Integrated Telecoms service provider, Globacom, has been decorated as the Nigerian Brand of the Year at the Nigerian Television Authority – Integrity and Service Programme (NTA-ISP) Award held at the Aso Villa in Abuja on Tuesday night. Globacom was the only private sector player that was decorated at the event attended by top political leaders and government functionaries at ... Read More »
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NASS, Executive feud slowed down governance process – Buhari
NASS, Executive feud slowed down governance process – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday blamed the standoff between the Executive and the National Assembly for the failure of government to deliver on its mandate as it has slowed down the process of governance in the country. The President who spoke at the National Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress ... Read More »
Breaking: Oyegun, others get one year tenure extension The National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the extension of the tenure of the John Odigie Oyegun led National Working Committee and state executive committees of the party for any other one year with effect from June 2018. Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello who briefed newsmen midway ... Read More »
Another JAMB Official ‘Steals’ N23 Million, Gives Strange Defence
Another state co-ordinator of the board in Nassarawa state has come up with a rather strange story to back an alleged fraud. A few days after the bizarre report that a snake ‘swallowed’ about N36 million from the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s vault in Benue State, another state co-ordinator of the board in Nassarawa state has come up with ... Read More »
Evans’counsel frustrating trial – DPP The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) on Thursday accused Olukoya Ogungbeje, counsel to suspected billionaire kidnaper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, of attempting to frustrate the trial. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Ms Titilayo Shitta-Bey, stated this while responding to Ogungbeje’s application seeking to quash the charges against Evans. Evans and three others ... Read More »
How Osinbajo’s daughter got hooked
Mixed reactions have continued to trail revelations occurring just yesterday that the daughter of Vice President, Damilola Osinbajo will be getting married to Oluseun Bakare. According to an inside source who is close to Oluseun, He first set his eyes on Damilola Osinbajo during the monthly Divine Encounter programme in the Abuja stadium by the Redeemed Christian Church of God. From ... Read More »
Musa named in 50 worst players in EPL history
Do you believe it? Could the analysis be right? Is it not debatable? Could it be a case of analyst being entitled to their opinions? Well, the story is that Super Eagles forward Ahmed Musa has been named among 50 Worst players of in premier league history. The report dished out on Wednesday on Fourfourtwo.com simply titled “Fourfourtwo: 50 ... Read More »
Ramaphosa to step in as Zuma resigns South Africa’s embattled President Jacob Zuma last night resigned his office with immediate effect. He made the announcement in a televised address to the nation. Earlier, Mr Zuma’s governing African National Congress (ANC) told him to resign or face a vote of no confidence in parliament today. The 75-year-old has been under increasing ... Read More »
BREAKING: Ramaphosa elected as South African president
South African lawmakers on Thursday elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the country’s new president after scandal-tainted Jacob Zuma resigned under pressure from his own ANC ruling party. Ramaphosa was elected without a vote after being the only candidate nominated in the parliament in Cape Town, chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng told assembled lawmakers. Read More »
DPR seal off six fuel stations in Cross River for diversion, price hike
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed six fuel station in Cross River State over diversion of the product and price hike. Operations Controller in charge of Cross River, Mr Bassey Nkanga, told reporters in Calabar that the stations were sealed in the last one week. According to him, intensified surveillance was carried out to ensure that the product ... Read More »