The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the recall and investigation of former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), over the alleged recovery of N1.8 billion property in Abuja by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Buratai, now Nigerian ambassador to Benin Republic, was named in […]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said there is no division in the party. Atiku in a statement on Sunday stated that the current agitations by members of the party were borne out of a collective concern for the growth of the PDP and the country. The former […]
Chinyere Abiaziem The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has debunked reports that he directed Christians to buy guns for self-defence when he spoke during Friday’s HolyGhost Service, at the Redemption Camp, Ogun State. While citing the case of biblical Samson, who used animal jaw bone to fight the enemies, […]
Ukraine’s eastern city of Lysychansk is at the centre of competing claims, with both Russian and Ukrainian forces saying they are in control. Ukraine says its forces are enduring intense Russian shelling there but insists the city has not been seized. However, Russian-backed separatists say they have successfully entered the city and reached its […]
The U.S. government has stressed its strong commitment to supporting women’s economic empowerment and gender equality through thoughtful and innovative business development programmes that enable Nigerian businesswomen to achieve their full economic potential. On Thursday, a diverse group of 250 women graduated from the fourth cohort of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) and joined […]
OPEC in June did not deliver on an oil output increase pledged under a deal with allies, a Reuters survey on Friday showed, as involuntary declines in Libya and Nigeria offset supply increases by Saudi Arabia and other large producers. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped 28.52 million barrels per day […]
The European Union and development finance institutions will provide Nigeria with 1.3 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in funds aimed at reducing its dependence on oil. Funds for agriculture, climate and digital projects will help Africa’s largest oil producer “achieve low-carbon, resourceefficient and climate-resilient development, creating youth jobs and economic growth,” Samuela Isopi, EU ambassador to […]
Thousands of people in low-lying areas around Sydney are being asked to evacuate another an east coast low threatened to trigger the region’s third major flooding since March. Heavier-than-forecast rain in Sydney’s west – including more than 230mm collected in less than 24 hours at Lucas Heights – has prompted authorities to reassess the flood risks. […]
•Fresh 15% levy on used cars insensitive to Nigerians –Farinto, ANLCA president Dr Kayode Farinto is the President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and the Managing Director of Wealthy Honey Investment Limited. In this interview with PAUL OGBUOKIRI, he affirms Customs Brokers’ rejection of the recent 15 per cent National […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Gombe on Friday sentenced former general manager, Maiduguri Flour Mills, Ma’aji Shettima Arfo to 28 years imprisonment for misappropriating N86.1 million belonging to the Borno State Government and the Flour mills of Nigeria. The court in a unanimous judgement found Arfo guilty of four out of the Six – […]