President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed solidarity with Nigerians across the states affected by floods and directed all Federal Government agencies “to use their authority and resources to assist the victims affected by the natural disaster’’. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statementContinue Reading
Two office workers, Oladoyin Ogunyinka and Folashade Junaid, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding their employer of N10 million. Ogunyinka, 35, an accountant who resides at Yaba area of Lagos, and Junaid, 41, a manager who stays at Ajah, in Lagos, pleaded not guilty toContinue Reading
The Niger Government is spending about N2 billion on the reconstruction of the 84 kilometer Minna-Bida road, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe, the state Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, has said Balarabe made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Wednesday. He said thatContinue Reading
BERLIN: Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who claims US President Donald Trump paid her off to keep their tryst a secret, goes into uncomplimentary detail about their alleged sexual encounter in a new memoir, according to the Guardian newspaper. Daniels, 39, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, also toldContinue Reading
By Oluwabukola Akanni The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Olagunju Ojo, the Minority Leader, and five other lawmakers on Tuesday defected to three different parties. The Clerk of the House, Mr Paul Bankole, read the separate letters of defection by the lawmakers during the plenary sessionContinue Reading
By Hilary Akalugwu A lecturer at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Prof. Rose Onah, has urged the Federal Government to expedite action and start paying workers the new minimum in October. Onah of the Department of Public Administration and Local Government Affairs said made the call in an interview withContinue Reading
(Xinhua/NAN) Maltese Customs intercepted the largest ever drug haul, the Customs Department said on Tuesday. According to local media Malta Today, over 15 tonnes of cannabis resin was seized while in transit at the Malta Free port on a container ship. “The containers, which were transiting through Malta on theirContinue Reading
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended the Federal Government on its directives to the states to account for the previous Paris Club Refund released to them before being given the last tranche. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the resignation of Mrs Kemi Adeosun as Minister of Finance and acceptance of same by President Muhammadu Buhari is an action of honour, strength, character and integrity. Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC acting National Publicity Secretary, said this in a statement made available toContinue Reading
