20 feared dead in fresh Borno village attack
No fewer than 20 people were killed, while several others were injured as members of Boko Haram terrorists’ sect, Saturday night, invaded Malari and other communities in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
Fitch: Nigerian banks’ foreign currency liquidity still tight
Fitch Ratings has declared that reducing reserve requirements to 25 per cent will not add liquidity to the Nigerian banking system because the reduction will not lead to additional Foreign Currency (FC).
Rivers spends N1.4bn on foreign scholarships
Rivers State government has said it spent N1.4 billion on school fees for students of the state origin on scholarship abroad.
We’re not part of Dickson’s endorsement for 2nd term —Bayelsa PPA
Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, in Bayelsa State, has dissociated itself from the endorsement of Governor Seriake Dickson of the state for a second term, by 13 political parties under the aegis of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, and the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, saying it was not consulted.
Afrobasket Women Championship: D’Tigress blow out Guinea 100 – 47
Nigeria didn’t really break a sweat blowing out lowly Guinea in Sunday’s only game of AfroBasket Women 2015 in Yaounde, Cameroon.
Nigeria deeply divided along religious, ethnic lines – Osinbajo
Catholic Bishop of Kafanchan, Bishop Joseph Bagobiri has urged northern leaders and adherent of Islamic faith to make strong statement against Boko Haram as a way of finding lasting solution to insecurity situation in the country.
Waiting for Buhari’s ‘noisemakers’
IT is three days to the end of September 2015, the magic month within which President Muhammadu Buhari promised to appoint his ministers. It is expected that in spite of his foot-dragging and reluctance, he will publish the names of the nominees before Friday this week.
Political dictators behind Saraki’s travail – Group
A civil Society organization, Youth Stand Up for Nigeria (YSN), has alleged that political dictators in the All Progress Congress (APC) are behind the Senate president’s current travail, warning against his removal.
Saraki/Presidency Cold War: Senators avoid C’ttee Chairmanship
AS the Cold War between the presidency and the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Saraki over the later’s emergence as the Senate President rages on, a good number of the Senators have allegedly rejected heading Committees to avoid what they described as witch-hunt.
Edo govt escort driver arrested over attempted to break-in
SECURITY operatives attached to Edo State Government House, weekend, arrested one of the escort drivers attached to the convoy of Governor Adams Oshiomhole who attempted to break into the Accounts section at midnight
Emmanuel orders restoration of electricity to A-Ibom LG after 5yrs power outage
GOVERNOR Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State, weekend, ordered the immediate restoration of electricity to Okobo Local Government Area of the state that has been without power in the past five years.
