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Twin bomb blast rock Gombe, many dead, injured
No fewer than 50 people lost their lives, and many others were injured, in a twin blast at Gombe central…
Don’t panic over retirement of Perm. Secs, El-Rufai tells workers
Femi Adi/Kaduna Governor of Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria, Malam Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday announced that the recent retirement of twenty…
Buhari dissolves boards of federal parastatals, agencies, institutions
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution of the Governing Boards of Federal Parastatals, Agencies and Institutions with effect from…
President Buhari sacks NIMASA DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of Mr. Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi as Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and…
Buhari lauds Iran, says Nigeria will support nuclear technology
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria, under his leadership, will continue to support the use of nuclear technology for…
Emir Sanusi, Ganduje, lead prayers for Buhari, Nigeria
Hundreds of Muslims including the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II and Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday offered special prayers…
Man arraigned for bringing Quran to church
A 25-year old man, Olagunju Waheed, who allegedly entered a church premises with a copy of the Holy Quran, is…
FG unveils Pain Free Hospital Initiatives
The Federal Ministry of Health in partnership with American Cancer Society have unveil the Pain-Free Hospital Initiative in four pilot…
Ex-FIFA vice-president extradited to US
Swiss authorities have said that one of the seven men arrested in Zurich in the FIFA gate scandal has been…
Okonjo-Iweala hands Buhari list of corrupt deals approved by Jonathan
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the immediate past Finance Minister has handed President Muhammadu Buhari a list of corrupt deals approved by…
Election tribunal postpones ruling on Eti-Osa PDP petition
An election petitions tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State on Tuesday postponed ruling on a petition filed by the Peoples…
Jailbreak: Mexico intelligence police chief fired
The head of the Intelligence Division of Mexico’s Federal Police, Eduardo Pequeno, has been fired due to the escape of…
End Boko Haram insurgency now, Nigerians tell Service Chiefs
As Nigeria battles insecurity arising mainly from insurgency, some Nigerians in Lagos have urged the newly appointed service chiefs to…
Robinho joins Scolari, Paulinho at Evergrande
Robinho has joined Guangzhou Evergrande on a free transfer, the Chinese Super League club have announced. The 31-year old will…
Buhari determined to bring change to Nigeria, says Anyaoku
Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Emeka Anyaoku, said on Wednesday in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari was determined to bring the desired change…
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NFF gives Oliseh 3 months salary in advance worth N15m
Taiwo Adelu In what appears to be a kind gesture to help the new chief coach of the Super Eagles,…
Security, anti-terrorism top agenda when Buhari meets Obama
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday to Washington DC on a four-day official visit during which he will hold…
Man, 50, bags 9 years in prison for defiling girl, 11
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 50-year old man, Nosa Edebiri, has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment by an Oredo Magistrates’ Court…
We will not protest withdrawal of pipeline surveillance contract – Gani Adams
Gani Adams says his faction of the O’odua People’s Congress (OPC) will not participate in the protest against the withdrawal…
We can’t clear 16 years of PDP mess in 30 days – Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has frowned at the insinuation in some quarters that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is too slow. He…
Wike flags off ‘Operation Keep Moving’, warns against extortion
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has officially flagged off “Operation Keep Moving” after inaugurating the Traffic Decongestion Committee (TDC), at…
APC making mistakes in the fight against Boko Haram – Lagos Lawmaker
The lawmaker representing Ojo Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic…
Help us stop, track illicit financial flows, Osinbajo urges Global Community
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday urged the global community to adopt concerted efforts against corruption, saying it was a…
JAMB: The Brilliant Ones Are Not Yet Born
The dwindling state of education in Nigeria hit a new low on Tuesday when the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB)…
VIDEO: Ramsey Nouah dazzles in Hollywood/Nollywood flick, ‘Tempting Fate’
Funsho Arrogundade Tempting Fate, the much anticipated Hollywood meet Nollywood stunning and riveting movie, has finally premiered in Nigeria. The…
Australian varsities admit 1,300 Nigerians
The Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Jonathan Richardson, on Tuesday disclosed that about 1,300 Nigerian students have been admitted…
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PICTURES: Tinubu breaks fast with Buhari, says their relationship not strained
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governor Rotimi Amaechi and Chief Audu Ogbeh were…
Spain buys €6.5bn oil from Nigeria
The Spanish Government on Tuesday said it bought oil and gas worth 6.5 billion Euros from Nigeria in 2014. The…
FG confirms recalling Bianca, Maduekwe, Tafida, 90 others
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday confirmed the recall of non-career ambassadors and ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary on tour…
Sule Lamido, 2 sons regain freedom
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, granted bail, on self-recognition, to former Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa and…