOs, Gbenga […]
We Recorded Over N1 Trillion On *894 Quick Banking Channel- FirstBank
First Bank of Nigeria Limited says it has recorded over N1 Trillion via its 894 quick banking, a USSD based channel that enables customers to access banking services using any type of phone and without data/internet. The 894 banking scheme, which is the fastest growing USSD scheme in the market, grew by about 250% in […]
Mane Hits Hat-Trick As Liverpool Crush Toothless Porto
Sadio Mane scored a brilliant treble as Liverpool romped to a 5-0 thrashing of Porto at the Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday to march towards the Champions League quarter-finals. Mane fired the away side ahead in the first leg of the last-16 clash, before Mohamed Salah’s audacious finish for his 30th goal of the season […]
