The Minister of Works Mr Dave Umahi said Tuesday that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is fully in support of the use of concrete for road constructions in the country. The minister said this while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He said some contractors have keyed into the policy just …

Liberian President George Weah is seeking a second term in office Tuesday, hoping that his efforts to pave roads, build hospitals and bring electricity to more areas will win votes despite growing economic hardships in the West African nation. He faces a crowded field of 19 challengers, led by his main rival from the last election in 2017, Joseph Boakai, …

The Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman, has acquired 50 million units of the shares of Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc in a deal worth N168m. This was disclosed in a corporate notice on directors dealing which was filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Friday. Suleiman, a non-executive director of the HoldCo, had bought the shares on …

After almost two years in custody of theBenin Republic, Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has arrived the city of Harmburg in Germany to rejoin his immediate family. A video of his arrival, accompanied by UK-based Nigerian Islamic cleric Saheed Shittu, surfaced on social media.

A Catholic Parish house in Kamantan, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was on Thursday night set ablaze and a seminarian killed in an attack by gunmen. The Parish in Kamantan is under the Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that the attackers stormed the parish house …

The Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has reaffirmed his government’s continuous support to all security agencies including vigilante CJTF and hunters in the state. This is to ensure effective safety of live and property of the citizenry with a view to ending 14 years of  Boko Haram  insurgency and stemming  other crimes  in the state. The Borno state Commissioner of Information and Internal …

The Premier League is investigating Chelsea for potential financial rule breaches during Roman Abramovich’s ownership of the club. Chelsea’s new owners reported their own club to UEFA and the Premier League after their takeover last summer. At present, Chelsea have not been charged with anything by the Premier League. If they were found guilty of rule breaches, sanctions could include …

The FCT Police Command has said its operatives quelled an altercation at the Garki International market involving an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), shop occupants at the market, and some local youths. This is as the DSS has said that investigation was on-going into the incident that occurred between its staff and a mob at the market. …

A Nigerian Army Special Court-martial sitting in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Maj.-Gen. Umar Mohammed, to 7 years imprisonment for stealing the sum of $2,178,900 and N1.65 billion belonging to the Nigerian Army Property Limited (NAPL). Mohammed was sentenced after the court found him guilty of 14 count charges out of 18 …

  Reno Omokri. I guess a lot of guys know him. He struck me early an intelligent guy, especially given his often beautiful prose. But, how wrong I was! Later day events gave a different picture. First, he lacks consistency. And most tragically, he lacks focus and direction. Can you imagine that, a dude who spewed some much rubbish about …