The head honcho in the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Babatunde Fowler, has been accused of being involved in an employment scandal at the tax agency. According to SaharaReporters, Fowler, a protégé of Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, oversaw the employment of 3,489 new staff in violation of the necessary…
Searchlight would be beamed on the 2014 Centenary City Project by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the House of Representatives has disclosed. At the plenary on Wednesday, June 14, 2016, the House mandated its committee on Federal Capital Territory to undertake an investigation into the project to determine if it was done according…
Niger Delta militants have been urged to soft pedal in their bombings of pipelines and oil installations in the region. The plea was made by members of the House of Representatives, who specifically further urged members of the Niger Delta Avengers to embrace peace. Also, the Federal Government was advised to formulate a sustainable plan…
The wedding ceremony of the daughter of popular Yoruba actress, Toyin Afolayan, but fondly called Lola Idije, took place in Lagos on Wednesday, June 14, 2016, amid pomp and pageantry. The charming daughter of the actress exchanged marital vows with her heartthrob at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry in Lagos. Several friends and family members of…
First son of late Nigerian captain and coach, Stephen Keshi, Stephen Keshi Jnr, on Wednesday, signed a condolence register opened by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, in honour of his late father and late Shaibu Amodu. The younger Keshi flew into Nigeria from his base in the United States of America, USA. He was welcomed…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the loss of the mother of Ghanaian President, John Mahama. The Ghanaian leader lost his mum, Hajia Abiba Nnaba, to the cold hands of death recently. On Wednesday, June 15, 2016, President Buhari put a call through to his Ghanaian counterpart from his vacation in London to condole…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, presided over the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting held in Abuja. Osinbajo chaired the meeting due to the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is away in London for a 10-day vacation. Here are pictures from Wednesday’s meeting.
Beach operators in Lagos State have been warned to adhere strictly to the safety regulations guiding their operations. This warning was given by the state government following the drowning of two post-graduate students of the University of Lagos last week at Elegunshi Beach named Adeshola Ogunefun and Olufunmilayo Odusina. Beach operators in the state have…
On Tuesday, Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State hosted the league of Imams and Alfas in the state to Iftar, the daily breaking of fast-food observed by Muslim faithful during the Ramadan period. During the programme, special prayers were offered for Ogun State, Nigeria as well as President Muhammadu Buhari. A similar session was held…
The national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja, was on Wednesday closed down again. It would be recalled that sometimes ago, the PDP secretariat tucked inside Wadata Plaza in Abuja was shutdown on the orders of the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, due to leadership crisis rocking the party. But this…