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Stakeholders laud Buhari on new NNPC GMD

Stakeholders in the oil and gas sector on Tuesday lauded Federal Government’s initiative in appointing a private sector-based knowledge to…

Police arraign man, 90, over fraud

The police on Tuesday arraigned a 90 year-old man, Rasaki Raji, at an Iyaganku Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for…

FG will no longer tolerate illegal mining, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja warned that the Federal Government will no longer tolerate illegal mining and other improper…

Arase apologies for police high handedness, misconduct to citizens

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Tuesday apologised to members of the public for police high-handedness and…

Lagos Housekeeper Bolts With Employer’s $4,000

A housekeeper, Toni Aripko, on Tuesday appeared before a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, charged with theft of his employer’s…

Aisha Buhari donates milk supplement to pregnant women

Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has donated 700 cartons of milk supplement for distribution to pregnant women in…

Court Convicts Teacher For Fraud

A 48-year-old teacher, Ismaila Mohammad, was on Tuesday sentenced to 12 months imprisonment by a Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court,…

IGP Warns Against Attacks On Police Stations, Formations

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has warned against the spate of attacks and foiled arson attempts at some…

NAPTIP Rescues 281, Reunites 252 Victims With Families

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other Related Matters (NAPTIP) says its Lagos Zonal Office…

FG Ready For Ebola Resurgence

Prof. Abdusalam Nasidi, National Coordinator, Centre for Disease Control (CDC), on Tuesday said Nigeria had taken adequate measures to contain…

Shame on my detractors, I owe no bank, says Abike Dabiri-Erewa

By Olufemi Anjorin Former House of Representatives member, Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa has denied owing any bank as claimed in the…

El’Rufai Begins Process Of Recovering Public Lands

Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai said arrangement has been concluded to commence the process of recovering all…

Wike Appoints Permanent Secretaries

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, has appointed 12 persons as Permanent Secretaries into the…

Dismissed Soldier Jailed For Burglary

Cyriacus Izuekwe A dismissed Army officer, Awolu Ado, arrested for burglary, stealing and impersonation, has been sentenced to two and…

Islamic Cleric Arrested Over 3-Day Marathon Sex Deliverance

Cyriaus Izuekwe A 42-year-old self-professed Islamic cleric, known locally as Alfa, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court…

Why Dr. Paul Orhii, NAFDAC DG is in trouble

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Dr. Paul Orhii, the Director General of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC became the…

Buhari must overhaul NNPC, the medium of fraud, corruption – Report

ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s new president should overhaul how Africa’s biggest oil producer sells its state oil company’s share of…

Okojie dismisses low ranking of Nigerian universities

Prof. Julius Okojie, the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), on Monday, said the standard of Nigerian universities was high…

Amaechi is a transformative leader, says El Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state and Chairman of the Committee of Friends who hosted Rotimi Amaechi to a reception…

Fayose quits jollying with Ekiti residents, goes tough on tax matters

Governor Ayodele Fayose seems to have swapped jollying with Ekiti residents at Palm Wine joints to going hard on them…

Amaechi brought passion, energy to APC, says Oyegun

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun has credited former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi…

Fuel subsidy rose from N300bn to N1.9trn under Jonathan, says Amaechi

Former governor or Rivers state, Rt Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has stated that under the government of Goodluck Jonathan the money…

Nigeria has poorest exclusive breast feeding in Africa – Perm Sec

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Linus Awute, says Nigeria has the poorest exclusive breastfeeding rate in Africa with…

Saraki promises robust legislation to end Boko Haram

Bukola Saraki, the Senate President on Monday said that the National Assembly would strive hard towards ending the Boko Haram…

Nigeria Customs seizes N28 million smuggled frozen poultry

Nigeria Customs Service has made seizures worth N28, 660,717 in the third week of its fight against smuggling of frozen…

Boko Haram releases barbaric video of insurgency

Islamist sect, Boko Haram, has released a barbaric video of its brutality in Nigeria, the stronghold of the sect. The…

New DHQ Spokesperson Col. Rabe resumes as Olukolade bows out

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Defence Headquarters has gotten a new Director of Information. He is Colonel Rabe Abubakar. Colonel Rabe Abubakar…

Family petitions Arase over death of son in police custody

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Members of Benson Obode family, who allegedly died while in custody of the police in Benin, have petitioned…

Buhari orders reduction of recurrent expenditure in 2016 budget

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered the National Planning Commission (NPC) to review the framework for 2016 national budget, with…

Drama in court as Magistrate preaches forgiveness to Reverend

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The arraignment of three teenage boys at a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Benin on Monday caused a mild…