archiveJune 2019

The presidential candidate of Young Progressives Party, YPP, in the last presidential election, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has said with the security situation in the country, Nigeria was drifting into the status of a failed state. Moghalu also said he did not go to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to contest...

The Consul General of the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg, Mr. Godwin Adama, says the mission is to protest killings and high-handedness of the South African police against Nigerians. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the planned protest follows the recurring killing of Nigerians resident in the former apartheid...

  Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State announced on Sunday that a new security policy would be formulated soon to prevent kidnapping and other security problems from getting into the state. Sanwo-Olu made the announcement at an inter-denominatial thanksgiving service held to honour him and the new administration at the...

Former Nigerian vice president and People’s Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections Atiku Abubakar has denied threatening to lead a “massive protest” over claims by the Independent National Electoral Commission it did not transmit the results of the elections to a dedicated server. A Twitter handle claiming...

The wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was convicted by an Israeli court on Sunday of fraudulently using state funds for meals, under a plea bargain which saw her admit to lesser charges. While the ruling cut short a high-profile trial, the Netanyahu family’s legal woes are far from over:...

  *says responsible fatherhood helps in nation-building The responsibility of fatherhood in families and society is very crucial in setting good examples for future generations, as it would guide them in the right path to lead exemplary lives, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on...

  The NSE All-Share Index and Market Capitalization depreciated by 1.27 per cent to close the week at 30,046.70 and N13.233 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices depreciated with the exception of the NSE Banking Index, NSE Insurance Index, NSE-AFR Bank Value Index and NSE Oil/Gas Index which appreciated by...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian universities to intensify efforts at making discoveries and inventions that can assist the development of the country. Buhari made the call on Saturday in Dutsinma, Katsina State, in his address at the fourth convocation  of the Federal University,  Dutsinma (FUDMA). The president, represented...

  President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign team has faulted the European Union Observation Mission’s report on the 2019 general elections. The campaign team spokesperson, Festus Keyamo, faulted the EU for not reaching a definite conclusion in the post-election report. “If you were an observer you should come to a definitive conclusion,”...

  Partners REDmoney to host IFN Nigeria Forum   The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), in partnership with REDmoney Group, is set to hold the inaugural edition of the IFN Nigeria Forum themed, “Harnessing the Islamic Finance Sector for Infrastructure Development and Economic Growth”, on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at the...