South Africa’s government on Monday denied secretly plotting a safe exit from the country for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, despite an international arrest warrant on war crimes charges.

Thirty seven ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Lagos ports from June 22 to July 13, 2015.

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally commenced office at the Presidential Villa today to the long-awaited anticipations of Nigerians.

CIVIL Groups in their hundreds on Monday morning trooped to the streets of Abuja in a peaceful protest against the Amnesty International (AI) report against the Nigerian Military, describing it as vindictive, lacking in merit and an international conspiracy against the people of Nigeria.

A Lagos High Court in Ikeja Monday dismissed the N25.7billion criminal charge preferred against the former Managing Director of Bank PHB, Mr. Francis Atuche, and others.

On his first day in the office, President Muhammadu Buhari went into a meeting with service chiefs who arrived the Villa shortly after the president resumed ‎at the presidential Villa.

Toyota Nigeria Ltd, TNL, has added the luxury version of the Toyota Hiace bus to its line up in Nigeria. The new Hiace luxury bus which joined the Toyota family in Nigeria recently is a ten seater vehicle and is available in high roof grand cabin, with full option. According to a Toyota Nigeria source, the new luxury Hiace version was launched to offer customers a wider option of choice to meet their demands.

FROM January 15, 1966 till June 3, 1967, Nigeria had no Ministers. That is a period of over fifteen months. The two military rulers who ruled during that period——Major General Johnson Thomas Umanakwe Aguiyi Ironsi(1924-1966) and General Yakubu Dan-Yuma Gowon (80) constituted permanent secretaries as members of the Federal Executives Councils.

Diego Maradona will stand for the presidency of scandal-tainted FIFA presidency, a Uruguayan journalist who presents a television show with the Argentine football legend, said Monday.

Royal Philips has launched its “Buy Original” campaign in Nigeria; an informative multi-year outreach aimed at protecting consumers by creating awareness about counterfeit products in the market and educating them on how to identify original products versus counterfeits.

As lovers of true democracy acknowledge the historic emergence of a bipartisan legislature—made possible by the return of Senator Ike Ekweremadu as Deputy Senate President of the 8th National Assembly, there have also been disenchanted voices of some anti-democratic elements who appear hell-bent on subverting the nation’s nascent democracy. Some of them have even gone to the extent of calling for the resignation or impeachment of the duly elected and constitutionally-backed Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu just to satisfy their greed.

The First Lady, Hajia Aisha Buhari, on Sunday in Abuja urged Nigerians to embrace Yoga to enhance their physical and mental well-being.

GOVERNORS elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP under the aegis of PDP Governors’ Forum, PDPGF, yesterday warned that it would resist any attempt to take Akwa Ibom and Rivers states which were won by the PDP in the last election through the back door.

The legal battle between some traditional rulers in Imo State and Governor Rochas Okorocha, has assumed another dimension as about seven Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, have indicated interest to offer free legal services to the monarchs, when the hearing of the suit begins on Tuesday, June, 23, 2015, at Owerri High Court 4.

Apart from gaining the fear of God, (taqwa), which we emphasised earlier, the month is loaded with blessings like no other month. It is reported in some narrations that the companions of the prophet (s.a.w.) used to pray for longevity of their lives six months before Ramadan in order to witness Ramadan and to reap the benefits in it. Immediately after the month, they also beseech Allah to accept their ibadaah for six months. This highlights the extremely high value of the rewards and blessings of this month.