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Saraki pays Buhari Xmas visit
saraki Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday reassured that the 2016 Budget proposal before the two chambers of the National…
Parks, eateries record business lull in Abakaliki
Some amusement parks and eateries in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital, recorded business lull on Christmas Day, the News Agency of Nigeria…
Christmas: Abuja shoppers groan over high prices
A cross-section of consumers at various markets in the FCT have lamented over the increase in prices of commodities, especially…
Buhari mourns Nnewi gas victims, condoles Lamido, CBN Gov
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep regret over the loss of lives following Thursday’s gas explosion at an industrial complex…
Pope calls for unity against militant atrocities
Pope Francis has in his Christmas message on Friday at the St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, urged the World…
Artec Practice bags global certification
Artec Practice Ltd, a Nigerian firm of professional architects and project managers, has bagged global ISO 9001:2008 certification, confirming the…
Doyin Okupe throws weight behind Femi Adesina, blasts critics
In what could be termed a ‘rarity’, Doyin Okupe, former media aide to Goodluck Jonathan has thrown his weight behind…
Fayose a social disgrace to our state – Ekiti Youths
Kazeem Ugbodaga Some youths from Ekiti state have described their state governor, Ayodele Fayose as a social disgrace to the…
2016: Gombe foresees troubles in Nigerian football
Taiwo Adelu Former Chairman of Gombe State Football Association, Ahmed Gara Gombe, has foreseen a very tough year ahead for…
Mobile Court convicts 60 traffic offenders in Plateau
The Zone 4 of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Friday said that the mobile court trying traffic offenders…
PDP stakeholders in Akwa Ibom pass vote of confidence on Buhari
PDP stakeholders in Akwa Ibom North West Local Government Area have passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari.…
Lagos will make significant progress in 2016 – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday expressed confidence that despite the gloomy economic predictions and projected revenue shortfall, Lagos…
Police recover more bodies from Anambra gas explosion
The Anambra Police Command said on Friday that eight persons died in Thursday’s explosion at a gas plant in Nnewi,…
Christmas: Obiano unbans motorcycles, tricycles
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra State has lifted the restriction of movement placed on private and commercial motorcyclists also known…
Buratai assures North East residents of peaceful 2016
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has assured residents of the North East of a more peaceful…
79 persons die in Lagos fires
At least 79 people died in different fire disasters in Lagos State between January and November, according to the state…
Police arrest pipeline vandals, recover boats, vehicles
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Luck ran out on a gang of pipeline vandals on Wednesday as police teams attached to some commands…
Lagos decries ‘Bad Eggs’ among health workers
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has decried the presence of some ‘bad eggs’ among public health workers in the…
500 widows, 200 aged get bags of rice, garri at Christmas
Kazeem Ugbodaga For Mrs. Anthonia Anoibo, since she lost her husband many years ago, things have not been rosy. Making…
Gov. Emmanuel to Akwa Ibom people: Embrace love
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has called on the people of the state to embrace love and live…
The 1 Thing Happy People Do Every Day
People who are the happiest don’t have the most money or aren’t the most attractive, but they all share one…
Femi Adesina suffers backlash over Xmas message
The special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari has suffered a Twitter backlash for a Christmas message posted on social media…
Serial paedophile arrested in Ebonyi
The Ebonyi Police Command said it had arrested a middle-aged man for allegedly defiling nine children aged between six and…
Dogara urges Nigerians to pray for peace, unity, ‘change’
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday urged both Christians and Muslims to take advantage of…
Kano approves N520m for infrastructure in varsity
The Kano State Government has approved N520 million for the provision of infrastructure and office equipment at the Kano University…
Don’t write off Buhari’s efforts to reposition Nigeria – David Mark
The Former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has urged Nigerians not to write off the efforts of the Federal Government…
All set for GOtv Boxing Night
The fifth edition of the GOtv Boxing Night holds tomorrow at the Indoor Sports Hall of The National Stadium, Lagos.…
100 roasted in Anambra gas explosion
At least 100 people have been burnt to death in Nnewi, an industrial town in Anambra State, following a gas…
National Assembly set to take over Rivers Assembly
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There is an interesting twist in the outcome of the Rivers House of Assembly election Appeal judgements,…
Don’t reduce minimum wage, Gov Dickson warns
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of civil servants, assuring…