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2016 Edo Guber: I’ll anoint next governor, says Lucky Igbinedion
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former governor of Edo state, Lucky Igbinedion on Sunday broke his long silence in the politics of the…
97% of Nigerians prone to Malaria attack
The Malaria Action Program for States (MAPS), an NGO, on Monday said 97 per cent of Nigerians are prone to…
Wike vows to demote traditional rulers favoured by Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has vowed to upturn the status of some traditional rulers in…
Ambode promises to reward diligent, hardworking NYSC members
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday assured members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) of reward if…
National Assembly told to review PIB
Some experts in the Nigerian oil and gas industry on Monday called on the leadership of the new National Assembly…
Edo Govt. wants FG to rehabilitate Fugar/Agenebode road
Edo Deputy Governor Pius Odubu on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to rehabilitate the Fugar/Agenebode road being threatened by…
N25.7bn Fraud: Court frees Francis Atuche
Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today struck out the N25.7billion theft charge filed against former Managing…
Jigawa to empower 8610 widows
Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa said his administration had concluded arrangement to empower 8, 610 widows across the state. Badaru…
Akpabio is the author of rigging, says Umana Umana
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom at the last general election, Umana Okon Umana has described former…
Maradona to contest FIFA presidency
Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona has decided to stand as a candidate for the FIFA presidency to replace Sepp Blatter,…
Unpaid salaries: Buhari meets governors on Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow meet with Nigerian state governors over the unpaid salaries to workers in some states. Although…
Banks did not do enough to police FIFA transactions, says global agency
REUTERS – A global group of government anti-money-laundering agencies said that financial institutions have not done enough to police suspicious…
PICTURE: Official portrait and title of Aisha Buhari
The wife of the president, will now be addressed as Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari following the release of her official…
Al-Makura condemns attack on Tse-Ikpur community in Benue
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has condemned the recent attack on Tse-Ikpur community of Logo Local Government Area of…
Kogi distributes N23.2bn loan to 145,000 farmers
The Kogi State Government says it has begun the distribution of N23.2 billion loan and grants to 145,000 farmers in…
Wike to expand federal high court building, reform TIMARIV
Rivers State Government has disclosed plans to expand the Federal High Court building in Port Harcourt. Governor Nyesom Wike made…
Brazil beat Venezuela, advance to Copa quarters
Santiago (AFP) – Brazil shrugged off the absence of suspended captain Neymar to reach the Copa America quarter-finals with a…
Farmers to Buhari: Relax credit access rules to boost food production
Stakeholders in agriculture sector have appealed to the Federal Government to relax what they called stringent rules in accessing credit…
Victims of Akwa Ibom communal crises get NEMA relief materials
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has provided relief materials to support the rehabilitation of victims of communal clashes in…
Tele Ikuru is a ‘shameless clown’ – Amaechi
Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, former governor of Rivers state has described Tele Ikuru, former deputy governor who served with him for…
Wike’s probe a fraudulent witch-hunt, says Amaechi
The immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has described the so-called probe of his administration…
Wike sacks Rivers Radio GM, appoints ex-SilverBird Mgr
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has ordered the immediate sack of the General Manager of Rivers State…
Rector goes into hiding as students protest in Ogun
Abiofun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pandemonium broke out last week Thursday at the Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, Ado-Odo-Ota local government area…
Aisha Buhari urges Nigerians to embrace yoga
Wife of Nigeria’s president, Hajia Aisha Buhari, on Sunday in Abuja urged Nigerians to embrace Yoga to enhance their physical…
Ghana destroys hundreds of homes in Accra to prevent floods
ACCRA (Reuters) – Bulldozers razed hundreds of homes and businesses in the poor Sodom and Gomorrah neighbourhood of Ghana’s capital…
GTB sued N30billion for unlawfully freezing accounts
Akin Kuponiyi In a bid to seek legal redress for alleged economic misfortune suffered as a result of their accounts…
I did not pay myself N720m allowances, says Fayose
Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has saluted the people of the state on the first anniversary of his election and…
The Victory of Corruption over Buhari’s Presidency
Opinion By Remi Oyeyemi “Nothing is politically right which is morally wrong.” – Daniel O’Connell From the look of things,…
Emir prays for speedy release of Chibok girls
The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwan Sulaiman, has prayed for the quick release of the Chibok girls. The emir made…
Establish onion processing plants, Association tells FG
Alhaji Wadata Musa, Vice Chairman, Hamdala Onions Sellers Association, Mile 12 International Market, Lagos has appealed to Federal Government to…