“They jumped into the deep water in the dam to rescue a shoe of their friend, unfortunately, the volume of water was too much…” Two teenagers have reportedly drowned at the dam in Rayfield Resort, Jos, Plateau. The victims are Michael Nyam, eight years, and Elijah Solomon, six years old. Gyang Pwol, a witness, told […]
Many Nigerians say the appointment and its sheer audacity strengthen the belief that the Buhari administration’s vow to ensure transparency in public service is nothing but a sham. Anti-corruption campaigners have delivered a stinging rebuke of President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to appoint an official named in the Pandora Papers to the Nigerian Ports Authority’s top […]
An NNPC official says the company had commenced 24 hours’ operations at its depots and retail outlets. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited started its week with an assurance to Nigerians that the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) would soon normalise after it recalled the bad product imported into the country last week. […]
Osogbo — CONTRARY to the belief that the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola is the kingmaker in Osun politics, the outcome of the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state held on Saturday proved otherwise. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola succeeded Aregbesola in 2018 but the two had frosty relationship months after […]
Indications emerged weekend of crisis brewing between the federal government and labour union over who has the responsibility to collect stamp duties charge. The Finance Act which was recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, had given the responsibility of collecting stamp duties charges to the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, instead of the Nigeria Postal […]
While fuel scarcity in the past has often revolved around increased pump price or subsidy removal, the latest scarcity biting Nigerians hard sees a new entrant: adulterated fuel or off-the-specification petroleum products. Vanessa Obioha and Iyke Bede report that like the previous fuel crisis, this current fiasco is still a game of finger-pointing without any […]
The fast-rising Nigerian singer, Adejimi Oladimeji, popularly known as Lil Fish, has a new tune that is getting fans excited. Lil Fish whose new release ‘Rara’ has already put his fans in the jolly mood, is rated as one of the hottest vocalizers, now revving up the dance halls in towns. The ‘Rara’ crooner, Lil […]
Internationally acclaimed gospel musician, Sinach has touched down in the capital for her afternoon performance at the Harare International Conference Centre (HICC). The Nigerian singer will headline the show tagged ‘It’s Time Live With Sinach’ as she kick starts her Southern Africa music tour. The concert also features a rich line up of gospel superstars; […]
To mark the participation of Nigeria at the ongoing 6th EU-AFRICA summit in Brussels, Belgium, President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, penned an opinion article to coincide with the opening of the meeting in the Politico, an online/offline magazine which is the biggest/most influential publication for the EU in Brussels. It is hereunder reproduced. WHEN it comes […]
Pensioners in Rivers State have pleaded with Governor Nyesom Wike, to commence the payment of their gratuities and pension arrears gradually, lamenting that retirees have not been paid gratuities since 2014. The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, in the state, Collins Nwonkwo, said: “No gratuities or accumulated arrears have been paid so […]
An attempt to push $4.7 million fake dollars into circulation in Nigeria has been foiled by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). This would have done a damage of over N2.7 billion to Nigeria’s economy, which was the estimated value of the fake dollars. A statement yesterday by the spokesman of […]
Nigeria’s surest path to full and effective funding of annual budgets as well as long term strategies can only happen if it turns to her portfolio of national assets to unlock liquidity and focus on increasing its revenue base. According to economic experts who spoke at the National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB) Lagos state […]
Doctors have expressed horror at the aftermath of an airstrike that left at least 12 people dead at the border between Niger and Nigeria. It is reported the Nigerian military launched the air attack while pursuing armed men at a small village in the Madarounfa district of southern Niger. Four children are among those killed. […]
Abuja — Nigerian track star, Blessing Okagbare will head to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), to challenge the 10-year ban slammed on her over the weekend by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), for out of competition doping violations. The sprinter’s counsel, Chinedu Udora disclosed this yesterday while speaking on THISDAYLIVE, an interview segment […]
An International Organization, Transforming Intermittent Preventive for Optimal Pregnancy (TIPTOP) Jhpiego, weekend, said it has donated 9,404 packets of Medical Facemasks, 2, 496 bottles of Sanitol Hand Sanitizer and 260 bottles of Hand Wash to Ebonyi state to fight COVID-19 pandemic. Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, Jhphiego-TIPTOP Project, Nigeria, Dr. Herbert Onuoha stated this in Abakaliki […]
Why did Interior Minister Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola spend so much precious time at the weekend, ultimately to no avail, trying to wrest Osun State APC’s re-election ticket from Governor Gboyega Oyetola and in his place anoint Moshood Adeoti for the governorship election coming up in June? Having been in politics for decades now, Aregbesola should […]
Military authorities weekend launched an investigation into the killing of seven children during a bombing raid in the Madari region of Niger Republic which shares border with Kano State. Competent sources told THISDAY that the military high command had ordered a probe into the incident so as to unravel the circumstances surrounding the killing of […]
Military authorities weekend launched an investigation into the killing of seven children during a bombing raid in the Madari region of Niger Republic which shares border with Kano State. Competent sources told THISDAY that the military high command had ordered a probe into the incident so as to unravel the circumstances surrounding the killing of […]