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Withdrawal limit: Reps reschedule Emefiele’s appearance

NewsDeskNgDec 15, 2022December 15, 20220

The House of Representatives postponed the appearance of the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele to next week. The appearance was rescheduled on Thursday after Emefiele notified the lawmakers that he travelled with President Muhammadu Buhari to Washington. It would be recalled that Emefiele was asked to appear before the House to...

Alkali: Appraising the phenomenon at NEDC

NewsDeskNgDec 15, 2022December 15, 20220

By Matthew Johnson When President Muhammadu Buhari conceived the idea of establishing the North East Development commission (NEDC), in order to help reconstruct the North Eastern region after the damage done to the region by the Boko Haram insurgents, not many thought the commission would record the huge successes it...

Train Crushes Driver, Car In Abuja

NewsDeskNgDec 15, 2022December 15, 20220

A train crushed a woman and her car as she tried to drive across the train tracks in the Kubwa area of Abuja on Thursday. Multiple Twitter users claim the incident happened on Thursday morning. Meanwhile, an eyewitness, Olisa Ogbechie, alleged the police used force to chase people, who wanted...

You don’t have dignity – Hamann slams Ronaldo over decision after Morocco game

NewsDeskNgDec 15, 2022December 15, 20220

Liverpool legend Dietmar Hamann has hit out at Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo after the former Manchester United forward decided to walk straight down the tunnel following his side’s FIFA World Cup quarter-final 1-0 defeat to Morocco a few days ago. Hamann insisted that Ronaldo didn’t even have the dignity to...

Rio Ferdinand tells Argentina how Mbappe is part of weakness ahead of final

NewsDeskNgDec 15, 2022December 15, 20220

Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has said France are vulnerable down the left due to the attacking tendencies of Kylian Mbappe and Theo Hernandez. The defending champions beat Morocco 2-0 to book their spot against Argentina in Sunday’s World Cup final. Hernandez and substitute Randal Kolo Muani scored in...

Tinubu breaks silence on rushing off campaign rally stage in Minna

NewsDeskNgDec 15, 2022December 15, 20220

The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has denied rushing off the stage at his campaign rally in Minna, Niger State. Tinubu explained that the crowd that welcomed him was so massive that he had to address them briefly before attending other meetings in the state. The APC...

Zamfara State: Former minister, Ikira Aliyu Bilbis finally released

NewsDeskNgDec 15, 2022December 15, 20220

A former Minister of Information and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate, Alhaji Ikra Aliyu Bilbis, who was remanded in prison over alleged criminal conspiracy and public disturbances, has finally been released on bail unconditionally. Recall that the minister was arrested by police operatives two weeks ago and arraigned...

Buhari, Biden Watch France vs Morocco Match With Moroccan PM

NewsDeskNgDec 15, 2022December 15, 20220

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the United States of America President, Joe Biden, watched the France-Morocco World Cup semi-final match with the Moroccan Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, and other leaders at the White House on Wednesday. Biden shared the picture via his Twitter handle on Wednesday saying, “It...

Reuters Triple Misadventures in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgDec 14, 2022December 14, 20220

By Karen Goulding Nothing happens in a vacuum. There must be an underlining objective. This much I learnt over time, hence my concern with the recent barrage from the French news platform Reuters. Nigeria is in their interest for inexplicable reasons. The focus is the Nigerian Military in the prosecution...

Special team working to unite Atiku with G5 governors – Sen. Ben Obi

NewsDeskNgDec 14, 2022December 14, 20220

Senator Ben Obi and Prof Obiora Okonkwo respectively, the chairman and director general of Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council in Anambra State have revealed that a special team is working to resolve the impasse between the party’s presidential candidate and the G5 governors. They stated this on Wednesday in Awka, Anambra...

Kano Assembly Launches Impeachment Proceedings Against Deputy Governor Abdulsalam Gwarzo

Peter Obi Attributes Nigeria’s Poverty To Choices

GOCMEJ Applauds Reappointment of NSCDC Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi

Withdrawal limit: Reps reschedule Emefiele’s appearance

Alkali: Appraising the phenomenon at NEDC

Train Crushes Driver, Car In Abuja

You don’t have dignity – Hamann slams Ronaldo over decision after Morocco game

Rio Ferdinand tells Argentina how Mbappe is part of weakness ahead of final

Tinubu breaks silence on rushing off campaign rally stage in Minna

Zamfara State: Former minister, Ikira Aliyu Bilbis finally released

Buhari, Biden Watch France vs Morocco Match With Moroccan PM

Reuters Triple Misadventures in Nigeria

Special team working to unite Atiku with G5 governors – Sen. Ben Obi