The Treasury Single Account, TSA, has continued to generate controversies and the National Assembly, NASS, has explained why it would not be part of the policy, saying it would jeopardise its independence. President Muhammadu Buhari, on assumption of office in May 2015, directed all government agency to key into the TSA as a way of…
An early morning inferno on Monday, January 4, 2016, gutted a main market in Yola, the capital city of Adamawa State. It was learnt that the fire started around 3:17am and affected some shops in the market. However, no life was lost in the unfortunate incident. The inferno was said to have been triggered by…
An Abuja-based prophet, Bro Joseph Iginla, has released his predictions for 2016. Iginla, who is the General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly, warned President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to be very careful because of those who want to take their lives. According to the man of God, “Nigeria will rise again…
A court of appeal has ordered the swearing-in of the immediate past Managing Director of Diamond Bank, Alex Otti, as governor of Abia State. This followed a ruling on Thursday, December 31, 2015, in favour of the former banker turned politician. Otti contested the governorship election in Abia State in April 2015, but his opponent,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that the use of veils by female Muslims to cover their faces, commonly called hijab, may be prohibited if terrorists in the north eastern part of Nigeria keep using that avenue to carry out their deadly activities. The President, who made this known during his first media chat on Wednesday,…
The Federal Government has disclosed that from Friday, January 1, 2016, Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly called petrol, will now sell at the rate of N86.50k per litre. This announcement was made on behalf of the FG by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA. Official price of the product as at now is N87…
Senator Dino Melaye, on Tuesday, at a event held in Cross River State, reportedly tore the constitution of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and also the membership card of the party of Paul Adah, who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from the PDP. Adah is the immediate past commissioner representing Cross River…
Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Board of Directors, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been named among the ‘100 most influential Africans of 2015.’ The list published by pan African magazine ‘New African’ presents Africa’s definitive power list and profiles the continent’s top game changers in eight different fields: Politics (22); Public Office (4); Arts and…
A south east interest group, Igbo Mandare Congress, IMC, has commiserated with families of the alleged massacred of members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, by the Nigerian Army. According to reports, several members of the Islamic group were killed in a raid by the military, including three children of leader of the sect, Sheikh…
The leadership and members of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of Mrs Ibim Semenitari as the acting Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The party, in a statement signed by Chris Finebone, noted that the appointment further demonstrates the President’s…