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MTN dealing with NCC not FG, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has stated that the federal government is not dealing directly with leading telecommunication outfit, MTN,…

Ese Oruru’s Mirror by Okey Ndibe

I received a plaintive note last week from a young man who seemed rather shocked that I had not written…

There are no political killings in Rivers, only cult clashes – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has dismissed the allegations that recent killings in the oil-rich state…

Rivers Killings: Police arrest two, vows to track down others

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Police Command has arrested one Anthony Ugoh, in connection with the murder of Frank Obi, his…
Orji Uzor Kalu

Abia Rerun: PPA kicks as Orji Uzor Kalu loses to PDP candidate

The Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) on Tuesday added a new dimension to election re-run held in Abia North Senatorial distrust…

EFCC re-arrests ex HOS, Oronsaye

For Steve Oronsaye, former Nigeria’s Head of Service, the prospect of a peaceful retirement further dimmed on Tuesday following his…

APC berates security agencies over Rivers’ killings

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says security agencies in Rivers should take responsibility for the recent killing of its chieftain…
Sule Lamido

Lamido: EFCC presents another witness

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 8, 2016 presented another witness, Alhaji Suraju Ahmadu, in the ongoing…
Ali-Modu Sheriff

No more imposition of candidates in PDP – Ali Modu Sheriff

Ali Modu Sheriff, the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has promised that candidates would not be imposed in…

EFCC rearraigns ex-pensions director for N81.4m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 re-arraigned Mohammed Ahmed Katun, a former Assistant Director,…

‘PDP’s problem has always been that of manipulation’, says Ekweremadu

ekweremadu The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said that the problem of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has always…
“I am a man with excess grace”– Umahi boasts on enthroning successor

Ebonyi Speaker calls for sack of commissioners

The Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru, says legislators should recommend commissioners that are not performing for…

18 Boko Haram terrorists killed in failed Pulka attack

The Nigerian Army said that its troops killed 18 Boko Haram insurgents in two separate attacks on military locations in…

Man, 70, leads robbery gang in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has apprehended 11 robbery suspects including a 70-year-old man, said to be a terror in…

Ondo speaker, deputy impeached

On a day celebrated worldwide as Women’s Day, the Speaker of Ondo state, Jumoke Akindele has been kicked out by…

FG splits NNPC into seven units, appoints heads

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the immediate unbundling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, into seven independent operational…

Fashola advocates attitude change to revamp economy through housing

The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, Tuesday advocated a change of unhelpful attitudes in the…

UPDATE: Death toll rises to 18 in Lekki building collapse

Kazeem Ugbodaga Death toll in the collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has risen to 18…

No More Dasukigate: Osinbajo says Abacha loot will be put to good use

inbajo The Federal Government has welcomed an offer of the Swiss government to return $321m stolen funds from Nigeria under…

Nigerian Army General dies in road accident

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of Chief of Training and Operations of the Army, Major General Yushau Mahmood…

Wike kicks off campaign, says PDP will win all seats

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike turned the flag off of road projects in Obio/Akporehe council into a campaign platform today, vowing…

CCT: Orubebe arraigned on one-count charge

The Federal Government on Tuesday streamlined the four-count charge preferred against former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, into…

Aftermath Of Mile 12 clash: Seriki Obalende sues for peace

Paul Iyoghojie Following last week’s deadly ethnic clash at Mile 12, Ketu, Lagos, western Nigeria, which claimed lives with properties…

Ambode vows to fight domestic violence in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has vowed to leave nothing to chance in ensuring that domestic violence against…

Ekiti lawmakers say $1m earmarked for Fayose’s impeachment

Eromosele Ebhomele The tone for a major controversy may have been set with the allegation by lawmakers in Ekiti state,…

Women protesters hold Okowa hostage in Asaba

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba ‎ As millions of Nigerian women joined their counterparts across the world to observe International Women’s Day, hundreds…

Probe Tompolo’s brother, Warri group tells EFCC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Niger Delta pressure group under the auspices of Warri South West Monitoring Group (WSWMG) has called…

Lekki Collapsed Building: Death toll rises to 10

Kazeem Ugbodaga Death toll in the collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has risen to 10…

Lekki Collapsed Building: Death toll rises to 10

Kazeem Ugbodaga Death toll in Tuesday morning collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has risen to…

Swiss gives conditions to return Abacha ‘ s stolen $320m

The Federal Government and the Swiss Government said on Tuesday that negotiation was ongoing in the process to repatriate 321…