A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim, was yesterday grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Anyim’s interrogation was in connection with the ongoing probe of a former Aviation Minister, Senator Stella Oduah. About N780 million of a lump sum allocated to…
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian raised the red flag Sunday over the “defective and invalid” Chevron-Udenna deal involving the Malampaya gas project. “There is enough evidence that the decision rendered by the Department of Energy (DOE) to approve the sale of Chevron Malampaya’s 45 percent stake in the Malampaya gas project to…
HEALTHCARE providers, hospitals, and pharmaceuticals are to benefit in the expansion of the healthcare sector intervention fund from N100 billion to N200 billion by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The expansion was recommended by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele broke the news at the weekend…
XIANDI CHUA swept her three events on Sunday including a thrilling women’s 100-meter freestyle race at the conclusion of the Philippine Swimming, Inc. National Selection bubble at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac. Chua, a 20-year-old standout from the All-Star Swim Club, clocked the only sub one…
Some senators will be filing a bill that would amend the Omnibus Election Code to remove withdrawal as one of the grounds for candidate substitution, according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. “The substitution rule has become a tool for political use and that’s not supposed to be. In fact me and…
Kenya Airways has the most expensive tickets among airlines operating in Africa, charging more on average than carriers such as Ethiopian Airlines, South African Airways and Air France. A new study by competition authorities representing a total of 24 African countries found that KQ, as the airline is known by…
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok was put under house arrest on Monday after an unidentified military force occupied his house. This is according to Al Hadath TV, a local news network, which cited unidentified sources. Neither the government nor the military have commented on the development. The reported house arrest…
There is tension in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the national convention slated for Saturday in Abuja. The fear over the Court of Appeal case involving suspended National Chairman Uche Secondus, who has refused all entreaties to withdraw it and the new case at the Kaduna High Court, has…
CARLOS YULO triple-twisted in the air with a flourish and landed excellently on both feet with a smooth flair and unbent poise to clinch the men’s vault gold medal on Sunday in the 50th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. Some two hours later, Yulo was back at the…
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