The Presidency has said the executive and legislative arms of government are not supposed to have differences but to work together for the common good of Nigerians and the country. According to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Reps), Umar el-Yakub, members of the two arms were not […]
Buba Marwa, chairman and chief executive officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has asked officers of the agency to crush drug cartels across Nigeria. Marwa spoke on Wednesday during a ceremony to decorate newly promoted deputy commanders-general of narcotics and assistant commanders-general of narcotics, (ACGNs) on Thursday in Abuja. He said the exercise was […]
Gunmen believed to be armed robbers, on Thursday, besieged the Nasarawa State Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning in Lafia and catered away the sum of N100 million at gunpoint. The office is adjacent to the State’s Accountant General’s Office, where personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Nigeria Police Force were […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has rescheduled examination for more than 18,000 candidates who experienced biometric verification challenges and those who genuinely missed the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination as a result of a clash with this year’s National Business and Technical Examinations Board examination. The mop-up UTME is scheduled for Friday, August 6, […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has met with Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt to reconcile their differences ahead of the 2023 general elections. Atiku’s visit to Wike was the first since he reportedly outsmarted the Governor to emerge presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Wike’s preferred aspirant and Sokoto Governor, […]
Nollywood-actor-cum politician has revealed the futility of owning 50 houses when so many people are homeless. The last son of veteran actor, Pete Edochie asked a rhetorical question to buttress his point as he noted one who owns several houses will not live forever to inhabit them all. According to the movie star, he’d rather […]
The Bankers Committee headed by the Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, has assured Nigerians that the exchange rate will drop to around N423 to a dollar. The Bank CEOs addressed the media on Thursday following the halt in the sales of forex to Bureau De Change operators by the directive of the […]
Billionaire businessman Obi Iyiegbu aka Obi Cubana has revealed his position in his family contrary to opinions especially as it concerns the role he played during his late mother’s burial in Oba, Anambra State. According to the hospitality and entertainment boss, he is the last son of his parents and second to the last child […]
A warrant of arrest has been issued for Nigeria’s police commissioner Abba Kyari, Peoples Gazette can report based on court documents. Otis Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track down Mr Kyari and produce him in the United States for […]
Veteran highlife musician, Felix Odey, aka Feladey is dead. News of his death was announced in the early hours of Thursday, July 29. The Nation gathered the musician who popularised Rex Lawson’s ‘Sawale’ in the 90s and the subsequent single, ‘Band Boys’ had a fever before passing on. The multi-talented musician and producer, who embraced […]
