Eid-El-Fitri: FG declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holiday

To mark the Eid-El-Fitri for this year 2017, the Federal Government has declared Monday June 26th and Tuesday June 27th as public holiday. Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja on behalf of the Federal Government.

The Igbos are the richest, most educated Nigerians in the country today- Sen Ben Murray-Bruce

Yesterday, the senate had a debate on the need for National Unity and Peaceful Coexistence in Nigeria. While speaking on the floor, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce said that the Igbos who are currently saying they are marginalized, are the richest, most industrious and educated people in the country. He stressed the need for those clamoring for war to be educated on the dangers of war as seen in the 1967-1970 civil war in Nigeria.

Threat To Igbos:Official Press Statement By South East Governors...

PRESS STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS FORUM, HIS EXCELLENCY, ENGR. DAVID NWEZE UMAHI, IN RESPECT OF THE THREAT TO NDI IGBO BY AREWA YOUTH

1. The attention of the South East Governors Forum has been drawn to the widely publicised ultimatum, credited to a coalition of 16 northern youth associations or groups, demanding that Ndi Igbo resident in Northern Nigeria should vacate the region within 90 days or before the 1st day of October, 2017; and equally urging northerners resident in Igboland to return to the North within the same time spectrum.

An Excited Pres. Trump meets Acting President Yemi Osibanjo (photos)...

United States President, Donald Trump, who couldn’t hold back his excitement after he met Nigeria’s Acting President Yemi Osibanjo at the ongoing G7 meeting in Italy, posed for photos with the Nigerian current ‘First Man’. See more photos after the cut...

Photos: Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo joins Donald Trump and other world leaders at the G7 Summit in Italy

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has arrived in Italy to be part of the ongoing Group of Seven (G7) summit in the country.

See the full list of the 22 victims of Monday's terror attack in Manchester

This is the complete list f the 22 people that lost their lives in the terror attack in Manchester.  The  list includes an eight-year-old girl, teenagers, parents who had gone to pick-up their children from a concert, and an off-duty police officer...

Photos: Husband of Luxembourg's gay Prime minister joins wives of other NATO leaders for a photo op in Brussel

There was a mild drama at the ongoing NATO summit in Brussels yesterday when wives and partners of world leaders including Melania Trump, Brigitte Macron and Queen Mathilde of Belgium gathered for a group photo, they were joined by Gauthier Destenay, the husband of Luxembourg's gay prime minister, Xavier Bettel.

Photos: Actress Mercy Johnson gets sworn into office as Senior Special Adviser to Kogi state governor on Entertainment.

Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson-Okojie was today sworn into office as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, on Entertainment, Arts and Culture. She was sworn in with 53 others. Congratulations to her.

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Real reason Senate rejected 82-year-old ambassadorial nominee

The 82-year-old retired judicial officer, Justice Sylvanus Nsofor,  who told a Senate panel that Information Technology was not meant for people of his age and failed to recite the National Anthem, yesterday, had his nomination to be an ambassador rejected by the Senate.

BREAKING: Pres. Buhari Hosts Archbishop Of Canterbury. (PHOTOS)

President Buhari received the Most Reverend and Rt. Honorable Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, at the Abuja House in London this afternoon.
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Photos: FG officially announces closure of Abuja airport

The Federal Government has announced the official closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport from 12 midnight on Wednesday March 8th.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama spotted in black leggings after workout class

 Michelle Obama was spotted getting in an early afternoon workout at SoulCycle in Washington DC on Thursday.

Donald Trump has 3,643 websites domain to his Name.

According to internet records gathered by CNN, before US president, Donald Trump reached the White House, his company had laid claim to at least 3,643 website domains. The buying spree continued as he ran for president. Trump bought 93 of them after he launched his presidential campaign.

President Trump Names New National Security Adviser.

Lt.Gen McMaster, seated to the left of President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump on Monday selected Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster to be his national security adviser.

Breaking News: North Korea's Leader Half Brother Killed...

The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been killed in Malaysia, a South Korean government source told Reuters on Tuesday.

Intrigue trail the takeover of Arik Air by FG as powerful cabal fingered in AMCON takeover... (LONG READ)

 

This is a long but very interesting and informative piece. It will be recalled that last week, the federal government enforced a commando-style takeover of Arik Air with truckloads of soldiers. The official line was that the company was irredeemably in debt to the tune of over 300billion and had to be rescued from going under. It appears however that there is more to this than meets the eye. Rumour has it that the takeover was masterminded by a cabal which capitalised on the President's absence, a banking source close to the issue disclosed the debt is far lower than claimed.

Photo: Gambia's President Adama Barrow names woman as Vice President

Ajaratou Fatoumata Tambajang has been appointed as Vice President of The Republic of The Gambia. Tambajang, a prominent pro-democracy activist was part of the opposition coalition that unseated long time ruler Yahya Jammeh

Read the full text of President Donald Trump's inaugural address

Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: Thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people.

Aisha Buhari rids Nigeria of malnutrition as she launches her "GET INVOLVED" programme

The wife of the President Mrs. Aisha Buhari yesterday launched the "GET INVOLVED" component of the future assured program designed to provide solutions to problems of malnutrition among children in the country.

According to a UNICEF report 2.5 Million Nigerian children suffer from malnutrition with about 500,000 likely to die from the deficiency within a year.

Is there anybody that doesn’t fall sick?- Buhari said as he departed for London to see an ENT doctor today

While leaving for London where he is expected to see an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor, President Buhari asked if anybody can't fall sick. He said this to newsmen at the airport before boarding his presidential jet

"Is there anybody that doesn’t fall sick? I have already told Nigerians that I am going for 10 days to get my ear checked” he said