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Lalong appoints SSG, Chief of Staff

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Monday made his first set of appointments with Mr Rufus Bature, former Minority Leader,…

Buhari will fish out Boko Haram sponsors, fighters, says Ex-VC

Prof. Shehu Riskuwa, Former VC Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto has expressed confidence that the present administration led by President Muhammadu…

Sustain developmental strides, Ijebu-Ode residents tell Amosun

Residents in Ijebu-Ode on Saturday urged the Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun to sustain the good governance and complete key…

Ogun govt. needs to support private schools

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Call has gone to the governor of Ogun state, Ibikunle Amosun to support private schools in the state…

Invest in human resource, UNFPA urges Buhari

The Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to invest in human…

Buhari ready for positive change – Catholic Archbishop

The Catholic Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s body language so far shows that he is ready…
Ibrahim Lamorde, former EFCC Chairman is dead

EFCC to arraign CBN officials, 16 top bankers for fraudulently recycling N8 billion

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Five top officials of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and 16 other top bankers presently in the net…

Wike sacks Board of Directors appointed by Amaechi

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sacked dissolved the Board of Directors of Greater Port Harcourt…
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Commissioner for Lands/Housing kidnapped in Kogi

Stephen Maiyaki, the Kogi State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, has been kidnapped. NAN gathered that Maiyaki was kidnapped by…

GRAPHIC WARNING: Onitsha accident kills 50

About 50 persons and 15 buses were burnt on Sunday in Onitsha when a tanker lorry conveying petroleum product fell.…

Buhari appoints Femi Adesina, Garba Shehu as spokesperson

President Muhammadu Buhari appoints Femi Adesina, The Sun Newspaper managing director and Garba Shehu, Head, President Muhammadu Buhari Media Team…

Ganduje debuts in grand style, says Kwankwaso’s debt profile is not a crime

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Twenty for hours after being sworn-in as the governor of Kano state, northwest Nigeria, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: My Father’s Kidnapping

By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie MY father was kidnapped in Nigeria on a Saturday morning in early May. My brother called…

Another bomb blast rips through Maiduguri market, kills one

MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A bomb went off in the Gamboru market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday, a…

Ambode receives Namibian President, says Lagos is investors destination

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday received the President of Namibia, Dr Hage Geingob on a courtesy visit at…

Bauchi govt promises to address youth restiveness

Nuhu Gidado, Bauchi State Deputy Governor, has said that youth restiveness would be given priority within the first 100 days…

Buhari will stamp out corruption, indiscipline says Sagay

Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), a constitutional lawyer says he is confident that the Buhari administration will stamp out systemic corruption…

John Kerry breaks leg in bicycle accident

United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, was on Sunday in Geneva flown to a hospital with a broken leg…
Court dismisses Sen. Ndume’s plea, seeking order to discharge him as Maina’s surety

Ndume hails Buhari for relocating military high command

Mohammed Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, on Sunday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for directing the…

Church organises special prayer for Buhari, Osinbajo

Members of the Christ Apostolic Miracle Church, Ikole, Ekiti State, on Sunday, organised a special prayer session for the new…

Declare assets publicly, SERAP urges Buhari and Osinbajo

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to “swiftly move to…

AfDB: Okonjo-Iweala behind my success, says Adesina

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, president-elect, Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has credited his success at the poll to the tireless work of…

Four arrested in Argentina smuggling more than ton of meteorites

Buenos Aires (AFP) – Police nabbed four alleged smugglers in Argentina trying to steal more than a ton of protected…

Kano to employ female Sanitary Inspectors

Kano state governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, said on Saturday that his administration would employ female sanitary Inspectors to strengthen personal…
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I’ll step on toes, Abia governor says

The newly sworn-in Governor of Abia state, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, on Saturday said that his government was ready to step…

Coca-Cola Plant shut over death of worker

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Bottling operations at the Benin Coca-Cola plant of the Nigerian Bottling Company was abruptly halted on Friday by…

UPDATE: 26 killed in Maiduguri Mosque blast

Twenty six people were killed on Saturday after a suspected suicide bomber detonated his Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in a…

Support Buhari, Mark tells international community

The President of the Senate, David Mark, has called on the international community to assist the President Buhari-led government to…

Buhari, Osinbajo declare assets

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have declared their assets, as required by the Constitution of…

Buhari does not belong to any clique, says Jonathan

Dr Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past president and stakeholders in Bayelsa have applauded President Muhammadu Buhari, for pledging allegiance to…