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I am leaving the service a fulfilled person – Defence Minister

Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd), said on Tuesday in Abuja that he was leaving public service a fulfilled…

Nigeria back in 1983

Bayo Onanuga Nigeria’s Vice-President elect, Professor Yemi Osinbajo could well have been playing General Sani Abacha’s role, the dark-goggled army…

2019: PDP NWC, BoT vow to work together

National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it would collaborate with Board of Trustees (BoT) and other…

Children’s Day: Education main focus of Buhari’s govt – Aisha

Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, wife of Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has restated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will place education…
Ibrahim Lamorde, former EFCC Chairman is dead

Jonathan did not starve us of funds – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed talks that President Goodluck Jonathan starved it of funds as reported…

We’ll equip military hospitals – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Tuesday that efforts would be made to equip military hospitals in Nigeria to meet the…

Oshiomhole swears-in LG Chairman then suspends him

Jethro Ibileke/Benin It was a case of hiring and firing on Tuesday in Benin, as Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo…

I’ll sack the 22 APC chairmen elected in Rivers – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor-elect Nyesom Wike has vowed to dissolve the 22 council chairmen who were sworn in…

Unpaid Stipends: SURE-P beneficiaries threaten to disrupt Buhari’s inauguration

Jethro Ibileke/Benin buhari Beneficiaries of the Community Services for Women and Youths Empowerment Project (CSWYEP), a branch of the SURE-P,…

Ikorodu gets new monarch

The Lagos State Government Monday approved the appointment of Prince Kabiru Adewale Sotobi as the next Ayangbunren of Ikorodu to…

75 illegal warehouses stocked with N319.9b fabrics unconvered

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Comptroller-General of Customs, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko Inde declared in Kano, northwest Nigeria on Tuesday that Customs has identified…

Asisat Oshoala wins BBC Womens Footballer of the Year

Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. The 20-year-old forward…

Akon launches solar institute in Africa

Senegalese-American musician, Akon, whose “Akon Lighting Africa” initiative is aimed at bringing electricity to some 600 million Africans on Tuesday…

Senate President: Saraki’s aide apologises for blunder on zoning

The Special Adviser to Senator Bukola Saraki on media has apologised for wrongly informing Nigerians that the All Progressives Congress…
Senator Liyel Imoke

Unpaid Salaries: Workers declare indefinite strike in Cross River

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress in Cross River has declared an indefinite…

Resist plans by Wike to sack you, Amaechi tells LGA chairmen

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi has advised the newly sworn in local government chairmen and councillors to…

Dokpesi to testify in Tinubu’s N150bn libel suit

Henry Ojelu The suit instituted by a national leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu challenging an alleged…

Court sends NDLEA packing from Kashamu’s residence

Akin Kuponiyi Reprieve came the way of the Ogun East senator-elect Buruji Kasamu today as a Federal high court sitting…

Teenage girl docked over attempted murder

A teenage girl, Chidima Sunday, was on Tuesday charged before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly attempting to kill…

Tribunal grants APC’s request to inspect election materials in Lagos

The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday granted leave to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to inspect documents…

Wife drags husband to court over alleged phone theft

The police on Tuesday arraigned a 38-year-old civil servant, Cyril Agochi, of Federal Government College, Keffi, before a Mararaba Upper…

Burundi protesters vent rage over killing of opposition leader

Hundreds of anti-government protesters took to the streets of Burundian capital, Bujumbura to protest the killing of opposition politician, at…

Saraki lied, we never zoned Senate Presidency to North Central – APC NWC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has dismissed talks by former governor of Kwara state, Senator Bukola…

US condemns killing of Burundi’s opposition leader, urges peace

The United States on Tuesday strongly condemned the killing of the leader of Burundi’s opposition party, Union for Peace and…

Fire kills 38 in old people’s home

Chinese media reports on Tuesday in Beijing that more than 38 people have died in a fire outbreak that occurred…

Police arrest 6 suspects over stabbing of 2 pupils in Kano

The police in Kano State have arrested six suspects in connection with the stabbing of two pupils of Fagge Special…
Parents must help govt wage war against drug abuse - Lagos Deputy Speaker

Eshilokun’s Speakership bid suffers again

Eromosele Ebhomele The bid by Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni, a former Lagos council chairman, to head the Lagos State House of Assembly…

5 Months Unpaid Salaries: Oyo workers embark on indefinite strike

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Civil servants in Oyo state commenced indefinite strike action as a result of non-payment of salaries by the…

Power distribution historically pathetic, down to 727MW

It has only gotten worse, not better for Nigeria as electricity output crashed to an all time, historic low of…

Gov. Amosun dissolves cabinet

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state on Monday dissolved the State Executive Council barely four days to the…