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Oil barons did not sponsor me, says Saraki
Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki, has squashed rumours that oil barons sponsored his emergence as senate president. In a statement…
Ministerial appointment: Delay is dangerous for Nigeria, MDCAN tells Buhari
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), on Monday challenged President Muhmmadu Buhari to constitute his…
FG appoints Ladan to oversee DPR
The Federal Government has appointed Mordecai Danteni Ladan, to oversee the activities of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), a…
NASS crisis: APC adjusting to a new reality, says Ndoma-Egba
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The immediate past Senate Leader and principal partner of Ndoma-Egba Ebri & co. law firm, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba…
Buhari restores press pass of Deutsche Welle correspondent
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that the Aso Villa Press Pass of the Radio/TV Deutsche Welle State House Correspondent, Ubale…
USAID to spend N15bn on malaria prevention in Nigeria
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), said it would spend about N15 billion (75 million dollars) for the…
Court withdraws from Babalakin’s case against AGF, EFCC
Justice James Tsoho of a Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday withdrew from a suit filed by Dr Wale Babalakin…
Electricity: Buhari promises completion, rehabilitation of hydro-power projects
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja reaffirmed that his administration will give the highest possible priority to the rapid…
Extend BVN deadline, bank customers tell CBN
Bank customers in Pankshin, Plateau, on Monday called for the extension of the deadline for the ongoing Bank Verification Number…
Buhari’s associates have invaded NNPC, NIMASA, others, says Metuh
Olisa Metuh, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP), National Publicity Secretary has claimed that friends and associates of President Muhammadu Buhari…
Start fighting corruption and stop giving lame excuses, PDP tells Buhari
Eromosele Ebhomele The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told the Presidency led by President Muhammadu Buhari to stop giving lame…
Customs expects N10bn from detained textiles in Kano
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service has commenced assessment of Customs duty and other charges on textile materials currently in…
Devise other means of paying salaries, Buhari tells governors
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday challenged governors of the 36 states of Nigeria to devise ways of clearing…
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Petr Cech is a Gunner
Petr Cech has agreed to join Arsenal from Chelsea on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee. The 33-year-old goalkeeper…
Boko Haram: Buhari to forward cost implication of damage to G7
Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he will forward the cost implication of the damage caused by Islamist sect,…
Buhari inaugurates NEC, assures fair distribution of federal allocation
Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has formally inaugurated the National Economic Council (NEC) assuring the governors of the 36 states of…
El Rufai appoints Chief of Staff, other aides
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna state governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has appointed a new Chief of Staff, Special Assistant New Media, and…
Grenade attacks as Burundi holds controversial polls
Bujumbura (Burundi) (AFP) – Voting in Burundi’s controversial elections opened Monday despite a string of grenade attacks on polling stations,…
Chadian Police kill 11 in operation against Boko Haram
N’Djamena (AFP) – Eleven people died early Monday after Chadian police launched an operation against Boko Haram militants in the…
Court orders sale of seized vessel MV “REGINA”
Akin Kuponiyi A federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, southwest, Nigeria, has ordered the Admiralty Marshall to Commission the valuation…
N287bn: Buhari should investigate Wike, says APC
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria to investigate…
Rivers APC backs Buhari to recover stolen funds, calls for Wike’s probe
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari in his…
Read what Olisa Metuh said that got the Presidency mad
Nigerians feared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might not produce a vibrant opposition that would breathe down the neck…
Diddy tumbles as Janet Jackson gets emotional at BET tribute, awards
Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs took a tumble, Janet Jackson made an emotional appearance, and the BET TV network paid tribute…
Peace in Delta will bring investments, Okowa tells youths, leaders
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has urged youths and leaders in the state to maintain the peace to attract investors…
Calabar Garment Factory to generate 1000 jobs – Gov. Ayade
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River says the Calabar Garment Factory will generate over 1000 jobs when completed in August.…
AU will not act as observer in Burundi’s elections
The African Union announced it would not act as an observer in Monday’s parliamentary polls in Burundi, saying the conditions…
Hungarian grandmother, 87, sets chess world record
Budapest (AFP) – After decades spent playing simultaneous chess, an 87-year-old Hungarian pensioner clinched a world record Sunday, by finally…
Buhari condemns latest Boko Haram attacks in Borno, Yobe
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned, in the strongest language, the latest terrorist attacks on Borno and Yobe communities by the…
Suicide bombings: Police urge Maiduguri residents to be vigilant
The Police in Borno on Sunday cautioned residents of Maiduguri to be vigilant, following increased suicide bombing in the capital…