We have nothing to do with politicians, cannot be bought – IPOB

ENUGU-INDIGENOUS People of Biafra, IPOB, has denied reports that they, IPOB, are being funded by politicians.

IPOB in a statement signed by their spokesmen, Barr. Emma Mmezu and Dr. Clifford Iroanya, respectively, pointed out that they have nothing to do with politicians and cannot be bought with money because they are determined to restore Biafran sovereignty and not out for financial inducement.

Lawmakers task presidency on CJN’s confirmation

Justice Walter Onnoghen

The Cross River caucus in the National Assembly has urged the Presidency to transmit the name of Justice Walter Onnoghen to the Senate for confirmation as the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

Onnoghen (67), who is the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), is a native of Okurike town in Biase Local Government Area of Cross Rivers.

USAID supports Nigeria’s agriculture sector with $600m yearly

The United States Agency for International Development’s office in Nigeria, on Tuesday announced that it supported the development of Nigeria’s agriculture sector with $600m (about N183bn) annually.

USAID’s Mission Director in Nigeria, Mr. Michael Harvey, made the announcement in on the sidelines the inauguration of a new agricultural private sector partnership in Lagos.

Enugu hires 1,127 food vendors for schools

Enugu hires 1.127 food vendors like this woman for Buhari’s School Feeding Programme

About 1,127 food vendors  have been appointed in Enugu state for the Home Grown School Feeding programme of the Buhari administration.

Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, said on Tuesday that more food vendors would have qualified for the programme but for technical hitches encountered during the verification.

Wife seeks divorce of jobless husband

A civil servant, Faith Ogu, on Tuesday, dragged her unemployed husband, Joseph Ogu, to a Jikwoyi Customary Court in Abuja, seeking for divorce on the grounds that he deceived her about his `employment’ status.

Faith told the court that her jobless husband had deceived her into believing he had a source of livelihood before their marriage, adding that she only got to knew about his status as a ‘job-less’ person after they had  tied the knot.

Anambra plans N1b social investment programme

Willie Obiano

The Secretary to the Anambra State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, says the state has set aside N1 billion in this year’s budget for its social investment programme.

Chukwulobelu made the disclosure at the Community Based Targeting Team training in Awka on Tuesday.

He said that this was done to scale up some of the programmes in the fiscal year.

British lawmakers begin debate on Brexit

British MPs on Tuesday took a key step towards leaving the European Union, launching a debate on a bill that would empower Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger Brexit.

Brexit minister David Davis presented the bill to parliament, giving MPs their first discussion on giving the government the power to trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, which opens two years of negotiations on leaving the bloc.

Alleged N40bn fraud: Investigate Fayemi or face legal action, EKHA tells EFCC

Fayemi

Ado-Ekiti — The Ekiti State House of Assembly has threatened to drag the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to Court if within 21-days it fails to investigate the allegation of N40 billion fraud made against the immediate past governor of the state and Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Kayode Fayemi.

Transmission firm decries poor funding of power sector

Amid the persistent outage nationwide, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has indentified inadequate funding as one of the major challenges militating against prompt transmission of power across the federation.

TCN’s Managing Director, Dr Abubakar Atiku, in a presentation yesterday in Abuja, enumerated other hiccups to include evacuation bottlenecks,

Osinbajo implores judiciary to embrace speedy trial system

Canvasses punishment for delay in dispensation of justice

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has urged the judiciary to embrace a day-to-day system of trial and introduce significant costs and punishment for delays that are associated with lateness, ill-preparedness or deliberate tactics aim at stalling cases.

AU re-admits Morocco

King Mohammed VI of Morocco

Morocco was on Monday re-admitted into the African Union at the 28th AU summit of Head of States and Government in Addis Ababa.

Morocco left the organisation in 1984, after the OAU recognised the independence of Western Sahara, regarded by Morocco as part of its historic territory.

Ibadan records first rain in 2017

Ibadan first 2017 rain

Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday recorded its first rain of the year following a down pour in some parts of the metropolis.

The rain started at about 6.45 p.m.  in some parts of the metropolis and lasted between  10 and 45  minutes  in areas such as Mokola, Akpata, Omio- Adio, Eleyele,  Oke-padre, Oremeji, Apete and Sango.

