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Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tuesday, warned that ignoring its steel sector and depending on importation, Nigeria would end up enriching the Asian country and other countries in Europe and America. Specifically, Dogara raised alarm over the huge sums of money Nigeria was sinking in China to buy steel, saying it portended danger for the country. To this end, he called on President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to give priority to steel development in Nigeria, saying it was the bedrock of the development of the country. Dogara, who spoke at the ongoing 2018 Open NASS Week in the National…

The Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Tuesday, said most of the Distribution Companies, DISCOs, in Nigeria were technically insolvent. Alex Okoh, Director General of the Bureau, made this revelation during an interactive session held at the instance of House Committee on Power, with critical stakeholders in the Nigeria’s power sector, including Nigeria’s Bulk Electricity Trading Company, NBET, Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, and Generation Companies, GENCOs. The DG in his submission, said there was need to immediately solve the challenges bordering on price structure and liquidity of DISCOs. Okoh said, “We need to solve the liquidity challenge. How do we make…

Fresh crisis looms between the executive and the legislative arms of government over the insertion of N578 billion into the N9.12 trillion 2018 budget by the lawmakers. However, President Muhammadu Buhari in a letter to the Senate Tuesday, asked the National Assembly to remove a total of N228 billion as re-instatement from the inserted N578 billion in the 2018 budget to fund critical projects. In the letter read at plenary by Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, Buhari told the senators that not less than N242 billion would be required for the conduct of 2019 general elections. After President Buhari…

Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo was officially unveiled as a Juventus player on Monday evening, following his club-record transfer from Real Madrid.. The Italian side announced the player’s €100 million (R1.55 billion) move from Los Blancos last week, following weeks of speculation as to whether or not he would indeed leave Santiago Bernabeu. With Ronaldo having opted to call time on his Madrid career, he leaves the Spanish giants as their record goalscorer, with 450 goals in 438 games. The 33-year-old was unveiled as a Bianconeri player at a press conference on Monday evening after passing a medical earlier…

The 2018 World Cup held in Russia has come and gone, but some memories continue to linger in the minds of football buffs. It may not out of place to say it was a spectacular victory at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow as France and Croatia battled for the trophy. From the hugs of the Croatia president to the dramatic jump of the French president in jubilation, it was a beautiful moment of world unity as fans looked on to see who would clinch the trophy. The Guardian quoted by Straightnews indicates that among the team were France’s Kylian Mbappe…

Senator Godswill Akpabio, Monday, said that he could win election on any political party for his second term ticket for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District in 2019. Akpabio, Senate Minority Leader, who contested under the People’s Democratic Party in 2015, won convincingly to represent the district in the Senate. Daubed ‘uncommon transfomer’ during his reign from 2007-2015, the two-term Akwa Ibom governor spoke at an endorsement rally in his honour and Governor Udom Emmanuel by PDP Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District comprising 10 local government areas. He had to play down on the issue of party because he believed any party under…

Two different tribes. They perform opposite customary rites in marriage.  One culture tests bravery among men, but the other cherishes fidelity among women. In one, a man submits himself for beating, but in another, a woman entices a man to cane her. One world, two countries. Yet, the same gathering, same mission all aimed at fostering a successful marriage among the people. Among the Fulani in Nigeria, “sharo” is a fulani game that involves two suitors flogging one another publicly to win a maiden’s hand in marriage. The nomadic Fulani are known for their hard work, discipline and courage. It…

The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Monday, dared critics to challenge the recently signed Executive Order No. 6 in court. Addressing a press conference in Lagos at the weekend, Mohammed said the order serves as a death apparatus to allegedly stop corrupt persons fighting back and crippling the administration’s anti-corruption war, the Federal Government has said. The Executive Order No. 6 of 2018 issued by President Muhammadu Buhari at the beginning of the month seeks to, among others, restrict the use of assets in 155 corruption cases amounting to N595 billion. The minister noting the determination…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, Monday, showed judges in the country red alert: National Judicial Council, NJC, would not hesitate to deal with any judicial officer found to have acted in breach of his oath of office and code of conduct. To forestall the punitive measure, Onnoghen warned them to be impartial and accord fair hearing to all the parties in any dispute brought before them for adjudication. The CJN stated, “Democracy in itself is nothing if the implication of the fundamental principles enshrined in the constitution of this nation cannot be readily determined in constitutional adjudication…

Superstar LeBron James of US National Basketball Association plans to join Lakers in a four-year deal worth US$154 million, his agents at Klutch Sports Group announced. LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Aged 33, he hails from Akron, Ohio in the United States. Meanwhile, LeBron James has reacted to his NBA 2K18 Rating and Screenshot! NBA 2K19 announced that LeBron James would grace the cover of the special 20th Anniversary Edition. Monday, NBA 2K19 revealed the first look at LeBron in his new Lakers uniform, as…