The Federal Government has approved the payment of N413 billion ($2.1 billion) to oil marketers as outstanding payment for fuel subsidy claims, the NNPC has disclosed.‎ The Federal Government of Nigeria has not made payment to oil marketers since July, 2015, it was learnt.‎ Buhari According to the management of  NNPC, …

Professor Wole Soyinka was quoted saying his latest book is the “nastiest” that he has written so far. InterInventions: Between Defective Memory and the Public Lie- A Personal Odyssey in The Republic of Liars (Ibadan: Bookcraft, 2015, 136pp) is quite close to being just that. But who knows if an …

Butchers in Ekiti State on Friday trooped out in their hundreds to protest the imposition of new tax and closure of all abattoirs by Governor Ayo Fayose’s administration. Government had imposed a tax of N1, 000 on each cow slaughtered in the state, but the butchers refused to pay the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) came down hard on the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) saying the Council’s indictment of  Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc (SIBTCH) is baseless and lacking in merit. The CBN Governor, Godin Emefiele who registered the bank’s displeasure with the Council in a letter addressed …

Strange things are happening every day. A facebook user shared the photo. Here’s what she wrote: I can’t even imagine what this baby’s mother is going through right now. I can’t even imagine the pain, trauma, how loud this little innocent baby must have screamed while this wicked househelp did …

One Miss Onyinyechi Okegbulam of Egbu in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State has allegedly been killed by her boyfriend for refusing his marriage proposal. A source said that the girl was shot in the head at close range by her supposed boyfriend in the village. The source recalled …

A man, Charles Oyibo, is currently on the run in Enugu after beating his wife, Angela, to death. It was learnt that the beating took place on September 30, at Aku, in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State. It was also gathered that on the fateful day, Charles pummeled his …

All is set for the inauguration of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) following President Muhammadu Buhari’s receipt of the list of ministers-designate from Senate President Bukola Saraki.The would-be ministers will begin a retreat in Abuja tomorrow to prepare them for the task ahead, it was learnt.They may be sworn in …

Victoria’s Secret has debuted its hotly-anticipated 2015 Fantasy Bra and revealed that model Lily Aldridge will have the coveted role of walking down the runway in the $2 million bra at this year’s fashion show in December. The bra is actually quite heavy. The total weight of the gem stones …

MTN is the market leader in Nigeria’s mobile-phone marketMTN Group Ltd.’s biggest market is now its worst headache.Nigeria’s telecommunications regulator (NCC) last week slapped the mobile-phone operator with a $5.2 billion fine, wiping almost 20 percent off its market value over the space of four days. There is a lot …