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Atiku hails peaceful resolution of House leadership crisis
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commended the peaceful resolution of the House of Representatives leadership crisis, which…
Bayelsa govt empowers 600 market traders
As part of efforts to grow micro and small enterprises, Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Wednesday disbursed the…
Nigerian sets record, scores 5.0 GPA in Russia
The Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday in Abuja honoured Dr Victor Olalusi who scored 5.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average…
Buhari lands in Cameroon, strategises against Boko Haram
YAOUNDE, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began a two-day visit to Cameroon on Wednesday in a bid to soothe…
Anambra to commence free registration for motorcycle, tricycle operators
Anambra State Government will commence free registration and issuance of identity cards for all commercial and private motorcycles and vehicles…
Ambode urges compliance with safety laws
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday urged health, environment and safety practitioners, as well as enforcement agencies, to…
Herdsmen bag 3 months imprisonment for stealing chickens
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Wednesday sentenced two Fulani herdsmen, Ali Yusuf and Buhari Saleh, to three months imprisonment…
Plateau assembly constitutes committee to investigate gas explosion
The Plateau House of Assembly has constituted a committee to investigate the cause of gas explosion at the Laminga water…
Buhari, APC will not fail Nigerians, says Sokoto Chairman
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto state, Alhaji Usman Danmadamin-Isa, has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari…
Senate to screen Service Chiefs Thursday
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, announced that the Senate would commence screening of newly appointed Service…
Ile-Ife mourns Ooni of Ife, markets shut, commercial activities halted
Nicholas Ojo-Awo/Ile-Ife As news of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade demise continues to circulate, his subjects, admirers and…
Uzo Spirit set for European tour
Versatile R&B and reggae singer, Uzochukwu Innocent, famously known as Uzo Spirit, is billed to commence his musical tour of…
Zamfara Govt. donates N450 million to university
Zamfara Government has donated N450 million to the Federal University in Gusau for the construction of additional lecture theatres and…
Idris Wada: Governor “Zero” Propaganda By Danladi Danjuma
Criss Jami, author of Kilosophy, opined in his book that, “a rumour is a social cancer: it is difficult to…
American Business Council elects GE’s Lazarus Angbazo as President
Lazarus Angbazo, the President and CEO of GE Nigeria has been elected president of the American Business Council (ABC) in…
UN expert urges FG to ban importation, use of asbestos
Mr Urs Wagner, Senior International Environmental Expert in the United Nations, has called on the Federal Government to ban the…
Hazard shines as Chelsea beat Barcelona on penalties
Chelsea saved their best for last on their tour of the USA, beating Barcelona 4-2 on penalties at the end…
Follow due process in corruption fight, PDP tells Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Federal Government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to follow due process…
Reckless soldier responsible for Damaturu sporadic shooting, says Nigerian Army
ni usman The Nigerian Army said the sporadic shooting heard around Damaturu metroplolis on Tuesday was due to an action…
NBA, ICAN, others necessary in fight against Boko Haram – Osinbajo
*says judicial reforms needed Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has stressed the importance of the professional elite in the current…
Nigeria spent $2.1billion on rice import in 3 years – CBN governor
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday said the Federal Government spent 2.41 billion…
We questioned Toyin Saraki for six hours, says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday interrogated Mrs Toyin Saraki, wife of the Senate President for about…
Man electrocuted by high tension wire in Kano
A resident of Gadun Albasa quarters in Kano, Musa Lalaji, 39, has been electrocuted by high tension wire at Kano…
Under Jonathan, billions of dollars stolen by pathologically corrupt public officials – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that during the immediate past administration led by former president, Goodluck Jonathan, billions…
Army rescues 30 abducted persons from Boko Haram in Borno
The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that it had rescued 30 persons forcefully abducted by suspected Boko Haram terrorists as…
3 PDP governors join Buhari on Cameroon visit
Three governors of Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will join President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday as he leaves…
Buhari appoints new Niger Delta Amnesty coordinator
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Brigadier-General P.T. Boroh (rtd.) as the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme for…
Patience Jonathan was not denied access to VIP’s lounge – FAAN says
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Tuesday said that it never denied Dame Patience Jonathan, the wife of…
Buhari still on honeymoon, says Tinubu
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on Tuesday asked Nigerians to give…
Buhari seeks Senate confirmation of Service Chiefs
President Muhammadu Buahri on Tuesday asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Service Chiefs who were recently appointed in…