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Reps step down debate on Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill

The House of Representatives on Thursday stepped down the debate on the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 currently before it.

‘Atiku is the next president’

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, on Thursday said the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar…
Nigerian Senate

Senate stands down Electoral Act Bill consideration

The Senate on Thursday stood down consideration of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018 for third reading and passage, until…

Nigeria, Norway to deepen ties as envoy calls on FG to tackle insecurity

Considering the long-standing relations, especially on trade, that exist between Nigeria and Norway, the two countries have emphasised the need…
Adeleke vows to sack special advisers caught fomenting trouble

PDP protest disbandment of Osun governorship tribunal

The Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday staged a peaceful protest on the premises of…

Atiku Campaign Organisation disowns online grant scheme

The Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO) has disowned a purported pan to disburse grants to unsuspecting Nigerians.

Lagos Assembly calls on PSP operators to resume work

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday charged local government executives in the state to call on the Private…

China reports outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

China’s Ministry of Agriculture reported on Thursday, an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in a herd of cows that was transported…

‘We must increase our revenues’

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, has emphasised the need for the country to increase…
APC

Court didn’t bar us from sending Delta candidates’ list to INEC – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has denied reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, has…
Ex-governor Abdulfatah Ahmed

Kwara Govt. warns school administrators against unauthorised fees

The Kwara State Government has warned school administrators collecting unauthorised fees to desist from such act or be sanctioned.

Unemployed man sentenced for drug trafficking

For trafficking in 450g of Cannabis Sativa, a Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 38-year-old man, Bana Lliyasu,…
Police acting in concert with military operatives rescue 23 kidnapped victims from a gang of gunmen in Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State.

Police foil bank robbery attempt , kill 2 robbers in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Police Command on Thursday said it foiled a bank robbery attempt by a four-man gang, following a…

South-South group pledges support for Atiku

The South South Community Association of Nigeria (SOSCAN) also known as Niger Delta Community, an umbrella body for all ethnic…

2019: Atiku can’t defeat Buhari – Tony Momoh

A former Minister of Information, Chief Tony Momoh, on Thursday said he was confident President Muhammadu Buhari would win the…

Mad cow disease hits Scotland

Scottish government on Thursday confirmed at least one case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), more commonly known as the mad…

Niger Delta Towns Where Women Marry Women

We’ve heard about it in hush tones, on the corners of the streets, with the periphery of our ears. It…

Edo Govt to establish recreational centres for the elderly

Edo Government says it is working out modalities to establish recreational centres for the elderly in the state.

Former Sudanese President Al-Dahab dies at 83

Former Sudanese President Abdulrahman Al-Dahab has died in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Saudi-owned TV channel, Al Arabiya, reported on Thursday.…

Illiteracy, hindrance to African girls’ potential – Osinbajo

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has identified illiteracy as one of the major factors hindering African girls from achieving their…

Court grants Shittu’s application to serve NYSC processes

The Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, granted the application of the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, to serve…

2019: Yoruba Youths set agenda for Atiku

The Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide has called on Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…

NLC to governors: Be committed to review of minimum wage

Pursuing labour’s plan to deliver a meaningful minimum wage to workers, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has called for commitment…

Okada rider jailed over anal sex with 6 boys

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna, Niger, has sentenced a 23-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Adamu Mohammed to four years imprisonment for…

Imo APC Guber Primary: Court adjourns hearing until Oct. 23

The FCT High Court, Bwari, has adjourned hearing on a suit filed by Sen. Hope Uzodinma of All Progressives Congress…

‘We are not recruiting’

Alhaji Sadiq Sule-Iko, the Chairman, Governing Board, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State, has advised the general public to…

Nigeria urged to enforce National Ozone Layer Regulation

The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) has urged the Federal Government to enforce National Ozone Layer Regulation to address the release…
NLC says its members arrested and detained during protests will now be paid allowance for the period of time their freedom are curtailed.

No-work-no-pay rule: Labour rebuffs Nigerian Govt’s threat

The Organised Labour says the threat by the Federal Government to activate the “no-work- no pay’’ rule clause, will be…

Nigerian Govt floats 2nd tranche Sukuk bond in December

Ms Patience Oniha, Director-General, the Debt Management Office (DMO), on Thursday expressed optimism that the second tranche of N100 billion…

11 trapped as building collapses in Anambra

No fewer than 11 persons were trapped under a three storey building which collapsed in Nnewi, Anambra in the early…