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Buhari departs for Dubai Expo 2020

Buhari departs Abuja for UK

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja for the United Kingdom, where he will meet his…
buhari at the meeting with security chiefs

Buhari to security chiefs: Crush bandits, kidnappers, their collaborators

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security chiefs to identify and crush heads of bandits, kidnappers and their local collaborators.
Lawan and Buhari

I can’t be part of plan to elongate Buhari’s tenure – Lawan 

Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday rubbished claim he said he would not mind a constitutional amendment to allow…
An eyewitness reveals how gunmen abducted nine passengers between on Ikom-Ogoja Highway in Cross River State on Tuesday.

Gunmen stab ex-PDP chairman, abduct wife

Daredevil gunmen on Sunday night stormed the residence of Hon. Suleiman Ishaya in New Bwari Community and abducted his wife.

Sunshine FC players protest unpaid salaries

Players of the Sunshine Stars FC of Akure on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, staged a protest in Ondo State over…

Ogun distributes 26 monitoring vehicles

Ogun State Government through its Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development has distributed twenty-six monitoring vehicles.
'His hands and feet were swelling': Alaafin’s aide reveals final days

Nigeria is under a weak system: Alaafin

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III has blasted the Nigerian police for releasing Fulani kidnappers arrested in Oyo…
Pension

Stakeholders frown at life pension for ex-governors, deputies

Stakeholders in the North West have frowned at the law granting life pension for former governors and their deputies, describing…
Senator Sunday Karimi cries out of over incidents of kidnapping in Kogi West following death of 76 years old man in custody of his abductors.

Lawmaker tasks Fashola on Gwagwalada-Lokoja highway

Former Rep. member, Sunday Karimi has called on Minister of Works, Raji Fashola, over the repairs of Gwagwalada-Lokoja road.
Queen Jonathan, queen of internet scams

EFCC arrests Queen Jonathan queen of internet scams

Queen Jonathan, the queen of internet scams has been arrested by the operatives of the Benin Zonal Office of the…
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Suspected cultist nabbed in Delta

The Police Command in Delta said it arrested a 35-year-old man suspected to be a cultist in Warri.
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says federal government must renegotiate with states for solutions to the nation's current economic challenges.

Obaseki: Petitions against my re-election motivated by greed, malice

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State Tuesday said that petitions filed at the state election petition tribunal against his victory…
Naira strengthens further at official FX market

Fact Check: Did Buhari promise to make N1 equal $1?

Media adviser Femi Adesina denies Buhari administration made the promise to make Naira at par with Dollar. Did Buhari ever…
Dr Amina Abubakar-Bello: asks Sunday Igboho and Dokubo Asari others advocating for division of Nigeria into separate entities to jettison the idea

Secession: Niger Governor’s wife sends message to Igboho, Asari

Dr Amina Sani Bello, wife of Niger State governor asks those advocating for division of Nigeria to jettison the idea
Sen Istifanus Gyang

Sen. Gyang welcomes Hyat’s appointment as Head of Service

Sen. Istifanus Gyang (PDP Plateau North) has welcomed the appointment of Mr Sunday Hyat as the new Plateau Head of…

Amaechi: We have borrowed $2.6bn from China for Lagos-Ibadan rail

Rotimi Amaechi has confirmed that the Federal Government of Nigeria has borrowed about $2.6billion from China Exim Bank for the…
Police confirm arrest of 3 alleged kidnappers at a motor park in Oturkpo while attempting to board a vehicle to Makurdi, the Benue capital

Pastor’s wife, Eunice Odoba, found dead in Benue

Mrs Eunice Odoba, a 55-year- old woman suspected to be wife of a pastor has been found dead in her…
NCDC boss Chikwe Ihekweazu

NCDC registers 48 new infections, total now 162,641

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 48 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections…
MURIC hails dismissal of a suit challenging the use of Arabic inscriptions on Naira notes by a Federal High Court in Lagos.

MURIC urges Army to postpone training new recruits

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the Nigerian Army to postpone its training exercise until after the Ramadan…
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Katsina to re-introduce development levy, cattle tax

The Katsina State Government is planning to reintroduce the development levy and cattle tax to raise revenue.
Governor Nyesom Wike

Youth groups insist on protest against Julius Berger despite warning from Wike

Two youth groups vow to lead massive protest against Julius Berger in Port Harcourt on Tuesday despite warning by Rivers…
An empty COVID-19 isolation centre in Lagos

COVID-19 fades out from Nigeria, new cases fall to record low

The NCDC reported only 48 cases of COVID-19 from 8 states on Monday, one more indication that the virus may…

Medical trip: Buhari should transfer power to Osinbajo – Dino Melaye

Former Senator, Dino Melaye has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to transfer power to his Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo as he…

Reps to investigate disbursement of COVID-19 intervention fund

The House of Representatives will investigate the disbursement of the COVID-19 intervention fund following complaints by airline operators.

Umahi orders arrest of council boss, lawmaker

Governor David Umahi has ordered the immediate arrest of the Chairman of Ohaukwu LGA, Clement Odah and the member representing…
Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru

COAS Attahiru to troops: Deal decisively with threats confronting Nigeria

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru urges troops to be resolute in decisively dealing with any threat confronting the…

Marwa, NDLEA top officials undergo drug integrity test

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) along with Directors,…
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State

UBEC/SUBEB: 937 contractors bid for Kwara school projects

No fewer than 937 local contractors on Monday participated in an open bidding for the construction/renovation of public schools and…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says federal government must renegotiate with states for solutions to the nation's current economic challenges.

We’re winning war against COVID-19 pandemic – Edo govt

Edo state government has declared that it is gradually winning the war against the second wave of the Coronavirus (Covid-19)…
LASG begins anti open defecation enforcement in Berger area

Lagos CBD assures of safety during, after Easter

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Central Business Districts has assured Lagosians of their safety during and after Easter.