Category: News Update
Election postponement: NLC demand public holiday
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked government to declare a two or three-day public holiday to enable workers travel to perform their civic responsibility in the...
Quit if you lose, Ohanaeze youths advise Buhari
The apex socio-cultural youth body in Igbo land, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over peacefully to whoever emerges...
FA Cup: Wolves, Crystal Palace ease into quarters
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ impressive season continued as they moved into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Sunday. Ivan Cavaleiro’s first-half goal sealed a 1-0...
‘Yayaha Bello stopped my salary’ – Kogi dep gov
Simon Achuba, deputy governor of Kogi state, says his life is in danger following the withdrawal of his security details on the orders of Yahaya Bello, governor of the...
Election Postponement: IPMAN directs members’ filling stations to reduce fuel price
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed its members nationwide to reduce petroleum pump price from N145 per litre to N140. This...
SERAP blames successive govts, NASS for 2019 election delay, threatens to sue
Socio-Economic Rights uand Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Nigerians to “hold successive governments since the return of democracy in 1999 and the leadership...
Dollar weakens as trade deal hopes buoy riskier assets; Aussie, kiwi firm
The dollar fell versus a basket of its peers on Monday as rising expectations of a U.S.-Sino trade deal led investors to shift away from the safety of the greenback into...
Pictures: Ambode receives ICC world cup trophy in Lagos
Lagos State governor Akinwumi Ambode receives the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World cup trophy at Lagos house, Alausa. Lagos State Governor, Mr....
Family petitions Amosun over land grabbing
A retired civil servant in Ogun state, Akinlolu Erukilede, 76-year-old who hailed from Igbira in Ondo State has petitioned the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle...
Sokoto rice farmers canvass Buhari’s re-election, members get input
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Sokoto State chapter, on Tuesday canvassed for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari on Feb. 16, for continuity...
