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Wike appoints new Vice Chancellor for Rivers university

Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, approved the appointment of Prof. Blessing Didia as the acting Vice Chancellor of the…

Buhari, Biya agree to complete Nigeria-Cameroon demarcation in 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari and his Cameroonian counterpart, Paul Biya, have agreed to work towards the completion of the demarcation of…

EU gives €80m grant to 4 Niger-Delta States

The European Union (EU) says it is providing 80 million Euros to the World Bank-Assisted State Employment and Expenditure for…

Army engineers clear notorious Boko Haram camps, rescued 59 captives

As part of efforts to rid Nigeria of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 21 Brigade and elements of Nigerian Army…

Nigeria Chief of Army Staff appoints new GOCs, Commanders

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Yusufu Buratai today approved the postings and appointments of 334…

Ambode approves bursary payment to students in tertiary institutions

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the payment of the annual bursary awards for students in higher institution of…

El-Rufa’i cuts overhead by 60%, cancels pilgrims sponsorship

Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, says his administration has cut down overhead costs by 60 per cent as part…

APC: DSS DG Not Our Card-Carrying Member

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the Director-General of the…

Man Arrested For Stealing Own Child

Cyriacus Izuekwe There was drama at Ejigbo Magistrates’ court after a 30-year old man arrested for stealing a 4-year old…

Nigerian passport ranked 57th in the world

The Nigerian passport is ranked 57th in the world out of 199 indexed passports. This is according to Passport Index…

Buharism: Nigeria’s power supply now at 4656mw

The Management of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Wednesday stated that the National Grid Transmission has recorded another peak…

Nigeria’s population set to overtake US, says UN

In 2013, the World Bank put the population of Nigeria at 173.6 million while an estimation by the United States…

Resign now, Edo APC Working Committee tells its Chairman

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Certainly these are not the best of time for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) both at the…

DSS boss a confirmed APC member, PDP tells Buhari

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to review the appointment of Alhaji Lawal Daura as…

DPR collected N30bn illegally, says Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole has suggested that the Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR) illegally collected about N30billion by deducting cost of…

How we met Kaduna State and what we are doing to change it – By Nasir El-Rufai

Dear good people of Kaduna State, It has been exactly two months since I took the oath of office as…

Compel DPR to refund all illegal deductions, Oshiomhole charges RMAFC Chairman

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State called on the Chairman of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC),…

Electricity supply to court disconnected over N250,000 bill

Cyriacus Izuekwe There was disagreement between electricity workers and court officials after the workers of the Ikeja Electricity company stormed…

Nigerian Air Force cuts off Boko Haram’s fuel supply routes

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigerian Air Force has announced on Wednesday that it has succeeded in blocking routes through which petroleum…

India set to overtake China as most populous country – UN

United Nations World Population Prospects report said on Wednesday that India would in six years sooner than previously forecast overtake…

Nigeria will abide by ICJ ruling on Bakassi – Buhari

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria will abide by the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Bakassi Peninsula, President…

Police apprehend 9 more suspects over 4-year old boy’s murder

The Police in Lagos on Wednesday said they had arrested nine more suspects in connection with the murder of a…

APC not witch-hunting Saraki, says Oyegun

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Wednesday distanced the party from Mrs Toyin…

Some state govts lost bailout money to bank loans – Gov. Yari

Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara has said that some indebted state governments lost their bailout money to servicing outstanding loans…

I promise to pay backlog of salaries – Aregbesola

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has promised to pay the backlog of salaries owed civil servants. This promise was contained…

Lagos vows to prosecute 70-year old woman, others over child abuse

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has vowed to prosecute a 70-year old woman for applying pepper in a 12-year…

PH, Warri refineries begin work, to produce 335, 000 barrels daily

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have commenced preliminary production of petroleum products after…

Akpabio suffers setback in bid to retain senate seat

The newly appointed Senate minority leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio, Tuesday suffered a setback in…

Boat Mishap: Ambode Receives 2,400 Life Jackets Donation

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has received 2,400 life jackets donation from Total Exploration and Production Nigeria…

Atiku hails peaceful resolution of House leadership crisis

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commended the peaceful resolution of the House of Representatives leadership crisis, which…