Why grains importation won’t happen soon – Stakeholders
There may be delay in implementation of the zero-tariff grains importation policy of the federal government as Financial Vanguard reliably learnt at the weekend that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is yet to receive a comprehensive list of the firms to select for participation in the intervention programme.
Congresses’ hiccups: APC defies court order in Rivers, minister’s faction loses in Ebonyi
APART from hiccups here and there, the All Progressives Congress, APC, held peaceful local government congresses in many states of the country, yesterday.
Buhari, APC taking Nigerians for fools, says Obasanjo as CNM melds with ADC
Opposition to the All Progressives Congress, APC, got a fillip yesterday, when the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo-inspired Coalition for Nigeria Movement, CNM, collapsed into the African Democratic Congress, ADC, with the aim of enthroning a new generation of leaders in the country.
Fresh woes for APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC was yesterday, headed towards another major crisis as one of its legacy groups, new Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, issued a seven-day ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to address grievances of marginalization and persecution of its members.
APC congresses fallout: Buhari’s men at each other’s throats
Recriminations over the outcome of last weekend’s ward congresses of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC continued yesterday with major party stakeholders appraising their situations and countering the advances of rivals within the party in the different states.
Jide Omokore did not steal $3bn – Lawyers
THE Presidency, yesterday, accused the trio of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke; Jide Omokore and Kola Aluko of looting $3billion from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
Bandits kill 48, set houses ablaze in Kaduna community
No fewer than 48 bodies have been recovered from Gwaska village in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, following Saturday attack on the community by bandits.
Insecurity, restructuring: Senate’ll revisit devolution of powers – Saraki
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday, assured leaders and elders from four of the six geo-political zones of the country, under the aegis of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, that the upper chamber will revisit the rejected devolution of power items in its constitution amendment exercise.
Buhari bungled talks with Trump — Obasanjo
Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, took another swipe at the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, saying the President bungled his trip to the US for talks with President Donald Trump, and thereby lost another opportunity to “self-redeem.”
Over 60 killed in twin blasts at Adamawa mosque, market
No fewer than 60 persons were feared dead, yesterday, as a twin bomb blasts hit a mosque and nearby market in Mubi, Adamawa State.
Protect Nigerians against spate of killings, Trump tells Buhari
President Donald Trump of the United States of America, yesterday, warned that his government would not tolerate continued religious killings in Nigeria.
