10 Nigerian Ex-Governors Linked With £56m Properties In UK
No fewer than 10 former Nigerian governors have been properties worth £56 million (about ₦30bn) in the United Kingdom a new report has shown. The report which centered on illicit financial flow (IFF) from Nigeria to the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also revealed that at least 216 properties are owned by 13 […]
Six Super Tucanos Would Arrive In July – Presidency Reaffirms
Nigeria’s war against insurgency is set to get a major boost as the presidency has reaffirmed that the expected arrival of six Super Tucano light attack aircraft from the United States (U.S.) in mid-July is still very much on course. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, made this […]
Ignore Obaseki, We Didn’t Print ₦60B, Minister Insists
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday, debunked the claim made by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, that the Central Bank of Nigeria had to print between ₦50billion and ₦60billion for states to share in March at the meeting of the Federation Account Allocation Committee. While describing the governor’s […]
FG Mum Over Buhari’s Return Date, As 14 Days Elapses
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday kept mute on the actual date President Muhammadu Buhari will return to the country even after the expiration of the 14 days the Presidency originally announced. Recall that Buhari had on Tuesday, 30 March 2021 departed Nigeria for a routine medical checkup in the United Kingdom. According to […]
Ramadan: Expect No Price Hikes, Dangote Assures Consumers
As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan kicks off, the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has assured consumers that there would be no hikes in the prices of Dangote branded products, especially sugar, during the fasting period. The richest man on the continent gave this assurance when he spoke in Kano yesterday, he disclosed […]
Ahmed Musa Rejoins Kano Pillars Until End Of Season
Super Eagles skipper Ahmed Musa has re-signed with Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) giants Kano Pillars in a move that would see him stay in the club until the end of the 2020/21 football season. This interesting move was revealed in a statement from the office of the chairman of the club, Surajo Shuaibu Jambul […]
Covid-19: US Suspends J&J Vaccine Over Clot Reports
The United States is recommending a ‘pause’ in the administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of blood clots which has been reported severally in the country. The U.S. made this recommendation to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. In a joint statement Tuesday, made available to the press yesterday, […]
ECOWAS Vows To End Extortions At Border Posts In W/Africa
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has vowed to intervene to end the alleged ongoing extortion of citizens of the sub-region at border posts by security operatives in ECOWAS countries. The pledge came late on Monday when the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mr. Sidie Tunis, spoke at Gbahjakeh in Bomi County […]
Compaore To Face Trials Over Murder Of Thomas Sankara
Burkina Faso has charged Former President Blaise Compaore with the murder of his predecessor – the charismatic President Thomas Sankara. Sankara, who was believed to be a charismatic Marxist revolutionary often called ‘Africa’s Che Guevara‘, was assassinated during a coup led by his former friend Compaore. Compaore, who is now in exile in Ivory Coast, […]
Why Price Of Cement Is High In Nigeria – Dangote
In response to allegations that the Dangote cement which is used in Nigeria is sold at a far more exorbitant price than it is sold in other African countries, the management of Dangote Cement Plc has revealed that the price of a bag of cement from its factories and plants in Obajana and Gboko is […]
Biden To Withdraw All US Troops From Afghanistan By Sept 11
US President Joe Biden will remove all US troops from Afghanistan just before this year’s 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, which would technically mark the end of America’s longest war. According to a US Offical, this move would be coming around 5 months later than planned. Biden has ‘reached the conclusion that the […]
Nigeria Is Shaking, Needs Serious Prayers – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on clerics to remember Nigeria in their prayers as the nation is seriously shaking and in need of urgent intervention. According to the governor, Nigeria, has been brought down by rising insecurity, ethnicity, and religious fanaticism. Sanwo-Olu said Nigeria needed urgent prayer for peace to reign in the […]