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Follow due process or go to jail, BPP boss warns officers
The Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Emeka Ezeh, has warned newly recruited procurement officers to follow due process in…
LP guber candidate backs Saraki for Senate President
Dr Mike Omotosho, Labour Party governorship candidate in the 2015 general elections in Kwara, has pledged his support for Sen.…
LCCI calls for deregulation of oil and gas sector
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Sunday called on the incoming administration at the federal level to…
Only 6 of 275 rescued females are pregnant, says NEMA
The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr Muhammed Sidi, has said that only six of the 275…
Activist urges Jonathan to sign Tobacco Control Bill before May 29
An advocate for tobacco control, Seye Omiyefa, on Saturday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to sign the National Tobacco Control Bill…
UN, EU urge dialogue in Burundi after killing of prominent politician
The United Nations and the European Union, have cautioned Burundi’s government and its opponents not to allow violence derail the…
Kashamu delays court proceedings, as protesters call for his freedom
Akin Kuponiyi/Lagos The extradition proceedings of Ogun East senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu which begins today at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi,…
Scarcity: Aero Contractors pull plugs on flight
Aero Contractors Company of Nigeria Limited has announced to its customers that it will have to down some of its…
APC sweeps Rivers council polls
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress, APC, has swept all the chairmanship positions in the 22 local government councils…
Navy working to rid waters of illegal activities – Chief of Naval Staff
The Nigerian Navy is working assiduously to rid the country’s territorial waters of all illegal activities, Chief of Naval Staff,…
Bye Bye Falcao: Man Utd says no deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United will not be signing Colombia forward Radamel Falcao on a permanent basis, the Premier League…
Lampard, Gerrard bid farewell with mixed feelings
LONDON (Reuters) – Steven Gerrard disconsolately trudged off an English Premier League pitch for the final time after his beloved…
Keshi calls up Enyeama, dumps Mikel for Chad clash
Super Eagles’ Head Coach Stephen Keshi on Sunday called up goalkeeper and skipper Vincent Enyeama and 14 other overseas–based players…
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Court stops AGF, Samsung, Total, others from implementing Egina FPSO contract
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has restrained the Attorney General of the Federation, National Petroleum Investment…
Nigerians urged to be patient with Buhari’s administration
A cross section of Christians who attended the 2015 Presidential Thanksgiving and Inauguration Interdenominational Church Service at the National Christian…
Buhari will deliver, Obasanjo tells women’s group
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Call has gone to Nigerians both at home and diaspora not to relent in their prayers for the…
GTB to close by 1:00pm from Monday
Guaranty Trust Bank has notified its customers that it will be closing early from Monday, 25 April due to the…
States got N2.92trn from Excess Crude Account – Okonjo-Iweala
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Finance Minsiter has revealed what each state got from the Excess Crude Account. Her figures showed…
Jonathan, Osinbajo worship in Abuja together
President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President-elect, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday, May 24, worshipped at the National Christian Centre, Abuja…
Pray for me, others to live peaceful, decent life after service – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to pray for him, his wife and those who served in his administration to…
Chief Imam of Jos dies at 82
Sheik Balarabe Dawud, the Chief Imam of Jos Central Mosque, died on Sunday in Jos at a private hospital at…
APC holds two-day retreat for House of Reps members-elect
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold a two-day retreat for all its House of Reps Members-elect in Abuja on…
Somali military forces killed lawmaker my mistake – Govt
The government of Somalia on Sunday confirmed that military forces shot and killed a lawmaker and injured another on Saturday…
Inauguration: Police deploy 7,000 in Niger
The Niger Police Command on Sunday said that it deployed 7,000 personnel in Minna to ensure a hitch-free inauguration of…
Suswam begs civil servants for forgiveness
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue on Sunday pleaded with the civil expectations. Suswam made the plea at the inter-denominational valedictory…
Oritsejafor lauds Jonathan for conceding defeat to Buhari
Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Sunday in Abuja, thanked out-going President Goodluck Jonathan for conceding…
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Capital Oil ends oil marketers monopoly, set to dispatch 20,000 trucks
Capital Oil and Gas Ltd on Sunday commenced the loading of 13 million litres of petrol from its depot in…
We’re yet to elect Senate President, says APC Unity Forum
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Unity Forum has stated that the party’s senator-elect are yet to elect a Senate President,…
Emotional farewell for Drogba at Chelsea
Former Ivorian international, Didier Drogba played his last match for Chelsea in London today. Drogba who won the Premier League…
Fuel Scarcity: Airtel may pull the plugs
Telecommunication outfit, Airtel has issued a statement on the current diesel and petroleum product scarcity in Nigeria, noting that, the…