FG schedules payment of N264bn subsidy by March end

Abuja — The Federal Government, Monday, scheduled to pay off about N264 billion between now and end of March, as subsidy reimbursement applications submitted to marketers as at end of January 2015     The sum comprises 2014 outstanding debts of N164...

Scarcity looms as marketers hoard fuel

Lagos — Scarcity of petrol is looming as queues have returned to filling stations across Lagos, while some of them have stopped selling -  This is an indication that the cold war between marketers and the management of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory...

Missing $20bn: Reps gives Okonjo-Iweala one-week ultimatum to submit forensic audit

     ABUJA—The House of Representatives has yesterday issued a one week ultimatum to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the economy Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to submit the report of the forensic audit on the alleged missing $20bn The mandate...

Buhari threatens to back out of Abuja Accord

                ABUJA – Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, General Mohammadu Buhari has threatened to back out of the historic Abuja peace accord should the political allies of president Goodluck Jonathan...

Buhari To Be Disqualified On March 19

       The presidential candidate from the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) General Muhammadu Buhari, may be banned from contesting in the forthcoming presidential poll.According to Vanguard, the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court,...

Bash Ali Arrested, Charged To Court For Constituting Public Nuisance

        When did they start arresting people for constituting public nuisance? Lol Nigerian boxing icon, Bash Ali was arrested last week Wednesday Feb. 11th in front of a bank in Abuja for constituting public nuisance. Not only was he arrested,...

ISIS Fanatics Kidnap 90 People From Christian Villages In Syria

         According to a breaking news report this morning, ISIS militants have kidnapped about 90 people from Christian villages in Syria after they seized two Assyrian villages from Kurdish forces in the northeast province of Hassakeh. The...

US Woman Kidnapped In Kogi State

       A US missionary worker has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Kogi state. According to the spokesperson of the Kogi state Police command, Mr Sola Colins, the kidnapped woman who's an American citizen was kidnapped inside her school premises...

BBM To Allow Users Customize Their PINS

   In a move that we actually saw coming, the Canadian company, BlackBerry, will now allow users customize their BBM pins. The notable changes in the new BBM include, vanity PIN’s, removable ads and a new avatar badging. These features are now up for testing.New...

Ebonyi State House Of Assembly Building Totally Razed Down

     Ebonyi State House of Assembly complex was totally razed to the ground this morning Feb. 24th after a fire broke out from the Accounts department and spread to the media section of the complex. The cause of the fire has not been ascertainment but...

Skales Girlfriend Defends Her Man, Comes For Wizkid, Others

She tweeted this as her man came under fire from Wizkid and others yesterday. She actually wrote 'can you afford a girl like me?" Lol..girl, are you for sale? #Justasking. Read the tweets after the cut... ...

Heavy Shots Fired! Wizkid & Skales Call Each Other Out Over ‘Azonto’ Song

Sighs! Okay. So this just happened on Twitter and I’m sure it’s on it’s way to becoming one of the jaw dropping gists of the Industry as former EME label brothers and respected acts Wizkid and Skales shade themselves on Twitter over ownership of the familiar ‘Azonto’ song. It...

Emir Sanusi & apos ;s Car And Other Pictures From The Coronation Ceremony .

Below are pictures from the coronation ceremony of Emir of Kano, Emir Muhammad Sanusi ll. Present at the event are..... General Muhammadu Buhari, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, General Abdulrahman Dambazau, Father Mathew Kuka, Speaker Aminu Tambuwal, Sultan of Sokoto, Emir of Dutse, Governors:...

Gen . Buhari Speaks On Obasanjo Publicly Endorsing Him

In an interview with Christiane Amanpour on CNN this evening, APC presidential candidate Gen. Muhammadu Buhari reacted to former president Obasanjo publicly endorsing him. When asked by Amanpour how he felt about it, Buhari said; "I am happy about it. It means more supporters...

I Will Hand Over If I Lose - President Jonathan

Jonathan, in a live media chat apparently organised to douse the tension generated by the postponement of the general elections, spoke among others, the alleged plot to sack the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, insurgency and corruption. Before...

Jonathan Explains What He Meant By ‘ Stealing Is Not Corruption ’

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday clarified what he meant by stealing is not corruption, saying he was quoted out of context. Responding to questions during a presidential media chat on Wednesday, the President explained that the remark flowed from a discussion he...

JEGA MET WITH APC LEADERS IN DUBAI, SAYS PDP

The plot to remove the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has thickened as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PDPPCO) yesterday finally alleged that he is working with the All Progressives Congress...