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Buhari apologises to Nigerians for fuel scarcity

President Muhammadu Buhari has apologised to Nigerians over the fuel scarcity that has persisted across the country since October. He…

Buhari, Amaechi named ‘Men of the Year’

•Demands immediate sack of Gesila Khan INEC Rivers REC Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives…

Britain deploy military personnel to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria

The British Secretary of State for Defence, Michael Fallon, has said his country will deploy additional military advisers and trainers…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Diezani ties suspended indefinitely by Caribbean country

The Prime Minister of Dominican Republic, Roosevelt Skerrit, has suspended his country’s ties with Diezani Alison-Madueke following are arrest in…

Brunei bans Christmas celebration, Christians kick

The small oil-rich nation of Brunei, in Asia, that prohibits propagation of any other religion apart from Islam, has banned…

Accident leaves 8 injured at NNPC Mega station

Two vehicles were on Monday involved in a head on collision near the NNPC Mega Station in Central Business District…

Nigerians set to have ‘single identification numbers’

The Federal Government has directed all agencies capturing the biometrics of Nigerians to urgently aggregate their records so as to…

Boko Haram forces one million children out of school – UN

Violence in northeast Nigeria and neighbouring countries targeted by Boko Haram has forced more than one million children out of…

Former NLC Secretary set to be buried

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former Rivers state secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Sir Joseph Osaro Ejire Awala, who died…

Wounded Shiite members dying in detention – Spokesman

Nigerian Shiites wounded in military raids are dying in military and police detention because they are being denied medical care,…

Buhari to present 2016 budget to National Assembly today

All is set for presentation of the 2016 national budget to the National Assembly on Tuesday, Lai Mohammed, Nigeria minister…

Police arrest 980 crime suspects in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun state Police Command have arrested 980 suspects for various alleged criminal offences ranging from armed robbery,…

Wike assents to Rivers 2016 budget

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has assented to the 2016 budget passed by the Rivers State…

Ambode commissions Ipaja-Ayobo, Ikotun-Ejigbo roads

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday commissioned the Ipaja-Ayobo and Ikotun-Ejigbo roads and unveiled blueprint to transform…

APC receives harvest of defectors in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt All Progressives Congress, APC, in Degema LGA says it has been receiving a large harvest of defectors…

Buhari appoints Ibim Semenitari acting NDDC MD

President Muhammadu Buhari has named Ibim Semenitari the new Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Mrs.…

Fuel scarcity: 200 truck loads of fuel arrive in Abuja – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has deployed about 200 truckloads of fuel to Abuja to help reduce the ongoing…

NFF to introduce beach soccer league

President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, said on Monday that the federation would soon inaugurate a Beach Soccer and…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Kwara won’t reduce minimum wage—Gov. Ahmed

Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara says his administration will continue to pay the N18,000 minimum wage inspite of the drop…

2016 CHAN: Eagles get 2-day Christmas break

The Home-based Super Eagles have been given a two-day break to enable them to celebrate Christmas with their loved ones.…

Gov. Ambode unveils plan to transform Ebute Metta into tourists’ haven

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday unveiled plans to transform Ebute Metta into a tourists’ haven. Ambode spoke…

31 ships laden with petroleum products, foods expected in Lagos

Thirty one ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island…
NERC approves increase in cost of pre-paid meters

NERC approves new electricity tariff, abolishes fixed charges

The new electricity tariff regime approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has removed fixed charges for all classes…

Wike appoints new boss for development agency

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Exactly one month after Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike suspended the activities of Rivers State Sustainable…

Lagos seeks monarchs’ support to curb communal clashes

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is seeking the support of traditional rulers in the state to curb intra and…

Lawmaker donates 1m de-worming tablets to Lagos

Eromosele Ebhomele The representative of Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bisi Yusuff on Monday donated…

Ambode launches contributory scheme for Hajj, Jerusalem pilgrimages

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday launched a contributory scheme for Hajj and Jerusalem pilgrimages. This is…

We’re sanitising defence procurement processes —Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that his administration was taking urgent and appropriate actions to restore order, due…

Rivers Assembly screens nominees for three boards

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State House of Assembly will Monday screen nominees into governing boards of different parastatals and…

Siblings at war: Two professors fight over late mom’s properties

Cyriacus Izuekwe Two professors born by same parents are locked in a fierce battle over inheriting their late mother’s two…