The HeartBeat Professionals Association, a social-political group has joined the rest of the world to mourn the death of Edo-born reggae music icon Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly called Majek Fashek, describing him as a true legend. Engr. Osagie M. Otokhagua, the Secretary-General of the group in a condolence message made available to journalists yesterday in […]

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has accused the office of the Accountant General of the Federation and Ministry of Finance of allegedly withholding salaries of its members.

The deputy governor of Bauchi State, Baba Tela, has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a statement made available to the media on Wednesday. Tela was tested after showing symptoms of the virus. Upon the confirmation of his status, all primary contacts had been taken for screening. This was revealed by the […]

Pope Francis said on Wednesday “we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism”, in reaction to the killing of a black man by US police that has sparked nationwide protests. But the pontiff also condemned the violence that followed George Floyd’s death in the city of Minneapolis last week as “self-destructive and self-defeating”. […]

The Obi Casmir led-board of the Nigeria Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has threatened to sue the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) for lack of revenue accountability.

More than twenty years on from the return to democratic rule in 1999, Nigerians have more to celebrate than just the restoration of their democratic rights this Democracy Day. The Passport Index by Arton Capital has declared, in this year’s rankings, that Nigeria is the joint ‘most open’ country in the world. Citizens from 198 […]

Former Manchester City defender, Nedum Onuoha, who now plays for Real Salt Lake says he has a “fear and distrust” of police in the United States as protests against racial injustice sweep across the country following the death of George Floyd. Onuoha moved to Major League Soccer in 2018 after spells at Manchester City, Sunderland […]

Maverick Nigerian showbiz maestro and activist, Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charlyboy, has paid tribute to late Nigerian music legend Majek Fashek, popularly known as ‘The Rainmaker’, describing him as a “ Lyrical Wizard”.

Governor Godwin Obaseki appeared at the All Progressives Congress secretariat to submit his nomination form and then, like an emperor, made some declarations. First and foremost, he ordered Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the party, to stay clear of the party’s upcoming primary election.

Over 19,000 people demonstrated in Paris on Tuesday evening, calling for justice over the death of black Frenchman, Adama Traore, in police custody in 2016, according to a police source quoted by BFM television.

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, granted a motion by a former Governor of Abia,  Orji Uzor Kalu, seeking his release from the Kuje Prison custody. Justice Mohammed Liman before who the applicant’s motion was pending, granted the prayer of the applicant, and ordered the release of Kalu, from prison. Kalu was sentenced […]

If one has not occupied a position of leadership, one would not fully understand the truism of William Shakespeare’s wise words: “uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”. But those who wear the crown know where it hurts. So, it is with the leadership of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, at this inauspicious time.

Reacting to the letter written by the former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, to the National Assembly, requesting for a holistic probe into the series of allegations raised by the Management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, against the Federal lawmakers, group known as Niger Delta Peoples Forum, Wednesday faulted Clark, insisting that NASS should continue with its probe of the Interim Management Commission, IMC.

*** Reduces oil production to 1.8mbd ***Declares Natural Resources Devt Acct as waste   By Henry Umoru ABUJA – The Senate on Tuesday jerked the price of crude to $28 per barrel as against the $25 per barrel proposed by the Executive in the revised Medium Term Expenditure Framework ( MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper […]

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