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Nyako donates maize seedlings to 30, 000 Adamawa farmers
Senator Abdul-Aziz Nyako of Adamawa Central Senatorial District, has donated improved maize seedlings to be distributed among 30,000 farmers in…
Transition Committee to Buhari: End fuel subsidy, privatise refineries
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has been advised to end a fuel subsidy programme and privatise Nigeria’s four refineries in…
No cars were recovered from Yuguda’s wives, says Media Aide
The media team of the immediate-past governor of Bauchi State, Malam Isa Yuguda, has expressed concern over a publication that…
Amnesty: Ex-militant begs Buhari to continue programme
Ramsey Oyakemeagbegha, an ex-militant leader, has pleaded with the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the Amnesty…
Cult war: Another person shot dead in Ijebu Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu-Ode Another person has been felled in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state as the bloody clashes between two cult groups, Aiye…
Kaduna orders biometric data of civil servants
The Kaduna State Government, headed by Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has announced the commencement of biometric verification of all civil servants…
APC Group warns anti-Tinubu conspirators
Action Group of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has decried the actions of those ganging up to fight the National…
Jonathan left N7trillion deficit, says Joda
Ahmed Joda, the grand old veteran bureaucrat who chaired the transition committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken…
South African man rapes goat and strangles it
A South African has been caught raping a goat in Sharpeville, a report by City Press said. According to the…
Buhari needs our support to deliver on his mandate, says Atiku
Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar says it is dangerous for any individual or…
Amaechi squandered N800m on Indian consultants, says Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has accused his predecessor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of frittering away N800…
Chad bans Islamic veil after Boko Haram attacks, divides Muslims
N’Djamena (AFP) – Chad’s decision to ban women from wearing the Islamic veil, which came two days after bloody suicide…
Di Maria shines as Higuain scores for Argentina against Jamaica
Lionel Messi won his 100th cap for Argentina but it was Angel Di Maria’s performance and Gonzalo Higuain that caught…
Hillary Clinton backs stiffer gun laws after US church bloodbath
San Francisco (AFP) – Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton issued an impassioned call for gun control Saturday following a “senseless”…
Uruguay into Copa quarters as Paraguay held
La Serena (Chile) (AFP) – Holders Uruguay made sure of their place in the Copa America quarter-finals here Saturday after…
Ex SURE-P boss, Agwai agrees to chair committee on Kaduna killings
Kaduna State Government has said the former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Martin Agwai (rtd), has agreed to be the…
Dogara mourns foremost musician, Dan Maraya Jos
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has expressed shock over the sudden demise of foremost musician Adamu Wayya,…
NFF Disciplinary Committee Summons Enyeama, Onazi fined
The Disciplinary Committee of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has summoned Super Eagles’ goalkeeper and skipper Vincent Enyeama to appear before…
Cult clash kills 2, injures 10 in Anambra
Two suspected cultists were killed, while 10 others sustained injuries, when two rival cult groups clashed at Nkpor community, near…
Multiple auto-crash injures 7 people at Ihiala, Anambra
Sunday Ajayi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra, confirmed that a ghastly accident involving five vehicles occurred on…
Gov. Tambuwal urges tankers drivers to obey traffic rules
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has advised members of Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) to adhere strictly to roads traffic…
Boko Haram: Gov. Gaidam pledges enhanced welfare for soldiers
Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe, on Saturday assured security personnel involved in the war against Boko Haram insurgents in the…
Akwa Ibom Gov, Akpabio visit Obasanjo
Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom and his predecessor, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Saturday paid a visit on former President…
Ganduje slashes salaries, allowances of political office holders by 50%
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Saturday announced a 50 per cent cut in the salaries and allowances of…
I won election by God’s grace, not by money, power, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he won the last presidential election by the grace of God and not by…
Epistle To The National Assembly By Dele Momodu
By Dele Momodu Our dear Federal Legislators, let me start by congratulating you all on your recent victories in the…
Gov. Badaru re-appoints Alhassan to head Pilgrims Board
Governor Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa, has re-appointed Alhaji Sani Alhassan, as the Executive Secretary, Jigawa Pilgrims Welfare Board. A statement…
Gov. Ortom to constitute cabinet within 3 weeks
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has said that his cabinet will be ready in the next three weeks. Ortom made…
Blatter backs German proposal for FIFA integrity checks
LONDON (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has endorsed a German proposal for stronger integrity checks to vet top soccer…
Shabaab kill 8 officers in attack on Somali police station
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Gunmen from the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab killed at least eight officers in a raid on…