By OKECHUKWU PEACE Two suspected female bombers unleashed terror on the city of Kano killing scores of people. A witness however said the first explosion occurred at the market entrance while the second device exploded near a pavilion in the centre of the market. He said two vans filled with victims were driven away from the scenes of the …
By Lukman Olabiyi Effort by a Lagos based lawyer, Oluyinka Oyeniji to stop the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) on alleged plan to deactivate millions of MTN subscribers line has failed before the Federal High Court, Lagos. The lawyer alleged that NCC was planning to take the action against MTN and its subscribers following the alleged refusal of the telecommunication company …
By OKECHUKWU PEACE The newly reviewed salaries and allowances of political, public and judicial office holders by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) will apply to each of the 37 ministers sworn in by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. All 24 ministers are to earn the following per anum… N4,052,800 as housing allowance (annual) N1,519,800 as furniture …
By FEMI SALAWU The website of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, shone brightly among that of other federal parastatals when it won three major awards in the 2015 Web-Jurist awards. These were the Best Web Accessibility Award and the Best Web Aesthetics Award, which then qualified the website to win the Best Overall Website Award. In a short ceremony …
By TEMILADE ENIOLA Atiku Abubakar’s gave away three of his daughters at a talk of the town ceremony. The three lucky brides are Walida, Aisha and Asmua.
By OKECHUKWU PEACE Actress Tonto Dikeh waxed lyrical about kissing her hubby, Oladunni Churchill and what it meant to her. She took to social media to explain what it meant to her.
By TEMILADE ENIOLA The capital city of Adamawa in Yola stood still for All Peoples Congress (APC) stalwarts who stormed the wedding of party chieftain and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. President Muhammadu Buhari led others to wedding including APC National leader Bola Tinubu, Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara among many …
By FEMI SALAWU All products from Guinness Nigeria conform to the highest standards of quality, having not only been produced in line with the globally accepted code of good manufacturing practice (GMP), but also been repeatedly so-certified by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON).Mr. Peter Ndegwa, Managing …
By OKECHUKWU PEACE Brewery giant, Guinness Nigeria Plc has been ordered to pay N1bn fine redeemable in two weeks “for various clandestine violations of NAFDAC rules, regulations and enactments over a long period of time.” The agency directed Guinness to ensure the payment of the N1bn within two weeks of the receipt of its letter. In a letter referenced …
By OKECHUKWU PEACE Barely few hours after his swearing in, the new Minister of Power, Works and Housing has expressed the willingness of the federal government to deliver regular power supply in line with the expectations of Nigerians. He said his thoughts were on how to bring together processes and activities of all the ministries under his supervision for …
