Heavy fighting in South Africa parliament over Zuma, police fire grenades
Lawmakers of South Africa’s far-left Economic Freedom Fighters party brawled with parliamentary orderlies as they were ejected from the chamber for interrupting President Jacob Zuma’s state-of-the-nation speech on Thursday. Scuffling…
EFCC finds $9.2million, others in ex-NNPC GMD’s home
Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, on Thursday told a committee of the House of Representatives that $9.2 million and 750,000 pounds were recovered…
Workers march through Lagos, Abuja streets to protest worsening hardship
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) made good their promise as workers took to the streets on Thursday in Lagos and Abuja to protest…
How Buhari’s slow-blinking government put Nigeria in crisis – Financial Times
The influential Financial Times has published a scathing article criticizing Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari. The article was written by Columnist David Pilling. According to the article, Buhari, “a septuagenarian president,”…
Banks are killing agriculture with high interest rates – ogbeh
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that high interest rate from banks remained the bane of financing of agriculture and the development of good…
Buhari returns on Saturday, I spoke with him and he’s fine – Saraki
All things being equal, President Muhammadu Buhari, may return to Nigeria from his vacation to the United Kingdom on Saturday. Leadership newspaper quoting a source said on Thursday that except…
FG takes over Arik Air, airline in heavy debt, poor service delivery
In a proactive move to avoid an imminent disaster in the aviation sector, the Federal Government has taken over the operations of troubled Arik Air which has been immersed in…
Okowa Calls for Action to Ensure Availability of Kerosene at the Right Price
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has called for necessary actions that would ensure regular supply and appropriate pricing of petroleum products to ease the suffering of Nigerians. Governor Okowa…
Epidemic, death looms in Port Harcourt as soot assaults residents
Residents of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, cried out over black particles which have taken over the air making live unbearable for many. The soot ostensibly carbon emission from an unknown…
Show of might: Nigerian Army to host Arms Championship in Sambisa Forest
In a show of bravura and a demonstration of superior might, the Nigerian Army has said that its 2017 Nigeria Army Small Arms Championship (NASAC 2017) will hold in recently…
