In 2013, the American government announced that the yearly American Visa Lottery would no longer be receiving applications from Nigeria as the country had used up its allotted number of emigrants through the annual lottery. This invariably meant that the lottery was closed to Nigerians. The reaction among Nigerians on the contrary was that, the…
In the United States of America, USA, the term Black Friday usually refers to the Friday following Thanksgiving Day when most major retailers open very early (and more recently during overnight hours) and offer promotional cheap sales to enthusiastic shoppers. In Nigeria, Tuesday, June 9, 2015 can be best described as Black Tuesday. On that…
Chairman of Silverbird Group, Ben Murray-Bruce, as well as other members of his family, has been accused of owning some suppliers of products worth millions of Naira. It was reported that this came up as a result of the closure of the Ben Bruce family business called Lifestyle some years ago and efforts by the…
Former artiste with Kennis Music, Capital FEMI has debunked rumour that he quit the label because of a feud he had with Kenny Ogungbe, owner of entertainment outfit. Last week, there were reports that the artiste’s contract with Kennis Music had expired and that the R&B singer refused to extend it. But in a press…
Reports say Ghana has stopped the trial for an Ebola vaccine after government received several complaints that humans were being used as “guinea pigs.” A spokesman for the Ghana Minister of Health said on Wednesday that many citizens were not happy with the development. Ghana is presently free of the deadly disease, which has killed…
President Muhammadu Buhari has told his counterparts from Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Benin that he would want Nigeria to be in charge of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, which was formed to fight against the Boko Haram insurgents in the border towns in the countries. Buhari, in his address at the Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads…
A rescheduled election in the Plateau State House of Assembly produced a lawmaker from the minority party in the Assembly as Speaker. The new Speaker of the Plateau Assembly, Peter Azi of the All Progressives Congress, APC, representing Jos North-West, was elected to the position on Wednesday by his colleagues. Earlier on Tuesday, the Assembly…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, has accused the state governor, Nyesom Wike, of starting to milk state treasury dry with the approval of N10 billion by the state House of Assembly dominated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. This allegation was made in a…
At least 35 persons were reportedly feared dead in separate attacks on six communities in Borno State on Wednesday night. This was disclosed to newsmen on Thursday in Maiduguri, the state capital, by a member of a vigilante group in the state. The man, who begged not to be named, explained that the terrorists stormed…
A demonstration was held on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, by some teachers in the state. The protest was organised due to the inability of the state government to pay them their salaries for some months. The teachers, majorly from primary schools in the state, expressed their displeasure over the…