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Atiku congratulates Saraki, Dogara
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the newly elected leaders of the National Assembly, admonishing…
Buhari backs Saraki, Dogara as Senate President, Speaker
President Muhammadu Buhari has backed Senator Bukola Saraki and Honourable Yakubu Dogara as the President of the Senate and the…
Edo council workers protest non-payment of 9 month salaries
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hundreds of local government council workers in Edo State on Tuesady took to the streets of Benin, the…
Niger Assembly elects Marafa as Speaker
The Niger House of Assembly on Tuesday elected Alhaji Abdullahi Marafa (APC-Chanchaga) as Speaker. The new speaker was nominated by…
North Korea to hold local elections
North Korea is to hold local elections in July, the first time since leader, Kim Jung Un, took power following…
APC rejects Saraki, Dogara as Senate President, Speaker
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally unacceptable and the highest level of indiscipline and treachery the conduct…
Saraki promises laws to reform oil sector, create jobs, improve security
Senator President, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday pledged the commitment of the Upper House to making laws that would boost the…
BREAKING: Yakubu Dogara emerges Speaker House of Reps
Honourable Yakubu Dogara has emerged the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 8th Assembly. Dogara from Bauchi State…
Putin to meet Pope during trip to Italy
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is set for a rare trip to Western Europe on Wednesday just two days after a…
Juventus sign Sami Khedira from Real Madrid
Juventus have announced the signing of Germany midfielder Sami Khedira from Real Madrid. Khedira, 28, will join the Italian champions…
Fire guts fuel depot in Ukraine
Hundreds of firefighters and National Guardsmen frantically tried on Tuesday to contain a massive blaze that engulfed a fuel storage…
Nigeria Police can prosecute all offences, says Court
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division held today that the Nigeria Police Force can prosecute all offences, including those under…
Senate President: The Saraki Coup Story
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara with the support of senators elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic…
G7 leaders assure Buhari of their support
The G7 group of industrialized nations has resolved to support the new Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. This followed the group’s…
African Power: Cameroun thrash Ecuador 6-0
Cameroon on Monday restored some pride for Africa when it defeated Ecuador 6-0 in the battle of debutants in Vancouver,…
G7 agrees two degree limit to global warming
The G7 summit held in Baviera has reached an agreement on climate, establishing that global warming cannot exceed two degrees…
Tax Appeal Tribunal adjourns N1.2b suit filed against FIRS
The Tax Appeal Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday adjourned till July 13, and Aug. 3, respectively hearing in the…
NURTW injects 100 new buses to BRT in Lagos
Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, the Chairman, Lagos State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), said the union…
5 killed in China village ‘mass shooting’
A Chinese villager armed with a double-barreled hunting gun killed four people, including two police, in northern Hebei province on…
BREAKING: PDP’s Ekweremadu emerges Deputy Senate President
Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party has emerged the deputy Senate President after beating Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume of…
You cannot arrest, extradite Kasamu Buruji, Court tells NDLEA
Akin Kuponiyi A federal high court has re-affirmed its earlier order not to arrest the Ogun East senator-elect, Buruji Kasamu…
BREAKING: Saraki emerges Senate President
Senator Bukola Saraki, representing Kwara central has been elected as the new Senate President of the 8th National Assembly in…
Nigerian energy company set to win Access Infra Africa $5m prize
Quaint Global Energy Solutions, a Nigerian-based company has been shortlisted along with Flatbush Solar, Cameroon; ADA Solar Energy, Ghana and…
National Assembly: Buhari jets in to settle Saraki, Lawan, others
As if the problems facing Nigeria were not enough to trouble President Muhammadu Buahri, members of his party, the All…
Akpabio, my wife stopped my retiring, says Enyeama
Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, says Godswill Akpabio, immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom, prevented him from retiring from the…
Why Your TV Signals Are Affected By Rain
Adverse weather conditions have been known to affect the quality of the satellite television signal reception. This is popularly called…
Ban appoints new UNICEF Exec Director, Force Commander in Cote d’voire
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Monday, announced the appointment of Ms Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal as Deputy Executive Director…
I did not disrespect Osinbajo, his office – Saraki
Senator Bukola Saraki, representing Kwara Central has stated that he did not disrespect the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi…
Masquerade Festival: Oyo Police declare 3 wanted over mayhem
The Oyo State Police Command on Monday declared wanted three members of “Ogunmola” masquerade in Ibadan over mayhem and destruction…
Comeback Queens: Super Falcons force Sweden to 3-3 draw
Super Falcons of Nigeria showed they are ready to compete at the biggest stage and against the biggest sides after…