Author Archives: Jasper Atakefa
Banking stocks record biggest fall since 2016
In a continuing negative reaction to President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election, banking stocks recorded its biggest fall since 2016. Since Wednesday when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results…
Akpabio reveals why Atiku lost to Buhari in presidential election
Former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost the presidential election, the day he left and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking…
Emery issues strong warning to Lacazette, Aubameyang after 1-1 draw with Tottenham
Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, has warned Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, that they must accept being substituted. Lacazette has looked upset on several occasions this season, when Emery has decided…
I paid £55,000 to wait for seats to be filled at O2 Arena – Davido
David ‘Davido’ Adeleke, a Nigerian Afropop singer, says he had to pay £55,000 at his January concert that held at the O2 Arena for the show to start late. The…
FIRS generates N23bn by ‘freezing’ accounts of 3,000 tax defaulters
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it generated over N23 billion in unpaid taxes from the recently suspended restriction on the corporate bank accounts of tax defaulters. Babatunde Fowler,…
INEC adjourns announcement of presidential election results till Monday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned the announcement of results of the presidential election till 11am on Monday. Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the commission, made the announcement after…
Carabao Cup final: Manchester City defeat Chelsea, retain trophy
Manchester City have won this year's Carabao Cup, following a 4-3 penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea, in the final played at Wembley on Sunday. Pep Guardiola's men the trophy last…
Foreign direct investment soars by over 50% in three months
Nigeria’s foreign direct investment (FDI) soared by percent between July and September 2018. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), FDI went up by $ million from $ million to $ million…
Jimi Agbaje under fire for saying Lagos under bondage
Sen. Olamilekan Adeola (Lagos West) on Thursday said Lagos had made continued progress owing to good governance delivered by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adeola made the assertion in a…
2019: BON names only five candidates for presidential debate
Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON) have named only five political parties, to participate in 2019 vice presidential and presidential debates. According to s…