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Corruption Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

The General Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has blamed materialism for the monumental corrupt practices in the country. The cleric, who spoke at the launch of a foundation to celebrate the 52nd birthday of the 2nd Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Monday Onyekachi Ubani in Lagos, lamented that […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Sultan of Sokoto
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

Review anti-people policies, Sultan tells FG — 10th August 2016 From Ndubuisi Orji and Basil Obasi, Abuja The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III yesterday appealed to the Federal Government to review policies and programmes that are not in the interest of the people, noting that if policies do not work, there was nothing […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
Survival strategy for Abuja civil servants — 9th August 2016 By Fortune Eloagu It is not unusual for people to operate “kabukabu”, Nigeria’s parlance for unregistered cabs. What is, however, news is that it has gradually become a way of life especially in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for most civil servants. Residents of […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), Presidency
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
Buhari, it’s not the best time to attack IBB — 8th August 2016 GIVE it to President Muhammadu Buhari, just about 15 months in the saddle, he has learnt so fast the art of politics or probably, all these years he was struggling to be the president, he had undergone political tutelage on how to […]
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Akwa Ibom, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85), Presidency, State News
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
— 10th August 2016 From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari met behind closed-doors with the Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel at the Presidential Villa, to discuss the security situation in the region. There has been renewed militancy in the Niger Delta region, leading to the destruction of oil facilities, resulting in the drop in […]
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Abia, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
Abia guber: Appeal Court keeps Ikpeazu, Ogah waiting — 10th August 2016 •Reserves judgment •Sheriff, Makarfi factions clash in court From Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal yesterday reserved judgments in the six appeals relating to the Abia State governorship tussle. There was, however, a mild drama as former Chairman […]
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Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Niger Delta
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
soldiers attack boko Soldiers comb Niger Delta creeks for militants — 10th August 2016 • New group vows to attack Warri, Port Harcourt refineries Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa and Paul Osuyi, Asaba Soldiers attached to Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have seized the creeks of Bayelsa State in search of the militants that killed three soldiers and […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

For the first time in almost six months, the Super Eagles of Nigeria now has a substantive coach, as German tactician Gernot Rohr has signed a two-year deal to become technical adviser of the team. The Nigeria Football federation (NFF) announced the deal on its Twitter account on Tuesday, two days after its technical and […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 Folashade Adebayo A 17-year- old girl, Serena Omo-Lamai, has been granted admission to study in 13 universities in America and Canada. Omo-Lamai, who graduated from Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, last year, however, opted for Syracuse University, United States, to study Bio-Medical Engineering. Some of the universities where she was offered admission […]