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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…

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…

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…

Gunmen kill 2, kidnap council official, son at beauty pageant

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A female member of Caretaker Committee of Degema Local Council, Mrs Palsy Elekima, and her son have…

60-year-old man arrested for defiling girl, 12

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Adewale Enoch, 60, has been arrested by the police from Abigi Division, in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area…

Osinbajo arrives Burkina Faso for inauguration of new president

President Muhammadu Buhari will be represented today by Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the inauguration of a new…

At least 48 killed in Madagali, Maiduguri bombings

At least 48 people were killed in suicide attacks and bombings on Monday in Madagali and Maiduguri, two cities in…

Nnamdi Kanu almost escaped using fictitious name – DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) has given details of how its men apprehended the leader of the Indigenous People…

2016 will be year of final victory against Islamic state – Iraqi PM

The coming year will see the total defeat of Islamic State in Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Britain launders billions yearly for crooks from Nigeria, China, others – TI

Billions of pounds of corrupt funds from Nigeria, China, Russia and other countries are pouring into the United Kingdom every…

APC suspends Senator Sani over attacks on El-Rufai

Femi Adi/Kaduna All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna State has announced eleven months suspension of the Senator representing Kaduna Central…

ADSEMA confirms 17 dead, 41 injured in Madagali suicide attacks

Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), has confirmed the death of 17 persons in Monday’s twin suicide bomb attack in…

Man goes berserk, kills three in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have confirmed the death of three persons who were allegedly shot dead by a…

I will not sack teachers, Tambuwal promises

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has promised that his administration will not sack any teacher from the state civil…

Edo guber aspirant kicks as Oshiomhole backs Dangote’s man

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ A aspirant for next year’s gubernatorial election in Edo State, Blessing Agbomhere, has faulted an alleged suppport…

Boko Haram bombers kill dozens in Madagali, 2nd deadly strike today

Two female suicide bombers killed dozens of people at a busy motor park in Madagali town of Adamawa state, north…

Aisha Buhari gives foodstuff to women

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Monday distributed foodstuff to Christian Women Association, Kubwa Chapter, Abuja, as…

Kogi Assembly: Lawal remains impeached – factional Speaker

Mr Godwin Osiyi (PDP-Ogori-Magongo) factional Speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, on Monday reaffirmed the position of 17 members that…

Death toll from Maiduguri attack ‘reaches 21’

An attack blamed on Boko Haram killed 21 people in the key northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Sunday, a…

Gov. Ayade’s wife hosts children at Carnival Calabar

Dr. Linda Ayade, wife of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State, has hosted thousands of children at a Christmas…

Bonga North West project wins global industry awards

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ ‎ The Bonga North West deep-water development has won prestigious awards in the United States and Qatar.…

National Theatre not for sale

The Federal Government on Monday assured that the National Theatre will always remain a national monument and will not be…