May 2018

The Federal Government said it saved over N200 billion after eliminating ghost workers from the Federal Civil Service. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made the disclosure yesterday in his keynote address at the ongoing Open Government…

Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, at the weekend, launched its 4G LTE network in Abuja with an assurance that the latest technology would empower more Nigerians, stimulate economic activities across all sectors…

Members of Luxury Bus Owners Association of Nigeria (LBOAN), yesterday, took to the roads in Onitsha, Anambra State, to protest the killing of their members, with the latest victim being a conductor of Ifeanyichukwu Motors, who was killed…

President Muhammadu Buhari, will, today, embark on a four-day trip to the United Kingdom, to see his doctor. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, announced this in a statement, in Abuja, yesterday night. Shehu…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said the Federal Government spent $36.3 billion on importation of petroleum products between 2013 and 2017. The apex bank made the disclosure at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives’…

Like an ill-wind, last weekend’s ward congress is threatening the bond and cohesion of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In many of its state chapters, things are falling apart, as party faithful bicker over the outcome of the…

A total of 2,092 delegates would participate in the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) congress today to to elect the party’s candidate for  the July 14 governorship election. This consists of 1,585 statutory delegates and 507 special …

Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, yesterday, created a scene at the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, when he pleaded that prison authorities should not starve him to death. Evans, who is facing trial before the…

Chief Judge of Kogi State, Justice Nasir Ajana, yesterday, adjourned the hearing on the bail application filed by Senator Dino Melaye till Thursday, May 10. The judge’s decision followed the filing of fresh applications by counsel to both…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Edo South senatorial district have protested the assault on Senator Matthew Urhoghide, at the Benin Airport, by alleged All Progressives Congress (APC) thugs. The protesters, yesterday, marched…