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APC suspends ex-SSG, 17 others
Stephen Oni/Ilorin The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara state, Northcentral, Nigeria, has suspended a former Secretary…
Boko Haram: Residents laud Shettima’s rehabilitation of town
Residents of Auno Local Government in Borno on Wednesday lauded Governor Kashim Shettima for the rehabilitation of the town after…
115m widows live in abject poverty – FIDA
No fewer than 15 million widows in Nigeria suffer and are living in abject poverty, the International Federation of Women…
Boko Haram a threat to African pastoralist movements – Ghana Agency
Environmental Protection Agency of Ghana has expressed worry as the Boko Haram activities was threatening shifting African pastoralist movements. Emmanuel…
Boko Haram militants kill 40 in Borno
About 40 people have been killed by Boko Haram militants who torched houses and shot people as they fled in…
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NLNG pays $1.6bn dividend to Buhari government
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (NLNG), a joint venture between the government and foreign oil majors, has paid a…
Borno Assembly reduces Shettima’s aides from 40 to 20
The Borno State House of Assembly on Wednesday slashed the number of Special Advisers to the Governor from 40 to…
Farmers urge FG to continue e-wallet system
The President Etche Farmers Cooperative Union, Godwin Akandu, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to continue with the e-wallet system…
Pakistan heat wave death toll hits 800
Officials said on Wednesday that death toll from five days of heat wave in southern Pakistan has passed 800, as…
France summons US ambassador over spying allegations
The United State ambassador to France, Jane Hartley, has been summoned by Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, over allegations that the…
Liverpool complete Firmino signing
Liverpool Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of Roberto Firmino from Hoffenheim, subject to a medical which will…
Our agenda is to improve living condition of Nigerians – House of Reps
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Tuesday said it would implement a legislative agenda aimed at improving…
VIDEO: Benue APC, PDP lawmakers exchange blows
The fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was dubbed the biggest fight of the century but both fighters would…
Police, armed robbers exchange heavy fire in Ikorodu
HARRISON IYOHA Residents of Ebute and Ogolonto areas of Ikorodu Western Nigeria woke up Wednesday morning to be confronted by…
APC should ‘wield big stick’ on Saraki, others, says Sen Ibrahim
Senator Abu Ibrahim (APC-Katsina South), wants the All Progressives Congress to punish anybody who decides to go against the directives…
Court bars Wike from sacking 23 LG chairmen in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The National Industrial Court of Nigeria presided over by Hon. Justice J.T. Agbadu-Fishim in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state…
Why Lagos Judiciary Should Enjoy Autonomy – CJ
Eromosele Ebhomele The Chief Judge of Lagos State, western Nigeria, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade, on Tuesday appealed to the Speaker of…
Oyegun tells Saraki, Dogara to approve Lawan, Gbajabiamila as principal officers
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has written a letter to the Senate President,…
Ogun Govt. not owing salaries, says HOS
The Ogun Head of Service, Mrs Modupe Adekunle, on Tuesday, said that the state government was not owing its civil…
Wike to Tribunal: Don’t allow Peterside, APC inspect election materials
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Tuesday prayed the state’s Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to set aside its order on…
N658bn is the debt Nigerian states owe but the profit one man made in a day
Nigeria’s 36 states have estimated their total indebtedness, including salaries owed workers at N658 billion, about $3.3 billion. The money…
I’ll stop kidnapping, other crimes in Imo, says Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has vowed to keep kidnappers out of business as the government will continue to demolish…
Northern monarchs promise to support Buhari on security, economy
Traditional rulers from the 19 Northern states on Tuesday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, to pledge…
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FAAC: FG, States, LGs share N409.3bn for May
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, on Tuesday said that N409.3 billion was shared among the Federal,…
Rescue Ogba zoo from land speculators, management begs Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The management of Ogba Zoological Garden and Natural Park in Benin, Edo State, on Tuesday raised the…
Enterprise Bank hackers arraigned
Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned two men for allegedly attempting to hack into the internet…
Disunited APC: Senate yet to fill remaining leadership positions
The disagreement among Senators on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), continued on Tuesday following their inability to fill…
US, others will help us recover stolen funds, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja that his administration has received firm assurances of cooperation from the United States…
Governors to Buhari: Pay us money FG owes us
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, said on Tuesday that state governments were not asking for financial bailout from the Federal…
Unpaid Salaries: Bayelsa LG workers to begin strike on Wednesday
Local government workers in Bayelsa on Tuesday resolved to embark on a three-day warning strike on Wednesday over non-payment of…