The Senate on Thursday urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to, within seven days end lingering scarcity of petrol and clear queues in filling stations across the country. This followed a unanimous adoption of report of the Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) on the fuel crisis in the country, at plenary. In the report […]
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Zambian authorities have arrested a Nigerian pastor for allegedly trafficking 26.29 kilogram of ephedrine, a medication and stimulant drug, a spokesperson said on Thursday. Isaac Amata, 42, is known for having predicted that President Edgar Lungu will win Zambia’s 2016 general election. He was arrested by anti-drug officers on Wednesday upon arrival at the Kenneth Kaunda […]
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Mr Olisah Metuh, former PDP’s spokesman has been ordered to appear at the Federal High Court, Abuja for his trial on Feb. 5 or risk arrest. Justice Okon Abang gave the order on Thursday, when he delivered ruling in an application filed by Metuh, seeking an adjournment to his trial on health grounds. The judge […]
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The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 10 states of the country are battling with Lassa fever with 107 suspected cases and 16 deaths recorded since the beginning of the year. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, in a statement yesterday said the Centre has activated its Emergency Operations Centre […]
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Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against participating in the 2019 presidential election, as he has performed below par. Obasanjo, who was one of Buhari’s main supporters in the buildup to the 2015 election, advised Buhari to take his roles on the sidelines. Obasanjo spoke in a strong-worded statement issued […]
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The prestigious film industry award, Te Oscars have announced the full list of nominees for 2018 awards. The year’s Oscars which will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will hold on Sunday, March 3rd. Check out the full list of nominees below: – Best Production Design nominees are Beauty and the Beast Blade Runner 2019 Darkest […]
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Senator Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District, has raised an alarm over alleged corruption and operation of a secret account by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other joint venture companies. Melaye raised a point of order at plenary on Tuesday. He alleged that the account, which was supposed to be domiciled […]
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By Reuben Abati Mrs Aisha M. Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari is probably the most loved person in Nigeria today, especially by critics of her husband’s administration. She first came to our notice in this regard when in the course of her ailing husband’s medical vacation in London, she famously declared through BBC […]
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A former CJN died in the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 75, Premium Times reported, quoting post by his family members on social media. “My elder brother Justice Dahiru Musdapher former CJN passed on tonight,” the newspaper quoted Muneer Musdapher, a younger brother of the former CJN as writing on Facebook. He […]
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South African trumpeter, jazz artist and music legend, Hugh Masekela, is dead. The ace musician died of prolonged prostrate cancer at the age of 78. His death was announced on Twitter today by South Africa’s minister of arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa. “A baobab tree has fallen, the nation has lost a one of a […]
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