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Nigerian army seeks support for anti-insurgency operations

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday appealed for support for the military in its drive to end Boko Haram insurgency in…

Oshiomhole laments dwindling federal allocation

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has disclosed that the last monthly allocation disbursed by the administration of…

Embark on programmes implementation, APBN tells Buhari

The President of the National Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria (APBN), Mr Foluso Fasoto, on Tuesday tasked the new…

PDP congratulates Saraki, Dogara, Ekweremadu

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated newly elected Senate President Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu…

Lasun defeats Monguno, emerge Deputy Speaker, House of Reps

Hon Yusuf Sulaimon Lasun representing Osogbo/Olorunda/Orolu/Irepodun of Osun state has been elected Deputy Speaker of the 8th Assembly. Lasun, a…

Edo police arraign 227 suspects

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin, the Edo State capital, southern Nigeria, have arraigned 12 suspected cult leaders before a…

Atiku congratulates Saraki, Dogara

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the newly elected leaders of the National Assembly, admonishing…

Buhari backs Saraki, Dogara as Senate President, Speaker

President Muhammadu Buhari has backed Senator Bukola Saraki and Honourable Yakubu Dogara as the President of the Senate and the…

Edo council workers protest non-payment of 9 month salaries

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hundreds of local government council workers in Edo State on Tuesady took to the streets of Benin, the…

APC rejects Saraki, Dogara as Senate President, Speaker

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as totally unacceptable and the highest level of indiscipline and treachery the conduct…

Saraki promises laws to reform oil sector, create jobs, improve security

Senator President, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday pledged the commitment of the Upper House to making laws that would boost the…

BREAKING: Yakubu Dogara emerges Speaker House of Reps

Honourable Yakubu Dogara has emerged the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 8th Assembly. Dogara from Bauchi State…

Woman Abducted, Raped, Murdered

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 23-year-old woman, identified as Joy Ojolede Okoh, has been reportedly abducted, raped and murdered in Benin City…

El-Rufai Reduces Commissioners From 24 To 13

Femi Adi/Kaduna In a bid to cut running cost of governance, Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has reduced…

Nigeria Police can prosecute all offences, says Court

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division held today that the Nigeria Police Force can prosecute all offences, including those under…

Senate President: The Saraki Coup Story

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara with the support of senators elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic…

G7 leaders assure Buhari of their support

The G7 group of industrialized nations has resolved to support the new Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari. This followed the group’s…

Jega’s Tenure Ends 30 June

Contrary to speculations, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, will quit office June 30. There have…

NURTW injects 100 new buses to BRT in Lagos

Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, the Chairman, Lagos State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), said the union…

BREAKING: PDP’s Ekweremadu emerges Deputy Senate President

Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic Party has emerged the deputy Senate President after beating Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume of…

You cannot arrest, extradite Kasamu Buruji, Court tells NDLEA

Akin Kuponiyi A federal high court has re-affirmed its earlier order not to arrest the Ogun East senator-elect, Buruji Kasamu…

National Assembly: Buhari wades into APC crisis

Crisis torn ruling All Progressives Congress, turned to President Muhammadu Buhari at the 11th hour to salvage an imminent humiliation…

I did not disrespect Osinbajo, his office – Saraki

Senator Bukola Saraki, representing Kwara Central has stated that he did not disrespect the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi…

Court strikes out suit seeking to stop Gbajabiamila from contesting

A federal high court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital has struck out a suit seeking to stop Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila from…

You must deliver, Oshiomhole charges Edo Assembly

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, Southern Nigeria, has charged the lawmakers of the 6th Edo State House…

FG to commence confiscation, destruction of Ogogoro, others

The Federal Government on Monday said it would immediately commence a nationwide confiscation and destruction of unregistered locally produced gin…

Okorocha inaugurates SSG, CPS, SSAs

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo, on Monday, inaugurated the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Sir Jude Ejiogu, and…

Police harass journalists at Edo Assembly, as PDP presents 3 for Minority Leader

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The inauguration of the 6th Assembly in Edo State on Monday was marred with harassment and intimidation of…

Saraki will not defect from APC, says Aide

Bamikole Omishore, Special assistant on media and advocacy to Senator Bukola Saraki, has dismissed rumours that the former Kwara state…

N275m fraud: I was blackmailed, says Okiro

The Chairman, Police Service Commission, Mr Mike Okiro, on Monday reacted to the allegation that he defrauded the commission of…