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Rivers TUC raises alarm over insecurity ahead of rerun

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State chapter of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has expressed concern over insecurity…

Egypt’s current account deficit soars in first quarter

Egypt’s current account deficit more than doubled to $4 billion in the first quarter of its financial year as tourism…

Ending The Multifaceted Challenges At LASU

Eromosele Ebhomele On Tuesday residents of Lagos State, western Nigeria, gathered at the Lateef Jakande Hall of the state Assembly…

Xmas Gift: Helen Paul gives out free JAMB forms

In the spirit of Christmas celebrations, top female entertainer, Helen Paul, has given our over 50 free JAMB forms to…

Funmi Iyanda hosts Lai Mohammed, Ibukun Awosika on New Year show

Change-A-Life Nigeria Foundation will on Friday, January 1 kick off the New Year with its special annual talk show hosted…

No shaking, Wike will win again – Agric Commissioner

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike will reclaim his mandate even if the Supreme Court orders for a rerun election…

We will not retrench workers in 2016, says Ogun SSG

The Ogun Government on Tuesday said that it would not reduce its staff strength in 2016, in spite of the…

Petrol will be sold for N86.50k per litre, not N85 – PPPRA

The Federal Government said as from January 1, 2016, all retail stations of the NNPC would start selling petrol at…

Buhari to speak on national issues on Media Chat

President Muhammadu Buhari is to speak on current national issues on Wednesday during his maiden Presidential Media Chat. This information…

Al-Makura swears in 3 Special Advisers

Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Tuesday swore in three Special Advisers at an expanded State Executive Council meeting…

It’s easier to operate in Ghana than Nigeria- robbery suspect

Kazeem Ugbodaga A robbery suspect and ex-convict, Wasami Dennis, 32, has made a confessional statement to the operatives of the…

Lagos records 260 fire disasters in December, as fire guts Galaxy

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least, 260 fire disasters have been recorded in Lagos this month alone, says the Director, Lagos State…

Gov Ayade, Amaechi, Ita-Giwa plant trees in Calabar

Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa and other dignitaries on Tuesday…

Switzerland grants 700 foreigners special ‘stripper visas’

More than 700 foreign strippers received a special Swiss work permit in 2015, the last issued in a controversial programme…

Digitisation: Kano Govt. to spend N300m on radio station

The Kano State Commissioner for Information, Mr Muhammed Garba, has said that more than N300 million has been set aside…

Makarfi LG: APC Chairman condemns Sen Sani’s suspension

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Makarfi Local Government Area, Malam Tukur Abba, has condemned the alleged…

Okorocha presents N102.2bn budget to assembly

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Tuesday presented the 2016 appropriation of N102.2 billion to the state assembly for scrutiny.…

Wike’s close political allies dump PDP for APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Some of the trusted political allies of the Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state are pitching their…

Sen. Sani will continue to criticise El-Rufai – Aide

Malam Suleiman Ahmed, the Special Assistant to Sen. Shehu Sani (APC- Kaduna), on Politics and Ideology, says nothing will deter…

Media Chat: Buhari to speak on lingering fuel scarcity, 2016 budget, others

President Muhammadu Buhari will host his first Presidential Media Chat tomorrow, Wednesday, December 30, 2015, a statement by his media…

Kogi embattled Speaker, Lawal, sues for peace

Embattled Speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh Lawal, on Tuesday appealed to members to sheath their swords and…

Key PDP chieftains defecting to APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Some of the trusted political allies of the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, have started pitching…

Gombe govt spends N79bn on roads in 4 yrs – Governor

The Gombe State Government has spent N79 billion on road construction in the last four years, Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo has…

Kaduna APC crisis deepens

Femi Adi/Kaduna Barely twenty four hours after the All Progressives Congress, APC, suspended Senator Shehu Sani, the crises rocking the…

Jigawa emirate disburses N2m alms to 1,763 persons

The Kazaure Emirate Council in Jigawa has given alms (Zakkat) of grains worth N2.5 million to 1,763 less privileged persons…

Gov. Dankwambo presents N76. 5bn budget for 2016

Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N76.5 billion at the state House of…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Labour Party kicks against Kwara Govt’s plan to access N20bn loan

The Kwara chapter of Labour Party (LP) has criticised Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed administration’s plan to access fresh N20 billion bond…

Ogun assembly passes N200bn appropriation bill

The Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2016 Appropriation Bill of N200.2 billion into law. The bill, passed…

Don’t celebrate Boko Haram attacks, Lai Mohammed tells media

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday urged the media not to glamorise attacks of the…