Nigeria oil, gas workers on strike over payment
Nigerian oil and gas workers have staged a walkout, claiming that they have not received payment. The industrial action on Tuesday affected at least 12 flow, compressor and pumping stations…
Senate rejects Buhari’s NERC chair nominee
The senate has failed to confirm Akintunde Akinwande, the nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari for the chairmanship position of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Citing Akinwande’s failure to appear…
Man, 31 Remanded In Ebonyi For Alleged Armed Robbery
An Abakaliki Magistrate Court o Tuesday remanded a middle age man, one Azubuike Nwali to Prisons custody over his alleged involvement in armed robbery in the State. The suspect is…
Senate condemns S’ Kaduna killings, warns culprits
The Senate, on Tuesday, condemned in strong terms, recent killings allegedly carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Southern Kaduna Senatorial District of Kaduna State. In a motion sponsored by…
BREAKING: Ali Ndume removed as Senate Majority Leader
The All Progressives Congress members of the Senate have removed Ali Ndume as their leader. The development was conveyed by Senate President Bukola Saraki who read a letter sent to…
Teenager remanded in court for allegedly raping 4-year-old girl
A Kano Upper Sharia Court, sitting at Kofar Kudu on Tuesday remanded a 15-year-old boy in children remand home for allegedly defiling a 4-year-old girl. The boy of Salanta Quarters…
Power sector has failed, nobody is willing to tackle the issue – Saraki
President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday declared that the power sector has failed and nobody was willing to “tackle the issue headlong.” Addressing his colleagues on resumption…
Court begins secret trial of Nnamdi Kanu
The trial of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and three others began on Tuesday at the Federal High Court, Abuja Division. But journalists and the…
Nicaragua President begins fourth term in office, with wife as new VP
[dropcap color=”#dd9933″] Daniel Ortega is to begin a fourth five-year term as Nicaragua’s president, on Tuesday, following an election denounced by critics as a “farce.” Ortega will be sworn in…
The 2016 Budget War
President Muhammadu Buhari on December 22, 2015 presented the 2016 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the National Assembly before the federal legislators proceeded on their yuletide vacation.