SHIITE SECT ATTACKS CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF'S CONVOY.....ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Shiite Sect on the orders of their leader, Ibrahim Alzak-zaky  today afternoon in Zaria attacked the convoy of the Chief of Army Staff while on his way to pay homage on the Emir of Zazzau and attend the Passing Out Parade of 73 Regular Recruits Intake of Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria.

MERCY JOHNSON BIRTHS BABY NUMBER 3

Mercy Johnson with hubby at the hospital

Nollywood sweetheart, Mercy Johnson has given birth to her third child.

According to www. icampusng. com, the popular actress, gave birth to a baby girl on Friday night at around 9:00 pm at University Of Maryland (Saint Joseph), Hospital, United States Of America.

Mercy’s husband, Prince Okojie was in America to be beside his wife who just put to bed.

IFEANYI UBAH, FOLAWIYO ,OTHERS IN FRESH TROUBLE.....IMPORT PERMIT SUSPENDED

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has suspended fuel import permit of Capital Oil, Sahara Petroleum and Folawiyo Petroleum for three months for alleged profiteering.

This is contained in a statement issued by Abimbola Ogan, the DPR spokesperson, on Friday in Lagos.

MULTIPLE TAXATION:HOTEL OWNERS CRY OUT

The Hotel Owners Forum Abuja (HOFA), has decried the issue of multiple taxation imposed on its members by government.
The President of HOFA, Dr Bola Onigbogi made this known at the annual dinner of the forum in Abuja on Friday.
She said that because if the visibility of hotel business, it was easy for government agencies to track them down for the enforcement of numerous taxes.
`` A quick count of the amount of taxes we pay shows that we pay over 30 different taxes in Abuja. Can anyone survive this onslaught? Can any business survive under this regulatory environment? The answer is no.

NIGERIANS KICK AGAINST KILLING OF HOUSEWIFE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Nigeria Union in South Africa has condemned the killing of a 34 year old housewife, Mrs Christiana Onyeka, by unknown gunmen on Dec. 3.
Onyeka, a mother of four and native of Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra, was killed in her husband`s office in Midrand, near Johannesburg.

PICTURES: FASHOLA GETS BUSY ... INCREASES ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION TO LAGOS

Hon. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN (right), Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Egbin Power Plc, Mr. Dallas Peavey Jr., (left) and the Executive Director, Sahara Group, Mr. Tonye Cole (middle) at the event to mark the commencement of the despatch of additional 220mw from Egbin Power to boost power supply in Lagos on Friday, December 11, 2015

Oil slides to new seven-year low as IEA warns of worse glut

Crude oil prices hit fresh seven-year lows on Friday as the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned global oversupply could worsen in 2016. 

Brent slipped below 39 dollars per barrel for the first time since December 2008 as the IEA, which advises developed nations on energy, warned that demand growth was starting to slow.

"The technical and the fundamentals are singing from the same hymn sheet," said Tamas Varga, oil analyst with PVM Associates.

Senate will not censor media – Saraki

 President of the Senate, Sen. Bukola Saraki, on Friday assured online publishers and other social network operators that the senate would not censor the media.

This is contained in a statement by his Media Assistant, Bamikole Omishore, made available to the newsmen in Abuja.

The statement said that Saraki gave the assurance when the Executive Board of the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) led by its president, Olufemi Awoyemi, visited him.

CUSTOMS GENERATES N1.2 BILLION ON RICE THROUGH THE LAND BORDERS

Nigeria Customs Service has recorded a total revenue of N1,178,720,376 on Rice Imports through the land borders in October and November 2015. During the same period, the total quantity of rice imported through the land borders stood at 17.596 Metric Tonnes.

Convict bags 25 years in jail for peddling cocaine

 Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 37-year-old man, Amaechi Igwe, to 25 years in jail for drug peddling.
Igwe was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on June 25, on a one-count charge bordering on the offence.
He had pleaded guilty to the charge.