Aisha Buhari urges privileged Nigerians to do more for society
Wife of the President, Her Excellency Mrs. Aisha Buhari has charged privileged Nigerians to do more in the lives of the less privileged with a view to increasing the feeling…
Four die as luxury bus plunges into river
A luxury bus packed with passengers and believed to be traveling from the eastern part of the country plunged into a river at Owode-Elede, Ikorodu in Lagos State on Friday….
Businessman sues AGF, EFCC for unlawful detention, seeks N250m compensation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) have been dragged before an Abuja High Court over an alleged unlawful detention of a…
Samsung shares slump on arrest of Group chief over corruption
Samsung Group chief Jay Y. Lee was arrested on Friday over his alleged role in a corruption scandal rocking the highest levels of power in South Korea, dealing a fresh…
Erdogan declares war on Turkey citizens resident in Nigeria
The government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has declared war and persona non grata on Turkish citizens residing and doing business in Nigeria, Political Economist can authoritatively reveal. Some…
Nine suicide bombers perish in 24 hours in fresh Maiduguri attacks
Nine bombers died in Maiduguri between Thursday night and early Friday, in what would qualify as the boldest plan by Boko Haram to cause maximum damage in the Borno capital….
Innjoo partners TD to unveil world’s slimmest laptop
In what appears a marriage of excellence, globally renowned mobile devices manufacturer, InnJoo Mobile is set to partner Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest ICT distributor, Technology Distributions Ltd. (TD) on the launch…
NNPC records decline in pipeline vandalisation, improved revenue in December 2016
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has achieved a remarkable reduction in the cases of pipeline sabotage. This was disclosed in the Corporation’s just-released  monthly Financial and Operations Report for…
Nigeria’s debt profile now N17.36 trillion only
The Director-General of the Debt Management Office (DMO), Dr Abraham Nwankwo said Nigeria’s total debt as at December 31, 2016 was 57.39 billion dollars (N17.36 trillion). He made this known…
Why Ekiti State N1bn Budget Support was withheld – FG
The Federal Government on Thursday explained why the N1.1bn Budget Support Facility for Ekiti State for the month of January was withheld. This is contained in a statement issued by…