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Afe Babalola says next president should be under 60 and fit enough to work 14 hours a day

LEGAL luminary Chief Afe Babalola has advised Nigeria's political parties to ensure that the candidates they select for next year's presidential elections is less than 60 years of age and is fit enough to work for 14 hours a day.

 

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Amaechi sued by companies claiming he awarded rail contract to Chinese firm illegally

NIGERIA'S transport and justice ministers Rotimi Amaechi and Abubakar Malami have been dragged to court by a group of local companies over what they term the unlawful award of a contract for a190km railway line in Niger State to a Chinese firm without due process.

                                                                                             

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Hushpuppi's sentencing in the US delayed for five months at the request of his defence team

NIGERIAN-born Internet fraudster Ramon Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi has had his sentencing postponed for five months after the court in Los Angeles which found him guilty accepted a plea to delay sentencing from his legal team.

 

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Shehu Sani advises Buhari not to retire to Daura when his tenure ends over insecurity fears

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been advised by the former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District Senator Shehu Sani not to retire to Daura next year when his tenure ends because of security concerns.

 

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Spurs plan to make summer bid for Osimhen after Napoli rebuff recent January offer

ENGLISH Premier league giants Tottenham Hotspurs plan to make an audacious bid for Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in the summer after being rebuffed by his club Napoli when they made a bid during the recent January transfer window.

 

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I am yet to meet one Nigerian who is ashamed about the fact that their country is not on this top 10 GDP. This nonchalance is responsible for our plethora of socio-economic woes 

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] US - $22.9trn
[2] China - $16.8trn
[3] Japan - $5trn
[4] Germany - $4.2trn 
[5] UK - $3.1trn 
[6] India - $2.9trn 
[7] France - $2.9trn 
[8] Italy - $2.1trn
[9] Canada - $2trn 
[10] South Korea - $1.8trn 

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Ohaneze Ndigbo forms political action committee with mandate to secure Igbo presidency

OHANEZE Ndigbo's national executive committee has set up a group to lobby those it describes as critical stakeholders across the country to support plans to get the southeast geo-political zone to produce Nigeria's next president in 2023.

 

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Agbekoya Farmers’ Association says it will use magical powers to free Sunday Igboho from detention

YORUBA agricultural producers cooperative the Agbekoya Farmers’ Association officials have vowed to use tradition magical powers to free Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho from detention in the Republic of Benin if he is not freed soon.

 

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Nigerian government identifies 123 financiers of terrorist activities and plans to prosecute 45 soon

INFORMATION minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed has revealed Nigeria's federal government has uncovered about 123 companies and 96 individuals who are channelling funds to terrorist outfits operating in the country and plans to prosecute 45 of them soon

 

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Malami fined by Abuja high court for wasting its time in trial of four Ipob members

NIGERIA'S justice minister and attorney-general of the federation Abubakar Malami has been fined N200,000 by an Abuja high court for wasting court time during the trial of four of Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader's Nnamdi Kanu's co-defendants.

 

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