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How government can support Nollywood – stakeholders
Eromosele Ebhomele Stakeholders in the Nigerian movie industry have met at the Lagos State House of Assembly for the second…
Court orders police to produce Lekki Robbery suspect
Henry Ojelu Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe of the Lagos High Court on Thursday ordered the police to produce in court a…
Resolution of House of Reps crisis shows party supremacy – Olulade
Eromosele Ebhomele The lawmaker representing Epe Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Segun Olulade, on Thursday said…
PICTURES: Funeral service of foremost female doctor, Dr Marianne Abimbola Silva
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye The funeral service of foremost female doctor, Dr. (Mrs) Marianne Abimbola Silva, mother of popular actress…
“The Book of Negroes” set to debut on BET
Funsho Arogundade The Book of Negroes, the critically acclaimed mini-series, directed by Clement Virgo and starring Oscar winners Cuba Gooding…
Ambode issues 7-Day ultimatum to govt agencies to vacate rented apartment
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Akinwuni Ambode of Lagos State has issued 7-day ultimatum to all government agencies occupying rented apartments outside…
Human traffickers target migrants from war-torn countries
Migrants from war-torn African and Middle Eastern countries are at risk from human traffickers, international organisations said on Thursday, urging…
Wike appoints new Vice Chancellor for Rivers university
Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, approved the appointment of Prof. Blessing Didia as the acting Vice Chancellor of the…
Buhari, Biya agree to complete Nigeria-Cameroon demarcation in 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Cameroonian counterpart, Paul Biya, have agreed to work towards the completion of the demarcation of…
EU gives €80m grant to 4 Niger-Delta States
The European Union (EU) says it is providing 80 million Euros to the World Bank-Assisted State Employment and Expenditure for…
Olympic Qualifier: Nigeria’ll beat Congo, Siasia boasts
Nigeria U-23 team’s Head Coach, Samson Siasia has expressed confidence his boys will come out of the cauldron of Pointe…
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…