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Auditor General insists N183 billion is missing from NDDC accounts

The Auditor General of the Federation, Samuel Ukura, on Wednesday affirmed that over N183 billion was missing from the accounts…

All Nigerians to have Universal Health Coverage – Perm. Sec.

The Federal Ministry of Health is harmonizing its strategic Health Development Plan with the vision of the present administration on…

110 million Nigerians rendered poor by past policies, says Osinbajo

Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that some of the polices, planning and budgeting of the past government…

1,959 flood victims in Akwa Ibom get N50,000 each

Akwa Ibom Government has provided financial assistance to 1,959 flood victims in Eket and Uyo, according to Mrs Sylvia Ekpo,…

ASUU To Ambode: constitute LASU visitation panel

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos Zone, on Wednesday urged Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to immediately…

Gov. Ayade to exempt low income earners from tax payment

Gov. Ayade to exempt low income earners from tax payment Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River says he will sponsor…

Three arrested in Edo over cult initiation of 35

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested three persons for allegedly initiating 35 students from various tertiary institutions in…

Nigerian Army arrests two key members of Boko Haram

Two key members of Boko Haram terrorist fleeing from the ongoing operations by the military have been arrested in Geidam,…

South African government suspends Pistorius’ parole

South Africa Justice Minister, Michael Masutha, has suspended the parole granted to Oscar Pistorius, who was due to be released…

Union disrupts activities of S/South Electricity Distribution Companies

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday disrupted activities at Electricity Distribution Companies in the South South over…

Ambode cancels Falomo Shopping Centre redevelopment contract

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the termination of the concession granted by the Lagos State Development…

Why I denied my husband sex, says housewife

A housewife, Esther Laizer, has told an Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, western Nigeria, that she denied her husband sex because…

RRS arrests 200 suspects

Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, have arrested 200 suspected criminals in different parts of the Lagos…
Appeal Court affirms victory of Senators Mohammed Ndume and Sen. Kaka Lawan of Borno South and Central Districts in February 25 election

NASS: Ndume wants privileges of Saraki, Dogara, others removed

Senate Leader Mohammed Ndume on Tuesday called for removal of privileges attached to principal officers at the National Assembly. Ndume…

80% of vehicles in Nasarawa have no number plates

Alhaji Usman Okposhi, acting Chairman, Nasarawa State Board of Internal Revenue Service, has said that 80 per cent of vehicles…

Ijaw youths commend Buhari for restructuring NNPC

The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has commended the Federal Government over the efforts to restructure the NNPC and called for…

Group tackles Udom over request to covert debts to bond

The Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD) has flayed Akwa Ibom state Governor Udom Emmanuel over his request to convert…

UNDP trains crisis victims with N100m

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said it spent about N100 million to train 150 victims of crises in Plateau…

Briton uses rescue of Chibok Girls to lure women to bed

A conman, Beau Plantard, 49, who claims to be a veteran paratrooper in Britain lied to women that was once…

Shell confirms multiple spills in Ikarama oil fields

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed multiple spills from its pipeline network in Ikarama oil fields in Yenagoa…

Military task force kills terrorists, destroys weapons in Borno

Some members of the Boko Haram sect have been killed by troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade in Gwoza,…

Bursar in police net for stealing school fees

Bursar in police net for stealing school fees Cyriacus Izukwe A 27-year-old private school bursar has been arrested after she…

I’m not a big time robber- convict

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 23-year old man, Leke Adebowale, who has spent the last four years in and out of the…

Buhari calls for comprehensive report on sale of NITEL

President Muhammadu Buhari has demanded for a comprehensive report on sale of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), and Nigerian Mobile Telecommunication…

Buhari will get weekly report on NNPC, says Kachikwu

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, has stated his resolve…

Edo will give priority to Girl-child education – Iara Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Wife of Edo State Governor, Mrs. Iara Oshiomhole, has assured that the state government would always give priority…

Hospitalised veteran comedian, Baba Sala, requests pounded yam

Nigeria’s veteran comedian, Mr Moses Adejumo, popularly known as Baba Sala, was taken to the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan,…
Chibok girls

Buhari gives us hope for rescue of Chibok girls – BringBackOurGirls group

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The #BringBackOurGirls group, a movement which has been campaigning for the release of hundreds of girls kidnapped from…

150 drowned, shot dead while fleeing Boko Haram in Yobe

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) – Up to 150 people drowned in a river or were shot dead fleeing Boko Haram gunmen…

AMCON Shake-Up: Buhari dumps Chike-Obi for Kuru

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dissolution of the Executive Management Team of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON),…