How to make Nigeria work by Atiku
The reality is that our nation does not work well whether we focus on security, education, economic production, employment generation and people’s welfare or we focus on governance and politics or the relationships among our diverse ethnic, regional, and religious groupings. Our government relies excessively on rent derived from a single export product, crude oil, […]
APC lauds lawmaker over Kwara road initiative
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Omu-Aran, Kwara, has commended Rep. Funke Adedoyin over her Road Intervention Scheme aimed at boosting development in communities within her constituency.
PSG headquarters, Di Maria, Pastore homes raided in tax probe
Investigators raided the headquarters of Paris Saint-Germain and the homes of the Ligue 1 club’s Argentine players Angel Di Maria and Javier Pastore on Tuesday in a tax fraud probe in France, legal sources said.
Yahya Jammeh stole $50m
The Gambia’s former president, Yahya Jammeh stole “at least” $50m from the state before he left the country in January, says Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou.
2017 Budget: Osinbajo Don’t delay signing-Bishop Kupolati
The Bishop of Ijumu Anglican Diocese, Dr Ezekiel Ikupolati, has advised the acting President Yemi Osinbajo to quickly scrutinise and sign the the 2017 budget into law.
PDP rejects Katsina bye election results, wants INEC to declare it inconclusive
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Katsina state chapter has rejected the election results into the Mashi/Dutsi federal constituency.
Gambia: Court freezes Jammeh’s 88 bank accounts, seizes 131 landed property, others
The exiled former President of the Gambia, Mr. Yahya Jammeh, is in trouble following the seizure of his assets.
ISIS claims responsibility for Manchester arena attack
Islamic State claimed responsibility for Monday’s deadly attack at the Manchester Arena and said it was carried out with an explosive device planted at the concert, according to a statement the group posted on Telegram.
Flight from Dubai to London evacuated for extra security measures
A Virgin Atlantic flight was delayed at Dubai international airport on Tuesday after additional security checks were deemed necessary, a Dubai airport spokesperson said.
Trump calls Nazi Holocaust ‘history’s darkest hour’
U.S. President Donald Trump paid tribute at Israel’s Yad Vashem memorial on Tuesday to the six million Jews killed in the Nazi Holocaust, calling it an indescribable act of evil.
Visa on Arrival: NIS appeals to foreign investors to use online platform
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has urged foreign investors and companies willing to apply for the new Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility to always do so through the NIS online platform.
Transparency Intl’s distorted verdict on Nigeria
Transparency International (TI) has stoked the fresh flames of the overt conspiracy on Nigeria and the distortion of the country, which has become the delight of some international organizations. They see nothing positive about Nigeria. They paint it as black and evil or as a nation incapable of achieving nothing. The forecast doom and are […]
Manchester police say probing ‘an incident’ at Arndale shopping centre
Police in the northern English city of Manchester are investigating an incident at the Arndale shopping centre, an officer at the scene said on Tuesday.
NCAA confirms Med-View Airline’s ban by EU
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Tuesday confirmed that MedView Airline has been banned from European airspace by the European Union Air Safety Committee, ASC, of the European Commission,EC, and the authority is to meet with ASC this week to resolve all discrepancies that will lead to lifting of the ban on Medview Airlines.
Leroy Sane out of Confederations Cup
Leroy Sane has withdrawn from Germany’s squad for the Confederations Cup.
Oyo govt. to distribute seized wares to orphanages
Mr Isaac Ishola, the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in Oyo State, says wares seized from traders who flout environmental sanitation laws will be distributed to orphanages.
