The trade war couldn’t stop the development of China’s economy, many world renowned scholars, mainstream media and prominent organizations expressed their optimism on China’s future, under the background that the US government initiated the trade war against China and escalated tensions this year. They believe that China has the ability to safeguard its own interests. […] The post Op-ed:

The Federal Government has redirected applicants on a new Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN) Employment Portal to be used for the recruitment application. Dr Anthony Uwa, the Head of BRISIN Implementation told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Abuja that it had become necessary following the difficulty applicants encountered […] The post BRISIN Recruitment:

Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa on Wednesday, presented a budget proposal of N367, 095,083,451 to the State House of Assembly for the 2019 fiscal year. The budget projected N209, 999,054,198, 57.21 for capital expenditure while N157, 096,029,253, 42.79 per cent was earmarked for recurrent expenditure. The 2019 proposal had an increment of N59 billion […] The post 2019: Okowa presents

Kanye West is facing backlash for giving away free shoes to little kids in Uganda from his Yeezy line on Twitter. The rapper who is also known as ‘Ye’ along with his wife Kim Kardashian visited Uganda, met with its controversial president, gave away shoes to kids and reportedly shot a music video. The biggest […] The post Kanye West faces criticism for giving free

Plenary at the Senate on Wednesday turned rowdy over the primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State, punchng reports. Senator Bassey Akpan (PDP, Akwa Ibom North-East) had raised a point of order to tell the Senate about ?how the APC primary allegedly threatened the peace in Akwa Ibom. He also said […] The post BREAKING: Rowdy session as

Facebook said Wednesday it was reviving the pioneering MTV reality show “The Real World” as its secret weapon to lure viewers away from YouTube. The social media giant said it was also trying to harness the formidable online power of the “cute kitten” factor with a new show called “World’s Most Amazing Dog” on its […] The post Facebook set to launch reality TV show appeared

Former Governor of Delta state, James Onanefe Ibori, who was jailed in Britain for laundering tens of millions of dollars in stolen public funds through British banks and properties, lost an appeal against his conviction in London on Wednesday. The Court of Appeal’s ruling against James Ibori, is a relief for the British authorities at […] The post James Ibori loses appeal against

Paul Arkwright has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Travel Ban. Paul Thomas Arkwright, a British diplomat who is High Commissioner to Nigeria, endorsed the Executive Order 6 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that it is important for rooting out corruption in the country. In an interview with Channels TV on Monday, the British diplomat […] The post Arkwright reacts

World Bank has predicted that India’s placement as the country with the poorest people in the world is likely to change in the near future; projections indicating that Nigeria may already have overtaken India. This was one of the revelations of the annually World Bank End Poverty” day event held in Abuja yesterday. The global […] The post Poverty index: Nigeria to overtake

Last week, the Federal High Court upheld the constitutional validity of the controversial Executive Order 6 (EO6) issued by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 5 this year. Based on the court ruling, the federal government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service and other security agencies to place no fewer than 50 high profile persons directly […] The post Executive Orders

When last week the Federal Government eventually announced N24,000 as new minimum wage for civil servants up from the current N18,000, labour was disappointed signaling more troubles ahead. For weeks, negotiations between government and the labour represented by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), etc, had ended in a deadlock. Consequently, […] The post MINIMUM WAGE OR SURVIVAL

*Senate in rowdy session over $3.5 bn NNPC subsidy fund *Fund managed by only two NNPC bigwigs *Senate sets up Committee to probe alleged fraud There was mild drama yesterday on the floor of the Senate as some lawmakers engaged themselves in a heated argument over the $3.5 billion budget recovery fund alleged to have […] The post Fuel subsidy scam!*The issue

The Police in Adamawa has confirmed the killing of five travellers in an ambush by suspected tribal militia around Bali village in Demsa local government area of Adamawa state. The police gave the confirmation on Tuesday in Ýola, saying, “five persons were killed in an attack allegedly by an ethnic militia on travellers in Bali […] The post Adamawa Tribal

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday spoke with Mohammed Liman, father of Hauwa Liman, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) midwife who was executed by Boko Haram terrorists on Monday. In a telephone call, President Buhari commiserated with the family and assured Miss Liman’s father that the Nigerian government did everything possible to save […] The post …As

Kayode Fayemi was inaugurated yesterday as the executive governor of Ekiti state and said the arrival of his government marks the end of the past administration which he described as an “error”. he said his second term in office is to heal the wounds of the people. The former governor of the state Ayodele Fayose […] The post My inauguration marks the end of an error–Fayemi

The Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday fixed October 24 for the hearing of a suit filed by an aggrieved governorship aspirant of the of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Kunle Rasheed Adegoke. Justice I. E. Ekwo, who gave the date yesterday, also elected to hear the substantive suit with the preliminary […] The post Osun Guber :Legal battle to unseat Oyetola

Chairman, South East Governors forum and Governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi says anyone from Southeast region faulting the reservation he expressed over how Peter Obi was nominated as running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is not a humanbeing. Umahi who stated this while giving more explanation on his position […] The post Atiku/Obi

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja assured Nigerians and international community that the forthcoming general elections in 2019 will be free and fair, saying it will usher the country into another clime of maturity, peace and unity. President Buhari, who received Letters of Credence from four ambassadors at the State House, including the Ambassador of […] The post We are

*Removes N3bn from Police budget, adds N5bn to NSA’s Ahead of the 2019 general elections, both chambers of the National Assembly yesterday approved the N242 .245 billion budgeted for conduct of the elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and affected security agencies. This is as the federal lawmakers in their final approval of […] The post 2019: NASS okays N242bn

Buhari Media Organisation, BMO, has lashed out at the Catholic Bishop of the Sokoto Diocese Matthew Kukah for his involvement in the alleged endorsement of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, saying he was longer fit to be part of the National Peace Committee led by former Head of State General Abdulsalam Abubakar for being partisan. […] The post Buhari campaign group