To criticise Messi is unfair – Fabregas
Cesc Fabregas voiced his support for Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi on Wednesday in the wake of an apparent dip in form by the Argentina star triggering criticism in the Spanish media.
4 pupils held over alleged murder of schoolmate
FOUR primary school pupils have been apprehended in Akure, the Ondo State capital over the gruesome murder of their 11 year schoolmate Godwill Omokabo.
Fashola attacks FG over N1.2trn unlawful expenses on fuel subsidy
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday, expressed his disapproval over alleged unlawful spending by the Federal Government, stressing that the government had exceeded the approved N240 billion for the year on fuel subsidies with an additional N1.2 trillion by the end of last month.
Senate gives Customs 7 days to recover auctioned $3 billion NIPP equipment
THE Senate Committee on Power yesterday ordered the immediate retrieval of all the 17 containers belonging to the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) and the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) said to have been auctioned by the Nigerian Customs Service,NCS
Foreign Accounts: Tinubu’s trial begins today
Trial of the former Governor of Lagos State and leader of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will commence before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja today.
I’m not under pressure over Siasia – Maigairi
Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has rejected suggestions that he was under any pressure from the Presidency to retain embattled Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia after the team failed to qualify for 2012 African Cup of Nations to be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
Monarchs back Jonathan on subsidy removal
Ikwerre Traditional Rulers Council in Rivers State has called on Nigerians to support the removal of oil subsidy being considered by President Goodluck Jonathan.
PDP Bayelsa guber: Alaibe, Bruce submit forms
FORMER Managing Director of Niger Delta Develop-ment Commission, NDDC, Chief Timi Alaibe, yesterday, submitted his expression of interest and nomination forms for Bayelsa governorship ticket of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the primaries, with a vow that getting the waiver was his entitlement as a founding member of the party.
Constitution of convenience
OUR laws, already famous for being observed through breaches, are in further danger of a final eclipse from the highest quarters. The latest trend is the negotiation of laws by parties that feel the laws do not favour them. It is as if the Constitution and our laws are for convenience.
FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL: Our offer – FG
Following mounting opposition to the planned removal of fuel subsidy, the Federal Government declared yesterday that the plan is not yet a done deal as talks with various stakeholders were ongoing, even as it stated that no date has been fixed for take-off of the removal of the subsidy.
NDLEA arrest 3 suspects with 316.65kg of cannabis
Operatives of the Lagos State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Tuesday, arrested three suspected drug traffickers for allegedly conveying 316.65 kilogrammes of cannabis with a Hilux vehicle belonging to the Ondo State Government on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway.
