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Empty treasury, a disgrace to Nigeria, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday stated that he inherited an empty treasury while decrying the huge debts owed by Nigeria…
Gov. Ikpeazu slashes his salary by 50%
The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, who has shunned the sycophantic title of ‘His Excellency’, made another populist move…
OAU Muslim Community to assist Osun teachers
Lukman Akintola The Muslim Community of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state has promised to assist all Muslim teachers in…
Ex-Kogi governor dies at 66
Former Military Administrator of Kogi, Col. Bzigu Akakirya is dead, aged 66, a member of his family, Prof. Peter Lassa,…
Kashamu’s Extradition: Court rules on Contempt Against AGF, NDLEA Tuesday
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has reserved ruling in a committal proceeding filed by…
CCC Leadership Tussle: Olatoso Becomes ‘Unification Leader’
Kazeem Ugbodaga The leadership crisis rocking the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) worldwide appears to have ended as Rev. Olatoso…
Buhari needs United APC senators to succeed – Shehu Sani
Adi Femi/Kaduna Senator Shehu Sani said there is need for the National Assembly, particularly the All Progressives Party, APC, senators…
Woman, 22, with cocaine in breast implants arrested
Colombia police said on Monday that a Honduran woman, carrying 1.5 kg of liquid cocaine in her breast implants, was…
Buhari orders CDS, I-G to dismantle military check points nationwide
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the Chief of Defence Staff and the Inspector- General of police to dismantle all…
Osinbajo urges Nigerians to leave integrity, not riches to children
Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria has advised that a good father should leave the value of integrity to…
Bomb blast rips through bus station in Maiduguri
A blast rocked a bus station in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, a civilian vigilante assisting the…
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…