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Deji of Akure gets staff of office
Ondo Government on Tuesday presented staff of office to the new traditional ruler of Akure Kingdom, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi,…
Nigerian army seeks support for anti-insurgency operations
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday appealed for support for the military in its drive to end Boko Haram insurgency in…
Maiduguri Airport to re-open soon – Air Force
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said the Maiduguri International Airport closed down in December 2013 due to insurgencies…
Oshiomhole laments dwindling federal allocation
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has disclosed that the last monthly allocation disbursed by the administration of…
Embark on programmes implementation, APBN tells Buhari
The President of the National Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN), Mr Foluso Fasoto, on Tuesday tasked the new…
Deaths from HIV, AIDS drop in Sub-Sahara Africa
The African Group at the United Nations General Assembly said on Tuesday that new infections and deaths from HIV and…
PDP congratulates Saraki, Dogara, Ekweremadu
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated newly elected Senate President Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu…
Lasun defeats Monguno, emerge Deputy Speaker, House of Reps
Hon Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun representing Osogbo/Olorunda/Orolu/Irepodun of Osun state has been elected Deputy Speaker of the 8th Assembly. Lasun, a…
Kwara traditional rulers laud Saraki as 8th Senate president
Some traditional rulers in Kwara have described the election of Sen. Bukola Saraki as President of the 8th Senate as…
Edo police arraign 227 suspects
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin, the Edo State capital, southern Nigeria, have arraigned 12 suspected cult leaders before a…
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…