Buhari Govt, Same Old Story: Slow, Incompetent and Marked by High Price of Goods
A New York Times report authored in Lagos on April 29, 1984 and published May 1, 1984 x-rayed the military government of Muhammadu Buhari, then a Major-General and returned a…
After the Godfather, Italian Police Arrest the Godmother of Italian Crime Mafia
Italian Police said they had arrested 25 Mafia suspects, including Maria Angela Di Trapani, a woman who had inherited the leadership of a Palermo crime family from her husband. She…
Strike cripples Unilag, screening of UTME candidates postponed indefinitely, 2017/2018 academic session suffers setback
Strike by non-academic staff of universities has compelled the University of Lagos (Unilag) to postpone screening of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates which was billed to start on Monday….
World’s airlines project $38.4 billion profit next year
World’s airlines are set for another year of record profit in 2018, thanks to improving global economies and robust travel demand, the International Air Transport Authority (IATA) said on Tuesday….
NAFDAC confiscates over N5m worth of products in Abia
December 5, 2017 The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Abia State office, confiscated food and drug products worth over N5 million between October and Dec. 4…
99 die in Lagos, Niger and Kebbi Boat mishaps
No fewer than 99 persons died in six boat mishaps that occurred in Kebbi, Niger and Lagos States between April and September, according to a survey by the News Agency…
Fuel queues reappear in FCT despite NNPC’s assurances – NAN survey
December 5, 2017 Fairly long queues for petrol resurfaced in filling stations on Tuesday in Abuja, in spite of assurances by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to Nigerians of…
2019: Election results will be transmitted electronically from polling units – INEC
December 5, 2017 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has developed a technology that will enable it transmit election results electronically direct from polling units to its states’…
Mugabe’s nephew: ‘I ran away… It was better than waiting to be killed’
Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe’s nephew, Patrick Zhuwao, says he is proud to have served in his uncle’s governments, but says he won’t be returning to Zimbabwe soon as his…
Does Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, have a hand in attempt to block audit of Oando messy deals? New leads show she has
As the nation awaits the result of the Administrative Panel of Inquiry(API) set up by the Minister of Finance to look into allegations of financial impropriety levelled against the suspended…