Former minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, yesterday, told a Federal High Court, Lagos how he gave $5 million to the immediate past governor Ayodele Fayose, three days to the 2014 Ekiti guber polls in his hotel room in…
Economy gets first policy direction for 2019 today (Guardian)
In the absence of an approved budget for 2019, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will today, lead the way with a policy decision that revolves around interest rate and sustenance of interventions for frailties of fiscal authorities. The Monetary…
Supreme Court reserves ruling on Rivers APC appeal (Guardian)
The Supreme Court has reserved ruling on the competence of appeal filed by Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi’s faction of Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Dattijo, fixed ruling on…
Onnoghen urges appeal court to stop his trial (Guardian)
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, yesterday approached the Court of Appeal, seeking an order to stop the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) from proceeding with his trial. Onnoghen, through his counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), asked the…
Government, PDP, CUPP squabble over alleged mayhem plot (Guardian)
The Federal Government yesterday claimed it was in possession of credible intelligence of a plot by members of the opposition political parties to unleash mayhem in 10 states with a view to truncating the forthcoming general elections. The Minister of…
*Deceiving Nigerians with ethnicity, religion is nonsense –Buhari (Nation) *Effective reforms now underway in Nigeria Police Force – Acting IGP (Nation)
Deceiving Nigerians with ethnicity, religion is nonsense –Buhari (Nation) President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “bloody nonsense” the penchant of some Nigerians to hide under the canopy of ethnicity and religion to perpetuate injustice and corrupt acts. He made the…
NCF women cricketers ready for Rwandan challenge in Abuja (Guardian)
The Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) at the weekend revealed that all is set for the first bilateral meeting of the nation’s cricket women team with their Rwandan counterparts, who will begin a one-week tour of the country from January 23…
Oil licensing: Nigeria lags as Angola, others move ahead (Punch)
Stakeholders in the nation’s oil and gas industry are still left guessing about when a major licensing round or at least a marginal fields bid round will be held amid a lull in exploration activities. Nigeria has the second largest…
‘My government has performed creditably’ (Guardian)
President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that his administration has impacted positively on Nigerians.He promised to build on the momentum and do even more during his second term in office. Speaking at an event tagged “Testimonies of Change” yesterday in Abuja;…
Army neutralises Boko Haram insurgents in Buni-Yadi (Guardian)
The 27 Task Force Brigade and Nigeria Army Special Forces School, Buni-Yadi, Yobe, on Sunday neutralised scores of Boko Haram insurgents who attacked the military base. Major Nureni Alimi, the Assistant Director, Public Relations, 27 Task Force Brigade, disclosed this…
