The mace which is the symbol of authority at the Senate was this morning stolen from the Senate by suspected thugs. They entered while plenary was on going and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu was presiding. The thugs beat the security and sergeart at Arms, went away with the mace before the very eyes of all at about 11.16am. Share on: WhatsApp
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President Muhammadu Buhari says many Nigerian youths just want to sit down and do nothing, banking on the notion that Nigerian is an oil-rich nation. Speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster on Wednesday, the president said a lot of Nigerian youths have not been to school and they want everything free. “About the economy, we have a very young population, our population is estimated conservatively to be 180 million. This is a very conservative one,” Buhari said. “More than 60 percent of the population is below 30, a…
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The banking industry is one of the most critical sectors of every economy all over the world. And as such, most of those who have invested in this career and emerged as Chief Executive Officers can only be described as top brains because of their expertise in investment banking and funds management. Note that it takes a lot of hard work to build a profile as good as that of already successful investment bankers, especially having achieved the coveted level of Managing Director/CEO. The Nigerian banking industry, just like other…
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former military dictator, Ibrahim Babangida, says Nigerians no longer take him seriously because he annulled the June 12,1993 Presidential election adjudged as the most credible election in the history of Nigeria. When asked if he would publish his biography soon to tell his story, Babangida said nobody would read it because of his past. He explained that it was true people dismissed his words because of the annulment of June 12 election. “That is right. They say, ‘he cancelled the freest election in the history but he annulled it’ but…
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A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu , says the ruling party , which took over power about three years ago , has done for the citizens what the ousted Peoples Democratic Party did not even try in the entire 16 years that it was in power. Tinubu expressed disgust that President Muhammadu Buhari has had to spend “ inordinate time ” cleaning the rot left by the PDP . According to him , APC is the direct opposite of the PDP which “has perfected the malign…
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Barbara Bush, former US first lady is dead. She died on Tuesday at the age of 92, triggering an outpouring of praise for the matriarch of a Republican family once at the apex of American politics. “A former first lady of the United States of America and relentless proponent of family literacy, Barbara Pierce Bush passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the age of 92,” said a statement from the office of George H.W. Bush. They were married for 73 years. Barbara Bush has long been considered the rock at the center…
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Tanzania’s economic capital, Dar es Salaam has been taken over by flood due to days of torrential rains killing about fourteen, people police said Tuesday. “The balance sheet has worsened. This morning, we have reached 14 killed,” city police chief Lazaro Mambosasa told reporters. The number killed has been slowly rising as heavy rains have continued to hit the East African nation since the weekend. On Monday, Dar es Salaam regional commissioner Paul Makonda ordered primary schools closed for two days and advised families to leave inundated areas in a…
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Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Festus Keyamo (SAN) as the Director, Strategic Communications for his 2019 presidential campaigns. By this appointment, Keyamo becomes the official spokesperson for Buhari’s campaign for the 2019 presidential poll. The letter informing him of the appointment was signed by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who also doubled as the Director General, President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation. The lawyer/human rights activist made this known via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday. He wrote:”With this letter below👇, I have just been appointed the Director, Strategic Communications (Official Spokesperson)…
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Jim Ovia, the Chairman of Zenith Bank (Nigeria) Plc, has reiterated the company’s commitment to delivering superior returns to its valuable shareholders in Nigeria. Ovia gave the reassurance, as the Bank, at the weekend, began the payment of dividend to shareholders immediately after the approval of the proposal of the board to pay a final dividend of N2.45k per share to them as dividend for the 2017 financial year. He was speaking in Abuja at he weekend where approval was unanimously given to the proposal at the 27th Annual General Meeting of the Bank.…
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A fake medical doctor, Abdulrahman Mohammed, who has allegedly practiced medicine for over four years in the Mushin area of Lagos state has been arrested. Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, who paraded the suspect, noted that he was arrested by operatives from the Area ‘D’ lCommand Mushin. He said the 39-year-old suspect who hails from Ran village in Gambaru Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, was operating as a medical doctor at No. 3, Bemisniele Street, Idi-Araba, before he was arrested following a tip-off. He said the suspect claimed…
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