Drunken danfo driver rams passengers into shops (Guardian)

About 18 passengers in a commercial bus, popularly called Danfo yesterday escaped death when a bus driver who turned up the music blaring from the bus stereo, veered off the road and rammed into some shops by the roadside at…

FIRS hits N5.2 trillion tax revenue, gets N8tr target in 2019 (Guardian)

The Federal Inland Revenue Service has recorded an all-time high tax revenue collection of N5.23 trillion in 2018, with Value Added Tax (VAT) at N1.11 trillion for the first time. Prior to 2018, the highest revenue figure ever attained by…

US embassy re-opens, clarifies closure (Punch)

The United States Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos have reopened for visa applicants. The embassy said in a Facebook post that only the American centres will be closed. The American centres include the libraries and other sections.…

ASUU talks tough ahead of Friday meeting with INEC (Punch)

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ahead of its Friday’s meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission, has said that its ongoing seven-week strike is in the national interest. The National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who stated this…

I’ll continue as Baba Go Slow until I retrieve every stolen money –Buhari (Punch)

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday that he was not shaken by critics who called him Baba Go Slow because of his insistence that stolen money must be followed and retrieved, no matter how long it would take. The President…

APC, Saraki’s supporters clash at Ilorin Emirate convention (Punch)

Supporters of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday disrupted the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union’s 53rd conference. The event at the Emir of Ilorin Palace forecourt was going on smoothly until the inauguration of the…

*Police assures of safety during Yuletide (Nation) *Police recover weapons from robbers in Onitsha traffic (Nation)

Police assures of safety during Yuletide (Nation) ….warns against thuggery ahead of 2019 polls The Edo State Police Command has assured of the safety of life and property during the Yuletide, adding that peace and respect for law and order…

Ebonyi government, millers, debunk news of fire razing Abakaliki rice mill (Guardian)

The Ebonyi Government and rice millers at the popular Abakaliki Rice Mill, have debunked reports that the entire mill was razed by fire which damaged several property. Chief Moses Nome, State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, told the News…

Strike: ASUU may not honour further calls by FG – National President (Guardian)

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it may not honour further calls by Federal Government for a meeting on the way forward over the current strike by its members. The union’s National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, said this…

*FAAN aviation security personnel slumps, dies at Lagos airport (Nation) *Re: Bayo Osinowo’s audacity of arrogance (Nation)

FAAN aviation security personnel slumps, dies at Lagos airport (Nation) A Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) security personnel, Usman Mohammed  slumped and died on Friday  while on duty at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport,…

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