The National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday, confirmed 58 people lost their lives and 78 other victims were injured after suicide bombers detonated explosives at the Internally Displaced Persons camp in Dikwa, Borno State. Emergency workers reported that the incident occurred when the IDPs queued up to collect their morning food ration in a camp […]
Continue ReadingSonia Foods Industries Limited, a Nigerian owned company, manufacturer of Sonia Tomato Paste is making major improvements to its Shagamu, Ogun State factory plant as part of an ongoing plan to meet growing demand for its products and maximize efficiencies. The capital improvement project, valued at more than $8 million, will create more jobs likewise […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a recruiter for the Islamic State (IS) in Kano state. The DSS also disclosed that it had apprehended some hackers who had concluded plans to compromise the treasury-single-account system domiciled at the office of the accountant general of the federation. “In line with the service statutory mandate […]
Continue ReadingDakuku Peterside, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Rivers state governorship election, has reacted to the verdict of the Supreme Court, which upheld the election of Governor Nyesom Wike. On January 27, the apex court set aside the judgement of the appeal court and the election tribunal, which nullified the election of […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has distanced himself from the 2016 budgetary allocation for his ministry, maintaining that his ministry did not submit what was presented before the national assembly. Mr. Adewole said that the state house clinic, which was allocated more money than all federal hospitals, is not under the supervision of the […]
Continue ReadingAt the resumed court trial of the PDP Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Tuesday, a witness, Junaid Sa’id, a detective at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said, Metuh took N50m out of the N400m given to him by Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), diverting the money meant for “security services” to […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on media and publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has argued that the president is of sound mind and health. He debunked the reports that Buhari embarked on a sudden vacation, saying that the president has worked “non-stop” for eight months, and being […]
Continue ReadingRussian Sports Minister, Vitaly Mutko, has disclosed the country’s willingness to invite former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini to the 2018 World Cup finals. Messrs Blatter and Platini were banned by football governing body FIFA for eight years in December over a spate of corruption scandals under their watch. This offence, […]
Continue ReadingA Lagos High Court, on Monday dismissed two applications seeking to stop the prosecution of the two engineers involved in the construction of the collapsed six-storey building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in Ikotun area of Lagos. The collapse, which occurred on September 12, 2014, led to the death of 116 persons, […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has appealed to Nigerians to embrace the increase in electricity tariff, described the increase as “a painful pill,” that consumers need to “swallow”. Fashola related this, on the sidelines of the second monthly sectoral meeting with stakeholders in the power sector in Lagos, where he also […]
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