Trump fires Attorney-General over refugee order

U.S. President Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday night fired acting Attorney-General Sally Yates for refusing to enforce Refugee Order designed to protect the citizens of the country.

The White House announced the appointment of Dana Boente as the new acting Attorney-General.

Reps give CBN, others ultimatum to account for $22.6bn oil blocs

House of Representatives

ABUJA — THE House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Oil Prospecting Licences, OPLs, and Oil Mining Leases, OMLs, yesterday, gave the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and others one week ultimatum to provide all relevant documents to ascertain the payments of about $22.6 billion oil blocs from application fees, royalties, signature bonuses and other fees by oil companies.

Igbo Leaders of Thought moves to reconcile S-East govs

ENUGU — South-east pressure group, Igbo Leaders of Thought, ILT, has waded into the crisis rocking the South-East Governors’ Forum, SEGF, in a bid to ensure peace in the organisation.

The state chief executives have not met to articulate policies or programmes that would benefit the people as a geopolitical zone for over 18 months now.

This was made known by the Secretary-General of the ILT, Professor Elochukwu Amucheazi, while speaking in an interview with Vanguard, Sunday night. 

Taraba sacks eight directors over misconduct

The Taraba Government on Monday said it had sacked eight directors over allegation bordering on misconduct, even as workers give strike notice.

Addressing newsmen on Monday in Jalingo, Alhaji Bello Yero and Mr Yakubu Agbaizo, Permanent Secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, and Executive Secretary, State Primary Education Board, respectively, said the development had caused delay in payment of salaries.

AFCON 2017: Ghanaians in Lagos hail Black Stars

Black Stars of Ghana in a training session. Twitter photo

Some Ghanaians in Lagos on Monday hailed the Black Stars of Ghana for reaching the semi-finals stage of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon.

Ghana defeated the Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 in a quarter-finals match on Sunday.

Appreciate: why i kidnapped oga’s son

Suspected kidnappers aressted by the police

“I kidnapped my Oga’s son because he refused to settle me,’’ a 20-year-old suspect, Emmanuel Blessing, told our correspondent in Lagos on Monday.

The suspect made the confession on the sidelines of a briefing by the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Fatai Owoseni, on criminal activities in the state.

Mosque shooting terrorist attack – Canada PM

Canada Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has said that the shooting at a Quebec mosque during Sunday night prayer was a terrorist attack on Muslims.

“We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims in a center of worship and refuge,” Trudeau said in a statement.

Madrid four points clear of Barcelona

File: Madrid players congratulate Ronaldo

With one game at hand, Real Madrid went four points clear of hot rival Barcelona on the La Liga table on Sunday after thrashing Real Sociedad 3-0.

Barcelona had only scraped a draw at Real Betis earlier today, but Madrid put everything in full gear when they hosted Sociedad at Bernabeu.

Ajimobi denies governors’ emergency meeting over Buhari, urges prayer

A photograph of President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha in circulation yesterday.

Amid rife speculation over the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state yesterday refuted reports that governors were summoned for an emergency meeting in Abuja to discuss the issue.

“There is no iota of truth in the rumour making the round that governors were summoned to Abuja for an emergency meeting to discuss the health status of our dear President. We should desist from circulating callous insinuations aimed at denting the image of prominent citizens.

More US judges block Trump’s muslim ban

protesters in Boston against Trump’s order banning muslim immigrantsU

U.S. judges in at least four states blocked federal authorities from enforcing President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Judges in Massachusetts, Virginia and Washington state, each home to major international airports, issued their rulings late Saturday or early Sunday, following an order on Saturday night by U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in New York’s Brooklyn borough.

AFCON 2017: Cote d’Ivoire coach resigns

Dussayer did not expect Cote d’ Ivoire early exit from the competition

Michel Dussuyer has resigned his appointment as Head Coach of the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire following his team’s early elimination at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon.

The reigning champions were knocked out after losing 0-1 to Morocco in their final Group C match on Tuesday.

