Buhari’s Delay in Making Key Appointments Grounds Nigerian Govt.
Buhari….. go slow President LAGOS JUNE 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The delay by President Muhammadu Buhari to make key appointments more than three weeks after assumption of office is taking a serious toll on government More...
Obama to Host Buhari in White House Next Month
Buhari LAGOS JUNE 26TH (URHOBOTODAY) -LAGOS JUNE 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)- US President Barack Obama will welcome his Nigerian counterpart to Washington next month, the White House announced Thursday, a symbolic show More...
Nigeria May Experience Fuel Shortages in Three Weeks Time
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria will probably be hit by fuel shortages in three weeks as the government doesn’t have enough money to pay for gasoline subsidies, according to the head of Seplat Petroleum More...
CONFAB: Panacea to Nigeria Total Independence
By Shaguolo Amos LAGOS JUNE 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-If Nigeria as a national state must move forward there are fundamental issues our leaders and the citizens must address with all sense of sincerity with immediate More...
Angry Buhari Cries Out, Says Nigeria Treasury ‘Virtually Empty’
Buhari LAGOS JUNE 22 URHOBOTODAY) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday slammed the state of the country’s finances, claiming his predecessor had left Africa’s biggest economy More...
Nigerian Air Force Declares War against Oil Thieves Kills 350 in Akwa Ibom Creeks
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-It has been confirmed that Nigeria Air Force, under the directives of the Buhari-led administration, raided Ikot Obiokut, a border community in Cross River state for reasons not yet More...
63 Killed as Sack of Abandoned Boko Haram Bombs Exploded
Shekau LAGOS JUNE 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A sack of home-made bombs discovered at an abandoned Boko Haram camp exploded, killing 63 people in northeast Nigeria, civilian self-defense fighters said Wednesday. An Associated More...
Shell Sells Warri Airport to Indigenous Oil Firm
Warri Airport, Osubi LAGOS JUNE 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria has sold the multibillion naira Warri airport to an indigenous energy and infrastructure company, Shoreline Energy More...
Enyeama in Trouble over Criticism of Kaduna Stadium for Eagles Match
ENYEAMA LAGOS JUNE 17TH (URHOBOTODAY) – Nigeria goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama could face sanctions after questioning the suitability of the venue for his country’s last Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Enyeama, More...
Military Bows to Buhari, Moves Command, Control Centre to Maiduguri Tomorrow
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Following President Muhammad Buhari’s directives to military to move its command centre to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital fight Boko Haram sect, the authorities of the Nigerian More...
House of Reps Passes Petroleum Industry Bill
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The House, after considering an Ad hoc Committee report on 312 sections and 438 clauses, unanimously passed the bill into law. It would be recalled that the Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee More...
Okonjo-Iweala Warns Her Successor of Tough Year Ahead
Okonjo-Iweala LAGOS JUNE 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said her successor will face a “difficult” year because of plunging oil revenues and the economy needs expert More...
Abuja Prostitutes Protest Arrest, Extortion by Law Enforcement Agents
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-‘We No Go Gree’ Abuja prostitutes protest incessant arrest by officials , Some prostitutes in Abuja have taken to the streets to protest against indiscriminate arrest and extortion More...
Suicide Bomber Kill 50 in Maiduguri Butcher’s Market
Shekau LAGOS JUNE 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-A bomb blast hit a busy market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing as many as 50 people, according to eyewitnesses. A man blew himself up at More...
Buhari,Osibajo’ Salaries, Allowances Revealed
LAGOS MAY 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, and his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, will earn annual basic salaries of N3, 514, 705 and N3, 031, 572.50 respectively, according to the information More...
Buhari’s Inaugural Speech, Powerful Agenda For Nigeria – U.S Secretary of State, John Kerry
President Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS MAY 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, on Friday, described President Muhammadu Buhari’s inaugural speech as laying out “a powerful agenda.” Kerry, More...
Full Text of Muhammadu Buhari’s Presidential Inaugural Speech
Muhammadu Buhari and his wife during the presidential inauguration ceremony LAGOS MAY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-I am immensely grateful to God Who Has preserved us to witness this day and this occasion. Today marks a triumph More...
Nigerians Remind Buhari of His Promises as He Takes over Mantle of Leadership Today
Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS MAY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-On May 29, Muhammadu Buhari will take office as President of Nigeria. Expectations are high as most Nigerians expect the coming government to wave a magic wand and make More...
Nigeria’s Oil Marketers Suspend Strike, Begin lifting of Fuel
LAGOS MAY 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigeria Oil Marketers have suspended their strike action and embarked on immediate lifting of fuel across the country. The marketers also pledge to make fuel available across the More...
Buhari Requires N4.1 Trillion to Take Off
Muhammadu Buhari LAGOS MAY 23RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The incoming administration from the takeoff, requires a total of 4.1 trillion Naira, expected to be expended on sundry expenses, including oil subsidy payment, arrears More...
Beware of Sycophants and Strive to Fulfill Your Manifesto, Okogie Tells Buhari
Oubunmi Okojie LAGOS MAY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, Anthony Okogie, on Wednesday urged the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to beware of sycophants ahead of More...
BBC Apologises over False Nigeria Restaurant Serving ‘Human Flesh’ Story
LAGOS MAY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The British Broadcasting Cooperation has apologised for wrongly publishing a story about a restaurant in Anambra State, Nigeria, where human flesh is served as meat. In the report, More...
OPC Members Revolt against Gani Adams, Call for His Immediate Resignation
Otunba Gani Adams LAGOS MAY 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The National Coordinating Council of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has dismissed the alarm being raised by its National Coordinator, Gani Adams, that there were More...
Niger Delta Indigenes Petition UNO, Demands Niger Delta Republic
Core Niger Delta States LAGOS MAY 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A group, Movement for the Survival of Niger Delta Indigenes (MOSUNDI) has commenced agitation for self-determination and independence from the present Nigeria. The More...
Pastor Tunde Bakare Collapses During Lecture
Pastor Tunde Bakare LAGOS MAY 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-One of Nigeria’s most outspoken pastors, Tunde Bakare, yesterday collapsed in Lagos while giving a lecture to a gathering of investors. A close associate of Mr. More...