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Army engineers clear notorious Boko Haram camps, rescued 59 captives
As part of efforts to rid Nigeria of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 21 Brigade and elements of Nigerian Army…
Nigeria Chief of Army Staff appoints new GOCs, Commanders
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Yusufu Buratai today approved the postings and appointments of 334…
Ambode approves bursary payment to students in tertiary institutions
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the payment of the annual bursary awards for students in higher institution of…
El-Rufa’i cuts overhead by 60%, cancels pilgrims sponsorship
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, says his administration has cut down overhead costs by 60 per cent as part…
Alleged Forgery Of Senate Rules: No Case Submission
By Senator David Umaru Under the Penal Code Act, forgery is defined in section 362 thus: a person is said…
Nigerian passport ranked 57th in the world
The Nigerian passport is ranked 57th in the world out of 199 indexed passports. This is according to Passport Index…
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Buharism: Nigeria’s power supply now at 4656mw
The Management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday stated that the National Grid Transmission has recorded another peak…
Shell to axe 6,500 workers, cut spending
Royal Dutch Shell says it will axe 6,500 jobs this year and step up spending cuts, to deal with an…
Nigeria’s population set to overtake US, says UN
In 2013, the World Bank put the population of Nigeria at 173.6 million while an estimation by the United States…
Resign now, Edo APC Working Committee tells its Chairman
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Certainly these are not the best of time for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) both at the…
NNPC repairs Arepo oil pipeline
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said it had repaired the System 2B Pipeline, which was breached on July 21…
DSS boss a confirmed APC member, PDP tells Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to review the appointment of Alhaji Lawal Daura as…
DPR collected N30bn illegally, says Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole has suggested that the Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR) illegally collected about N30billion by deducting cost of…
How we met Kaduna State and what we are doing to change it – By Nasir El-Rufai
Dear good people of Kaduna State, It has been exactly two months since I took the oath of office as…
Compel DPR to refund all illegal deductions, Oshiomhole charges RMAFC Chairman
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State called on the Chairman of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC),…
Electricity supply to court disconnected over N250,000 bill
Cyriacus Izuekwe There was disagreement between electricity workers and court officials after the workers of the Ikeja Electricity company stormed…
Nigeria Prisons Service announces new heads for strategic commands
Following the recent promotion of officers and men of the Nigerian Prisons Service by the Civil Defence, Immigration, Fire and…
Nigerian Air Force cuts off Boko Haram’s fuel supply routes
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Air Force has announced on Wednesday that it has succeeded in blocking routes through which petroleum…
India set to overtake China as most populous country – UN
United Nations World Population Prospects report said on Wednesday that India would in six years sooner than previously forecast overtake…
Nigeria will abide by ICJ ruling on Bakassi – Buhari
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria will abide by the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Bakassi Peninsula, President…
50 West African universities expected in Nsukka for Games
At least 50 universities are expected to converge on Nsukka, Enugu State in October for the 14th West African University…
Police apprehend 9 more suspects over 4-year old boy’s murder
The Police in Lagos on Wednesday said they had arrested nine more suspects in connection with the murder of a…
APC not witch-hunting Saraki, says Oyegun
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday distanced the party from Mrs Toyin…
Some state govts lost bailout money to bank loans – Gov. Yari
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has said that some indebted state governments lost their bailout money to servicing outstanding loans…
I promise to pay backlog of salaries – Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has promised to pay the backlog of salaries owed civil servants. This promise was contained…
Lagos vows to prosecute 70-year old woman, others over child abuse
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has vowed to prosecute a 70-year old woman for applying pepper in a 12-year…
Blind man, woman defraud accommodation seeker of N550,000
A visually-impaired man, Sule Akinyemi and a woman, Olajumoke Awosika, were on Wednesday charged with defrauding an accommodation seeker of…
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PH, Warri refineries begin work, to produce 335, 000 barrels daily
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have commenced preliminary production of petroleum products after…
Akpabio suffers setback in bid to retain senate seat
The newly appointed Senate minority leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio, Tuesday suffered a setback in…
Boat Mishap: Ambode Receives 2,400 Life Jackets Donation
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has received 2,400 life jackets donation from Total Exploration and Production Nigeria…