The Naira, Thursday, depreciated to N362.19 in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for the window rose to N362.19 per dollar Thursday from N362.08 per dollar on Wednesday, indicating 11 kobo…
Don’t abandon Nigerians in South Africa (Vanguard)
Nigerians in South Africa feel increasingly abandoned to their fate as the spate of xenophobic killings continues. As at May this year, the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, had on a…
Presidency to deal with more security agents, personnel involved in NASS siege
Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s acting president, on Tuesday, sacked the acting Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Lawal Daura, and threaten to deal with more security agents, personnel who are involved in the drama that ensued between the…
Nigeria as a Parody for Alice in Wonderland- Murray Bruce
I remember very vividly that when I was a child if people died, their surviving friends and family killed a cow to feed mourners at the funeral and wake keeping. Now to show you how things have changed in today’s…
Confusion as 5 suicide bombers storm Maiduguri
Five suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers lost lives in failed attempts to wreak havoc on residents of Maiduguri, Borno State Sunday night. The bombers, two male and three females, according to Sahara Reporters, infiltrated Kaleri community in Mafa Local Government…
Gambian first lady celebrates birthday with Aisha Buhari in Abuja
Madame Fatoumatta Bah Barrow, Gambian First Lady, who is currently in Nigeria, celebrated her birthday with Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari in Abuja. The Gambian First Lady who had visited the Rochas Foundation School at Owerri, Imo state on Saturday 4th August, 2018, where she interacted with…
Nigeria placed third at African Athletics Championships (ESPN)
Host nation Nigeria placed third on the overall medals table at the 21st African Athletics Championships, behind Kenya and South Africa. On the final day of the five-day event held in Asaba, Nigeria added three gold medals to finish with…
AMVCA: Taking a moment to attempt an appraisal
Since the inaugural Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards ceremony on March 9, 2013, at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, a lot of opinion pieces have found their way into the public domain arguing for the relevance and credibility, or lack…
Dino Melaye drops new ‘track’, mocks APC, Buhari
Dino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi West district in the national assembly, mocks president Muhammadu Buhari in latest song, ‘double wahala.’ Speaking at the Peoples Democratic Party’s dinner at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, in celebration of newly defectors to the party’s…
Education board sacks member for associating with speaker Yakubu Dogara
The Bauchi State Universal Basic Educational Board, Nigeria, has dismissed one Tijani Jalla, a member of the board for alleged sabotage of the state government. According to the letter signed by Yakubu Mijinnyawa, the executive chairman of the board, Jalla…