Obasanjo calls PDP a dying party, says even APC cannot claim to be a strong party
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describing it a ‘dying baby’. He said this Saturday when he received visiting factional National Chairman of the Peoples…
Mark Zuckerberg in Nigeria, Ken Ugbechie
One of my favourite iconic technopreneurs, Mark Zuckerberg, sneaked into Nigeria on Tuesday afternoon. His coming to Nigeria was like a coup. It was never heralded with any announcement or…
Akeredolu emerges APC candidate for November Governorship election
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Rotimi Akeredolu has emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State in the party’s primary election which held in…
How ministries, MDAs rob FG of funds, Ministries of Petroleum Resources, Aviation, others guilty
Twenty-eight Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government failed to remit federally-collected revenue running into hundreds of billions to the public purse in the year 2014. Top on the list…
Why I came to Nigeria, by Zuckerberg
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of social networking website, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, for sharing his wealth of knowledge with Nigerian youths, and inspiring a…
Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 over battery issues
Samsung halted sales of the new Galaxy Note 7 and issued a product recall, after confirming battery problems caused some devices to explode or catch fire. In a statement, Samsung…
NSCDC deploys 10,000 personnel for Edo State Governorship election
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, has directed the immediate deployment of 10,000 personnel for the forthcoming Edo Gubernatorial poll of…
Why Africa and France must keep stronger ties, by Elumelu
Chairman of Heirs Holdings, UBA Plc and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr Tony Elumelu has said that Africa offers the world multiple opportunities and called for stronger business…
Buhari hosts Zuckerberg in Aso Rock, receives special gift from the Facebook CEO
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg flew from Kenya and made a return trip to Nigeria this time to Abuja where President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received him and his…
Security operatives excited at NCC planned release of biometric data to NIMC
The recent agreement by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to release biometric data captured in the SIM card registration has excited the nation’s security apparatchik. A senior security officer of…