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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again vowed to resist any threat by the Federal Government over its continuous rejection of Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Besides, the union insisted that not even the government’s plan to stop their monthly wage bill would compel the dons to withdraw their initial stand. […]

Evil spirits have made the Government House in Awka, Anambra state their abode, their landlord Governor Willie Obiano has disclosed, calling for prayers to exorcise the demons in order to allow the state government to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people.   Prof. Solo Chukwubelu, secretary to the state government, who spoke on […]

Nigerians and their neighbors are to wait till January 2020 or beyond for the land borders to be reopened for businesses. The new development may have dashed the hopes of entrepreneurs in the West African region who were optimistic that the Federal Government would end the exercise before Christmas.   The fresh directive, contained in […]

The first Russia-Africa summit which held in Sochi, Russia, from October 23 – 25 2019,   has put Russia- Africa relations on the spot. During the summit, Russia welcomed 43 heads of state or government, along with dozens of business and community leaders. The Summit ended with the usual optics: it spawned $12.5 billion in business […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Riyadh accepted an invitation from the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, for the establishment of Nigeria- Saudi Council aimed at promoting investments and enhancing relations between both countries. The decision was the highpoint of a bilateral meeting between the Nigerian leader and the Crown Prince which took place […]

Hammadama Bello, the 9th prosecution witness (PW9) in the ongoing trial of former Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko, yesterday told the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, presided by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba; that the defendant allegedly converted N1.2 billion belonging to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to his personal use. Dikko is […]

“One man, one woman, one youth, one vote, should be the only way to make gains in a democracy. And when that is thwarted, the clock starts to tick. Two and a half millennia ago, Sophocles said, ‘If we are to keep our democracy, there must be one commandment: ‘Thou shalt not ration justice.’ Nigeria […]

It is said that the Supreme Court is not final because it is infallible, but that it is infallible because it is final.While I believe that only God is infallible everywhere, and only Nigerians are infallible in our democracy, I must accept that the judicial route I chose to take, as a democrat, has come […]

Nigeria’s Supreme Court Wednesday dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s appeal for lacking merit. “We have examined all the briefs and the exhibits for over two weeks and we agree that there is no merit in this appeal,” Chief Justice, Tanko Muhammad said at the judgement. “The appeal is dismissed,” he concluded, […]Read More

October 29, 2019. Lagos, Nigeria. Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (“Transcorp”) today announcedits financial results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2019. Highlights of the result show the Group recorded a Gross revenue of N58.28bn and posted a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of N7.36bn for the period under review. Total Assets  increased from N297.14bnas […]

When President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, October 10, met behind closed doors with former President, Goodluck Jonathan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Nigerians have been wondering what the two men discussed as nothing filtered out of the meeting. It was the fifth time Jonathan was visiting the Presidential Villa since leaving power, having been last […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has approved the redeployment and appointment of five Major Generals and four Brigadier Generals to new formations nationwide. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the posting was a routine exercise to reinvigorate the system for greater […]