BIG TROUBLE!!! Fashola Strike Again - Fires Back At Okonjo-Iweala Over...

BIG TROUBLE!!! Fashola Strike Again - Fires Back At Okonjo-Iweala Over...

The outgoing governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola, has called minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to a public debate. The governor, who spoke during an interview with journalists from select media houses, added that the debate would enable the public to understand that the country made a budget on the basis of certain assumptions.

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SHOCKING News: Buhari Jets Out To London; Madam Diezani Gets on the Plane

Jets Out To London; Madam Diezani and Buhari Gets on same Plane

If you're guilty, you will always be running even when you are not being chased. This applies all the time:

Embattled Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Friday manage to book herself on a British Airways flight to London with Nigeria’s President-Elect, Muhammad Buhari on board. Sources say she was aware that Buhari was on an scheduled trip.

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BREAKING News: 34 Generals Retires by...

BREAKING News: 34 Generals Retires by...

A total of 34 infantry generals were pulled out of service on Friday at the Jaji Military Cantonment in Kaduna State.

NAN reports that the officers comprised 20 Majors-General and 14 Brigadiers-General, who retired between 2005 and 2015.

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BREAKING News: 50 heads of state to attend Buhari’s inauguration

50 heads of state to attend Buhari’s inauguration

Nigeria’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Chief Edem Duke, said on Friday that no fewer than 50 Heads of State and other delegates were being expected to attend the May 29 handing over ceremony.

Duke, while addressing a news conference in Abuja on the activities lined up for the inauguration of the new government, said that all the 54 countries in Africa had been invited to grace the occasion.

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Vacancy - Airtel Nigeria Is Currently Accepting CV's...

Employer: Airtel Nigeria

Job Category: IT, Telecomm and Tech Jobs in Nigeria
Experience: 6 year(s)
Location: Nigeria

The Company:
Airtel Nigeria (Airtel Networks Limited), a leading mobile telecommunication services provider in Nigeria and a member of Airtel Africa Group,

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‘Okada’ Passenger Escapes After Slapping Rider To Death

Two buildings were reportedly set ablaze following an altercation between a motorcycle passenger and the rider which resulted in the death of the rider.

Leadership reports that the passenger slapped the rider to death with an object suspected to be charms at Iyana Ira, in Ijanikin area of Lagos state and took to his heels when he discovered the gravity of his offence.

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Ministerial List: Govs Will Not Decide For Me says Buhari

The purported ministerial list that surfaced online earlier this week has finally been addressed by the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari.

Speaking in an interview with Daily Trust at his Daura country home, Buhari detached himself from the ministerial lists which went viral on social media.

The president-elect insisted that he will not follow the custom of the outgoing party, the Peoples Democratic Party who from 1999 till date call for names for ministerial appointment from governors.

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Chris And Anita Oyakhilome Settle Their Differences

An unverified report on OluFamous.com is claiming that the General Overseer of Christ Embassy Church, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, and his estranged wife, Anita Oyakhilome, have settled their differences.

The blog claimed someone forwarded the information to them. See the message allegedly sent below:

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Fuel crisis: Senate summons Okonjo-Iweala, Allison-Madueke, NNPC

The Joint Senate Committees on Petroleum Resources (Upstream and Downstream) on Friday ordered the Minister of Finance/Coordinating Minister for the Economy,

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Jobs Vacancy At Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)

Employer: Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)

Auto req ID: 14283BR
Job Title: Senior Compliance Supervisor, Lifting & Hoisting
  
Work Location: Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Company Description:    
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. We invest heavily in our employees,

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We won’t resign, PDP NWC members vow

The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, on Thursday insisted that he and other remaining members of the party’s National Working Committee would not resign.

Secondus said this after he led the NWC members   to a closed-door meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan.

The meeting was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja barely 24 hours after Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu and Chief Tony Anenih resigned as the party’s national chairman and the Board of Trustees chairman respectively.

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Unpaid salaries: Strike imminent in 18 states

There are strong indications that workers in 18 states may start an indefinite strike on Monday over unpaid salaries.

