Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has admonished Nigerians to always show gratitude to God no matter the circumstances, even as he urged them to look to the future with hope and optimism. Osinbajo spoke yesterday after the end-of-year thanksgiving service held at the Presidential Villa Chapel, Abuja. At the service, the Vice President was joined by […]
The Nigerian Army is yet to access the $1 billion approved by the Federal Government for procurement of arms to fight the raging Boko Haram insurgency in the North East, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, disclosed yesterday. He told newsmen in Maiduguri that “you know the process of funding is […]
A Lagos court hearing concerning a dispute between South African telecoms firm MTN Group and Nigeria’s attorney general over a $2 billion tax demand will take place on Feb. 7, a registrar said on Monday. MTN faces a $2 billion tax demand from the country’s attorney general, a claim which the company has said is […]
Nigeria’s President Buhari on Sunday denied claims that he had died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor, breaking his silence on a rumour that has circulated on social media for months. Buhari, who is running for re-election in February, spent five months in Britain last year being treated for an undisclosed illness. One theory […]