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A cold war is brewing between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu after the president made an unexpected volte face and signal his tacit approval for the headquarters of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) to be relocated from Abuja back to Brazzaville in the Republic of […]

This could be his last days in office for the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, but if and when he is eventually sacked, one of the biggest regrets that would continue to haunt him will be his failure to wean Nigerian traders who are still hooked on swap deals; according to […]

Governor El Rufai of Kaduna State, who rarely shies away from controversy or misses an opportunity to showcase his courage, recently, took a very bold step of abrogating the indigene-setter dichotomy in his state. Announcing the abrogation of the dichotomy in his official twitter handle on April 11, 2019, the Governor said: “In Kaduna State, […]

After taking arguments from all parties involved in the case, Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 17 to deliver judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara and 52 other lawmakers. The other defendants include 17 Senators, 37 House Reps, […]

Oyo State House of Assembly yesterday nullified the purported suspension of Chairman of Irepo Local Government Area, Asifu Adediran-Sulaiman and his vice, Mrs. Ojedele Victoria over alleged misconduct.The nullification followed a letter written by councilors of Irepo Local Government Area to the state lawmakers, seeking their approval of the duo’s suspension. Describing the suspension as […]

Former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has called on African investors to emulate the investment of Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, saying Africa needs massive investment like the Dangote Refinery for economic development. Describing the Dangote refinery project as exceptional and enormous, Desalegn, who spoke during a tour of the Dangote Jetty, Fertilizer […]

The Nigerian Senate Tuesday resolved to investigate the appointment of the new Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shaibu Ibrahim, which the upper legislative chamber described as unconstitutional. A statement by the Army on April 26 announced the appointment of Ibrahim who replaced Major General Suleiman Kazaure. The appointment was part of […]

The National Assembly yesterday, unanimously endorsed the 2019 Budget at separate plenaries which held simultaneously in both houses and presided over by Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Dec. 19 presented the 2019 Appropriation Bill and of N8.83 trillion before a joint session of the National Assembly. However, […]

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing and former Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, has discounted insinuations that he did not attend President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent visit to Lagos to commission some projects because Governor Akinwunmi Ambode did not invite him to the event; explaining that he deliberately stayed away because he didn’t think it […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is now replacing all the servers in its headquarters and offices in all states of the federation in a desperate bid to obliterate the actual presidential election results transmitted from the polling centres across the nation, which show its candidate, Atiku […]

An Indian student named Sirisha has set herself on fire at her home in the Narayanpet district after the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) announced that she failed her biology exam. Khaleejtimes reports that nineteen other students also committed suicide after their exam scores were announced. Reports say the students committed suicide last week as […]

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has debunked rumors he was leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join Accord Party. Besides, he has no problems with workers as he has paid salaries for 38 months since his government came into office in January 2016. The Director General of Media and Publicity to the Governor, Kingsley […]