The unspoken message in Buhari’s voice note
There had been all kinds of stories of power intrigues, especially about Chief of Staff Abba Kyari, insisting that statements from the acting President’s office must be cleared with him
APC govs tackle Fayose over comment on Buhari’s health
GOVERNORS elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday, tackled Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State on his allegation that President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on medical vacation in London, was on life support.
Kia tops J. D. Power’s IQS nameplate ranking for 2nd straight year
CONTINUING a multi-year string of quality and reliability awards and accolades, J.D. Power’s 2017 Initial Quality Study (IQS) has recognized Kia Motors as the highest-ranking nameplate in the United States for the second year in a row.
Osinbajo reads riot act to tax defaulters
ABUJA—The Federal Government, yesterday, gave tax defaulters in the country March 31, 2018, deadline to pay up their taxes or face prosecution.
CNL host communities’ graduate bodies ask VTP trainees to resume work
WARRI—National Association of Itsekiri Graduates, NAIG, Egbema-Gbaramatu Graduates Employment Front, KOMBOT and the National Association of Ilaje Graduates, NAIG, Delta State, have asked striking VTP5/OTP2 and VTP6/OTP3 trainees of Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, to resume work immediately.
A-Ibom Assembly passes LG bill
Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has passed the Local Government Administration bill 2017 into law.
Oleh students decry decay in education system
OLEH—NATIONAL Union of Oleh Students, NUOS, has decried the decay in the country’s education system, calling on the Federal Government to initiate workable policies that would take the sector to global standards.
5 things to never axe from your budget
However and at the same time, there are things that are too important to get rid of. Therefore, no matter what you earn, they must always feature in your budget.
N-Delta rights groups flay Kanu’s outburst on Jonathan
ASABA—THREE Niger Delta rights groups, yesterday, joined issues with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, over his recent declaration that former President Goodluck Jonathan was incompetent and naive.
Dickson,Ijaw elders give credence to Pereotubo-led IYC
Elders of Ijaw nation and the Bayelsa State Government have given credence to the Oweilaemi Pereotubo-led national executive of Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, to pilot the affairs of the body for the next three years.
I ‘ll appeal Tribunal sack, says Sekibo
The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting over senatorial elections in Rivers State has nullified the victory of Senator George Sekibo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Perform or risk disbandment, Edo govt charges waste managers
BENIN—THE Edo State Government has charged the state Waste Management Board to ensure that the state is kept clean at all times or risk disbandment.
Ikpeazu, Obi console Ishaku over Suntai’s death
ABA—governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and former Anambra governor,Mr Peter Obi have condoled with Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku and the people of the state over the death of former Governor Danbaba Suntai.
Imo PDP replies Okorocha
OWERRI— Imo State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described Governor Rochas Okorocha’s repeated attack on the party as “a macabre dance of shame, deceit and lies.”
Nigeria’s Diaspora Bond oversubscribed by 130%
ABUJA — Nigeria’s ambitious drive to raise funds through its nationals abroad has fetched it a whopping $300 million realised through its first Diaspora Bond, which had been oversubscribed by 130 percent, demonstrating investors confidence in the economy.
Diezani bribe: How INEC officials received N264.8m —Witness
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, heard that some officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, received about N264.8 million to rig the 2015 general elections.
