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Strident attacks, editorials: Buhari Presidency will not stamp down dissent — Garba

  In spite of strident baseless criticisms and attacks on the government, the Presidency says it will not stamp down entrenched culture of...

FG approves House of Reps Deputy Chief Whip’s project, awards it to contractor

  Lawmaker lauds Pres. Buhari for project   The Federal Government has awarded a gully erosion and flood control project at Oghoghe/Urualla Ohukabi...

Foreign Affairs Minister, Onyeama, contracts Covid-19

  Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama,  said Sunday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first minister in the...

NDDC N81.5bn fraud: Suspend Akpabio now, probe commission, SERAP tells Buhari

  Worried by the humongous corruption at the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu...

Man beheads friend over N13m remitted to his account by sibling 

  A 29-year-old has beheaded his colleague in Auchi, Edo State following the disclosure of N13 million transferred to his account by his...

Ex-NDDC Boss: Akpabio took over NDDC on assumption of office, threatened to sack me if….

    Dr Joy Nunieh, a former Acting Managing Director of the Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has accused the Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs,...

Buhari felicitates with Nigerian Prof. Egbu appointed VC of UK varsity

  Prof. Charles Egbu, the first black and Nigerian appointed the Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University, United Kingdom, has received President Muhammadu Buhari’s...

COVID-19: Danger! Fake hand sanitizers in circulation – PTF

      The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 has alerted the public of fake alcohol-based sanitizers in circulation, saying this will further endanger...

Nunieh’s house arrest: Gov. Wike “abducts”, frees her from police siege

  In a response to a distress call, Rivers State Gov. Nyesom Wike on Thursday launched a rescue operation for a former Acting...

Flying officer Tolulope Arotile’s death:  Afenifere demands coroner’s inquest

  Grief-stricken Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, has called for a coroner’s inquest into the death of the Nigerian female Airforce pilot, Tolulope ...

Senate passes bill upgrading Auchi Poly to City University of Technology

    The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill seeking to upgrade the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi in Edo State to the City University...

Southwest states to reopen schools for WASSCE August 3

      Uncomfortable with the Federal Government’s declaration that Nigerian candidates will not participate in WASSCE over COVID-19 safety concerns, the six...

COVID-19 protocols: Ex-Governor physically assaults airport enforcement officer

  As airport and security officials begin enforcement of COVID-19 protocol, Very Important Personalities (VIPs) have consistently violated the rules with impunity.   ...

Prolific Nigerian striker, Obafemi Martins, back in Chinese club, Shanghai

  Sizzling Nigerian striker, 35-year-old Obafemi Martins, is back again in Shanghai Shenhua, the Chinese FA Cup winners said on Wednesday.   He...

In a clean sweep, EFCC Secretary, Olukoyede, 10 others suspended 

  As the probe of the suspended EFCC boss, CP Ibrahim Magu, continues,  at least 11 senior officials of the commission have been...

COVID-19: Chile training dogs to sniff out virus from infected people 

    In Chile, police authorities said they are training dogs to detect people that may be infected with the novel coronavirus by...