Former artiste with Kennis Music, Capital FEMI has debunked rumour that he quit the label because of a feud he had with Kenny Ogungbe, owner of entertainment outfit. Last week, there were reports that the artiste’s contract with Kennis Music had expired and that the R&B singer refused to extend it. But in a press…
Reports say Ghana has stopped the trial for an Ebola vaccine after government received several complaints that humans were being used as “guinea pigs.” A spokesman for the Ghana Minister of Health said on Wednesday that many citizens were not happy with the development. Ghana is presently free of the deadly disease, which has killed…
President Muhammadu Buhari has told his counterparts from Niger, Cameroon, Chad, Benin that he would want Nigeria to be in charge of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, MNJTF, which was formed to fight against the Boko Haram insurgents in the border towns in the countries. Buhari, in his address at the Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads…
A rescheduled election in the Plateau State House of Assembly produced a lawmaker from the minority party in the Assembly as Speaker. The new Speaker of the Plateau Assembly, Peter Azi of the All Progressives Congress, APC, representing Jos North-West, was elected to the position on Wednesday by his colleagues. Earlier on Tuesday, the Assembly…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, has accused the state governor, Nyesom Wike, of starting to milk state treasury dry with the approval of N10 billion by the state House of Assembly dominated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. This allegation was made in a…
At least 35 persons were reportedly feared dead in separate attacks on six communities in Borno State on Wednesday night. This was disclosed to newsmen on Thursday in Maiduguri, the state capital, by a member of a vigilante group in the state. The man, who begged not to be named, explained that the terrorists stormed…
A demonstration was held on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, by some teachers in the state. The protest was organised due to the inability of the state government to pay them their salaries for some months. The teachers, majorly from primary schools in the state, expressed their displeasure over the…
A middle-aged man from Bauchi, who embarked on a journey to Abuja on foot to attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29, 2015, has been declared missing by the Bauchi State Police Command. The missing person, Nurudeen Maimako, left Dass in Bauchi State on May 15, 2015, but unfortunately, he was…
A meeting earlier scheduled for Thursday in Abuja between the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, could no longer hold. Saraki’s media aide, Bamikole Omishore, who had earlier notified journalist of the meeting for 12:45pm on Thursday, later sent out a message to newsmen, informing them that the…
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Joseph Dawha, has disclosed that the Port Harcourt Refining Company Limited will start refining crude oil, at least, up to 80 per cent capacity from July 2015. Dawha made this known on Thursday in Abuja after he inspected some petrol stations in the capital city.…