N541.8bn Debt: CBN, NCC Move To Save Etisalat
BY NSA COBHAM (ABUJA) Moves by a conglomerate of Nigerian banks to take control of embattled mobile telecoms company, Etisalat Nigeria, over a $1.72 billion (about N541.8 billion) loan crunch…
BREAKING NEWS: Buhari Arrives Friday
President Muhammadu Buhari, who has been on medical vacation in London, United Kingdom, is set to arrive tomorrow, Friday. According to a press statement issued by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina,…
EFCC Challenges Yakubu’s Suit On Rights Enforcement
By AMOS DUNIA (ABUJA) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday asked Justice Ahmed R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court to strike out a fundamental rights suit…
Appear Before Us In Uniform, Senate Orders Customs CG
The Senate has mandated the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali to appear in plenary on March 15, unfailingly to address the issue of Customs Tax Duties on vehicles. The…
Displaced People In The Eyes Of Aisha Buhari
BY SULEIMAN HARUNA The most basic necessities in the life of an average Nigerian include food, clothing, shelter and freedom. We tend to overlook these necessities in our day to…
AMISOM Confirms Al-Shabaab’s Mukhtar surrender
Hussein Mukhtar, al-Shabaab leader surrenders The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday confirmed that Hussein Mukhtar, the leader of the militant group al-Shabaab has surrendered to government forces…
Apo Six: 2 Policemen Get Death Sentence, 3 freed
An FCT High Court in Abuja has delivered the much awaited judgement on the killing of six traders in Abuja by policemen on 7 June 2005. Two of the policemen,…
Clash In Kaduna Market Over Naming of Dogs As ‘Muhammad’, ‘Ibere’
AMOS TAUNA (KADUNA) A fight broke out among Igbo traders and their Hausa counterparts on Thursday at the popular spare part market in Panteka, Kaduna. The brawl, according to eye…
I’m Committed To Women’s Cause – Hajiya Aisha Buhari
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO (ABUJA) First Lady and wife of the president, Hajiya Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has said she was committed to the cause of women and called on Nigeria to…
International Women’s Day: Dr. Osotimehin Harps On Gender Equality
BY AMOS TAUNA (KADUNA) Executive Director United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, has noted that women are entitled to live in dignity and in freedom from want and…
