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  • #2020 Budget: Buhari, Osinbajo To Spend N3.3bn On Foreign, Local Trips & N149m For Foodstuffs

    . #2020 Budget: Buhari, Osinbajo To Spend N3.3bn On Foreign, Local Trips & N149m For Foodstuffs

     President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo will spend a total of N3.327bn on foreign and local trips in 2020.The figure is contained in the details of the 2020 Appropriation Bill that Buhari presented to a joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday.The item was tagged Travel and Transport (General) under State House (Presid
  • Police Nab Security Guard, His Friends For Stealing Generator In Lagos

    . Police Nab Security Guard, His Friends For Stealing Generator In Lagos

     A security guard in the Balogun area of Surulere, Lagos, and two of his friends have been arrested for stealing a generator.It was gathered that the guard, who also sells sachet water, went to the home of his supplier on the pretext of buying bags of the product.An eyewitness, who identified himself simply as Michael, said that the guard thought t
  • BREAKING! Photos Of Six Abducted School Girls Rescued By Army In Kaduna

    . BREAKING! Photos Of Six Abducted School Girls Rescued By Army In Kaduna

     Troops of Operation Thunder Strike rescued on Thursday six female students of Government Day Secondary School Gwagwada in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.The girls were abducted same day on their way to school and are different from another set of six schoolgirls of Engravers’ College abducted on October 3 in Kaduna, along with a te
  • Lagos State Begins Screening Exercise for Intending Christian Pilgrims

    . Lagos State Begins Screening Exercise for Intending Christian Pilgrims

     The Lagos State Government has commenced screening for intending pilgrims to Jerusalem, Greece and Rome later in the year.The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, said in a statement that medical and administrative screening were done for the intending pilgrims.Akinbile-Yusuf said that the large turnout of the pilgrims for the
  • Lagos Assembly Threatens To Arrest Former Governor, Ambode, 4 Ex-Commissioners

    . Lagos Assembly Threatens To Arrest Former Governor, Ambode, 4 Ex-Commissioners

     The Lagos House of Assembly on Thursday threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the former Governor of the State, Akinwunmi Ambode and four others who served under the ex-governor as commissioners.The decision followed two preliminary reports presented by two different ad-hoc committees set up by the House to investigate the 820 buses purchased
  • Lagos Court Adjourns Ex-UNILAG Lecturer's Rape Trial Till November 21 For Adoption Of Final Addresses

    . Lagos Court Adjourns Ex-UNILAG Lecturer's Rape Trial Till November 21 For Adoption Of Final Addresses

     Justice Josephine Oyefeso of an Ikeja High Court on Thursday fixed November 21 for the adoption of final written addresses in the ongoing criminal trial of a former lecturer of University of Lagos, Akoka (UNILAG), Afeez Baruwa.The date was fixed Thursday after the defence counsel, Ms Taiwo Makinde, informed the court that they had just served the
  • See List Of Nigeria New Courses Introduced By National Open University

    . See List Of Nigeria New Courses Introduced By National Open University

     The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has introduced 15 new academic programmes in different fields of study.NOUN’s pro chancellor, Peter Okebukola, a professor, unveiled the new programmes approved by the board of the university on Thursday.The university’s vice chancellor, Abdalla Adamu, said the open and distance learning instituti
  • Buhari Govt Pronounces New Appointments On NBC Issues

    . Buhari Govt Pronounces New Appointments On NBC Issues

     The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appointed seven persons to design the framework for the implementation of the recommendations for the reform of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC.The Minister announced the appointments approved by President Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos on Thursday.Among other things, the members of the co
  • EFCC Arrests Delta Chief, Akegor Godbless Omamuyorwi For Internet Fraud

    . EFCC Arrests Delta Chief, Akegor Godbless Omamuyorwi For Internet Fraud

     Operatives of the EFCC, Benin Zonal Office on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 arrested a suspected internet fraud kingpin, Akegor Godbless Omamuyorwi at his palatial home in Ughelli, Delta State. .The arrest of the 34-year-old internet fraud kingpin, who is a chief in Agbaro community was triggered by a petition from a bank following complain by one Ca
  • President Buhari Vows To Cut Nigeria’s Huge Cost Of Governance

    .. President Buhari Vows To Cut Nigeria’s Huge Cost Of Governance

     President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday hosted members of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) at State House, Abuja, promising to beam the searchlight on cost of governance, and weed out possible corruption that exists anywhere.The President appreciated members of the committee for the “ major sacrifice “they’ve ma
  • I Am Thankful And Grateful - Music Producer Bianoz Reveals As He Survive An Auto Crash Accident

    . I Am Thankful And Grateful - Music Producer Bianoz Reveals As He Survive An Auto Crash Accident

