Most filling stations in Abuja are keeping to Federal Government's directive to sell petrol at N86 per liter for NNPC retail outlets and N86.50 for other marketers.
News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that all the fuel stations in the city have sufficient stocks underground as well as loaded trucks awaiting discharge.
As at January 1, 2016, the long queues witnessed at petrol stations across the city had completely disappeared.
Mr Farouk Ahmed,...
Saturday, 2 January 2016

15 Ministers From Jonathan’s Cabinet Who Will Not Receive Severance Packages
Posted on 00:38 by Steve Igbokwe
It has been disclosed that no fewer than 15 of the ministers who served in the Goodluck Jonathan administration will not receive any severance package from the Federal Government.
Sources said that the ministers affected are those who did not meet the the required minimum condition of two years in office.
Furthermore, the Buhari administration is said to be insistent on the implementation of the terms of employment of the former ministers.
A clause...
Friday, 1 January 2016

Kanu's lawyer confirms apology to Buhari, Jonathan, Igbo elders
Posted on 22:20 by Steve Igbokwe
Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB and founder of Radio Biafra, Barrister Vincent Obetta has confirmed the apology tendered by his client to President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan and some Igbo elders.
Obetta who has been quoted in online reports as denying the apology however said in a statement he sent to Punch correspondent said that "there is nothing irregular" about...

Aisha Buhari Showers Gifts On First Baby Of The Year.
Posted on 17:20 by Steve Igbokwe
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari on Friday honored the first baby born in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in 2016 as part of the ceremonial activities to mark the new year.
Mrs Buhari congratulated the mother of the baby who was born at Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja at 12.12 am, weighing 3.7kg
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that the female baby named Destiny Agu was born to Mr and Mrs Uche Agu.
Mrs Buhari admonished...

I'm not Baba go slow; I'm only being cautious - Buhari
Posted on 16:45 by Steve Igbokwe
President Muhammadu Buhari has defended the perceived slow pace of his administration as a deliberate efforts to avoid costly mistakes.
Speaking to a delegation of Women In Politics Forum, NIPF at the State House, Abuja on Friday, President Buhari said that things must be done with caution to avoid mistakes.
“People say we are slow. We are trying to change structures put in place by our predecessors in office for 16 years. If we hurry it, we will...

Davido /Sophie Baby Saga: My Story, by Dele Momodu
Posted on 16:07 by Steve Igbokwe
Here is how Ovation publisher, Dele Momodu explained his role in the Davido/Sophie Momodu baby saga on Instagram.
In September 2015, I got a call from Dr. Adedeji Adeleke, a long time friend, telling me his son had fathered a baby girl with my cousin, Sophia Momodu. I rejoiced with him as any reasonable soul will do. He apologised that he had not called all along because he wasn’t sure if Sophie’s baby was going to turn out a fake one like that...

Danjuma, Dangote to head Northeast rehabilitation Commission
Posted on 14:58 by Steve Igbokwe
President Muhammadu Buhari's soon-to-be inaugurated committee on rehabilitation and resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the North-east is to be led by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote and former Minister of Defense, T Y Danjuma. .
According to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the committee will also see to the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs.
On Friday...
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