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Kano/Katsina: Ganduje, Masari, Gaidam sworn-in

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Friday, promised to submit a Bill on Free and Compulsory Primary School Education…

Sepp Blatter elected FIFA President for 5th Term

Zurich (AFP) – Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time Friday after his challenger Prince Ali bin…

Youths, pelting water sachet, disrupt El-Rufai’s inauguration

The inauguration of Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State ended abruptly on Friday. According to a report by NAN, El-Rufai…

Buhari orders military command relocate to Maiduguri

President Muhammdau Buhari signalled a new approach to subduing the Boko Haram insurgency when he directed the central command of…

Ambode appoints Tunji Bello SSG, Ojo as Chief of staff

The Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday, shortly after his inauguration, announced the appointment of key officials of…

I belong to everybody and to nobody, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated categorically that he will honour his words in discharging his duties as president, adding that,…

Buhari vows to crush Boko Haram

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to end Boko Haram siege in Nigeria, shortly after he was sworn in as President…

Ambode sworn-in as Lagos State governor

Kazeem Ugbodaga At a grand ceremony at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, Lagos, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode was sworn in today…

APC’s suspends five members

Stephen Oni/ Ilorin The Kwara State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has ordered the suspension of five of…

Al-Makura inaugurates N2.2bn road

Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday inaugurated 5.5km network roads worth N2.2 billion as part of efforts to…

Buhari, Osinbajo now President, Vice President of Nigeria

Muhammadu Buhari has been sworn in as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after he took his oath…

Uncompleted Projects: Ganduje inherits N105 bn debt from Kwankwaso

Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano state has left a debt of over N105 billion meant for the payment of 2,715…

Scientists restore lost memory in mice, shedding light on amnesia

Washington (AFP) – Researchers have gained new understanding on the workings of amnesia through research that used light to revive…

Buhari fever catching on really quick with souvenirs, others

Here we are, all the waiting will soon be over but the anxiety in the air is unquantifiable as Muhammadu…

UN optimistic Buhari can crush Boko Haram

GENEVA, May 28 (Reuters) – Nigerian President-elect Muhammadu Buhari’s promised campaign to defeat Boko Haram could drive more militants over…

Wamakko lauds Sokoto Sultanate council

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state on Thursday expressed appreciation to the Sultanate council for offering useful advised which led…

A new Nigeria is possible beginning today, says Tinubu

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress has stated that…

Ethiopia, Uganda, Nigeria top countries for US adoptive parents

LONDON, May 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Families in Uganda have been bribed, tricked or coerced into giving up their…
Nigeria must mobilize its resources and efforts to counter extremism and Imams and mosques must acknowledge their critical roles in this

Spain charges Boko Haram Abubakar Shekau with crimes against humanity

MADRID May 28 (Reuters) – Spain’s state prosecutor charged the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau,…
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Buhari deserves complete cooperation, support, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged Nigerians to cooperate, support and show understanding in all situations to the Muhammadu Buhari’s…

Handover Note: Jonathan reveals what his government did for six year

For those in doubt that President Goodluck Jonathan performed in his six years as president of Nigeria, the outgoing leader…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Jonathan inaugurates PTDF office, urges professionalism

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday that the Federal Government would continue to provide a condusive environment for workers to…

Meet the 8 female senators in 8th National Assembly

Only eight out of the 109 senators who will serve in the 8th National Assembly are women, NAN reports. Five…

Fashola presents Handover Notes to Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos state governor, Babatunde Fashola presented handover notes to governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode ahead of the official inauguration ceremony…

Court dismisses DStv price increase suit

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, dismissed the suit filed by some disaffected subscribers challenging the recent 20…

Buhari Receives Handover Notes From Jonathan

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Outgoing Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has continued to receive accolades over gesture of swiftly conceding defeat with a…

Akinwunmi Adesina wins AfDB presidency

Nigeria’s agriculture minister, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina has been elected president of the African Development Bank, according to reports from Abidjan,…

Boko Haram: 290 Soldiers Dismissed

The Nigerian Army has dismissed 290 soldiers for allegedly refusing to fight the Boko Haram insurgents. Human rights lawyer and Senior…

46 Oshodi Hoodlums Arrested Again

Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have arrested another 46 suspected…
Ibrahim Lamorde, former EFCC Chairman is dead

EFCC arraigns businessman over stolen crude oil

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday arraigned one Elder Christopher Andrew Isibor before Justice Ibrahim Buba of the…