NIGERIA has reluctantly agreed to reduce its crude oil output in line with directives issued by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) in a move that has raised fears about the government being unable to fund its 2017 budget.
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari reportedly telephoned the former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Bisi Akande earlier today to offer his condolences over the death of his wife.
NORTHERN Nigeria's pan-cultural organisation the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said that it is now in favour of restructuring the country so long as the exercise is fair and just and does not discriminate against anyone.
BENUE State Police Command has stepped up its search for wanted armed robber and kidnapper Terwase Akwaza who married 33 women after it was alleged that any woman he touched ended up as his wife.
Yesterday, the command arraigned his wife Queen Akwaza, over her alleged refusal to disclose her husband’s whereabouts. Mrs Akwaza, who appeared before a Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court, was charged with criminal conspiracy, screening of armed robbery and kidnapping suspects and acts of terrorism.
PEOPLE'S Democratic Party (PDP) senators were in jubilant mood yesterday as the newly-elected member representing Osun West Senatorial District Senator Ademola Adeleke was sworn-in amid laughter and jokes about his dancing prowess.
NIGERIA'S Super Eagles face a daunting World Cup run-in later on this year as Algeria are considering taking their November home qualifier to the north-eastern city of Constantine where temperatures could be as low as minus four degrees.
NIGERIA'S senate has condemned the role of the Kogi State government in the proposed recall of the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District Dino Melaye, and expressed concern that scarce public resources are being expended on venture.
NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials plan to visit Super Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme currently hospitalised in England after being diagnosed as having with acute leukaemia.
Ikeme, 31, who mans goal for Nigeria and English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers, was recently found to have leukaemia, otherwise known as cancer of the blood during a pre-season medical. He has since begun receiving treatment amid an outpouring of support from across world football.
FORMER Kaduna State governor Senator Ahmed Makarfi has been declared as the authentic national chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) after Nigeria's Supreme Court ruled that he was duly elected at its convention.
ACTING president Professor Yemi Osinbajo returned to Abuja early this morning after a whirlwind trip to the UK where he went to confer with ailing President Muhammadu Buhari currently recuperating in London.
NIGERIA has reluctantly agreed to reduce its crude oil output in line with directives issued by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) in a move that has raised fears about the government being unable to fund its 2017 budget.
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari reportedly telephoned the former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Bisi Akande earlier today to offer his condolences over the death of his wife.
NORTHERN Nigeria's pan-cultural organisation the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said that it is now in favour of restructuring the country so long as the exercise is fair and just and does not discriminate against anyone.
BENUE State Police Command has stepped up its search for wanted armed robber and kidnapper Terwase Akwaza who married 33 women after it was alleged that any woman he touched ended up as his wife.
PEOPLE'S Democratic Party (PDP) senators were in jubilant mood yesterday as the newly-elected member representing Osun West Senatorial District Senator Ademola Adeleke was sworn-in amid laughter and jokes about his dancing prowess.
NIGERIA'S Super Eagles face a daunting World Cup run-in later on this year as Algeria are considering taking their November home qualifier to the north-eastern city of Constantine where temperatures could be as low as minus four degrees.
NIGERIA'S senate has condemned the role of the Kogi State government in the proposed recall of the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District Dino Melaye, and expressed concern that scarce public resources are being expended on venture.
NIGERIAN Football Federation (NFF) officials plan to visit Super Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme currently hospitalised in England after being diagnosed as having with acute leukaemia.
FORMER Kaduna State governor Senator Ahmed Makarfi has been declared as the authentic national chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) after Nigeria's Supreme Court ruled that he was duly elected at its convention.
ACTING president Professor Yemi Osinbajo returned to Abuja early this morning after a whirlwind trip to the UK where he went to confer with ailing President Muhammadu Buhari currently recuperating in London.
