The Counter Attack Lagos – Gowon The soldier who nipped the coup in the bud and ensured it failed miserably was Gowon. Lt Col Yakubu ‘Jack’ Gowon left the shores of the country on May 1965. He was then Adjutant…
Read MoreDay: April 18, 2019
BILL GATES PHONES BUHARI, SAYS HE’S HAPPY
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad revealed on Wednesday that the president received a call from the world’s second richest man, Bill Gates. According to Bashir Ahmad, the multi billionaire called President Muhammadu Buhari to congratulates…
Read MoreAT LEAST 29 DEAD AS TOURIST COACH TOPPLES OFF MOUNTAIN ROAD ON PORTUGUESE ISLAND
No fewer than 29 people have died and 22 people were injured after a tourist coach toppled off a mountain road on the holiday island of Madeira, Portugal. The coach, which was carrying 55 passengers and a guide, was heading to…
Read More16 HOURS OF AGONY WITH ARIK AIRLINE BY ADEWALE ADEOYE
There were no announcements of safety measure. I even felt as comfortable as one inside a Lagos BRT bus. Just a little difference. Maybe Lagos BRT appears better, unlike Arik, where you need a hand fan, if you must…
Read MoreMOTHER WEEPS PROFUSELY IN COURT AS ‘KILLERS’ OF HER FIRST CLASS DAUGHTER PLEAD NOT GUILTY
The accused persons — Macaulay Desmond Oghenemaro, Ojokojo Robinson Obajero, Nwosisi Benedict Uche and Enaike Onoriode — took their plea after the charges were read to them by the Court Registrar, and pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Mother…
Read MoreBREAKING: SENATE PASSES SEVEN BILLS REJECTED BY BUHARI
The bills are the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Bill, National Research and Innovation Council Bill, Stamp Duties Act (Amendment) Bill, National Agricultural Seed Council Bill, Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (Amendment) Bill…
Read MoreFEDERAL GOVT. NOT REMOVING FUEL SUBSIDY – FINANCE MINISTER
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Wednesday refuted media reports that the Federal Government had agreed with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) advice on the removal of fuel subsidy. The minister stated this when she fielded questions from…
Read MoreBUHARI ORDERS MINISTERS TO GIVE ACCOUNT OF STEWARDSHIP
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for a comprehensive “status reports on policies, programmes and projects” from ministers on their ministries, departments and agencies. Buhari gave the order today as the countdown begins for the end of his first term on…
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