The White House has hit back at lawmakers after President Donald Trump was impeached, slamming the “illegitimate articles of impeachment” and voicing confidence the president would be acquitted in the Senate. “Democrats have chosen to proceed on this partisan basis in spite of the fact that the President did absolutely …
Read More »House of Reps impeaches Donald Trump for abuse of power, obstruction
President Donald John Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress by the House of Representatives. This makes him become the third president in US history to be impeached. The House of Representatives voted almost entirely along party lines — 230-197-1 — to charge Trump with …
Read More »Yemi Adeoa: An exceptional professional per excellence
Razack Adeyemi Adeola (born January 30, 1959) is a Nigerian banker notable for winning the 2014 Business Day (Nigeria) Outstanding CEO Award and the 2015 The Sun (Nigeria) Banker of the Year. Adeola’s tertiary education was at Obafemi Awolowo University where he graduated with a law degree in 1982. …
Read More »Presidency to PUNCH: No big deal calling Buhari Major-General, he worked hard for it
The Presidency has brushed aside the decision of Punch newspapers to henceforth refer to President Muhammadu Buhari, with his military rank of Major-General. According to President Buhari’s media adviser, Femi Adesina, there is no big deal about the decision and rather, it further reinforces the existence of freedom of speech …
Read More »Lagosians to start obtaining licence to drill borehole from 2020
Lagos State Government has it would begin to issue licences and permits before any borehole is drilled for water in any part of the state starting from first quarter of 2020. Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission, Mrs Funke Femi Adepoju, while addressing stakeholders at a meeting, …
Read More »Breaking: Popular Evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke is dead
Reinhard Bonke German Pentecostal Evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke is dead. He died on Saturday at the age of 79. He was born on April 19, 1940. His wife, Anni Bonnke, announced the passing away on his Official Facebook Page a few minutes ago. She said; “Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, …
Read More »Breaking: DSS releases Sowore from its custody
Sowore The Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has been released from the custody of the Department of State Services. Sowore was released alongside his cause mate, Olawale Bakare, both of who were arrested for planning #RevolutionNow. Sowore was released hours after the lawyer of the DSS, Hassan Liman (SAN), …
Read More »UPDATED: Orji Kalu bags 12 years imprisonment, company to wind up over N7.1bn fraud
Kalu The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, who was charged with N7.1bn fraud. The court found him and his co-defendants guilty of the entire 39 counts filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Mohammed Idris …
Read More »Social media bill: Top Nigerians in ‘support’, ‘against’ the bill
Alao Abiodun For the past few weeks, the social media bill, titled; ‘Protection from internet falsehood and manipulations bill’ as sponsored by Sen. Mohammed Sani Musa, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, representing Niger East Senatorial District has been a subject of discourse. ALAO ABIODUN writes The controversial social …
Read More »BREAKING: Orji Uzor Kalu guilty of N7.65bn fraud
Robert Egbe The Federal High Court in Lagos has found a former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, and two others guilty of N7.65bn fraud. Kalu’s co-defendants are his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited and Udeh Udeogu, who was Director of Finance and Accounts at the Abia State Government House during …
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