National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes organises Abuja rally in support of Atiku

MEMBERS of the National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP) have held a rally in Abuja in support of the candidacy of former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar promising to moblise massive support for him in the forthcoming elections.

 

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Ambode presents 2019 budget to Lagos State House of Assembly with 54% going to capital projects

GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode has finally presented the 2019 budget to the Lagos State House of Assembly as the recent face-off between the executive and legislature ended following the intervention of All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders.

 

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Opec cuts and fallout from Venezuelan crisis keep crude oil prices at $62 a barrel to Nigeria's benefit

NIGERIA'S 2019 budgetary projections have got a slight boost as global crude oil prices have remained firm at $62 barrel thanks to a combination of factors including the political turmoil in Venezuela and Organisation of Petroleum exporting Countries (Opec) cuts.

 

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Traditional rulers from Uche Nwosu's Nkwere area back Hope Uzodinma's governorship bid

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) Imo State gubernatorial aspirant Senator Hope Uzodinma got a big boost to his campaign over the weekend when traditional rulers from the ancestral area of his main opponent Uche Nwosu endorsed his candidacy.

 

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Obanikoro set to give testimony against Fayose in court today as corruption trial resumes sitting

FORMER Ekiti State's Governor Ayo Fayose appeared at the federal high court in Lagos this morning as his case continues over the next three days over allegations that he participated in a N6.9bn ($19m) fraud while in office.

 

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Buhari campaign team dismisses declaration of support for Atiku by pan-cultural groups

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's campaign team have dismissed the recent endorsement of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar by several pan-cultural associations as their preferred candidate in this month's presidential elections as an irrelevance that will have no impact on the polls.

 

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Onnoghen's trial adjourned until Feb 13 amid calls for his arrest if he does not appear

CODE of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) chairman Justice Danladi Umar has adjourned the ongoing trial of the chief judge of Nigeria Justice Walter Onnoghen until February 13 after today's hearing ended in pandemonium amid concerns that an arrest warrant may be issued.

 

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Ooni of Ife reveals how Yoruba deity Oluorogbo is identical to Jesus Christ as he also resurrected after three days

OONI of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has likened the Yoruba deity Oluorogbo, with Jesus Christ saying that they both ascended to heaven after being killed indicating that there are distinct similarities between Yoruba traditional religion and Christianity.

 

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Lagos State House of Assembly now under scrutiny after its running costs are found to total almost $80m

MEMBERS of the Lagos State House of Assembly have come under scrutiny after it emerged that their running costs add up to N28.8bn ($79.15m) under the tenure of current speaker Hon Mudashiru Obasa.

 

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Boko Haram plan to release stolen cattle across northeast as part of new charm offensive

TERRORIST sect Boko Haram is planning to release hundreds of heads of cattle it has stolen from local herdsmen across the northeast as part of a move to attract public sympathy according to the Nigerian Army.

 

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