Seplat charged to court over $20.5m subsidiary deal

Seplat Petroleum Development  Company Plc, a Nigerian indigenous oil and gas company listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange, has announced that proceedings have commenced in the English High Court against its wholly-owned subsidiary Newton Energy Limited, by Crestar Natural Resources Limited, relating to the deposit of $20.5m currently held in an escrow account.

Double tragedy for sacked lecturers in Kogi State

It was a double tragedy for lecturers and other employees of the Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa, who were recently declared ‘ghost workers’ by the Staff Audit Committee of the state government as they were dispossessed of their original certificates by armed men.

The lecturers were on their way to Lokoja to appeal their sack with the 32-member Staff Screening Complaints/Appeal Committee set up by the state government to entertain complaints arising from the staff audit when they were waylaid by armed men in Ankpa Local Council, Ojogobi.

Ondo will soon become foodbasket of Nigeria, says Mimiko

Governor Olusegun Mimiko has explained that the reason for establishing agro-business cities across the three senatorial districts of Ondo State was to make it the food basket of the nation.

Mimiko, who stated this during the inauguration of the Ondo State ultra-modern semi-mechanised abattoir in Akure, also attributed it to the cocoa rebirth in the state.

Buhari’s anti-corruption ‘own goal’

Last week, President Muhammadu Buhari wrote to the Senate explaining why he could not act on the suggestion of the Senate for him to ease out Mr Babachir Lawal as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The President’s letter basically raised certain technical issues in the process and procedure adopted by the Senate in reaching its decision. The President listed those as reasons for his resistance to the position of the upper legislative house.

FG approves modern internal audit process for MDAs

The Federal Government has given approval to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation to commence the modernisation of the internal audit process in its Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

The approval was given by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, to the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris.

FA Cup: Man Utd whip Wigan as Watford, Hull knocked out

Holders Manchester United on Sunday whipped Championship side Wigan 4-0 in a fourth-round tie of the FA Cup at Old Trafford.

Marouane Fellaini got on the end of Bastian Schweinsteiger’s cross to put the holders in front just before half-time.

Chris Smalling made it 2-0 in the 57th minute following a cross from Anthony Martial, who also set up Henrikh Mkhitaryan to tap in the third in the 74th minute.

Nigeria, Chad need $50 billion to refill Lake Chad

Nigeria and Chad are shopping for 50 billion dollars for the recharging of drying Lake Chad.

Nigeria had already paid about five million dollars towards a study on recharging the lake.

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said it was going to cost about 15 million dollars or more to do a comprehensive feasibility study on recharging of Lake Chad.

Celebrities oppose Tubaba’s anti-government protest

Tubaba.

Some Nigerian celebrities have expressed their intention to boycott the planned anti-federal government’s protest being organised by award winning musician, Tubaba Idibia,

The popular musician is irked by government’s policies.

Tuface, now Tubaba, the African Queen crooner, recently took to his Instagram handle: @official2baba, calling on his fans and followers to join in the

Suarez saves point for Barca

Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez rescued a late draw for FC Barcelona at Real Betis on Sunday, with the champions not being allowed a goal which crossed the line.

Betis dominated and hit the woodwork through Dani Ceballos and Ruben Castro before Alex Alegria put them ahead.

But Barca were furious not to be level when Aissa Mandi hooked the ball away from about a foot behind the line, with La Liga not having goalline technology.

Foreign exchange policy not meant to favour special interests – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria, says the sale of foreign exchange under the new policy is transparent and not intended to benefit any individual or corporate body.

Acting Director of Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr. Isaac Okorafor in Abuja on Sunday, insisted that its FX policies were not meant to favour special interests.

My wife became depressed when MMM froze accounts — Husband of woman that committed suicide in Benue

Husband of 34-year-old mother of two, Gloria Samson, whose lifeless body was discovered floating on River Benue by the police in Benue State, has said he didn’t have any inkling that his wife planned to kill herself.

Speaking in an emotion-laden voice, David Samson told SUNDAY PUNCH that he was aware that his wife was a victim of the money-doubling scheme; Mavrodi Mundial Moneybox otherwise called MMM.

