THERE was heated argument at the House of Representatives Hearing Room 028 yesterday between Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and House Committee Chairman on Treaties, Particulars and Agreement Ossai Nicholas Ossai. It was during the legislative hearing on the loans agreements signed by the ministry. At issue was an alleged …

Wada Maida, Daily Trust Shareholder, Dies At 70 A shareholder of Media Trust Limited, publishers of the Trust titles, Malam Wada Maida died on Monday at the age of 70. A family source said the late media icon who was a former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria …

Ghali Na’Abba, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has made public the discussion he had with the Department of State Services (DSS). Mr Na’Abba was invited by the DSS over recent criticism of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He had last week Thursday said the country was …

In an intense discussion BrightO had with Kiddwaya yesterday, he seemed to be revealing to the world how much of a seer he is. Neo was the subject of that discussion and BrightO had a lot to tell about him. BrightO said he thinks Neo came into the house with …

Speaker House of Representatives,  Rt.Hon Femi Gbajabiamila on Monday afternoon paid an unscheduled visit to Senate Chief Whip and former Governor of Abia state ,   Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in his Abuja residence The Speaker who arrived Kalu’s residence at exactly 2:45 PM unannounced spent nearly two hours with Kalu’s …

The Federal government has decried the closure of Nigerian Traders shops in Ghana saying urgent steps would be taken to address the issue. The Ghanian authorities had explained that the closure of the shops belonging to Nigerian traders was premised on their ‘failure’ to pay the Ghana Investment Promotion Council …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced the re-opening of all markets in the State with effect from today, from 7a.m and close at 6p.m daily. Governor Wike announced this yesterday, in a state-wide broadcast, saying that Rumukwurushe (Oil Mill) and Oginiba Slaughter Markets still remain closed. He stated that …

The Edo House of Assembly on Monday confirmed two civil commissioners and three others as commissioners for Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (EDSOGPADEC). The confirmation was sequel to the adoption of the report of the House standing committee on Rules, Business and Government House chaired by …

417 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-207 Kaduna-44 Ondo-38 Abia-28 Anambra-21 Plateau-20 Bauchi-13 Oyo-9 Ebonyi-9 Delta-7 Edo-7 Enugu-6 Niger-3 Gombe-2 Ogun-1 FCT-1 Kano-1 Highlights On the 17th of August 2020, 417 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria Till date, 49485 cases have been confirmed, 36834 cases have …

The Edo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 19, 2020 governorship election, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has concluded his ward-to-ward reelection campaign in Edo North Senatorial District, promising to bring an end to godfatherism in the state. A statement on Sunday said Obaseki made the …