Breaking: ONYEKA ONWENU IS DEAD

By Sylvester Adindu (Entertainment Reporter) and Yetunde Beecrooft (Lagos State Correspondent)

Elegant stallion and folklorist, Lady Onyeka Onwenu, has passed on at the age of 72.

The beautiful songstress reportedly gave up the ghost at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after she was said to have slumped at the birthday party of Emsor Pharmaceutical Limited Chairman, Chief (Mrs) Stella Okoli.

BRING BIBI'S HEAD

By Azu Ishiekwene

This is the moment the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu always feared with great anxiety. Yet when Hamas launched a deadly attack on Southern Israeli border towns in the early hours of October 7, Bibi and Israel’s elite security forces were unprepared.

BRITISH MONARCH, QUEEN ELIZABETH, PASSES AT 96

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. Her demise was confirmed by a statement issued from Buckingham Palace.

BRITISH QUEEN ELIZABETH LOSES HUSBAND, PRINCE PHILIP, AT 99

Prince Philip, the lifelong companion of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, has died, Agency reports, quoted the Buckingham Palace on Friday. He was 99.

In a statement, the palace said: “It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle. Further announcements will be made in due course. The Royal Family join with people around the world in mourning his loss.

BRITURKEY, BRITALY AND FEAR OF BRITAINISTAN

By Azu Ishiekwene

In a widely shared story last week, The Economist likened the political carnage in Britain to the situation in Italy in the 1940s. Italy was a major theatre of the First World War at the end of which the country was in ruins.

BROADBAND PENETRATION HITS 44% AS NCC REVIEWS SHORT CODE SERVICES

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

Nigeria’s broadband usage has continued on the rise, moving up from 40.9 per cent in February 2022 to 44.5 per cent in July 2022, a figure considered hopeful for achieving the national broadband target of 70 per cent in 2025.

Broadband: PANTAMI, DANBATTA ASSURE OF FG'S PLANS TO BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIT

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

The ongoing policy directions and regulatory measures being put in place by the Nigerian Government towards bridging identified broadband infrastructure gaps shall be sustained in order to facilitate increased access to the Internet by citizens across the country.

Budget Padding Saga: SENATOR KARIMI TACKLES NINGI, SAYS 'FEAR GOD IF YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF SUSPENSION'

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief) @CelestineOkaf11

A member of the Northern Senators Forum (NSF) and chairman of the Senate Services Committee, Senator Sunday Steve Karimi, has told Senator Abdul Ningi, to, at least, fear God and say the truth, even as he claims not to be afraid of suspension.

Budget Padding: NORTHENERS NOT PLOTTING TO SABOTAGE, REMOVE AKPABIO.....Group

By Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu (Bauchi State Correspondent)

The Amalgamation of Bauchi State Concerned Group has denbuked the claim by a Southern Senator, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (Senate Majority Leader), alleging that there was a Northern plot to sabotage and remove Akpabio for no reason other than that he is from the South.

BUHARI APPOINTS EX-NUJ PRESIDENT, SANI ZORO, SSA TO NIGERIA'S FIRST LADY

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

Former National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mallam Sani Muhammed Zoro, has been appointed as Senior Special Assistant to the President (Office of the First Lady) on Public Affairs and Strategy.

BUHARI APPROVES 65 YEARS AS RETIREMENT AGE FOR TEACHERS

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a bill that permits teachers to retire at the age of 65 or after attaining 40 years of pensionable service.

BUHARI ASSENTS TO BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ACT 2020

By Mike Ibeleme (Finance Reporter)

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, November 12, 2020 assented to the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 2020.

BUHARI CRACKS STUBBORN PROJECTS. AND IT’S JUST THE BEGINNING

By Femi Adesina

How did you feel watching Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, inspecting the just completed multi-million dollars bridge at Ikom, Cross River State, early this week? Any person of goodwill, not overtaken by bile and ill will, would feel proud to be a Nigerian. Such people would be proud of not just the dynamic Minister, but also of his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari.

BUHARI DEPARTS ABUJA, HEADS TO LONDON FOR MEDICAL HEALTH CHECK

• * Directs VP, Osinbajo, To Charge Of Govt Affairs

By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)

President Muhammadu Buhari has left Abuja to London, United Kingdom, for a routine health check.

BUHARI DID NOT ORDER SACK OF AEDC MANAGEMENT.....Presidency

By JVNN Okafor (Managing Editor/Head, Business & Economy)

Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Garba Shehu, has said the President never ordered the sacking of the management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC) as widely reported in the media on Wednesday.

BUHARI FELICITATES WITH BABANGIDA AT 80

By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)

As he celebrates his milestone 80th birthday today, Tuesday, August 17, 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, rejoiced with Nigeria's former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida.

BUHARI FINALIZES NIGERIA'S MEMBERSHIP IN AFRICAN TRADE INSURANCE

By Micheal Garang (NewsLeader East Africa Bureau Chief, in Nairobi)

Nigeria becomes a full member country at an opportune time. It joins ahead of others that are fast-tracking membership given the trade and investment insurance challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and also recognizing the potential post pandemic opportunities.

BUHARI GOES RAIL-WIRE

By Femi Adesina

Have you heard the news? I’m sure you have. But just in case you haven’t, here’s the news on the hour: After 33 years, the 326 Km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail Line and Ancillary Facility Yard has been commissioned for commercial operation.

BUHARI GREETS VETERAN JOURNALIST, FOLU OLAMITI AT 70

Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-Chief)

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined family members and friends of veteran journalist and Publisher of NewsPot Online, Mr Folu Olamiti, in celebrating him on his 70th birthday when comes up on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.

BUHARI HAILS WAMAKKO OVER APC'S VICTORY IN SOKOTO STATE

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

Amazed by how Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko's political turbulence has drowned the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, President Muhammadu has congratulated former governor Wamakko for the feat.