In Canada: Refugees are welcome

Canada Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed those fleeing war and persecution on Saturday even as Canadian airlines said they would turn back U.S.-bound passengers to comply with an immigration ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.

In pointed tweets a day after U.S. President Donald Trump put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from the seven countries, Trudeau said refugees were welcome in Canada.

BREAKING: Roger Federer wins 18th Grand Slam at Australian Open

Roger Federer was in tears as he won a thrilling, five-set Australian Open final against his great rival Rafael Nadal to clinch a record-extending 18th Grand Slam title on Sunday.

Federer won 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in three hours 38 minutes on Rod Laver Arena to move four major titles ahead of Nadal and Pete Sampras on the all-time winners’ list.

Polio: Jigawa targets 1.7m children for immunisation

The Jigawa Government says it will immunise over 1.7 million children against polio in its ongoing campaign against the disease across the state.

The Executive Secretary, State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHDCA), Dr Kabiru Ibrahim, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Dutse.

Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease which mainly affects young children. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or less frequently, by

Nigerians are yet to see the promised change – Ayemoba

Minister-in-charge of Omega Fire Ministries, Lagos zone, Rev. Fidelis Ayemoba has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prove beyond reasonable doubt to Nigerians that change is actually what he came to cause, just as he called on political leaders in the country to give dividends of democracy to the masses. Speaking in an interview with Olayinka Latona and Jumoke Kolawole at the Vanguard Christian Fellowship end-of-year prayer and thanksgiving programme, Rev. Ayemoba who graduated from the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State where he studied Mechanical Engineer, lamented that over a year of the current administration majority of Nigerians are wallowing in hunger and poverty. He said there is need for the President Buhari-led

Lagos set to renovate National Theatre

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the partnership between the Federal Government and Lagos State on the renovation of the National Theatre will breathe life into the national edifice.

Speaking after an inspection tour of the National Theatre in Lagos on Saturday, ahead of the renovation to be carried out by Lagos State, the Minister described the theatre as a valuable national asset that cannot be allowed to become derelict.

ASACCIMA honours 9 outstanding members

The Asaba Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ASACCIMA) says it has honoured nine of its members who distinguished themselves in various sectors of the economy in 2016.

The President of the Chamber, Mr Emmanuel Moweta, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba on Sunday that the award ceremony was part of its activities in 2016.

Mbamali’s anthology of captivating lamentations

CRYLAND Woes and Other Poems, is an anthology of beautiful poetry by Onyechi Mbamali which encapsulates the author’s feelings as well as disappointments towards a country in the doldrums which otherwise should have been occupying a revered position among the developed countries of the world.
The anthology is presented to readers as a plethora of human pain documented in times of helplessness and disappointments.

Kano monarch, Sanusi warns ‘political’ clerics

Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has warned Muslim clerics in the country to stop turning their mosques into political podium, preaching hate messages among Nigerians, rather than the word of God.

The royal father gave the warning in his sermon at the ultra modern mosque of the Federal University of Technology Minna, Niger State at the weekend, when he led the first Friday

Immigration Ban: Court stops Trump

Protesters against Trump’s immigration ban

U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on immigration by citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries ran into at least a temporary roadblock Saturday night, after a U.S. District judge in Brooklyn granted an emergency stay sought by immigrants’ rights lawyers.

Magu stirs controversy: Men more corrupt than women

Ibrahim Magu: Stirs gender controversy

Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has stirred a gender controversy about corruption.

He said that corrupt tendencies are more pronounced among males than females.

Forex policy critics are unpatriotic – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria hit out at critics of its foreign exchange policy, describing them as “unpatriotic” in a statement released Friday.

NICON restructures for leadership role

The National Insurance Company (NICON) is undergoing restructuring to take its rightful place in the insurance sector.
Mr. Samuel Bayode, the Managing Director of NICON, explained the plight of the organization on Friday when the Management staff visited the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja.

25 power stations generated 2,548GWH of energy in quarter 4 of 2016

Egin Power Station

Total average of 2,548GWH of energy was generated by 25 power stations in the country in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The report release by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Abuja on Friday indicated that Egbin Power Plant contributed about 12.47 per cent of the average energy generated in the period under review.