     Music producer, Bianoz took to his instagram page to share his auto crash experience and how he made it alivesee what he wrote:JESUS ALWAYS WIN. I AM THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL. I joined a friend home after my event on sunday, just a few km away from my venue, This happend, The Devil failed. The car hit the road divider and somersaulted many times to t
  • Wife Of The Managing Director, NRC Mrs. Francisca Okhiria Has Been Released By Her Abductors

    . Wife Of The Managing Director, NRC Mrs. Francisca Okhiria Has Been Released By Her Abductors

     Mrs. Francisca Okhiria, the wife of the Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Fidet Okhiria, has been released by her abductors.A reliable source told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that Okhiria, who was abducted by some unknown gunmen since Sept. 24 was released on Wednesday night and reunited with her family on Thur
  • Oshodi Market Traders Lament About Taxation, Parking Space, Threats By Touts Among Others

    . Oshodi Market Traders Lament About Taxation, Parking Space, Threats By Touts Among Others

     Some traders at the popular Oshodi Market, on Thursday, identified multiple taxations, the absence of parking space and threats by touts as some of the pressing challenges facing traders in the market.Traders in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at Oshodi said that these challenges were affecting their profit margin.Alhaji Tajudeen
  • 'Scrap The Senate To Reduce Financial Burden On Govt'- Governor Kayode Fayemi Advocates

    . 'Scrap The Senate To Reduce Financial Burden On Govt'- Governor Kayode Fayemi Advocates

     The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has advocated the scrapping of the Senate in order to save cost and reduce financial burden on the government.He also advocated for the adoption of Stephen Orosaye report which recommended the merging of federal government’s agencies that perform similar functions in order to save the country’s resource
  • Again, Gunmen Attack Another Kaduna School, Kidnap Principal

    . Again, Gunmen Attack Another Kaduna School, Kidnap Principal

     Kaduna state has been hit with another kidnap report just a week after suspected kidnappers abducted six female students of Engraver’s college and two teachers at Kakau Daji village in Chikun local government area of the state.The latest report said heavily armed men suspected to be kidnappers attacked the Government Technical Secondary School l
  • 'Buhari's Budget Is Senseless, We Will Re-Do The Whole Thing' - Nigerian Senate

    .. 'Buhari's Budget Is Senseless, We Will Re-Do The Whole Thing' - Nigerian Senate

     Senators yesterday criticised the N10.33 trillion 2020 budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari for lacking the capacity to boost growth, declaring they would “take over” and “redirect” the economy. ⁣⁣Leading the debate, Senate Majority Leader Yahaya Abdullahi said: “The Capital Budget to GDP Ratio is rather too small, (about
  • EFCC Recovers N65.5M Left Over Cash From INEC Office In Zamfara State After Elections

    . EFCC Recovers N65.5M Left Over Cash From INEC Office In Zamfara State After Elections

     Operatives of Sokoto zonal office on today recovered money to the tune of N65,548,000 only. The money which comprises  81 bundle of N1000 notes, 97 bundle of N500 notes and 96 pieces of N500 notes.
  • Family Of Killed Street Sweeper Still Waiting On Their N45,000 Compensation From Govt.

    . Family Of Killed Street Sweeper Still Waiting On Their N45,000 Compensation From Govt.

     Six weeks after a street sweeper, Folasade Ogunniyi, was knocked into a lagoon in Lagos State while performing her duty on the Third Mainland Bridge, family of the deceased is yet to receive the promised N45,000 compensation by the Highway Manager, which was her three months salary.Ogunniyi’s body was recovered from the lagoon underneath the bri
  • NDLEA Arrest 67-Yr-Old Man, Maisaje Bappa With 7.2 kg Of Cannabis In Gombe

    . NDLEA Arrest 67-Yr-Old Man, Maisaje Bappa With 7.2 kg Of Cannabis In Gombe

     The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Gombe State Command, has arrested 67-year-old man, Maisaje Bappa of Latatar village in Shongom Local Government Area of the state for cultivating cannabis.Mr Aliyu Adole, the state Commander of NDLEA disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Wednesday.He said that
  • "I Left 'EME' With Zero Naira"- Wizkid Reveals Reasons Behind Leaving In 2012

    . "I Left 'EME' With Zero Naira"- Wizkid Reveals Reasons Behind Leaving In 2012

     Wizkid signed for the Banky W-led house, EMD in 2009, the singer showed immense growth, releasing the classic ‘Superstar” album in 2011.In 2012, Wizkid was strongly agitating to quit EME and take charge of his career started.He was fed up with limitations and the way his finances was setup. According to an insider, EME which is owned by Banky
  • Nigerian Army Begins “Operation Positive Identity”, Demand ID Cards From Nigerians

