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Arms Deal: Ex-PDP chairman, son get N300m bail

Justice A. R Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, January 7, 2016 granted bail to…

NSCDC deploys 4000 personnel for Bayelsa poll

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has deployed 4,000 personnel for the forthcoming re-run election in Bayelsa state on…

UK’s Imperial College partners Nigeria in school feeding programme

Imperial College London’s Partnership for Child Development has signed an agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria to support the…

Fire consumes octogenarian, burns 66 houses in 7 days

Kazeem Ugbodaga An octogenarian has been consumed in an early morning fire tragedy in Ikorodu area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria.…

Nigeria: A case for taxing the rich to end corruption

David O. Kuranga Since Nigeria’s oil revenue has declined by almost 2/3 since the collapse in the price of Brent…

Corruption Fight: Buhari’s life may be in danger, says Pastor Dikwa

Femi Adi/Kaduna Pastor Kallamu Musa Dikwa said fighting corruption and the ongoing arrests of former top government officials over corruption…

US donates sophisticated vehicles to Nigerian army after Boko Haram strikes

The United States on Thursday donated 24 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Nigeria’s military, to enable the country’s soldiers to combat…

ASUU pledges support to new LASU VC

The Academic‎ Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University (LASU) chapter, said it would give the new Vice-Chancellor full…

Armsgate: Judge sends ex PDP Chairman, son back to Kuje prison

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that Abba, the son of Bello Haliru Mohammed, former…

BRT: Lagos govt terminates agreement with operator

The Lagos State Government has terminated operations of the first BRT cooperative run by the National Union of Road Transport…

Arms deal: EFCC arrest of ex-military administrator

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it had arrested a former Military Administrator of Kaduna State, retired Brig.-Gen.…

Lassa Fever: Over 60 persons placed under observation in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has placed placed under close medical observation 60 persons who had direct contact with…

Robbers cart away N9m from Lagos filling station

Cyriacus Izuekwe Dare devil robbers on motorcycle struck at a filling station in Ejigbo area and carted away N9 million…

Ogoniland clean-up to commence soon – FG

The Federal Government says the clean-up of Ogoniland impacted by oil spill would commence in the first quarter of 2016.…
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A Review of Nigerian Stock Exchange in 2015

Many investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will always remember 2015 as a year of dashed hopes and unmet…
Governor Alex Otti explains how his administration has been able to cut down the cost of governance since assuming office in Abia State

Otti’s supporters celebrate Appeal Court judgment

Thousands of supporters of Dr. Alex Otti, the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia, have staged…

NSCDC ordered to sell seized vessel

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has secured an interim order from the law court to sell the…

Lagarde to Nigeria: Act with Resolve, Build Resilience, and Exercise Restraint

On Wednesday, 6 January, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director addressed the national assembly, speaking on ‘Global economic transitions and…

We’ll win Bayelsa polls, says Sylva

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ahead of the Saturday, January 9 supplementary election in Bayelsa state, the governorship candidate of the All…
Burkina Faso President, Roch Marc Christian Kabore

Burkina Faso: Kabore appoints economist Prime Minister

Burkina Faso’s president has named economist Paul Kaba Thieba as prime minister. President Marc Roch Christian Kabore announced Thieba’s appointment…

Group hails Buhari over Ojudu’s appointment

The Action Group caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing…

Ogun orders revalidation of private health facilities

Ogun State Government, western Nigeria, has directed that all owners of private health facilities operating within the State must revalidate…

Data, piracy could be problem for Netflix in Nigeria

By Seun Bisuga Nigerians have offered Netflix Inc. free consultancy by advising the movie streaming company of possible hitches it…

Netflix in Nigeria, most countries except China, Syria, N.Korea

Netflix Inc’s video-streaming service went live in more than 130 countries including Nigeria on Wednesday, covering almost the entire globe…

No petitions against APC leaders yet – EFCC chairman

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has defended what is perceived to be…

Buhari has consolidated democracy with Ojudu’s appointment – Boroffice

The appointment of Senator Babafemi Ojudu as Special Adviser on Political Matters to the Presidency by President Muhammadu Buhari represents…

NAF appoints new spokesperson

The Nigerian Air Force has appointed a new spokesman to manage its public affairs activities. The new Director of Public…

Buhari not influencing EFCC’s anti-graft war – Lai Mohammed

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s minister of information and culture has described as false allegations by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that…

Alleged dinner cash: Soyinka blasts Wike for ‘abominable distractions’

Professor Wole Soyinka has described as ‘abominable distractions’, the statement by Rivers State Information Commissioner , Dr Austin Tam-George that…

N82m Dinner: Prof Soyinka replies Wike

Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has replied Governor Nyesom Wike and the Rivers Government following revelations that the former…