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Gov Mohammed lauds Airforce over plans to establish varsity in Bauchi
Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed has applauded the Nigerian Airforce over its plan to establish a university in Bauchi state. The governor was speaking…
First Class Lagos Monarch, Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru Is Dead
EMIRAT Post reports that a first-class monarch in Lagos, His Royal Majesty, Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru, has passed away.Oniru died in Lagos after a brief…
Jigawa: Governor Badaru appoints 15 Special Advisers
Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, of Jigawa State, has approved the appointments of fifteen new Special Advisers. This was contained in a press statement signed by…
Popular OAP, Toolz Loses Father, Oba Oba Abiodun Oniru
A first-class monarch in Lagos, His Royal Majesty, Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru, has passed away on Monday after a brief illness. He was the father…
IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Leads Delegation To US For UN General Assembly
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu will be leading other members of the group to the United Nations General Assembly slated…
4 abducted ASUP leaders regain freedom in Oyo
The News Agency of (NAN) reports that Opadijo Oluyide, the ASUP Chairman, his Secretary, Gbenga Alayande, two other officials of the union as well as…
2023: Buba Galadima reveals region to produce Buhari’s successor
The National Chairman of the Reformed-All Progressives Congress (R-APC), Engr. Buba Galadima, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari will hand over power to someone from…
Trump could use therapy says US rapper Common
He may be the most powerful person on Earth, but Donald Trump needs help, in the opinion of the famously enlightened American rapper Common. “You…
Xenophobia: Sen. Okonkwo Commends Air Peace for evacuating Nigerians from SA
This was contained in a statement made available by Okonkwo who represented Anambra Central senatorial district in the Senate. Okonkwo said the gesture of the…
Apapa gridlock: My next plan, other strategies on traffic Mgt.— Sanwo-Olu
Sanwo-Olu argued that the state government’s cooperation with the Federal Government to address the gridlock within Apapa has yielded results and efforts would be made…
EFCC nabs gang for impersonating the commission, ICPC
According to him, the suspects are Norbert Rampa, 51, Patrick Essien, 50 and Gabriel Daniel 32.
He said that the trio along with other members of their team had last year September paid a courtesy visit to the Commission’s Uyo office, under the auspicies of Grassroots Development Advocacy Initiative (GDAI).
Britain’s Supreme Court Enters Brexit Crisis
Demonstrators protest outside the Supreme court in central London on the first day of the hearing into the decision by the government to prorogue parliament…
Makinde asks EFCC, ICPC to probe Ajimobi
The Executive Chairman of the agency, Debo Adeniran stated this in a letter he wrote to the commission. According to the letter dated Saturday, September…
Farmers-herdsmen crisis: NIPSS takes case to ECOWAS parliament
As the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS gathers this weekend for the Parliamentary Seminar on Transhumance and Inter-Community Conflicts in…
I depend on my aides to succed — Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, has said that the success of his office was largely dependent on his aides. It will…
Ramaphosa cancels plan to attend UN meeting
The office of the president, on Thursday said President Cyril Ramaphosa has canceled his plan to attend the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting because he…
Nigeria ranks 146 on Ease of Doing Business
The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) has said that Nigeria ranks 146 out of 190 countries on the Ease of Doing Business globally. The Executive…
Oyo’s wage bill increased by N1bn after 2019 poll — Makinde
Increases car, housing loans for workers ‘Why I am concerned about workers welfare’ Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, revealed that the wage…
Breaking News: South African Authorities Erect Road Block On Evacuation Of Nigerians
Cameras set, tape recorders cued, security screening passed; the long wait for Nigerians trapped in xenophobic attacks in South Africa is running and at the…
Worry Not, We Shall Overcome, Says Dino Melaye Amid Political Trouble
Senator Dino Melaye is no doubt in serious political trouble for two main reasons. Firstly, the election petition tribunal sacked him and ordered a fresh…
Police arrest suspected kidnappers of ABU students, others
The Police on Wednesday said it arrested 58 suspects for various alleged criminal offenses in different parts of the country. The Force Public Relations Officer…
N537m Debt: Donald Duke Settles AMCON, Recovers House
The Federal High Court in Lagos has discharged it’s August 8, 2019 order, which empowered the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria to take over an…
Xenophobia in S. Africa: Nigerians, Ghanaians in Europe seek AU’s intervention
In telephone interviews with the Europe Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) they condemned the attacks and described it as misplaced anger. Dr…
Oyetola will surprise you, APC tells PDP
The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olasoji Adagunodo that he…
Suspected bandits kill security guard, kidnap two children of Katsina LG Chairman
Suspected armed bandits have in the wee hours of Wednesday attacked the residence of the Transition Committee Chairman of Matazu Local government area of Katsina…
