A nine-month-old baby girl and two others have been killed after a plane crashed into homes near Salt Lake City, Utah. The small plane was said to be carrying six people when it smashed into the home at about 1.30pm on Saturday afternoon local time. Piper PA-32 plane after crash was on fire and plumes…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has explained why he left the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter of resignation addressed to the Bogoro ‘C’ Ward Chairman of the PDP, Dogara cited failure of governance in his home state, Bauchi, under the administration…
Popular Max FM presenter, Emmanuella Pobeni Adepoju, popularly known as Iya Jogbo, is dead. In a statement by the management of TVC Communications, owners of TVC, TVC News, and Max FM Lagos and Abuja, Iya Jogbo died on Friday, July 24, after a brief illness from Bronchitis and an enlarged heart. She was known…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe zonal office, has secured the conviction of Samuel Bulus Adamu before Justice N. I . Afolabi of Federal High Court Gombe. A statement from the antigraft agency says Adamu, a former Chairman of Shongom Local Government Area of Gombe State, was first arraigned on March 9, 2015…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed landlords and property agents to charge six percent Stamp Duty on all tenancy and lease agreements. The landlords/ property agents are to remit such collections to FIRS “so that they do not run foul of the Stamp Duty Act.” The tax agency gave the directive through a…
Nigerian artiste, 2Face Idibia also known as 2baba has declared his total support for Bbnaija housemate Kiddwaya. The music icon took to his Twitter Page with account name @Official2baba to declare his support for his preferred candidate. While inviting other fans to join him in the team, 2Baba wrote: Oya #TeamKiddwaya, Let’s Go There. #BBNaija…
The federal government has approved the establishment of a Nigerian youth investment fund for N75 billion. Minister of youths and sports, Sunday Dare disclosed this State House correspondents after the federal executive council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. He explained that the youth bank’ is created to support youth…
Like many other concerned individual Nigerians and corporate organisations, BUA Cement Plc, through its chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has provided support in the fight against COVID-19, the infectious disease plaguing the whole world. This is not in doubt. However, the company’s public disclosure that it has committed over N7 billion in cash, foodstuff, and medical…
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has tested positive for COVID-19. The Governor made the announcement on his Twitter page. He said he is self-isolating and has dedicated critical task to his deputy. He wrote, “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. “I’m generally ok and I’m already self isolating…
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, caucus in the House of Representatives have threatened to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari. Leader of the caucus, Kingsley Chinda warned that impeachment proceedings would be initiated against Buhari if the federal government fails to stop the “calculated blackmail” against the National Assembly and the insecurity in the country….
