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DETAILS: Explosion rocks Ekiti Govt House

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Sunday, February 9th, 2020

By Rotimi Ojomoyela There was palpable fear in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, as a loud bang suspected to be bomb explosion rocked Ekiti state old government Secretariat. It was gathered that the explosion, which occurred around 7.05 am, ripped some of the buildings at the old government secretariat located at the Oke-Oriomi area of Ado-Ekiti, where […]

Terrorists almost bomb Lagos with 17 suitcases of explosives – Fashola

Posted by admin Lagos, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories Sunday, February 9th, 2020

Minister for Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has said terrorists with 17 suitcases loaded with explosives to bomb Lagos were almost missed by law enforcement in 2013 if not for citizen information. He disclosed that the attempt was foiled with the help of citizen information and the terrorists were tried without passing the information to […]

FG slashes visa fees for U.S. citizens

Posted by admin American Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories Sunday, February 9th, 2020

By Harrison Arubu he Federal Government has slashed its visa application charges for citizens of the United States from $180 to $160. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the old amount comprised $160 as visa fee and $20 as “processing and expedient fees”. According to the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr […]

Police arraign Nigerian singer, Iyanya, over alleged car theft

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, February 9th, 2020

Popular singer, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, has been arraigned before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere, presided over by Justice Mobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile by men of Special Fraud Unit (SFU) in Ikoyi, Lagos on one-count charge over alleged car theft. The Police alleged that his arraignment had been adjourned six times after the charge, marked LD/9024c/2019, was […]

Indian man parades wife’s decapitated head in front of horrified onlookers

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, February 9th, 2020

Horrifying images show the moment an Indian man who had decapitated his wife paraded her head, waved to stunned onlookers and sang his country’s national anthem, according to a report. Akhilesh Rawat, 30, and his wife of more than two years, Rajani, began an argument that turned violent Saturday – and he allegedly attacked her […]

Buhari replies Danjuma, speaks on relationship with Osinbajo

Posted by admin General Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories Sunday, February 9th, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the opinion of General T.Y. Danjuma (retd) is not more important than that of millions of Nigerians who voted for his reelection last year. Buhari made this comment in an exclusive interview with The Interview by email released in Abuja on Saturday. Asked if he was concerned about the vote […]

50% Pay Cut: Lawmakers tackle Pastor Adeboye

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, House, Legislature, Raw Politics, Religion, Senate Sunday, February 9th, 2020

Say pay cut unacceptable to us General Overseers, Pastors should sacrifice from tithes, offerings Churches amass wealth, collecting money from poor people Reducing salaries, allowances ‘ll not solve funding problem Pastors are manipulators, they don’t have moral right to advise politicians Dayo Johnson, Ola Ajayi, Anayo Okoli,Samuel Oyadongha, Umar Yusuf, Marie-Therese Nanlong,Rotimi Ojomoyela, Peter Okutu, […]

Northern Governors Forum condemns killings in Plateau

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Latest Politics, Plateau, State News Monday, February 3rd, 2020

The Northern Governor’s Forum have condemned the series of attacks leading to destruction of lives and properties in Plateau. The governors condemned the act during their condolence visit to Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on Saturday in Jos. The delegation, led by Gov. Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, said the killings were detrimental to the progress […]

House of Reps retains Doguwa as Majority Leader

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Monday, February 3rd, 2020

Following his victory in the House of Representatives rerun election in Tudun Wada/Doguwa federal constituency of Kano State, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa has been reinstated as the Leader of the House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, made this announcement shortly after Mr Ado-Doguwa was sworn in yesterday. “The APC has resolved […]

Problem With Nigeria’s Population – By Arnold A. Alalibo

Posted by admin Arnold Alalibo, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists Monday, February 3rd, 2020

By Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | February 3, 2020 – Nigeria’s population has become an embarrassment that cannot be hidden anymore. A population time bomb is dangling on the country waiting to detonate unless urgent preventive measures are taken. A similar fear was equally expressed by the Director of Monetary Policy of the Central Bank […]