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Gov. Abiodun Appoints Tunde Onakoya, National Master of Chess, Ogun Sports Ambassador

Tunde Onakoya, the National Master of Chess and the current Guinness World Record Holder for the longest Chess Marathon in history, has been...

World Malaria Day: Why the War against Malaria matters 

By Paul Ejime It is another World Malaria Day (WMD) today, one year after the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended two candidate anti-malaria...

Cause of Tightness in Fuel Supply Resolved – NNPC Ltd.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) said on Thursday that the tightness in the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) currently...

Sen. Ayogu Eze, one-time Senate spokesman, exits at 65

Senator Ayogu Eze, a former spokesman of the Senate in the 6th and 7th Senate, has died. Eze, 65, of the People’s Democracy...

Breaking: Fire at Lagos airport, flights diverted

An early Thursday morning fire has been reported at the E54 Bridge of Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal One, Ikeja, Lagos. Smoke was...

Rainstorm damages Niger prison as 118 inmates escape

No fewer than 118 inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Suleja, Niger State, have escaped, reports Persecondnews. Their escape was facilitated...

Another Commissioner quits in Rivers State

The River State Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Isaac Kamalu, has resigned as after he was redeployed to the Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment...

Dana Air incident: FAAN reopens MMIA runway

Aftermath of Dana airlines overshooting the runway during its landing sequence at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday morning, the...

Just in: EFCC arrests Ex-Aviation Minister Sirika over alleged N8bln fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over alleged N8.06 billion fraud. He arrived at the...

Just in: Reps ex-Deputy Speaker Ihedioha quits PDP

The main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has lost another chieftain as former governor of Imo State and one-time Deputy Speaker...

Update: Dana Airlines’ Lagos airport incident: Aircraft grounded

The management of Dana Air has confirmed reports that one of its aircraft with registration number 5N BKI skidded off the runway at...

NNPC Ltd., joint venture partner, unlock 12,000bpd production from Awoba Unit Field

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and its joint venture partner in the Awoba Unit Field, Newcross Exploration and Production Ltd,...

Power outages: FG set to unbundle 11 Discos, each state to get its own firm

The Federal Government says it has begun the restructuring and unbundling of the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos). According to the Minister of...

Breaking: Dana airline crash lands in Lagos 

A Dana airline has crash-landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. No casualties have been reported yet. Details shortly……