Buhari Expresses Support for Syria
Buhari LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his country’s solidarity with Syria and called for greater support for countries afflicted by militancy. Buhari spoke on More...
Thousands Turn Up for Lagos Marathon Hub
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than 20,000 participants turned out before dawn on a typically muggy morning in Lagos to compete in the biggest marathon the city has seen in thirty years. This is equally More...
Naira Crashes Again, Sells at N310 to Dollar
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Naira has depreciated further at the parallel market amid expectations of an intervention by the apex bank in the foreign exchange market. The Naira on Friday afternoon exchanged More...
Again Buhari Leaves for France, Britain to Attend Corruption, Terrorism Conference
Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (URHOBOTODAY) – At his first stop in Strasbourg, France, Buhari will on Wednesday, February 3, address a special session of the European Union Parliament to be attended by members More...
Buhari: Learing from the Past and Fall of Naira
Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari is repeating an economic error he made as dictator 30 years ago “GIVE me lucky generals,” Napoleon is supposed to have said, preferring them to talented ones. Muhammadu Buhari, More...
“I Won’t Kill The Naira” -Buhari
Buhari LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari declared late Wednesday in Nairobi that he was yet to be convinced that Nigeria and its people will derive any tangible benefit from an official More...
Onuesoke Urges Members of Urhobo Social Club Lagos to Key into Okowa’s Government
Chief Sunny Onuesoke LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Delta Peoples Democratic Party Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has enjoined members of Urhobo Social Club based in Lagos to key into the administration of More...
You are Loosing Integrity on War against Corruption, Okupe Tells Buhari
Doyin Okupe LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A former Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of pursuing a selective war More...
War against Boko Haram: US Donates 24 Vehicles Valued at $11m to Nigeria
LAGOS JANURY 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-– The United States is donating 24 mine-resistant, armor-protected vehicles valued at $11 million to Nigeria’s military, to enable the country’s soldiers combat the More...
Ibori’s Loot is Still with United Kingdom — UK Envoy
Arkwriight LAGOS JANUARY 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Paul Arkwright has affirmed that loot confiscated or forfeited by former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori is still in More...
New Year Day: 1,000 People to Attend Unveiling of Africa’s ‘Biggest’ Statue of Jesus in Nigeria
Jesus Christ LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than 1,000 people are expected to attend the unveiling Jesus Chris biggest status in Africa in Nigeria on New Year Day. A Nigerian businessman is set to unveil More...
JUMIA Nigeria Announces Juliet Anammah as New CEO
Juliet Anammah LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The e-commerce leader in Africa formalizes the appointment of Mrs Juliet Anammah at the head of Jumia Nigeria, Africa Internet Group’s (AIG)LAGOS, Nigeria, December More...
Christmas Message: Bishop Kukah Condemns “Commercialisation” in Nigerian Churches
Bishop Kukah LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has condemned the investment of billions of naira into the running of today’s churches in Nigeria. In his Christmas More...
Book on Problems, Solutions of Nigeria Economy for Launch
Director-General-of-the-DMO-Mr.-Abraham-Nwankwo LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The book, Stable Growth and Foreign Exchange by Abraham Nwankwo, is one that should be embraced by all who want to hear the truth More...
Ex-Militants Protest in Warri, Threaten to Set Nigeria in Flames if Amnesty Budget is Slashed
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY0-Former Niger Delta militants under the umbrella of Presidential Amnesty Phase II, yesterday warned against an alleged plan by the Federal Government to slash the 2016 budget of More...
Buhari Indicted in $2.1bn Arms Fraud Scandal?
Buhari LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Investigation on the $2.1billion arms purchase funds given to the former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki rtd have revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari More...
Shiites Attack: Tread With Caution, Iran Warns Nigeria
Ibraheem-El-Zakzaky LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (URHOBOTODAY0-The government of Iran has warned Nigeria to tread with caution following the recent battle between the Nigerian Army and Shiite Muslims in Zaria, Kaduna State. Soldiers More...
Onuesoke Faults Buhari’s Allocation of N39.4b for Oil Exploration in the North
PDP Chietain,Chief Sunny Onuesoke LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s allocation of N39.4b for oil exploration More...
Dasuki: Okonjo-Iweala Scrambling to Save her Name from a $2bn Scandal
Okonjo Iweala LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-One of Nigeria’s highest profile and best-regarded former government ministers Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is caught up in a widening $2 billion arms procurement scandal More...
Niger to Transfer 500 Boko Haram Prisoners to Nigeria
Boko Haram Prisoners LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Niger has agreed to transfer hundreds of prisoners from the militant Islamist group Boko Haram back to their home country of Nigeria to reduce pressure on its More...
Buhari Cutting Nigeria’s ‘Big men’ Down to Size
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-In our series of letter from African journalists, novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at the impact of new economising measures in Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari, More...
Buhari Distances Self From Senate’s Anti-Social Media Bill As Protests Mount
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Muhammadu Buhari will not assent to any bill that is inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, More...
Guild of Editors Demand Unconditional Suspension of Social Media Bill
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) demands, unconditionally, that the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria suspends all proceedings with respect to a proposed Bill, “FRIVOLOUS More...
A Brief History of the Fall and Fall of Nigeria Naira
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Since 1986, the Nigerian naira’s relationship with the US dollar (and other foreign currencies) has been erratic, (un)predictable, violent and full of heartbreak and tears. The More...
Nigeria Will Soon Explode – Obasanjo
Obasanjo By Dr. Wumi Akintide LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-When Matthew Aremu Okikiola Olusegun Obasanjo says that Nigeria is going to explode, you better believe him. If any of you reading this does not take More...