PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has left Abuja for Russia where he will attend the three-day Russia-Africa Summit taking place in the southern city of Sochi between October 23 and 24 to be attended by about 40 African nations.
MEMBERS of the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Governors' Forum plan to hold an economic summit on boosting internally generated revenue (IGR) in Abuja on October 30 as part of a plan end Nigeria's dependency on crude oil.
FORMER senate president and Kwara State governor Senator Bukola Saraki has temporarily forfeited two Lagos homes to the federal government after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured a court order against him.
FORMER presidential candidate and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore has had his bail conditions revoked by an Abuja high court after his lawyers appealed the Draconian terms imposed when he was first detained in August.
ENGLISH Premier League giants Newcastle United have become favourites to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in the forthcoming January transfer window after the clubs' fans identified him as the person who could end the team's current goalscoring drought.
(1) Today is October 21. On this day in 1854 a certain British lady called Florence Nightingale with a staff of 38 was sent to the Crimean War to help look after troops injured during the fighting between Britain, France and Russia and alas, the profession of nursing was born. Nightingale selflessly introduced things like sick pans, dressing wounds, making beds, etc and ever since then, healthcare has been revolutionised
[1] Over the last week, we have just heard that Aisha Buhari has had four special assistants appointed to serve under her. She has also pledged to build a secretariat for African "First ladies." All that nonsense has to stop. There is no provision for any office called first lady in our constitution, so using public funds to bankroll such a position is illegal
GOVERNOR Willie Obiano has been asked to resign by the Igbo National Council (INC) over his alleged arbitrary negligence and gross ineptitude over the recent Onitsha fire disaster that destroyed hundreds of ships and homes.
SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been voted as the French Ligue One Player of the Month for September 2019 following his recent rich vein of form that him score seven goals for his clubside Lille this season.
[1] Today is October 18. On this day in 1867 the US took formal possession of Alaska from Russia, having paid a sum of $7.2m for the territory
[2] Alaska is the largest US state by area and the seventh largest sub-national division in the world. In addition, it is the third least populous and the most sparsely populated of the 50 US states
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has left Abuja for Russia where he will attend the three-day Russia-Africa Summit taking place in the southern city of Sochi between October 23 and 24 to be attended by about 40 African nations.
MEMBERS of the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) Governors' Forum plan to hold an economic summit on boosting internally generated revenue (IGR) in Abuja on October 30 as part of a plan end Nigeria's dependency on crude oil.
FORMER senate president and Kwara State governor Senator Bukola Saraki has temporarily forfeited two Lagos homes to the federal government after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured a court order against him.
FORMER presidential candidate and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore has had his bail conditions revoked by an Abuja high court after his lawyers appealed the Draconian terms imposed when he was first detained in August.
ENGLISH Premier League giants Newcastle United have become favourites to sign Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen in the forthcoming January transfer window after the clubs' fans identified him as the person who could end the team's current goalscoring drought.
GOVERNOR Willie Obiano has been asked to resign by the Igbo National Council (INC) over his alleged arbitrary negligence and gross ineptitude over the recent Onitsha fire disaster that destroyed hundreds of ships and homes.
SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been voted as the French Ligue One Player of the Month for September 2019 following his recent rich vein of form that him score seven goals for his clubside Lille this season.
