President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented to 8 bills passed by the National Assembly into law. His special adviser on National Assembly matters (senate), senator Ita Enang made the disclosure while briefing State House Correspondents at the presidential villa, Abuja.
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Trump picks Flynn as national security advisor
US President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be his powerful national security advisor is a former military intelligence chief who sees militant Islam as the biggest threat to global stability. The retired three-star general, a veteran of America’s recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has courted controversy with extreme statements that …
Read More »Wenger more respected than Me, says Mourinho
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho claimed on Friday he is not shown the same respect as his Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger, ahead of their Premier League showdown on Saturday. Mourinho, 53, has regularly clashed with Wenger, 67, over the course of his two spells as Chelsea manager and his current …
Read More »Edako –EverMore (Music download)
Edako began his music career in the university with Glory and Virtue Mass Choir. A graduate of Accounting, the rapper believes that hip hop will see a new dimension as he uses his talent to positively influence his generation. Edako aspires to touch all nations of the world in his …
Read More »Lagosians consume N3bn food daily- Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday said that investors willing to do business in the agric sector in the State can be rest assured of a ready market and returns on investment as the daily consumption of food items in the State is worth over N3billion daily. The …
Read More »Police arrest suspected Facebook fraudsters
The Enugu State Police Command on Thursday said it had arrested two suspected fraudsters for faking the Face book account of the State Deputy Governor, Cecilia Ezeilo. The suspects are: Richard Onyema, 36, and Richard Amadi, 40. The Spokesperson for the command, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, who briefed newsmen on the …
Read More »Buhari pledges maritime security
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday promised that Nigeria would team up with other countries to strengthen maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke while receiving the Executive Secretary of the Gulf of …
Read More »Ambiguities, duplication of projects mar FIRS’ N143bn budget
The Senate on Thursday rejected the report by the Committee on Finance in which the N143.7bn budget of the Federal Inland Revenue Service was approved. The lawmakers, while debating the recommendation of the committee during the day’s plenary, criticised the report as lacking details. While some senators who spoke on the report said …
Read More »Man remanded in prison for threatening to kill parents
An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Thursday remanded Dickson Uwadinusu, 30, in prison for allegedly threatening to kill his parents. The Magistrate, Mrs E.E. Edokpayi, who frowned at the accused person’s act, vowed not to grant him bail. Edokpayi said that if the accused person was granted bail, …
Read More »Bursar, Driver arrested for theft of N3m GCU money
THE Bursar and a driver of Government College, Ughelli, GCU, have been arrested and detained at the Ughelli “A” Division police station in connection with an alleged disappearance of N3million belonging to the school. “The Bursar, Sando Richard and Driver, Aaron Isokari, were both arrested following investigations surrounding the incident,” …
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