Sunday, April 3, 2016

Petrol subsidy returns, FG to pay N5.8bn in April

With the open market price of premium motor spirit (PMS) rising to N92.34, the federal government has returned to petroleum subsidy, as it insists on retaining the current price.
Fuel Subsidy
According to the petroleum product pricing regulation agency (PPPRA), the government will begin to pay …Petrol subsidy returns, FG to pay N5.8bn in April




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Don’t consider Edo as an APC state – Don Pedro Obaseki tells his party

One of the governorship aspirants in Edo State, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Don Pedro Obaseki has set the record straight on the believe that Edo State is an APC state.
Don Pedro Obaseki
During a deliberation on Standpoint,  a TVC program,  the aspirant stressed that his p…Don’t consider Edo as an APC state – Don Pedro Obaseki tells his party




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Buhari sold his house to get his child forex – Femi Adesina

Femi Adesina, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, says the president sold his property to access foreign exchange (forex) for his child’s education.
Mr. Femi Adesina| credits: sunnewsonline.com
Adesina, who could not confirm if the president got forex from of…Buhari sold his house to get his child forex – Femi Adesina




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Boko Haram: Albarnawi, Abubakar Shekau’s deputy arrested in Kogi

The security operatives on Friday made a major breakthrough in the intensified campaign against the Boko Haram insurgency by arresting the leader of the Ansaru Islamic Sect, Khalid Albarnawi.
Abubakar Shekau
The Acting Director Defence information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar, confirmed the arrest…Boko Haram: Albarnawi, Abubakar Shekau’s deputy arrested in Kogi




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Preaching Bill:The Apostle that said I will die should mention the date – El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, in an interview with select journalists including GODWIN ISENYO, speaks on the proposed religious preaching bill, face-off with trade unions, among others
How has it been since you assumed office?
I want to say it has been an interesting and…Preaching Bill:The Apostle that said I will die should mention the date – El-Rufai




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We visit Kanu in prison – UK govt

The United Kingdom says it has been visiting the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi kanu, in prison.
Nanmdi Kanu, Radio Biafra’s Director
A spokesman for the British High Commission, Mr. Joe Abuku, said this in an email sent to our correspondent on Friday.
Abuku said this in…We visit Kanu in prison – UK govt




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Saturday, April 2, 2016

Policeman bags life sentence for killing driver

An Egyptian court sentenced Saturday a policeman to life imprisonment for shooting dead a driver over a fare dispute, a judicial source said, a case that provoked outrage over police abuses.
Mustafa Mahmud was referred to an expedited trial after he shot dead Mohamed Ali Sayed Ismail with his…Policeman bags life sentence for killing driver




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