APC gives Gov. Bello ultimatum to pay workers

Governor Bello of Kogi gets APC ultimatum to pay workers

The Kogi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has given the Governor of the state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello four weeks ultimatum to reconcile the on-going staff audit in the state.

Reps set to investigate sale of PHCN assets

The House of Representatives Committee mandated to investigate the status of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), non-core assets transferred to Nigeria Electricity Management Company (NELMCO) on Thursday commenced its activities.

Enugu: Bill to speedup criminal trial passed

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State

The Enugu State Assembly on Thursday passed into law, the bill that would provide procedures to fast-track criminal cases in high and magistrate courts in the state.

Customs proposes N900bn revenue target for 2017

Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd)

The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Retired Col. Hameed Ali, says the service has proposed N900 billion as revenue target for 2017.

Ali told newsmen on the sidelines of the International Customs Day celebration with the theme “Data Analysis for Effective Border Management” at Customs Staff College, Gwagwalada, on Thursday in Abuja.

Juventus consult lawyers after mafia link claims

Juventus

Juventus are consulting lawyers to protect the club’s “honour and integrity” after a newspaper report linked club officials to hardline ultra-fans with organised crime connections via a ticket touting scam.

Demolition: Tinubu assures displaced victims of justice

Former Logos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Armed Tinubu has intervened in the issues surrounding the alleged illegal demolition of Olokonla community in Ogombo, Etiosa local council development area of the State.

Northern states to strengthen students exchange programme

The 19 Northern States of the country have agreed to strengthen their Students Exchange Programme, to maximally exploit its benefits for the region’s educational development.

I’m ashamed of the sorry state of Delta – Pat Utomi

A renowned Lagos based economist and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State, Prof. Pat Utomi, has bemoaned the ‘almost absence’ of development in the state despite the huge revenue that had accrued to it in the over 16 years of return of democracy.

Opinion: Ebira In A Bondage Of Silence

What breeds and encourages corruption, abuse of power and leadership recklessness in a society is the shyness, failure and unwillingness of the public to hold their leaders accountable. The “he’s our son” mentality has eaten deep into our fabrics as a people that elected leaders always hides under ethnic cover giving them the audacity to misbehave because they have the unflinching support of their kins. 

NMA Bars Doctors From Treating Commissioners, Political Appointees In Kogi

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), has directed its members to stop attending to health needs of commissioners , special advisers and other categories of political appointees in Kogi State until further notice.

UK court blocks Nigeria spill claims against Shell

PHOTO:AFP

A British court on Thursday blocked pollution claims against Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell by more than 40,000 Niger Delta residents demanding action over decades of oil spills in the region.

3 Reasons Nigerians Have Been Experiencing Poor Power Supply Recently

Most Nigerians have lost hope in the power sector and do not believe stable power is attainable in the country.

The power sector in Nigeria has been faced with numerous challenges. One day, you think it is improving, the next day it is getting worse.

Wenger defends Xhaka over airport abuse claim

Arsene Wenger has defended Granit Xhaka after the Arsenal midfielder was spoken to by police over an allegation of racial abuse just days after being sent off for the second time this season.

Electricians drag Trump to court

Electricians who rushed work on President Trump’s newly opened hotel in Washington, D.C., say they are owed more than $2 million, and the contractor has filed a lawsuit to force payment.

Terrorism: German courts jails 16-year-old girl

A German court sentenced a 16-year-old girl to six years’ youth detention on Thursday for attempted murder following an attack on a police officer that was described by prosecutors as the first assault ordered by Islamic State in the country.

Governors are not meeting over Buhari’s health – FG

The Federal Government has denied reports that governors are meeting in Abuja on Thursday to send emissaries to see President Muhammadu Buhari.

Labour demands Minister of States for Health’s resignation

The Leaderships of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have demanded the resignation of the Minister of State, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, for alleged compromise in the handling of the case of corruption against the Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Dr. Angela Uwakwem.

Central Bank of Nigeria keeps monetary policy rate at 14 %

CBN building

• Foreign reserves grow to $28.9 billion

• Economic change remains elusive, say experts

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 14 per cent.It is the rate at which the CBN lends money to deposit money banks in the country.

