Soldiers in Burkina Faso showed up in the presidential office late Wednesday and prevented President Kafando and Prime Minister Zida from leaving. Reports have emerged that Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida were detained by soldiers today in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. Yacouba Isaac Zida, initially chosen […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement issued from his media office today, Wednesday, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to the 13-count charge filed against him by the Code of Bureau Conduct. While denying all the charges, Saraki, said the Code of Conduct Bureau is being influenced by political elements. Read the statement below: “The attention of Dr. Bukola […]
Continue ReadingDelta state government on Monday said it for the 6,000 slots available, it had received over 60, 000 applications from youths from every part of the state in the first phase of the Skill Training and Entrepreneurship Programme, STEP and the Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme, YAGEP. This disclosure was made during a courtesy visit to […]
Continue ReadingNdem Nkem Zamfara is one of the oldest Hausa States situated in Northern Nigeria and although it is not one of the most popular regions in the country, it is sophisticated in its own right. There is a lot more to Zamfara than meets the eye – between the landscapes and population lies a wealth of intriguing […]
Continue Reading(Thenews Magazine) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 arraigned four persons before Justice Abubakar Talba of the Federal High Court, Gudu, Abuja, on a 29-count charge bordering on conspiracy, and collecting by false pretence. The four accused persons – Ibrahim Ahmed Mazangari, Muhammed Sani Sulaiman, Hajia Fatima Mazangari and […]
Continue ReadingCharges have been filed by Nigeria’s Code of Conduct Bureau Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for failure to fully declare his assets.The tribunal’s 13-count accuses Mr. Saraki, among other crimes, of improperly using state funds to purchase private assets during his tenure as the governor of Kwara State while he was senator of the federal […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has revealed for the first time why exploratory talks between his government had stalled especially with regards to getting the kidnapped 219 schoolgirls from Chibok freed. In a response to a question at an interactive session with Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, said that his administration is worried by the continued stay of […]
Continue ReadingVice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has revealed that the Federal Government is planning to use a zero-based budgeting format for its 2016 budget planning. The Vice President said the zero-based budgeting would be carefully coordinated to ensure that it is policy-driven, especially regarding the proposed social intervention policy of the Buhari administration. Zero-based budgeting […]
Continue ReadingBy Ndem Nkem Every travelling company includes the option for travel insurance in their ticket purchase forms, especially airlines, and as shocking as it may seem, most travelers inNigeria tend to ignore or decline the option as they see it as a bad deal. Even travel agents around the country now refrain from suggesting the topic […]
Continue ReadingShowdown time it was yesterday, as traders Alaba International market, along Lagos/Badagry Expressway and motor park touts, popularly called Agbero, during which several persons were injured. This is just as a three storey-building used as a plaza on Lagos Island went up in flames, destroying goods worth several millions of Naira. The fight ensued, following […]
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