Atiku govt will crash fuel price, stop sleaze in oil sector – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the government of its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has worked out a pricing template that will immediately crash the pump price…
For N48,000 fraud, man gets N50,000 bail
A man, Agboola Aworeni, on Thursday appeared before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun over alleged N48, 000 fraud. He was, however, released on bail in the sum of N50,…
Rivers Guber: I’m still in the race – Tonye Cole
Mr Tonye Cole, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, has advised his party members to remain focused and not be distracted by unprofessional interpretation to…
Okowa receives more returnees to PDP, says no compromise on security
DELTA State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa on Thursday received All Progressives Congress (APC) bigwig, Chief Andrew Orugbo and other members of opposition political parties back to the Peoples Democratic Party…
Agbaje, Lagos PDP guber candidate, picks female lawyer as running mate
The governorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, on Thursday announced Mrs Haleemat Busari as his running mate for 2019 gubernatorial election. Felix…
Boko Haram kill 15 in fresh attacks on Maiduguri villages
Suspected members of the Islamist Boko Haram insurgency killed at least 15 people in an attack on a group of villages in northeast Nigeria late on Wednesday, residents told Reuters….
Rights groups accuse military of ‘horrific’ killings of Shiites, place toll at 45
Human rights campaigners on Wednesday accused Nigeria’s security forces of killing dozens by using “horrific” force during a crackdown on protesting supporters of an imprisoned Shiite cleric. Amnesty International said…
Money fails: Man feels ‘miserable’ 6 years after winning £148m jackpot
EuroMillions winner Adrian Bayford is selling his magnificent Georgian mansion and country estate to move to Australia because his jackpot win has left him miserable. Former postman Adrian, 48, who…
Buhari ignores cabal, sends NHIS boss on leave, orders probe
At last, President Muhammadu Buhari has ignored the Aso Rock cabal by asking the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof Usman Yusuf, to embark on administrative…
Minimum wage: TUC rejects N22,500, strike begins next week
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the N22,500 minimum wage announced by the Governors’ Forum. It insists on N30,000 or nothing. Barring any intervention by the Federal…