Serena Williams ends Konta’s run in Australia

Serena Williams: marches into Australian Open semi-final

Serena Williams has booked a semi-final ticket in the Australian Open, after ending Britain’s Johanna Konta’s run in two sets.

China urged to join TPP after US pullout

Australia’s High Commissioner to Britain and former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer Wednesday backed calls for China to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the agreement.

Gambia’s National Assembly revokes Jammeh’s state of emergency order

Gambia’s National Assembly on Tuesday revoked a state of emergency declared by Former Leader Yahya Jammeh in an attempt to stay in power.

12 housemates battle as Big Brother Naija opens

The reality TV series Big Brother Nigeria, was on Sunday re-launched as “Big Brother Naija” with 12 contestants also known as “housemates”, after 10 years of holding its first edition.

Remo get first win, Rangers, Enyimba also triumph

Enyimba Football Club

The city of Sagamu was turned to a carnival town yesterday when newly promoted Remo Stars won their first game in the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) with a 1-0 defeat of hitherto unbeaten Abia Warriors. Interestingly, all the home teams took maximum points from their matches yesterday.

NANS decries graft in tertiary institutions, moves against VC, Oyo government

Obasi fit for jail, administrator retorts 
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has decried corruption in tertiary institutions, pledging to partner the Federal Government, anti-graft agencies and unions in tackling the menace.

Ethics Lawyers sue Trump over foreign payments

President Donald Trump has more than protesting women in pink caps and hats to worry out.His new headache will be over a lawsuit to be filed today against his business empire, by ethics lawyers seeking to bar his companies from receiving overseas payments.

Jammeh flown to Malabo with Tinubu’s plane

The plane that took Jammeh away belongs to Tinubu

Fresh facts about the plane used to carry disgraced former President of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh from Banjul to Malabo have been revealed.

Australian open: Serena avoids disaster

Serena Williams

Serena Williams avoided disaster in her 7-5, 6-4 victory over Barbora Strycova on Monday, advancing to the Australian Open quarter-finals at the start of the tournament’s second week.

Motorists groan over FG’S poor handling of construction work in Lagos

Motorists in Lagos on Sunday expressed huge dissatisfaction with the Federal Ministry of Works, Power and Housing over the abysmal handling of construction work on Lagos roads, especially on Third Mainland Bridge and Kara bridge, saying that the action called to question the ability of those in charge to handle matters professionally.

Twinkas, another ponzi scheme emerges to replace MMM

Twinkas, another Ponzi scheme similar to the troubled MMM, has started trending with memberships in different categories.

AFCON: Egypt beat Uganda

AFCON: Egypt

Egypt on Saturday put up an injury time win over Uganda to keep the hope of qualification for the knockout stage at the on-going AFCON Gabon 2017.

Stunned Murray follows Djokovic to Aussie exit

Britain's Andy Murray leaves the court after losing his men's singles fourth round match
against Germany's Mischa Zverev.

World number one Andy Murray suffered a huge upset to 50th-ranked Mischa Zverev to follow Novak Djokovic to the exit as the shocks kept rolling at the Australian Open on Sunday.

Invest in fish production, expert urges FG

Fish production

As the Federal Government intensifies the search for alternative sources of revenue to oil, a fish farmer, Mr Femi Odueko, has advised government to invest in fish production to generate revenue.

Buhari transforming Nigeria – Tambuwal

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said President Muhammadu Buhari is succeeding in his mission to transform Nigeria.

Siasia’s academy to spur youth soccer

Siasia bids NFF goodbye

The former Super Eagles’ coach, Samson Siasia, is to partner with the Charles and Fr. Ojukwu Football Academy in Anambra to boost soccer development,

‘FAAN, NCAA responsible for state of Abuja airport runway’

The Aviation Round Table has called on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to develop a Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) approved runway maintenance programme for all airports nationwide.

Mavrodians curse, threaten MMM

Ernest Chigozie Mbanefo, MMM promoter in Nigeria: Mavrodians are losing patience

Nigerian participants called Mavrodians in the discredited ponzi scheme, MMM, are losing patience with it, The Nation has reported.