We bring you the headlines of stories making the rounds of Nigeria today, Wednesday 23rd December.
Budget: Buhari arrives N’Assembly as Reps debate Dogara’s birthday
John Ameh
Tuesday’s presentation of the 2016 budget estimates to the National
Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari did not go without a dramatic
twist when...
APC, PDP clash on Buhari’s N6tn budget
John Alechenu, Olusola Fabiyi and Sunday Aborisade
The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have
disagreed sharply on the N6.08tn ‘Budget of Change’...
Hoodlums kill three policemen in Rivers
Chukwudi Akasike
THREE policemen were killed during a fierce gun battle with a group of
unknown gunmen, who attacked the Port Harcourt residence of the...
Turn to God, Kumuyi urges Nigerians
Ramon Oladimeji
The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor
William Kumuyi, has urged Nigerians not to allow themselves to be
overwhelmed by the current...
Fayose lied, got N1.9bn, not N1.3bn in Dec. —APC
Kamarudeen Ogundele
The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, and the All Progressives
Congress in the state have differed on the state federal allocation
for...
NLC rejects hike in electricity tariff, subsidy removal
Fidelis Soriwei
The National Working Committee of the Nigeria Labour Congress has
restated its opposition to the removal of the fuel subsidy in the
country.
The...
Group laments blackout in Ogwashi-Uku
Pius Ayinor
A socio-cultural group, the Adaigbo Cultural Organisation, has lamented
the lack of electricity for many years in Ogwashi-Uku, the headquarters
of the Aniocha...
BSN calls for peaceful resolution of Biafran agitation
Samson Folarin
The Bible Society of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to
peacefully resolve the agitation in the South-Eastern part of the
country...
Foundation urges Igbo businessmen to invest at home
Ihuoma Chiedozie
Businessmen of Igbo extraction have been asked to site their investments in the South-East.
The call was made by a group of prominent Igbo...
- Military versus Zakzaky’s group
- Broadband is the next revolution —Danbatta
- Her cruel taunts put me off sex
- MAN charges CBN to stop funding Bureaux de Change
- Semenitari takes over as acting MD, NDDC, promises devt
- 2016 will be tough, but… —Oshiomhole
- Bank challenges N4.5b breach of contract judgement
- NCAA sanctions Aero over Bauchi Airport ladder saga
- Cross River declares 5-yr tax holiday for outdoor practitioners
- 14,000 police, 200 civilians get human rights training
- Jigawa to employ 100 foreign doctors to enhance manpower
- Buhari’ govt spending money like a drunken sailor – Fani- Kayode
- Sports Minister reads riot out to NFF
- Buhari, the Army, ethnic and religious militias
- US govt to encourage American firms investing in Nigeria —Entwistle
- APC accuses Fayose of insincerity over state’s finances
- Senate begins another process of amending 1999 Constitution
- REC’s claim of financial inducement vindicates PDP —Bayelsa Commissioner
- Lenovo unveils new VIBE series smartphones,
- WPF congratulates Udoh on A’Court’s victory
- Implementing National Confab report, dialoguing with Biafra agitators’ ll bring lasting peace, Bishop Nwokolo urges Buhari
- CHAN: Super Eagles face Angola, Cote d’ Ivoire test
- What Omo-Agege’s emergence means to the Urhobos
- Police burst counterfeit currencies syndicate in Lagos hotel
- FG, states, LGs share N370bn
- NTF board reaffirms Binga as president
- Govs have no right to reduce minimum wage – FG
- Biafra: FG slams fresh 6-count charge against Kanu, 2 others
- Statement of accounts submission: NSE to name non-compliant firms
- Guinness Vs NAFDAC: Court fixes Feb for hearing in N1bn fine suit
- IGP approves promotion of 558 police school teachers
- Police parade teenager over alleged murder of mother
- Army/Shiite clash: Reps, COAS in closed door meeting
- Subsidy: Nigerians must prepare for hard times, says Okowa’s aide
- My Gift Arena makes gift easy for families at christmas
- Ogun Police arrest 1,353 suspects in six months
- Aregbesola’s wife warns parents against child abuse
- Edo 2016: Oshiomhole not planning to impose candidate —PESOC
- APC fighting lost battle —Bayelsa PDP
- Abia gov Appeal Panel: APGA accuses PDP of blackmail
- Edo abolishes Customary Court of Appeal
- Maternity home owner cries out to IG over police molestation
- Umahi orders probe of 11 youths’ death in auto crash
- Bayelsa moves to combat criminality
- Bayelsa: Sylva raises alarm over violent crimes
- Nigeria needs a higher sense of purpose
- Depot owners urge Amaechi to intervene over lease of jetty
- Benue South: David Mark’s new battle
- Protesters ground activities at Transcorp Power Station in Delta
- Hazy weather: Lagos sensitizes residents on safety measures
- Chieftaincy tussles: Tribunal underway in Ogun
- Budget 2016’ll revive economy, says Buhari
- Rio 2016: Siasia dismisses overage players list
- ‘Science & tech, key to solving Nigeria’s economic woes’
- Lagos records 23 fire outbreaks in 2 days
- Immigration arrests man, 29, with 870 ATM cards in Kano
- FG declares Thursday, Friday, Monday public holidays