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President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, said the Federal Government was doing its best to correct and reverse the terrible mismanagement the country had experienced in previous administrations in the country. President Buhari, who stated this when he received a delegation of non-career Ambassadors, who were at State House, Abuja, to congratulate him on his re-election, said: “With some luck, our best will be good enough.” He said Nigeria was trying to live within its means, adding that government was determined to upgrade the country’s profile, both locally and internationally. The President said it would be inexcusable for government not to take…

A principal suspect in the controversial Malabu oil scandal, Wednesday, appeared as a witness before an Italian Court in Milan. Abubakar Aliyu is alleged to have acted as a “middleman” for top officials of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in the long-running controversy. He is being questioned in Italy over his role in what had been described as one of Africa’s most controversial corrupt oil deal. The Malabu scandal involved the transfer of about $1.1 billion by Shell and ENI through the Nigerian government to accounts controlled by Dan Etete, a former Nigerian petroleum minister. From accounts controlled by Mr…

The Federal Government, Wednesday, joined eight other countries in the world to ban the use of Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9 planes by any airline operator in Nigeria airspace. The Ethiopian Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane had on Sunday crashed a few minutes after take-off in Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people aboard, including two Nigerians. But Air Peace Airline in a swift reaction, Wednesday, said the federal government’s order banning the use of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from flying in Nigeria’s airspace does not affect it since it had no such aircraft type in its fleet.…

An International Election Observer group, Pan African Women, PAN, projects that monitored the general elections in Nigeria has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the amended Electoral Act. The call came on a day protesters, under the aegis of Save Nigeria Democracy Group, SNDG, yesterday stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, declaring that the results from the just-concluded elections ‘did not reflect the true voting direction of Nigerians’ and queried the high incidences of non-conclusion of the processes. Publicity Secretary of PAN project 2019, Ms Mphoentle Keitseng, who monitored the Governorship and House of…

A 400-level Civil Engineering student of Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Calabar, has been knocked down and killed by a reckless driver in the main campus of the university. Joseph Agbo was said to have died when a drunk driver who was on speed lost control and rammed into pavement where he was sitting. Confirming the story, DSP Irene Ugbo, Cross River Police spokesperson, said the accident was caused by the reckless driving of the alleged 200-level student of the same institution. “Agbo was reported to have sat by an empty gutter waiting for the commencement of his lecture when the…

A 10-year-old boy who cried profusely “Mummy, I don’t want to go to school” is among the 13 primary school pupils who died and had been so far retrieved from the rubble of a three-storeyed building at Ita Faji, Lagos Island, that collapsed around 10.25 a.m. A middle-aged woman (name witheld) was rolling on the ground as the dead child was retrieved from the wreckage that trapped more than 40 pupils and had so far injured 43. The woman narrated to TVC NEWS reporter “My little son cried this morning. Mummy, don’t take me to school. I did not understand.…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a spectacular hat-trick to fire Juventus into the Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday that saw his side claim a thrilling tie 3-2 on aggregate. The Portuguese superstar scored two headers either side of halftime and a late penalty to clinch a place in Friday’s last-eight draw with a dominant display by the Italian champions in Turin. “It was always going to be a special night and it was, not only for the goals, but for the team,” said Ronaldo. “This is the mentality of champions. This is why Juve brought…

The resumed trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Abuja, on Tuesday suffered a setback due to his ill-health. TVC News reports that Justice Walter Onnoghen’s lead counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, explained to the tribunal that his absence was occasioned by a tooth-ache and high blood pressure which was said to be around 210/121. He tendered a medical report from Ideal Medical Services, Abuja where the defendant was said to have been treated. The medical report signed by one Dr Francis Uche, the Medical Director of the hospital recommended among others that Justice…

Eight countries in the world have banned Boeing 737 Max 8 from flying over their airspace to ensure passengers’ safety. The countries include China, Ethiopia, Argentina, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Cayman Island and United Kingdom. They join a long list of countries in suspending the plane, including India. It comes after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on Sunday, killing 157 people on board. It was the second fatal accident involving the 737 Max 8 model in less than five months. US officials say the aircraft are still safe to fly. However, the US Association of Flight Attendants-CWA union is now…

By: Israel Umoh The three Senators-elect and 10 members-elect from Akwa Ibom State have been invited by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to join their colleagues nationwide to collect their certificates. A letter signed by Rose Orianran-Anthony, secretary to the commission, invited successful candidates in the February 23 National Assembly election to the ceremony to be held at Main Hall (Africa Hall) International Conference Centre, Abuja at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2019. The letter said that Senators-elect will collect their certificates at 10 a.m while members-elect for the House of Representatives will collect theirs at 2 p.m.…