I do not share the view of those who assume that by some kind of miracle, in the shape of electoral-college defections, Hillary Clinton would still, on the strength of winning the popular vote, supplant Donald Trump as US 2016 President-elect. We might as well begin to live with the reality of a Trump Presidency, […]

{Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for the current economy recession.} Ezekwesili, who stated in a whatsApp message last night, said: “I still find it funny that most people don’t know why Nigeria economy went into recession. They love the incompetent lies of Lai Mohammed about the past government ruining everything. […]

{The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has called on African leaders to urgently address problems afflicting agriculture to fight food insecurity and create employment in the continent, as he commits to set aside $200 million to benefit 150,000 young farmers.} Just as President Paul Kagame of Rwanda said putting agriculture sector at the centre stage […]

{Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, yesterday, arrived Nigeria unannounced. The 32-year-old tech enterpreneur surprisingly made a sudden visit and inspection of activities at the Co-Creation Hub, Yaba Lagos.} His arrival to Nigeria is not unconnected to the ‘Facebook for developers’ workshop’ for Nigerian engineers, product managers and partners holding today in Lagos. The event is expected […]

{Abuja – The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, says that his country will do everything in its power to help Nigeria diversify from single to multiple resources dominated economy. This is contained in statement from the information Unit, U.S. Department of State, on Thursday in Abuja. Kerry held a meeting with the workers and […]

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for an improved business relationship between Nigeria and Morocco, saying such will create mutual benefits for both countries and advancement of Africa’s economy. This was even as he described the recent decision of Morocco to return to Africa Union, AU, as a welcome development. He noted that […]

{ABUJA— THE Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, yesterday, painted a gloomy picture of the economy during a closed-door meeting with senators. Vanguard gathered that the CBN governor told the senators that it was frightening that the nation was experiencing economic stagnation and inflation at the same time, explaining that ordinarily, […]

{China’s One Belt- One Road Initiative delegation to Nigeria has disclosed its readiness to partner with the Federal Government on low-cost housing, power generation and road construction. } This is sequel to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, with the government of the People’s Republic of China, detailing that the agreed joint venture was […]

{In the last few months, the story that many of our states are unviable and therefore unable to meet basic needs of their people such as payment of workers’ salaries has taken a firm root in everyone’s sub-consciousness. The reason for it is not only because it true but more because it has been repeatedly […]

Nigerian performer and recording artiste, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, cancelled his performance at a concert scheduled to hold at the 35,000-capacity Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi in Congo after a fight ensued between fans and police. The Dami Duro crooner took to his Snapchat account to announce that one of his opening acts (identity […]