    . Nigerian Army Begins “Operation Positive Identity”, Demand ID Cards From Nigerians

     In a bid to uncover people with questionable identities, the Nigerian Army has begun its “Operation Positive Identity” and Nigerians will henceforth be required to carry identification cards to prove their identity.This was disclosed by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai during the launching of routine military exercises, C
  • Buhari Meets New Economic Team Behind Closed-Doors In Abuja

    . Buhari Meets New Economic Team Behind Closed-Doors In Abuja

     President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja met behind closed-doors members of the recently constituted Economic Advisory Council (EAC).The EAC, which was constituted on Sept. 16, replaced the Economic Management Team (EMT), headed by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.The functions of EAC, chaired by Prof. Doyin Salami, include fiscal analysis, e
  • BREAKING: Senate Begins Debate On 2020 Budget

    . BREAKING: Senate Begins Debate On 2020 Budget

     The Senate on Wednesday commenced debate on the general principles of the 2020 Appropriation Bill, The Nation reports.President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday presented an estimate of N10.33trillion as proposed aggregate expenditure for 2020 to a joint session of the National Assembly.Leader of the Senate, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, had moved a mo
  • "2020 Budget Is Shallow, Inexplicable, Confusing And Uninspiring.”- Fani-Kayode Blasts Buhari

    . "2020 Budget Is Shallow, Inexplicable, Confusing And Uninspiring.”- Fani-Kayode Blasts Buhari

     Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described the speech by President Muhammadu Buhari as a flop and the 2020 budget as shallow.Recall that President Buhari on Tuesday presented the 2020 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly.Fani-Kayode, a popular critic of the Buhari-led administration, said the budget “itself is shallo
  • SexForGrades: Scholarship Benefactor, Leonard Narrates His Experience With His Male Lecturer

    . SexForGrades: Scholarship Benefactor, Leonard Narrates His Experience With His Male Lecturer

     A Nigerian man, identified as Chukwuleta Leonard, who was a scholarship benefactor has reacted to the Sex For Grades documentary by recalling his experience with a male lecturer.Chukwuleta Leonard said he won a scholarship after his first year in university and this meant he was paid two hundred thousand Naira every year by his benefactor, a media
  • Buhari In Dilemma Over N10.7 Trillion Appropriation Bill Presented To NASS

    . Buhari In Dilemma Over N10.7 Trillion Appropriation Bill Presented To NASS

     Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday faulted the 2020 budget President Muhammadu Buhari presented to the joint session of the National Assembly, yesterday.However, Omokri, who faulted the budget, insisted that Buhari was mortgaging the future of Nigeria.In a series of tweets, the former presidential aide lamente
  • Budget2020: Buhari Orders Stoppage Of Salary For Workers Not In IPPIS

    . Budget2020: Buhari Orders Stoppage Of Salary For Workers Not In IPPIS

     President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the stoppage of the salary of any Federal Government staff that is not captured on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) platform by the end of October 2019.Buhari made this disclosure during the 2020 budget presentation to the joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday, Octo
  • Police Arrest Lawyer, Leo Ekpenyong Who Exposed Gov. Emmanuel For Giving Tribunal Judge $1.5m Bribe

    . Police Arrest Lawyer, Leo Ekpenyong Who Exposed Gov. Emmanuel For Giving Tribunal Judge $1.5m Bribe

     Policemen have arrested an Abuja-based lawyer, Leo Ekpenyong, for $1.5m bribery allegations he made against the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, and some senior judicial officers. Ekpenyong was picked up in Abuja and flown to Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, where he would be arraigned in an Uyo Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, the s
  • She Was Guilty Of Impudence - University Of Ibadan Reveals Why It Suspended Muslim Student

    . She Was Guilty Of Impudence - University Of Ibadan Reveals Why It Suspended Muslim Student

     The Board of Governors of International School, Ibadan (ISI), University of Ibadan, has declared that the two weeks suspension of a female Muslim student, Miss Ikhlass Olasubomi Badiru, has nothing to do with wearing of Hijab.We recall that the school had last week said it suspended Badiru because she was found guilty of act of impudence to the sc
  • Accept The Outcome Of The Election Including The Election Tribunal- Guru Maharaj Ji Tells Atiku

    . Accept The Outcome Of The Election Including The Election Tribunal- Guru Maharaj Ji Tells Atiku

     A Nigerian Spiritual Leader, Sheikh Guru Maharaj Ji, has advised the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, Atiku Abubakar to accept the outcome of the election as well as the ruling of the Presidential Election Tribunal and move on with his life. Guru Maharaj ji gave this advice in a Press Conference at

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