Trump: 30 things the Republican believes

Republican Donald Trump has won the 2016 US presidential race. What are his policies and beliefs? 1) Arab-Americans cheered the attacks on 9/11. Trump repeatedly claimed that on 11 September, 2001, there were thousands of Arab-Americans celebrating in New Jersey after two planes flew into the Twin Towers. He says such public demonstrations “tell you something” about Muslims living in the US. However, there are no media reports to back up the claim. 2) There should be surveillance on US mosques. Trump believes Muslims should be tracked by law enforcement as a counterterrorism initiative. He has walked back some comments about keeping a database on all American Muslims, but says he doesn’t care if watching mosques is seen as “politically incorrect”.

I’ll leave Nigeria better than I met it— Buhari

BENIN—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to leave Nigeria a better nation than he met it, urging the various ethnic groups in the country to maintain unity and assist the nation become greater again.
The President lamented that the nation made some grievous mistakes in the past by her over dependence on oil, saying, “that is what we are paying for today as a nation.” He spoke after commissioning the Edo State University, Iyahmo, Etsako West Local Government Area and Ugbegun-Ujiogba-Ebudin- Igueben-Ewohinmi Road in Edo Central senatorial district. President Buhari, whose two days working visit to Edo State ended yesterday, emphasized that his administration had made tremendous success in the three key areas he promised Nigerians; security, economy and fighting corruption, irrespective of the view of

Trump’s joy is Obama’s pain

Donald Trump’s jaw-dropping White House win is a slap in the face for Barack Obama, elected eight years ago as the country’s first black president on the promise of a nation united.

Herdsmen to register within 14 days in Ekiti, sign deal with govt

Herdsmen operating in Ekiti State will now have to register within 14 days so as to ensure a smooth operation of the cattle rearers in all parts of the state.This is just as the state government and members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), the umbrella body of cattle rearers in the country, on Thursday, signed a communique to ensure seamless operation of the grazing law in the state.

Black Friday in Ondo over PDP gov ticket

SMOKE billowed from the bonfires made by protesters across the major towns in Ondo state to express their displeasure over the substitution of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Eyitayi Jegede, SAN, last week Friday. The riot that erupted was spontaneous and happened immediately the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, made a u-turn following a court order directing it to do “elimination by substitution” of the governorship candidate of the PDP in the state. Eyitayo Jegede and Jimoh Ibrahim Eyitayo Jegede and Jimoh Ibrahim Palpable tension had enveloped the state for about three days before the final sledge hammer was wielded. Both the Ali Modu Sheriff and Senator Ahmed Makarfi factions in the state boasted that the Court of Appeal verdict would be in their favour. But when INEC finally spoke,

Despite Buhari, Niger Delta leaders meeting, militants blow up major pipeline

A day after President Muhammadu Buhari met with leaders of the Niger Delta to resolve the crisis in the region, a major oil pipeline was sabotaged.
No group has, however, claimed responsibility for the explosion at the oil field operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, in Delta State.

Sad looking Lionel Messi flanked by policemen after Barca's champions league loss (photos)

A sad looking Lionel Messi was flanked by armed police men as he left the Manchester airport this morning following Barcelona's 1-3 loss to Manchester city in last night's champions league clash. Messi scored Barca's only goal in the clash.

JAMB adopts pin vending for 2017 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will adopt “pin vending”  for the 2017 UTME test, advising intending candidates to get familiar with the new approach. Dr Fabian Benjamin, the board’s Head of Media and Information, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, in Lagos that it would no longer use scratch cards. “Candidates, wishing to sit for the 2017 examination, should start getting themselves familiar with the newly adopted process of pin vending by the board. We must make ourselves open to change like it is obtained in other climes.

Opposition mounts as Nigeria nears rice sufficiency

With clear indications that Nigeria may finally be on the way to meeting its rice consumption needs, some foreign countries are already displaying dissatisfaction and mounting opposition.This is as farmers across 13 states are starting near the end of wet season rice production with the help of N23 billion loans provided by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme.A few weeks ago, the Ambassador of a European nation led a delegation to the office of CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, complaining that Nigerians had been importing stock fish from his country long before independence.
According to our sources, he lamented the decision of CBN to exclude the commodity from those that were eligible for importation with foreign exchange sourced from official window.
Emefiele bluntly informed his guest that while his country had over $1 trillion in its foreign reserve, Nigeria as at then had just about $25 billion and challenged the Ambassador to arrange for business people from his country to come to Nigeria and develop the wide coastal line from Lagos to Calabar.

700,000 apply for 500 FIRS jobs

Abuja – The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr Tunde Fowler, has said that the organisation received more than 700,000 applications from the recent job advert it placed. Fowler made this known on Wednesday in Abuja when he appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petition.