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Semenitari: N82m was not spent on dinner alone

Former Rivers State information Commissioner, Mrs Ibim Semenitari has challenged the Rivers State Government led by Governor Nyesom Wike to…

APC not fighting corruption, only after PDP leaders

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has decried the continued detention of its spokesman, Olisah Metuh by the Economic and Financial…

Welfare of military personnel should be given top priority – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the welfare of families of slain military personnel and…

Semenitari explains why N82m was spent on dinner, blasts Rivers Govt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former Rivers State information Commissioner, Mrs Ibim Semenitari has declared that for months, officials of the current…

Bayelsa Polls: PDP jubilates, says it’s a painful victory

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the people of Bayelsa State for their support for its…

Buhari urges unity among Nigerians, hails armed forces

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday called on Nigerians to build on things that unite rather than divide the country in…

Gov Dickson wins second term

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has clinched a second term in office, winning the rescheduled election in Southern Ijaw Local…

Pope Francis releases book, urges compassion

Pope Francis has explained the need for leaders to be compassionate shepherds to a “wounded humanity”, rather than be lofty…

#BayelsaDecides: Perpetrators of violence must be held accountable – Saraki

Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki, has stated that perpetrators of violence during the supplementary election in Bayelsa state must be…

Bayelsa election: Dickson clinches Southern Ijaw, second term

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has clinched a second term in office, winning the rescheduled election in Southern Ijaw Local…

Lagos Deputy Gov welcomes teachers, students back to schools

As public schools in Lagos State resume for the second term of the 2015/2016 academic session Monday, January 11, 2016,…

Oshodi demolition not targeted at Igbo traders – APC Chieftain

Kazeem Ugbodaga A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Nkechi Chukwueke on Sunday said the demolition…
Olu Falae kicks against zoning of Nigeria's presidency

Falae blameless over N100m Dasuki largesse— SDP

Femi Adi/Kaduna The Social Democratic Party, SDP, on Sunday defended the N100 million arms deal money given to its National…

Lagos Assembly probes maternal deaths in hospitals

Eromosele Ebhomele Lagos State House of Assembly has put machinery in motion towards investigating alleged unabated maternal mortality rate in…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Implement N18,000 minimum wage, LG workers tell Borno Govt

The Borno chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) on Sunday renewed its call on the state…

My reign is dedicated to Yoruba development, says Ooni

Eromosele Ebhomele The Ooni of Ile-Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has restated that his reign will be…

Fake Buhari’s aides attempt to dupe Fayose

Eromosele Ebhomele Two men are currently telling security operatives how they came about the idea and plotted the strategy to…

Pastor Bakare outlines roadmap to successful change

Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has outlined the roadmap to a successful change in Nigeria.…

Abide by oath of office, Cleric urges leaders

Sheikh Muhammadu Isah-Kutigi has urged political leaders to abide by oath of office and remember the day of judgment in…

Fire Service to sanction violators of safety code

The Federal Fire Service has said that it will sanction any person who failed to comply to the National Fire…

Mixed reactions trail high bail conditions

Some legal practitioners in Abuja have expressed mixed feelings over the bail conditions issued to defendants by courts in the…

No case of Lassa fever in Bauchi State

The Permanent Secretary, Bauchi State Ministry of Health, Dr Saidu Gital, said on Sunday that no case of Lassa fever…

NIRA registers 22,113 .ng domain names in 2015

Sunday Folayan, the President of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), on Sunday said that a total of 22,113 .ng…

Navy hands over 11 suspected oil thieves to I-G

The Nigerian Navy (NNS) in Delta has handed to the Nigeria Police 11 crew members of the MT CAMILLE apprehended…
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Iraq bans poultry imports from Nigeria, other countries

Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to cover two dozen countries, including Nigeria,…

NLC hails release of N1bn pension arears in Kebbi

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kebbi has commended the state government for releasing one billion naira for payment of…

NGO releases interim report on Bayelsa polls, petitions INEC chairman

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Non-Governmental Organization, NGO, Credible Leadership and Citizen Awareness observing the ongoing re-run governorship election in Southern…

Arms Deal: Questions Jonathan must answer – SERAP

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to former President Goodluck Jonathan seeking explanations from him…

PICTURES: Burial of Niyi Osundare’s mother, Madam Ifasimia

Photos By Idowu Ogunleye/Ekiti Reception for guests at the Ekiti State Government College’s playing field after the church service for…

In pictures: Adefemi Onanuga weds Olubukola Ajayi

Adefemi Muhammed Onanuga, chief of Information security for Jaiz Bank on 9 January tied the nuptial knots with his heartthrob,…