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Sallah : IPMAN lauds FG over availability of fuel
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association ( IPMAN) has commended the Federal Government for ensuring availability of petrol and other petroleum…
Aspirant applauds cancellation of Bayelsa APC primaries
Mr Preye Aganaba, an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, on Thursday, applauded the cancellation of the disrupted primary election…
Oyo to host National open Kung-fu championship
The President of Nigeria Kung-fu Federation (NKF), Adedapo Aderemi, on Thursday in Abuja announced that Oyo State had been granted…
Hoodlums disrupt Eid el-Kabir prayer in Ilorin, attack Saraki
Hoodlums who disguised as worshippers on Thursday disrupted the Eid el-kabir prayers in Ilorin and attacked Senate President, Sen. Bukola…
UBEC hands over N350m girl-child school to Plateau Govt.
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has handed over a N350 million girl-child secondary school in Dengi community of Kanam…
BREAKING: Olu Falae regains freedom
Former presidential candidate and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, has been rescued from his captors…
Ambode distributes 2,400 free life jackets to students, boat operators
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday began his campaign of Water Transport Safety Awareness Programme with the…
Kogi LG workers to receive N45bn from bailout fund
The Kogi Government said on Thursday that N45 billion of the N50.9 billion its bailout money would be spent on…
APC hails ECOWAS, Buhari on return of Interim Govt. in Burkina Faso
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for its leadership role in…
Awujale to political leaders: fulfil your electoral promises
The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, has urged political leaders at all levels not to renege on their promises…
Police boss meets security chiefs over effective policing in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In order to effectively police Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, the State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, has met…
Hajj stampede kills at least 453, injures 719 in Saudi
AFP – At least 453 people were killed and hundreds wounded in a stampede at the annual hajj in Saudi…
Act of insurgency is unislamic, says Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared that all acts of insurgency are unislamic. “Insurgency is against…
President Buhari marks Eid El-Kabir in Daura
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday joined Muslims faithful in observing Eid-el-kabir prayer at his native home, Daura, Katsina State. The…
Eid el-Kabir: Plateau spends N40m on rams
Plateau Government said it distributed rams and food items worth N40 million to Muslims in the state for the Eid…
Eid el-Kabir: Tight security in Jos
Security was beefed up in many parts of Jos metropolis and Bukuru, Plateau, on Thursday as Muslims in Nigeria joined…
Ayade entreats Muslims to help move Nigeria forward
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has enjoined Muslims in Nigeria to use the 2015 Eid-el-Kabir to partner with all…
Buhari and the Treasury Single Account
By Michael Jegede Since his assumption of office on May 29 this year, President Muhammadu Buhari, has not left anyone…
UPDATE: 220 dead in hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia civil defence has confirmed that the death toll in Thursday’s stampede has risen to 220, with over 500…
Ireland court releases Congo plane grounded in debt row
Reuters – An airplane belonging to Democratic Republic of Congo’s new national carrier was released by an Irish court on…
Egypt president pardons 100 prisoners, including Al Jazeera journalist
Egypt’s President Abdel Fatta al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners, including Canadian Al Jazeera TV journalist Mohamed Fahmy, on Wednesday, security sources…
150 dead, 390 hurt in stampede at hajj in Saudi
Saudi Arabia Civil Defence say at least 150 dead, 390 injured in stampede at hajj in Mecca. The pilgrims were…
Indian aristocrat’s grandchildren win long battle for riches
The grandchildren of a glamorous Indian aristocrat who personified a lost era of wealth and privilege before her death in…
New Record: 10,046 migrants enter Hungary on Wednesday
Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders agreed at an emergency refugee summit Thursday to boost aid for Syria’s neighbours, including one…
Kia appoints Fudons Autos in Bayelsa
Daniels Ekugo In a bid to deepen its penetration into the Nigerian markets and to deliver inspiring consumer experience in…
Lagos At 50: Ambode names Hollywood star as Brand Ambassador
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says his administration has begun plans to celebrate Lagos at 50 in 2017,…
Insight: Five well-kept secrets of Nigerian banks
Jude Fejokwu After reviewing Nigerian banks over the years and up to the half-way mark of 2015, I have now…
25 dead in attack on mosque
Sanaa (AFP) – A bomb attack targeting Shiite worshipers at a mosque in Yemen’s rebel-held capital on Thursday killed at…
Be extra-vigilant while celebrating Sallah – Gov. Abubakar
Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi on Wednesday reiterated the call of the State Police Command, urging the people of the…
Nigerian, Felix Adepinye, wins Ford’s Technician Challenge
Daniels Ekugo A Nigerian, Felix Adepinye from Coscharis Motors has been announced as Ford Motor Company’s 2015 Technician of the…