Abia House Of Assembly Speaker Impeached

   According to channels, the Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Martins Azubuike, has been impeached. A new Speaker, Honourable Kennedy Njoku, has been sworn in.

Senate pushes for Diaspora voting in 2019

   The Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sen. Monsurat Sunmonu says that the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs is pushing for Diaspora voting in the coming general elections in 2019,

   Sunmonu  disclosed this to newsmen yesterday  in New York, saying  that giving franchise to Nigerians abroad would give the impression that “they are part of the system”.

   According to her, the Diaspora Nigerians who have the Permanent Voter Cards ,PVCs, can cast their votes as the PCV has all their personal data and fingerprint.

  Sunmonu, however, said she could not promise that Diaspora voting would be a reality in the 2019 general elections but  advised Nigerians to be law-abiding wherever they are, to avoid running into troubles outside the country.

Central Bank of Nigeria says importation of Rice and other commodities worth over 1 Trillion Naira Annually

   

  The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria ,CBN, Godwin Emefiele, says  rice, wheat and two other top import commodities in the country consume over one trillion naira in foreign exchange annually.

Popular rapper Olamide to perform in Alibaba’s January 1st Concert

   

    Popular rapper Olamide has joined the line up of A-list artists scheduled to perform at Alibaba’s ‘January 1st Concert’; holding on the 1st of January, 2017in Lagos.

Scarlett Johansson leads top-grossing actors of 2016

    Scaelett the success of “Captain America: Civil War” and “Hail Caesar,” 31-year-old actress, Scarlett Johansson is the highest grossing actor of 2016.