Buhari offers condolences to France and prays for French Christians over the Notre Dame Cathedral fire

PRESIDENT M Muhammadu Buhari has sent a condolence message to his French counterpart President Emmanuel Macron over the recent fire incident that gutted parts of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

 

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Ondo North's senator Ajayi Boroffice joins the race to become deputy senate president

ONDO North Senatorial District lawmaker Senator Ajayi Boroffice has officially launched his campaign to become the deputy senate president by writing to all of his colleagues asking them for their support.

 

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Eagles to face Senegal's Lions of Teranga and Ghana's Black Stars in pre-Nation Cup friendly games

NIGERIA'S Super Eagles will play two friendlies games against Senegal's Lions of Teranga and Ghana's Black Stars in the run-up to the 2019 African Cup of Nations that kicks off in Egypt this June.

 

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Can Buhari be brave in 2020 and borrow to fund a $100bn budget?

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Over the last week, I have been following the details of the World Bank/IMF Spring Meeting in Washington DC closely where Nigeria has been represented by finance minister Zainab Ahmed and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele. They have both been trying to sell the message that Nigeria is open for business. Basically, they have been seeking to woo foreign investors

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Rohr releases provisional list of 50 ahead of Nations Cup with surprise recalls for Ambrose and Moses

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has released a 50-man provisional list for the 2019 African Cup of Nations taking place this summer in Egypt with a surprise recall for Derby Country centreback Efe Ambrose who has been in the wilderness for three years.

 

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Two remaining suspects in Ozubulu Massacre trial acquitted in Awka for lack of evidence

TWO of the remaining suspects charged with complicity in the August 2017 Ozubulu Massacre that saw 13 people being gunned down while worshiping in a church in Anambra State have been acquitted by an Awka high court.

 

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Gowon reveals that his government had planned to build five export-based refineries

FORMER military head of state General Yakubu Gowon has revealed that he planned to build five more refineries across the country to enable Nigeria export processed petroleum products before he was overthrown in 1975.

 

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Federal government seeks arrest of Innoson boss Innocent Chukwuma for failing to appear in court

INNOSON Vehicle Manufacturing chairman Innocent Chukwuma faces the prospect of arrest after the federal government asked a Lagos high court to issue a bench warrant against him and some of his employees over their involvement in a N2.6bn shipping fraud matter.

 

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Tinubu warned against running for president in 2023 and advised to back Osinbajo instead

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) national leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been warned against running for president in 2023 because he will suffer a humiliating defeat and would be better off supporting vice president Professor Yemi Osinbajo.

 

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UK launches Not for Sale campaign telling young Nigerian women to stay at home and find jobs

BRITAIN has warned young Nigerian women and girls to stay at home and find jobs instead of risking a life of modern slavery as many of the European employment offers they receive are disguised attempts to entrap them and lure them into constitution.

 

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