Minister of finance, budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed has explained why the excess crude account has been depleted. The federal government had in a communiqué issued at the end of the federation account allocation committee (FAAC) meeting for July, said the balance in the ECA dropped from $35.37 million to $376,655 in June. No further details was provided. Speaking at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday July 27, Ahmed …
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Former federal lawmaker, Dino Melaye, has said that the PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is the best for the job as President of Nigeria. According to Dino, the fact that Atiku has married women from the three major tribes, Ibo, Hausa and Yoruba, makes him a pan-Nigerian and the best person to unify Nigerians. In a video posted on his social media handles on Friday, July 1, Dino also said that in his view, it is not time for …
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has advised delegates at the ongoing APC Presidential primary to vote rightly, stressing that they cannot wish this county well and vote for someone they do not believe in. Osinbajo who was the last to address the delegates said; “I am a Nigerian. I was born here. My parents were born here. I went to school here. I have worked here all my life. You cannot wish this country well and vote for somebody you …
Uche Edochie, an elder brother of actor Yul Edochie, has come out to speak on the actor’s decision to take actress Judy Austin Moghalu, as a second wife after welcoming a son with her. In his post, Uche pointed out that his family is not in support of Yul’s decision to take a second wife but they cannot make him to do otherwise since he is an adult. He said his family is at this time trying to console …
James Brown who says he wants to be referred to now as a ”Drag Queen” says he lost his shame the day the Nigerian government accused him of being a homosexual without providing any evidence. James and a host of other boys were arrested by the Nigerian police in 2018 for allegedly participating in a gay party. They were arraigned in court but the case was thrown out for lack of evidence. In a Q&A session with his …
The management of Warere Beach Hotel in Zanzibar, Tanzania has reacted to claims made by Nigerian tourist, Zainab Oladeinde, that she was robbed and almost raped while on vacation at the beach last year. Zainab in a Twitter thread posted on Saturday said she arrived in Zanzibar on Saturday, April 16, 2021, for her birthday celebration on April 18. Zainab, who traveled alone, alleged that in the wee hours of April 18, an unidentified man snuck into her room …