Make Bicycles your Alternative Anambra Monarchy Advice

Igwe Chijioke Nwankwo, the traditional ruler of Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government, Anambra State, has described the new increase in fuel price as a painful but needful decision. According to the Monarch, if the new price of N145 was allowed, though it might take time, it will eventually benefit the people of the country. He therefore encouraged Nigerians, especially the working class ones to start using bicycles to work and

Labour Organised Strike Meet with Leader Today

In a desperate move to avert a nationwide strike by organised labour and its civil society allies over the N145 per litre new pump price of petrol, the Federal Government has invited labour leaders in the country for a meeting today.

House of Representatives will also, today, hold a

5.5 Million School Children to be Fed & 1 Million to be Paid N5000 Monthly in Nigeria

To assuage the anger of Nigerians over the increase in the price of premium motor spirit to N145 a litre, the Muhammadu Buhari administration has rolled out palliative measures running into half a trillion naira.

Over eight million Nigerians will benefit from the programmes scheduled to begin in a matter of weeks. Highlights of the palliatives are:

*5.5 million school children to be fed for 200 school days in

Chief Ayo Akande Speak Of Fuel Increment In Favour Of APC

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Chief Ayo Akande, has said Nigerians are impatient and lack understanding on why the Federal Government increased the price of fuel. In a statement released on Sunday, he urged Nigerians to be patient and cooperate with the Government saying things will be fine in no time. He also urged Labour to...

Adams Oshiomhole Celebrate One Year Marriage Anniversary

Just like Yesterday how time fly, the Governor who lost his wife and got married to Lara Fortez on a day like this last year is celebrating their first wedding anniversary together. He took to his...

Woman Who Got Pregnant From Anal

Doctors have disproved the idea that women can't get pregnant by having anal sex. Urologist Dr Brian Steixner revealed he treated a patient who conceived after having sex with her partner. She had a rare condition called 'cloacal malformation' which affects one in 50,000 people.

It happens when the rectum, vagina and urethra fail to separate into three tubes and bodily fluids drain into one channel.

The woman had an operation when she was...

US Set To Return About $350m Stolen Money From Nigeria

The United States government through the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has reassured the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government at the Anti-corruption Summit Plenary in Lancaster House London, United Kingdom, that it would return at least

Mark Zuckerberg Turn Celebrated 32 Year Birthday with Child

Facebook CEO and founder, Mark Zuckerberg had a special guest at his company headquarters to ring in his birthday - his baby daughter Max! Zuckerberg, who turned 32 on Saturday and a dad in November last year, took to his Facebook page to announce the news about the...

Why 37-year-old Gill Parker Payne Pulled a Muslim Woman Hijab

A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor charge after authorities say he grabbed a Muslim woman's hijab on a Southwest Airlines flight in December and pulled it off.

Federal authorities say 37-year-old Gill Parker Payne, of Gastonia, North Carolina, entered the plea Friday. He was charged with using force or...

Family Wakes Up To Find Home Filled With 150 Snakes

One dad's nightmare became very real after he woke up in the middle of the night to find his home crawling with snakes .

The terrified family were forced to flee their home after more than 150 reptiles managed to crawl inside and woke them with their hissing.

Retired forestry official Jitenda Mishra had been....

First Female and First African To Become FIFA's Secretary General

Senegal’s Fatma Samoura has been appointed as FIFA’s Secretary-General, becoming the first female in that post and the first African in such position.

She succeeds former secretary-general Jerome Valcke, who was recently banned from football-related activity for 12 years.

The 54-year-old Samoura spent 21 years working for

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Clear The Air on Subsidy

Fellow Citizens:

I have read the various observations about the fuel pricing regime and the attendant issues generated. All certainly have strong points.

The most important issue of course is how to shield the poor from the worst effects of the policy.  I will hopefully address that in another note.

Permit me an explanation of the policy. First, the real issue  is not a removal of subsidy. At $40 a barrel there isn't much of a subsidy to remove.

In any event, the President is probably one of the most convinced pro-subsidy advocates.

What happened is as follows: our local consumption of fuel is almost entirely imported. The NNPC exchanges crude from its

81 Brazil's Senators Voted in Favour Of President Dilma Rousseff

Brazil's senators have voted to put President Dilma Rousseff on trial over allegations that she illegally manipulated the budget to hide a growing fiscal deficit. After a marathon debate ending with a vote today, 55 of the

Edo State Police Nabbed 6 Suspected Homosexual Persons

Six persons suspected to be practicing homosexuality have been arrested by police in Edo State.

They were nabbed at different parts of the

Sen. Dino Melaye Warn APC

Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Sen. Dino Melaye has urged the National Chairman of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Odigie Oyegun, to ask President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal government to reverse the recently announced increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol or..

Marketers not Happy With FG on N145 per litre

Independent oil marketers have expressed satisfaction with the decision of the federal government to increase the price of petrol to N145 per litre. Alhaji Abubakar Maigandi, the Vice President, Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), who spoke on behalf of his members commended the Federal Government on the new pump price of petrol.

Maigandi said on Wednesday in....

Kaduna Beggars Goes on Strike, as Protest Cont.

Beggars yesterday in Kaduna stormed the secretariat of the Kaduna Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists protesting they have gone on strike and want Gov. El-Rufai to listen to them. According to them, if the Governor wants to ban street begging he should fulfill his campaign promise of...

Joint Military Force in Gun Battle With Pirates And Militants

The Joint Military Force deployed to protect oil facilities in the Niger Delta yesterday confirmed that three soldiers have been killed in a gun duel with pirates and militants.

Col. Isa Ado, spokesman of the force, codenamed, “Operation Pulo Shield’, told newsmen in a

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose Against PMS

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose in a statement released this evening by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, condemned the new price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol which was increased today by the Federal Government to N145.

According to the governor, the alleged scarcity of petrol being experienced in the

Edo State Govt Celebrate New Speaker

The new speaker Rt Hon Elizabeth Ativie led other Principal Officers and members of the Assembly to his office shortly after she was sworn-in.