President Buhari on Friday in Abuja said tardiness in passage of budgets by the National Assembly, sometimes lasting seven months, delay completion of projects across the country, urging more effort to speed up the process. The President, who received a delegation of Eminent and Respected citizens of Niger State led by Lt. Gen. Garba Duba
”Can you by any stretch of imagination compare yourself to Atiku?” – FFK to Tinubu
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has taken to his Twitter handle to slam former Lagos state governor, now National Leader of APC, Bola Tinubu, over his recent comment about the PDP presidential candidate for the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar. Recall that while leaving the presidential villa yesterday after his meeting with President Buhari, Tinubu was
Rochas Okorocha, Uche Nwosu Organize Protest Against APC (Photos)
Information reaching the PoliticsNGR newsdesk this afternoon reveals that a HEavy Protest is currently holding in Imo state against the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Traffic is currently grounded in Owerri, as Okorocha, His Son-in-Law Uche Nwosu and their Supporters have grounded the Capital city in protest against the Leadership of the APC and Adams
See how much Government is ready to pay for Minimum wage
Rising from a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, Governors of the 36 states of the federation have announced N22,500 as the amount they can pay workers as minimum wage. Business Post reports that the meeting, which was held this evening, lasted about three hours. The meeting was conveyed under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’
Ex-UNILAG BEGGAR BECOMES LAWYER!
A former street beggar, Mr. Abdulsalam Idowu, heaved a sigh of fulfilment of a life ambition as he was called to the bar to start practising as a lawyer in Nigeria on Wednesday. Idowu, who defied odds to bag his law degree from the University of Lagos in 2015, had proceeded to the Nigerian Law
Dangote initiates World Puff-puff Day, targets Guinness record
The President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has initiated a new project aimed at celebrating hardworking homemakers. The project, tagged the World Puff-puff Day, is to be celebrated on October 27 every year, according to Dangote Flour Mills. Two tonnes (40 bags of 50-kilogramme) flour were used at the maiden edition of the event, which held
Meet Ethiopia First Female President
Ethiopia on Thursday appointed a woman to the largely ceremonial position of president for the first time. In a unanimous vote, Ethiopian lawmakers picked career diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde to replace Mulatu Teshome who resigned. Sahle-Work, who is in her late 60s, has been Ethiopia’s ambassador to France, Djibouti, Senegal and the regional bloc, the Intergovernmental
Wizkid And Tiwa’s “Fever” video breaks Record (Video)
Wizkid’s Fever video has broken Nigerian YouTube record as the most watched video in less than 24 hours. The video for Fever has garnered over one million YouTube views and counting in 21 hours. The video features Nigerian superstar, Tiwa Savage who plays his love interest . Their chemistry has the internet talking . See
Breaking: High Court Grants Fayose N50m Bail
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has been granted bail. The court granted the former governor N50million bond and his international passport submitted to court. The immediate past governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, is presently at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi where he is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
IPOB Group Sacks Nnamdi Kanu After Speech
During a broadcast aired on Sunday from his base in Israel, Kanu mourned his dog and “a few other people” in his compound, who lost their lives when troops of Operation Python Dance invaded his residence in September 2017. However, the group said Kanu was an “insensitive and callous leader that has no value for