archiveJanuary 2020

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigera (SAN), Mr.iFemi Falana, has said that contrary to claims by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the Nigerian constitution does not permit children of the president to embark on private trips using a presidential jet. Falana...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will on Jan. 25 conduct House of Representatives re-run election in three local government areas of Ogun. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abeokuta by Mrs Tadese Adenike, Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC Office,...

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Friday said the Final Billing System (FBS) would ensure immediate closure of all vessel’s transactions within two weeks. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside, made this known during a media briefing on the achievements and upcoming Annual Dinner and...

  The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday. This will set the stage for his long-awaited trial. In a letter to House lawmakers, Pelosi said she has...

Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) moderated on Friday with the market indicators improving marginally by 0.07 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index grew by 19.82 points or 0.07 per cent to close at 29,415.39 compared with 29,395.57 recorded on Thursday. Also, the market capitalisation of listed equities improved...

  The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Friday said a combine team of DPR, KEPA and other agencies have recovered mutilated bodies of three more victims of the Jan. 4 Kaduna gas explosion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the recovery of the three bodies brings to...

  The U.S. on Friday says it is imposing additional sanctions on Iran following Iran’s missile attack on U.S. forces in Iraq. The U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, disclosed this in Washington. Mr Mnuchin says the sanctions will impact individuals who own, operate, trade...

As Akinadewo takes over as Omo Jesu II, five years after father's death Nigerians have been advised to fear God as laid down by Jesus Christ “so that insecurity, joblessness, economic crisis, political and social upheaval can become a thing of the past in the country”. Giving the admonition in...

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Friday said its case with the Federal Government over alleged revenue indebtedness of N242.24 billion and $1.28 billion had been withdrawn. MTN Nigeria stated this in a regulatory filing to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) signed by its Company Secretary, Uto Ukpanah. The company said...

Chukwuemeka Ike, one of Nigeria’s most read novelists, has died. He died on Thursday in Anambra State at the age of 88. The writer achieved acclaim for his works such as Toads for Supper, his first work published in 1965, The Naked Gods (1970), The Potter’s Wheel (1973), Sunset at...