NEMA urges Anambra Government on evacuation of flood prone areas
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged the Anambra Government to begin immediate evacuation of people living in flood prone areas to emergency centres. Mr Vincent Owen, Director of Planning,…
$10 bn demand hampers MTN listing at the Exchange
A $10.1 billion demand by Nigerian authorities from South African telecoms group MTN (MTNJ.J) makes its planned debut stock market listing in the country “pretty challenging and awkward”, the group’s…
Terrorists record heavy casualty in fresh Boko Haram, troops gun battle – Military
Damasak Local Government Area of Borno state is currently under crossfire between Nigerian soldiers and Boko Haram fighters. The battle is raging at the time of filing the report Wednesday…
No more deportation for Nigerian deaf and dumb in US, he will leave voluntarily
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman says a deaf immigrant from Nigeria in the U.S. illegally can leave the country on his own instead of being deported. Khaalid Walls says…
Nigerian Catholic priest charged with sexually abusing 8-year-old girl in US
A Roman Catholic priest has been charged with sexually assaulting a young girl while staying in her family’s Massachusetts home in 2006. The Rev. Christian Ohazulume pleaded not guilty Tuesday…
Pastor caught sleeping with own sister, divorced
A housewife, Deborah Olusola, on Wednesday urged an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi in Ibadan, that her husband, Pastor Sunday Olusola, lured her into marry through fake prophesy. The News Agency…
Man climbs telecom mast, opts to die to protest poor economy
A 28-year-old man, Mr Nurudeen Lliyasu, has climbed a telecommunication mast in Abuja, to protest the poor economy in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
2019 general elections dates sacrosanct – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has no plan to postpone the 2019 general elections. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, made the clarification…
Juicy contracts, monthly returns tear Tinubu, Ambode apart: Osinbajo mediates
The real cause of the proxy war between the incumbent Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode and his estranged godfather, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been revealed by the Governance Support…
Over 5000 APC Decampees Empty Into PDP In Delta Central
No fewer than five thousand Politicians yesterday (12/09/2018), decamped from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) . DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa and…