The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed on Wednesday announced that the revenue performance prorated to third quarter of 2019 is 4.25 trillion. This according to her represents a performance of 81 per cent while the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) planned for 2019 was 3.5 per cent and the third quarter […]

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Wednesday night announced the dissolution of the state Executive Council which he formed in February, 2016. Bello made the dissolution in Lokoja while speaking with newsmen shortly after a prolonged meeting of the council at the Government House. He said that the dissolution was with immediate effect, directing the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the admirable life lived by Abdullahi Dauda, his nephew, and prayed to Allah to shower His blessings on the soul of the deceased. According to a statement by a spokesman to the president, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja, the president made his feelings known through a delegation he sent to […]

Two United States Republican lawmakers on Wednesday opposed the impeachment of the country’s President, Mr Donald Trump with remarks that alluded to the Biblical account of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, causing the phrase “Trump to Jesus” to trend on Twitter. “When Jesus was falsely accused of treason, Pontius Pilate gave Jesus the opportunity to […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has charged members of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) to apprise themselves of regulations and laws governing financial transactions to avoid entangling with fraudulent practices with dire consequences. The Zonal Head of the Kaduna office of the Commission, Mailafia Yakubu who gave […]

The Edo State Government will tomorrow, Thursday, December 19, 2019 commence training, evaluation and promotion exercise for teaching and non-teaching staff in the state. The exercises, which will be conducted by the Edo State Post Primary Education Board, will take place in the three senatorial zones of the state. READ ALSO: What is really going […]

Gareth Bale saw a goal disallowed as Barcelona and Real Madrid played out a 0-0 draw at Camp Nou on Wednesday. LaLiga’s top two went into the contest level on points this season and with 72 wins each from previous league meetings, and there was nothing to separate them in a tense clash in Catalonia. […]

Holders Manchester City booked their place in the semi-finals of the League Cup as Raheem Sterling’s second half double warded off a shock by League One Oxford in a 3-1 win at the Kassam Stadium. Manchester United ended fourth-tier Colchester United’s fairytale run with a 3-0 win at Old Trafford, while Leicester survived a second […]

Google paid hundreds of millions of dollars in additional Australian taxes to settle a long-running dispute with authorities there, officials said Wednesday. The Silicon Valley giant forked over an extra AU$481.5 million, or about US$326 million, in a settlement with the country’s Taxation Office. The deal followed an audit that examined the company’s tax practices […]

….Firmino scores stoppage-time goal By Onochie Anibeze, Qatar Roberto Firmino’s stoppage-time goal set up the clash the world has been craving for here – a Liverpool versus Flamingo final in the Club World Cup final on Saturday. Fans were already preparing for the extra time when the stadium erupted in ovation. It gave the European […]