The All Progressives Congress caucus in the Senate on Tuesday sacked Senator Ali Ndume as the Senate Leader. Senator Ahmad Lawan was however named as replacement. The decision to sack Ndume was contained in a letter to the Senate by the APC caucus. Ndume, who was not at plenary when the
Following his refusal to appear before Senate screening Committee the Senate on Tuesday asked the President Muhammadu Buhari to replace Prof. Akintunde Akinwande as the Chairman-designate of Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission. Akinwande had refused to appear before the Senate Committee that screened other members of the NERC Board. Report has it that in October
By Peter Richard As trial of Nnamdi Kanu begins today, armed security personnel which comprises of mobile police officers and operatives of the Department of State Security service mounted tight security at the court premises barring visitors. But for the intervention of Kanu’s lawyer journalists were initially barred from entering the court building by security […]
Rangers FC players on Tuesday vowed to beat FC Ifeanyi Uba in the 2016/2017 Charity Cup to re-emphasis their superiority in Nigerian football. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Charity Cup between Rangers International FC of Enugu and FC Ifeanyi Uba of Nnewi will take place in Abuja on Wednesday. NAN recalls […]
It was a positive trading day on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday with the market indices appreciating by 1.25 per cent, amid gains by some highly capitalised equities, as Dangote Cement led the gainers’ table, growing by N2 to close at N169 per share. Followed by Guaranty Trust Bank with a gain of N1.06 […]
Argentine football legend, Diego Maradona, has backed plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams, a day before world football’s powerful governing council faces a key decision on the issue. “It sounds like a fantastic idea to me,” the 56-year-old told reporters at FIFA’s Zurich headquarters. “This will give more possibilities to countries that […]