The General Secretary of the NLC, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Thursday in Abuja, said that the congress had sent its task force team to various geo-political zones of the country.

According to him, the strike has started in Plateau State, adding that a similar exercise will begin in Cross River State and others on Monday.

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Jonathan’s acceptance of defeat averted crisis, says Buhari

The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding defeat at the March 28 Presidential election.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported that Buhari gave the commendation in Abuja on Thursday when he received Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou on Thursday. He said Jonathan’s action turned around Nigeria’s nervous political process.

He said, “The Nigerien president purposely came to congratulate me on my victory and President Goodluck Jonathan for the maturity and statesmanship that he exhibited by accepting that he had lost the election.

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Protesters demand resignation of PDP NWC members

Protests rock Peoples Democratic Party national secretariat as protesters demand immediate resignation of National Working Committee.

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Vacancy - Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Is Currently Acceptin CV's...

Employer: Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)

Auto req ID: 14416BR
Job Title: Marine Terminal Officer/Pilot

Work Location: Bonny, Forcados Terminal and Bonga FPSO

Company Description:
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria.

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Vacancy - Maritime HSE Advisor Needed At Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)

Employer: Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)

Job Title: Maritime HSE Advisor
Auto req ID: 14417BR

Work Location: Port Harcourt, Nig

Company Description:   
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. We invest heavily in our employees, which is reflected in our industry-leading development programme and our commitment to see our employees’ ideas travel and come to fruition.

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Baby born with traditional beads in Lagos

Despite adopting several family planning strategies, a 52-year-old grandmother, Mrs. Funke Adamson, has ended up giving birth to a baby girl clutching white ‘Ileke’ (Yoruba name for beads) on her hands.

Funke, a traditional worshipper said she was delivered of the baby that has now been described by many as  a “miracle child” on Monday, May 11, 2015 at a Trado-medical home in Apapa.

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Senate presidency: We will not compromise merit – Tinubu

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, says merit will not be compromised while choosing the Senate President.

Tinubu said this in Abuja on Thursday after holding a closed-door meeting with the President-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari.

He said he would not go against anything the party decided but assured that merit would not be compromised while making the decision.

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Give account of stewardship, Dogo challenges PDP’s NWC, Mu’azu

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bauchi State, Bibi Dogo, has urged the immediate past national Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, to account for his stewardship of the party as one of the ways to deepen the country’s democracy.

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Violent clash: You said you love me, this is the time to show it, Fayose tells Hausa community

Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Ado-Ekiti metropolis

Fayose, who arrived the state late Wednesday evening from Abuja, gave the order while addressing Hausa community at Atikankan area of Ado Ekiti, said the curfew began yesterday evening between 6pm and will last till 6am today.

Fayose equally ordered the security agencies to arrest whoever flouted the order.

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Touts vs Okadamen: Reprisal attacks loom in Badagry, as community initiates Oro

Aggrieved commercial motorcyclists at Era area of Badagry, Lagos, have threatened to avenge the killing of their colleagues by motor park touts, otherwise known as agbero, during a fight over collection of levy on Tuesday.

A visit to the community yesterday revealed that one of the deceased commercial motorcyclists, simply identified as Lawal, was allegedly hit with a charm.

Two others, said to have suffered same fate, had reportedly been discharged from the hospital and taken to an undisclosed herbal home for further treatment.

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May 29 Handover: No facts from Jonathan on fuel crisis says Buhari

The president-elect, General Mohammadu Buhari, yesterday, lamented that the out-going administration of President Goodluck Jonathan has failed to provide the in-coming government with all the necessary information needed for a smooth take-off next week, particularly on how to tackle the current fuel scarcity in the country.

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SHOCKING News: APGA And Labour Party To Merge With APC

The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and Labour Party are set to merge with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State.

According to Vanguard, the move was necessitated by the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

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Buhari Strike Again... Hot Warning To Jonathan’s Ministers

Buhari Issues Fresh, Hot Warning To Jonathan’s Ministers

Muhammadu Buhari has told ministers under the Jonathan Administration that his incoming government will uncover whatever they were hiding from his transition committee when he assumes office.

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