How not to fight corruption
KEN UGBECHIE Nigeria stinks of corruption. That’s not new and it’s not even news anymore. People steal, subvert the laws, shunt the rules and still smell like rose flower. But…
Boko Haram kills 30 soldiers in bloody gun duel
No fewer than 30 Nigerian soldiers died in combat with Boko Haram jihadists who overran a military base in the northeast near the border with Niger, two military sources told…
World leaders on a queue to meet Buhari in China – Presidency
The Presidency on Saturday boasted that world leaders are on a queue to meet President Muhammadu Buhari. This, it said, was contrary to what happened in the past when world…
3 Osun APC lawmakers defect to ADP
Ahead of the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun, three members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state House of Assembly on Saturday defected to the Action Democratic…
Aero takes delivery of three aircraft, increases flights
Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, says it has expanded its operations with the delivery of more aircraft to its fleet. The CEO of the airline, Capt. Ado Sanusi, said the…
Flood claims 14 lives in Niger State says Alhaji Garba
The Director Relief, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Garba Salisu, says 14 persons have so far died due to flooding in different part of the state. In an interview…
I make N180,000 monthly, says telephone charger
A middle-aged man, Ibrahim Usman, who operates a telephone charging outfit in Lafia, says he makes N180,000 monthly on telephone charging, using generator and solar power. “I took advantage of…
CVR: INEC registers 537,874 new voters in Kaduna State
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has registered 537,874 new voters in Kaduna State during the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise which came to an end on…
Lagos State PDP member commends Buhari, joins APC
Dr Michael Olawale-Cole, formerly intending to be governor of Lagos State on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has left the party for All Progressives Congress (APC). Olawale-Cole said…
Kofi Annan’s legacies can strengthen Ghana-Nigeria relationship – Envoy
Ghana’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Rashid Bawa, has said that the relationship between the two countries can be further be strengthened by the legacies entrenched by the late UN…