The majority leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has described the suspension of Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin by the House for a period of 180 legislative days as unconstitutional and a breach of the rights of his constituency to have representation in the lower chamber. Hon. Gbajabiamila in an interview with newsmen said […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government has listed two jets in the Presidential fleet for immediate sale. The jets: Falcon 7x and Hawker 4000, were advertised on page 35 of Tuesday’s Thisday Newspapers, with the adverts showing the performance and specifications of the jets, which indicated that they were still in good condition. Interested buyers are to inspect the […]
Continue ReadingHurricane Matthew, a Category Four storm, is projected to hit the western tip of Haiti. According to BBC reports, this hurricane is one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent years bringing winds, rains and storm surges.Haiti has suffered one of the worst natural disasters including hurricanes and earthquakes. Hurricane mattew makes it the […]
Continue ReadingRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s charitable foundation has been ordered by New York’s attorney general to stop fundraising in the state. Prosecutors issued a “notice of violation” after determining the foundation had no proper registration. The notice directs the Trump foundation to “immediately cease soliciting contributions or engaging in other fundraising activities in New York”. […]
Continue ReadingThe United States Secretary of State, John Kerry has congratulated Nigeria on its 56th Independence Anniversary which comes up today, October 1.Kerry expressed confidence that Nigerians are working hard to address current national challenges. He sent the message on behalf of President Barack Obama and the American people. Below is the full text of Kerry’s […]
Continue ReadingFan Xing, a Chemical Engineering Professor at Chongqing University, said on Friday that Chinese, U.S. scientists are inventing power-generating fabric.The scientist said that with sufficient sunlight and constant motion, a 5-cm long and 4-cm wide fabric can generate and maintain electricity with a voltage of 5V, enough to charge a cellphone. Xing explained that the […]
Continue ReadingSince Russia started airstrikes in Syria last year, about 10,000 persons have been killed, a monitoring group which documents violence in the war-torn country said Friday. The toll includes 3,804 civilians, among them 906 children, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It added that the strikes also killed 2,746 members of the Islamic […]
Continue ReadingAt the completion of collation of results by INEC, Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress has been declared winner of the election, with Osagie Ize-Iyamu, his Peoples Democratic Party rival coming second. Figures computed following official declaration of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission shows that Obaseki has won 319,484 votes, ahead of […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Chief Executives for 13 Federal Government agencies.Bolaji Adebiyi, the Director of Press in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) stated this in a statement in Abuja. He listed the appointments are as follows: Joseph Ari: Director-General, Industrial Training Fund Isa Ibrahim: Director-General, National […]
Continue ReadingHillary Clinton was the winner in a one-sided debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, an Emmy award winning American political psychologist said, a verdict that was generally upheld by many debate watchers in America. A CNN poll gave Hillary 62 per cent and Donald Trump 27 per cent. Eleven per cent were undecided. Political psychologist, […]
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