KORA All-Africa Music Awards, the African continent’s first and premier award ceremony in the musical arts has announced the nominees in the 26 categories for her 2016 edition. The ceremony will take place on two 20th of March 2016 at the Windhoek Country Club in Namibia and will be partnered with SoundcityTV Africa as official Broadcast Media. The […]
Continue ReadingOn Dec. 2, a bill seeking a two-year jail term for Social Media offenders was presented before the Senate. It provides an option of N4 million fine for offenders for false newspaper, radio and television statements and N2 million for false phone text, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or WhatsApp messages. The Senate reprehensible anti social bill […]
Continue ReadingMore than 80,000 Britons as at 12pm today have signed an online petition calling on the British Government to ban U.S Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from entering Britain after his proposal for Britain to ban Muslims from entering Britain. He went further to say that some policemen in London fear for their lives and […]
Continue ReadingThe controversial Petroleum Industry Bill has been broken up into different versions by the Federal Government and is proposing splitting the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, into two companies — the Nigeria Petroleum Assets Management Company (NPAM) and a National Oil Company (NOC) that would be run on commercial lines and partly privatised. According to a report obtained […]
Continue ReadingNigerians have been struggling with the debate on whether to end fuel subsidy or not. The World Bank has finally come into the situation and have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to act now if he is seriously considering the removal of fuel subsidy. The World Bank’s Lead Economist, John Litwack, said Tuesday the best time […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the Nigerian military has sufficiently reduced the ability of Boko Haram to launch meaningful attacks while also retaking most of the territories seized by the terrorists. ”Winning the war against insurgency is about sufficiently degrading the insurgents’ capacity for action. This the military has substantially […]
Continue ReadingLess than two months after ministers were sworn into office, the Federal Government on Tuesday unveiled its plans on infrastructural development in Nigeria. Former governor of Lagos state, and current Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola(SAN) has officially unveiled his short term plans to address housing deficits, provide good roads and urgently increase […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari has made it clear to Nigerian Senators that he will not approve the Social Media Bill pushed forward by the senate. President Buhari’s stand was made known through his Senior Special Assistant to Media and publicity Shehu Garba. He said the principle of the bill was inconsistent with democratic ideals of freedom […]
Continue ReadingWith the destructive tendencies of Fulani herdsmen across the state, some communities in Isoko North and Ndokwa East Local Government Areas Delta State, have barred Fulani herdsmen from bringing their herds to graze in their domains. The resolution was passed due to last week’s Fulani herdsmen attack on Ofagbe community which left one Mr. Japheth […]
Continue ReadingThe Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna on Monday, December 7 dismissed the appeal of Aminu Sule Lamido, the 34 year old son of former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, against the decision of the Federal High Court, the court which found him guilty of the charge of money laundering brought against him by […]
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