Horror! Bus Carrying Many People Plunges Into A River In Anambra
According to a report by The Nation, nine persons sustained varying degrees of injury in a motor accident along Ideani /Nnobi road in Idemili South…
China Summons German Ambassador Over Wong’s Visit
Beijing summoned the German ambassador after a meeting between Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and Germany’s foreign minister, China’s envoy said Wednesday, as a row…
Buhari’s Victory At Tribunal Is A Shame To Our Educational System: Reno Omokri
The staunch critic of the President expressed that the ruling that the President had the necessary academic qualifications to contest gives hope to children…
We’ll harness young talents for tourism development – FG
The federal government says it is planning a national summit on the role of youths and women in tourism as part of the efforts to…
FUOYE Protest: How Governor Fayemi’s Wife Was Attacked – Ekiti Government Confirms
According to a report by Punch Metro, the Ekiti State Government has confirmed that the wife of the governor, Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, was attacked during…
Peaceful coexistence of Adamawa pastoralists, farmers excites Osinbajo
he vice president formally inaugurated the implementation of NLTP at the Gongoshi Grazing Reserve in Mayo Belwa Local Government Area of Adamawa on Tuesday. The…
Rape Case: Group lauds Busola Dakolo for seeking redress in court
The Executive Director of GMI, Ms Omowumi Ogunrotimi (Esq), gave the commendation on Tuesday in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria…
Xenophobia: Federal lawmaker tells South Africa what to do to those attacking Nigerians
Taiwo Kolawole, a member of the House of Representatives, has called on the South African Government to make a law that would punish any of…
Saraki’s ex-aide emerges Olupenmen-elect in Ondo
Prince Adesanmi Ogunmolasuyi, a Senior Legislative Aide to former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, has emerged the Olupenmen-elect of Upenmen community in Owo…
Gov. Wike speaks on looting Rivers in second term
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that he has no intention of looting the state’s treasury in his second term. The Governor said…
Why Oyo govt. revoked 26,000 hectares of land-Commisioner
The Oyo State Government says its decision to revoke the 26,000 hectares of forest reserve land allocated by the immediate past administration was in the…
I Have Been Fighting Corruption Without Political Interference, Says Magu
The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu has said that he has been fighting corruption without political interference. The…
Buhari: Boko Haram Will Be Treated As Bandits
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that what’s left of Boko Haram in the Northeast, Nigeria are bandits, and will be treated as such. President Buhari…
South Africa to ‘clamp down’ on hiring of undocumented migrant workers after attacks
South Africa’s Minister of Defence Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula addresses striking miners outside a South African mine in Rustenburg, 100 km (62 miles) northwest of Johannesburg August…
Heartbreak As Tribunal Sacks APC Senator, Declares PDP Candidate Winner
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, has nullified the election that produced Chairman Senate Committee on Media and…
What Ehanire, Mamora must do to revitalise health sector
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire and the Minister of State for Health, Senator Adeleke Mamora, have been tasked to urgently and decisively take…
President Buhari Loses Staff Who Served Him For 30 Years
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday mourned the passing of one of his staff member, Buhari Nalado Sandamu. “I have lost a good and honest caretaker….
Buhari frowns at politicization of national security issues
President Muhammadu Buhari has decried what he calls the “undue politicization” of the security situation in the country. The president made his feelings known when…
Trump Fires His National Security Advisor On Twitter
President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to announce the sack of his National Security Advisor, John Bolton. Trump made the announcement on Tuesday…
I didn’t attack judiciary, Timi Frank replies BMO
A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has denied a statement credited to the…
Appeal Court upholds Kumo’s election as Gombe Rep
The court gave the judgement after it dismissed an application challenging Kumo’s election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court upheld the decision of…
My Mandate Will Be Restored, Kalu Reacts To Tribunal Judgement
He was quoted to have said this in a statement signed by his media office on Monday following the nullification of his election by a…
Tribunal nullifies Kalu’s election, orders supplementary poll in Arochukwu LGA
The National and State House of Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has nullified the election of the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, for…
Buhari Orders Immediate Evacuation Of Nigerians From South Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for the immediate evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa following the renewed Xenophobic attack. Buhari had instructed the Minister of…
Shell loses N202m daily to vandals, oil thieves – GM
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Joint Venture says it loses about N202 million daily in revenue to activities of criminals in the Niger…
