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The Federal Government would pay out N60 billion to poor Nigerians in 2016, the office of the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, disclosed on Sunday, saying that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was determined to lifting the poor from squalor and hopelessness. The Presidency unveiled its comprehensive plan in a statement, and repeated electoral promises […]

The immediate past National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retired), is a legally retired officer of the Nigerian Army who was never a fugitive to jump bail as being argued by the Federal Government, his Lawyer said on Sunday. He said Dasuki, who is being tried over alleged mismanagement of money meant to buy weapons to […]

A teenager accused of raping and impregnating a 15-year old girl in Lagos has told investigators that it was not totally his fault as the girl seduced him and he could no longer control himself after resisting her for a long time. “The girl seduced me, but I initially resisted it. It came to a […]

The Nigerian army denied on Sunday that there was any power struggle between the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff in the ongoing war against Boko Haram in the country’s northeast, or any take over of the operations against the terrorists from the Army by the Defence Headquarters as being speculated in […]

4 Shares Share Tweet Share Email Senate Press Statement Following a meeting held in Abuja yesterday (Sunday) by some Senators and the wide consultations with our colleagues in which we reviewed last Friday’s decision of the Supreme Court in the appeal on the preliminary matters filed by the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on […]

Claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that Boko Haram has been “technically defeated” are simply false as the terrorists still control more than half of Nigeria’s troubled state of Borno, a Senator representing Borno Central, Baba Kaka Garbai, told journalists on Saturday. Buhari had repeatedly said since December last year that Boko Haram had become so weakened […]Read More

Ekiti Ex Reps Member Denies Planning To Decamp To APC – SIMONATEBA.COM 3 Shares Share Tweet Share Email A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Hon Adeyemi Orilele, has denied planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The federal lawmaker, who represented the Ekiti Central FederalConstituency II in the fourth House […]Read More

Breaking Pictures! Joint Military – Civilian Patrol Against #BokoHaram In #Cameroon – SIMONATEBA.COM 2 Shares Share Tweet Share Email Vigilance men armed by the army are these days joining the Cameroonian army for joint patrols Post navigation To Top error: Content is protected !!

Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari gave an exclusive interview to the Daily Telegraph last week. Here is the full record of his remarks. By Colin Freeman, Chief foreign correspondent Are you willing to talk to Boko Haram about the missing Chibok schoolgirls? “As long as we can establish the bona fides of the leadership of Boko […]

If recent discoveries are anything to go by, Nigerians expecting instant ‘change’ will have to wait awhile as a ‘budget mafia’ in the Federal Government’s bureaucracy are attempting to scuttle innovations introduced into the budget by inflating figures. The Punch reported that the National Assembly has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to institute a high-powered […]Read More

Month CPI Urban Rural Jan 7.98 8.20 7.80 Feb 7.71 7.79 7.66 Mar 7.78 7.94 7.65 Apr 7.85 7.95 7.47 May 8.00 8.20 7.76 Jun 8.17 8.36 7.98 Jul 8.28 8.46 8.09 Aug 8.53 8.67 8.37 Sep 8.32 8.36 8.24 Oct 8.06 8.06 8.02 Nov 7.90 7.90 7.90 Dec 8.00 7.90 8.00 The post above […]Read More

Africa Finance CorporationPhoto Credit: www.africafc.org Africa Finance Corporation has invited banks to participate in providing it with a $150 million, two-year loan according to Reuters. AFC’s mission to help address Africa’s infrastructure development needs while seeking a competitive return on capital for its shareholders. The Lagos-based institution, as a membership comprising of nine mostly West […]Read More