The initiative of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, has dripped an announcement cautioning Nigerians to stop the uncomplimentary comments being coordinated at the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, taking after his comments he made to Ibo occupants in Lagos last Sunday. As ...
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Court orders DStv to suspend increase in subscription fees
In March, MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DStv announced a 20% price increase for all its satellite pay TV bouquets in Nigeria. Multichoice said the increase, which was supposed to take effect from April 1st, was necessary for them to ...
Read More »I won’t defect to APC – David Mark
Senate President, David Mark, on Wednesday, said he was not thinking of joining the All Progressive Congress. He likewise re-confirmed his unflinching faithfulness to the Peoples Democratic Party. Mark expressed this at a unique church administration to mark his 67th birthday at St. ...
Read More »‘It is in your interest that you vote for APC’ – President-elect Buhari appeals to Ibos in Lagos
Taking after the commotion that emerged from the recent ati- Igbo comments by the Oba of Lagos, President-elect, Gen. Buhari has engaged Igbos in Lagos state to make peace and vote in favor of APC in the April eleventh governorship decision ...
Read More »Use dollars for local transactions, go to jail – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday raised concerns over the increasing use of foreign currencies as a medium of exchange in the country and warned that persons caught in the illegal act risked a six-month jail term upon conviction. ...
Read More »Buhari, Obasanjo hold secret meeting in Lagos
The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, and former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday held a secret meeting in Lagos. Our correspondent learnt that the meeting which held at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, lasted for almost an hour. The ...
Read More »DSS warns on inciting & unguarded statements
The Department of State Service (DSS) today April 7th released a statement signed by its Deputy Director, Public Relations, Marilyn Ogar, warning against inciting and unguarded statements by some Nigerians. “Its attention has been drawn to certain unguarded, inciting and ...
Read More »Troops flush out Boko Haram from Borno stronghold
The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, has said troops of the Nigerian Army concluded a comprehensive raid on Alagarno Forest, Borno State, on Tuesday morning. Olukolade said in a statement on Tuesday that the troops cleared the Alagarno ...
Read More »I’ll support Buhari – Clark
A previous Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark, has swore to work with the President-Elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.) He said he will bolster him the way he upheld the late President, Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua. Clark expressed this in a ...
Read More »Drop your crown & pursue politics – Afenifere tells Oba of Lagos
Pan Yoruba group, Afenifere has approached the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu to drop his crown and seek after governmental issues taking after his speech against ibo. Representative of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin spoke with Vanguard about the position of the group; “We say ...
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