archiveMarch 15, 2017

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson and former Head of State, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, met behind closed doors in Minna, the capital of Niger State on Wednesday. Dickson, who did not talk to journalists after the meeting which lasted about one hour, was said to have driven off...

No fewer than 16,000 passengers have been transported through the Kaduna International Airport (KIA) between March 8 and March 12, the first five days of its operation as an international airport. Mr Ibrahim Bwala, Head, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said the figure was recorded within the...

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has announced the suspension of the Christian Day of Mourning formerly scheduled to take place globally on Sunday 19th March, 2017. The statement signed by CAN General Secretary, Dr. Musa Asake said “President of CAN took cognizance of the preparations that various Christian groups have...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index (NSE ASI) and the Market Capitalization increased by 0.07 per cent on Wednesday, while the year-to-date return stood at -5.85 per cent. The All-Share Index closed at 25,301.23 against the previous close of 25,284.56 while Market Capitalization closed at ₦8.756 trillion against previous close...

The Northern Christian Youth Network (NCYN) has alerted Nigerians to the surreptitious and dangerous moves to silence the General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman as part of a well orchestrated campaign to intimidate opposition elements ahead of 2019 elections. The NCYN in a statement issued in...

The Senate on Wednesday rejected for the second time the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) amid allegations of corruption. “By popular votes, the nomination of Acting Chairman of EFCC is hereby rejected,” Senate President Bukola Saraki said after a voice vote...

The Senate has ordered retired Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service to appear before it at 10 a.m. on Thursday. This order followed Ali’s letter to the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki and read to the Senators during the plenary session on Wednesday....