The remains of former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh, who passed on in Abuja last week, will be interred on Grailland, Iju Hills, Lagos on Thursday, February 11, 2021, it has been announced. The burial will be preceded by a Grail Funeral Hour of Worship in the Temple of God on Grailland at 4p.m […]

The police on Tuesday, arraigned nine men in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly smoking ”Indian hemp”, cannabis in public. The police charged Ibrahim Jelili, 42; Emmanuel Christian, 28; Peter Teniola, 41; Lateef Akodun, 27; Olufemi Falola, 47; Damilare Ayeitan, 22; Olawale Fashokun, 32; Ibrahim Giwa, 32 and Daniel Ohonme, 25 with breach of […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Salihu Moh. Lukman, has kicked against any attempt to admit a former Aviation minister and chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Femi Fani-Kayode into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying to do so would tantamount to ‘rewarding scandalous […]

Victor Ogunyinka As tension continues to brew inside the private sector task force for COVID-19, Coalition Against COVID-19, CACOVID, one of its members, BUA Group, has raised the alarm that a ‘prominent’ member was not happy with BUA’s initiative to pay for the vaccines. There have been heated exchanges between CACOVID and BUA, owing to […]

By Ndahi Marama – Maiduguri Mai Kanuribe of Lagos, Alhaji Mustapha Muhammadu, and other two persons were confirmed dead in a ghastly road accident involving their vehicle which accompanied the convoy of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State. Sources said, “the Governor and his entourage on Tuesday went to his hometown, Mafa Local Government […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Abia state, has berated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu over the delay in completion of rehabilitation of Port Harcourt road in Aba. The party in a statement by its State Chairman, Rev. Augustine Ehiemere, however, commended Governor Ikpeazu for rehabilitating some roads in Aba, but added that it […]

By Obas Esiedesa The Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva has admonished Nigerians to be ready to bear the pains of increased petrol pump price as crude oil price climbs above $60 per barrel. Speaking at official launch of Nigerian Upstream Cost Optimisation Program on Tuesday, Sylva said with no provision of subsidy […]

Stock markets posted mixed results, the dollar retreated and oil steadied Tuesday, while bitcoin closed in on $50,000 for the first time as investors reacted to US stimulus and Covid vaccine developments. Asia’s main stock indices closed higher, with Tokyo posting a 30-year high, while Europe was largely stable around the half-way stage. Wall Street […]

House of Representatives adjourned plenary Tuesday minutes after it resumed from its 2020 Christmas and New year holidays.

By Marie-Therese Nanlong – Jos In view of the growing population and urbanization, Governors from the 19 Northern States in Nigeria under the auspice of Northern Governors’ Forum have unanimously agreed that the current system of herding conducted mainly through open grazing is no longer sustainable and called for intensive sensitization of herdsmen to adopt […]