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Imo pensioners give Okorocha 14-day ultimatum

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) on Tuesday gave the Imo government a 14-day ultimatum to pay the pension arrears…

Eid-el-Fitr: Tambuwal orders payment of July salaries

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says he has approved the immediate payment of July salaries to workers ahead of…

Pharmacist lands in prison over registration fraud

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 40-year-old pharmacist has been arrested and charged to court for allegedly defrauding a company in Lagos state,…

Kaduna LG chairman slashes own salary, allowances by 50%

The newly appointed interim Local Government chairman for Kudan Local Government in Kaduna state, Dauda Iliya Abba, has slashed his…

Suicide bomber dies in Borno explosion

A suspected male suicide bomber died on Monday after detonating his Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) near a military check point…
Trial of former governor, Sule Lamido, his two sons and others over alleged N1.35 billion fraud was stalls at the Federal High Court in Abuja

Sule Lamido, sons may regain freedom Tuesday

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Sources at Kano Central Prison confirmed to PM News Correspondent on Monday that the immediate past governor of…

Buhari to end FG sponsorship of pilgrimage

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to pull the plug on federal government sponsorship of pilgrims to Israel and Saudi Arabia,…

KOWA presidential candidate commends Buhari, Osinbajo for salary slash

Prof. Oluremi Sonaiya, the 2015 Presidential Candidate of the KOWA Party, on Monday described President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to take…

Why PDP needs younger candidates for Bayelsa, Kogi guber elections

Rethink Nigeria, a group sympathetic to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has advised the party to field younger candidates in…

Oshiomhole suffering from numerical diarrhea, says Okonjo-Iweala

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, has stated that Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state is suffering numerical diarrhea…

Buhari to Service Chiefs: Go and restore Armed Forces glory

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja urged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to help him rebuild the reputation of…

Left with just 50 Cent? US rapper files for bankruptcy

American rapper 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy protection in Connecticut on Monday, reporting debts and assets in the range of…

I’m not going to remove fuel subsidy now, Buhari says

President Muhammadu Buhari has hinted that his administration is not ready to remove subsidy on petroleum products despite literatures urging…

NNPC, a monster to be tamed, says El Rufai

Funsho Arogundade Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state has described the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC as a monster…

Bayelsa, Kogi Election Time Table

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My reforms in oil sector will boost transparency, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja assured investors that his administration will implement far-reaching reforms to boost accountability and transparency…

INEC schedules Kogi, Bayelsa gov elections for Nov, December

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved dates for the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states. The governorship…

N2bn Fraud: Oronsaye’s trial commences Oct, as Abdulrasheed Maina flees

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on July 13, 2015 fixed the trial of a former Head…

Kano Police nab killers of university student

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Suspected killers of 27-year old Bashir Shehu, a student of Federal University of Education, Kano, were among dozens…

Okonjo-Iweala took $1bn for Jonathan’s re-election, says Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been accused of illegally…

Lagos Arrests Black Market Operator With 47 Kegs Of Petrol

The Ojodu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State on Monday arrested a middle-aged man in Ogba area, Innocent Nwevo,…

Court remands herdsman for alleged kidnap

A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of a 33-year-old herdsman, Umaru Abubakar for alleged kidnap of one…

Our Govt’ll Be All-Embracing If Elected –APC Gov Aspirant

A top aspirant for the ticket of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Kogi State governorship election, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, has…

New service chiefs unveiled, Buratai heads army

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Service Chiefs and National Security Adviser, NSA, to replace former…

Ambode Rescues Accident Victim

In what could be best described as a show of concern, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday alighted…

Nigerian police fined N100m over death of detainee

Akin Kuponiyi A federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Monday ordered the Nigerian Police to pay the family…

Buhari’s pace not worrisome, say Lagos lawmakers

Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s pace of governance since…

Suicide bomber kills civillian JTF in Maiduguri

MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A suicide bomber in a bus killed one member of Nigeria’s civilian joint task force (JTF) at…

Court reinstates 22 sacked APC Rivers LGA Chairmen

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A new twist has been added to the tussle of who occupies the 22 local government secretariats…

Buhari sacks Chief of Army, Navy, Airforce

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari sacked his army, navy, air force and defence chiefs on Monday, a widely anticipated move as…