The German magazine that reported a rape allegation made against footballer Cristiano Ronaldo says it has “no reason” to doubt the authenticity of key documents used in its story. Ronaldo, 33, denies assaulting Kathryn Mayorga at a Las Vegas…
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BUHARI TO OBASANJO, ATIKU: YOU WILL LOSE TOGETHER
The Presidency has dismissed the endorsement given by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to his former lieutenant, Atiku Abubakar as a non-event, saying it was least surprised by Obasanjo’s somersault and U-turn. In a statement, the President’s SSA media, Garba…
Read More2019: 31 OF 40-MEMBER LAGOS ASSEMBLY SECURES APC RETURN TICKETS
Barring last-minute substitution of candidates, 31 of the 40 APC members in the Lagos State House of Assembly have secured the party’s tickets to contest the 2019 polls. Only nine lawmakers failed to secure the return tickets to the…
Read MoreNIGERIAN TROOPS KILL 76 BOKO HARAM TERRORISTS, CHAD KILLS 48
Seventy-six Boko Haram terrorists, among others, trying to overrun Nigeria’s military formation in Metele, near Kangarwa in Borno have been killed. In what was a double blow to the terrorists, Chadian troops also killed another 48 today. According to…
Read MoreTRUMP CALLS US FEDERAL RESERVE BANK CRAZY AS STOCKS CRASH
It was a black Wednesday as stocks on Wall Street fell to their lowest level in 8 months and in major world markets, slid to a three-month low, with the benchmark S&P500 stock index falling more than 3.0 percent,…
Read MoreAFRIMA ANNOUNCES PROGRAMME FOR GHANA 2018
The International Committee of All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, and The African Union Commission, AUC, have announced the programme for the biggest music event in Africa, the 5th AFRIMA-Ghana 2018 holding in Accra, Ghana in November. The event will…
Read MoreNO GOING BACK ON N30,000 MINIMUM WAGE – LABOUR
The Organised Labour has insisted that the Tripartite Committee on the new National Minimum Wage has concluded its assignment for onward submission to President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Joe Ajaero, President, United Labour Congress (ULC), said this in an interview…
Read MoreMINIMUM WAGE: NIGERIAN GOVT PROPOSES N24,000 FOR WORKERS
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on Wednesday said that the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage had yet to agree on any figure on the matter. Ngige, who briefed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive…
Read More2019: SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES BUHARI’S N242BN VIREMENT REQUEST
The Senate Committee on Appropriation has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the virement of N242 billion under the 2018 Appropriation Act to conduct the 2019 general elections. Chairman of the committee, Sen. Danjuma Goje, who stated this at…
Read More2019: SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES BUHARI’S N242BN VIREMENT REQUEST
The Senate Committee on Appropriation has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the virement of N242 billion under the 2018 Appropriation Act to conduct the 2019 general elections. Chairman of the committee, Sen. Danjuma Goje, who stated this at…
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