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Women Group drums support for Imo APC’s Princess Onouha as Speaker of 10th Assembly
In pursuit of women’s inclusion in the top hierarchy of the Federal legislative arm of government, women drummed support for the candidature of...
Just in: Ex-Justice Minister, nonagenarian Bola Ajibola, exits
A former Minister of Justice and ex-judge at the World Court at the Hague, Prince Bola Ajibola, has passed on. Aged 89 years,...
Large Cobra in cockpit forces plane’s emergency landing
A venomous big snake crawling into pilot’s seat mid air had forced an emergency landing in South Africa. Report said a South African...
Petrol subsidy removal: World Bank releases $800m to FG for palliatives
The Federal Government says it has received an $800 million World Bank grant for petrol subsidy palliatives ahead of subsidy removal in June....
Nigeria’s 2060 net-zero emission target: NSIA, Vitol seal joint venture deal for carbon avoidance, carbon removal project
"I am particularly pleased that this initiative is a Joint Venture between two important players in their respective fields, targeting one common goal:...
Benue State has been run aground, civil service in “intensive care unit”, Governor-elect, Alia
Benue State has been run aground with the current administration owing backlog of salaries, pensions and gratuities, Governor-elect, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has...
Save me from fake news, Prof. Soyinka cries out as he put $1000 bounty on authors
Worried by fake news and his misrepresentation in the media, elder statesman and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has announced a $1000 reward...
Sacked! NASENI boss, Prof. Haruna
Prof. Mohammed Haruna, the Executive Vice-Chairman, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), has been given the boot. Haruna is to vacate...
Alleged N20bn paid to “ghost consultants’’: It’s cheap blackmail, false, baseless report — NNPCL
Contrary to an online media platform’s report, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) says it is not true that it paid the...
Commodore Maigida, ex-Air Force spokesman, slumps, dies In Abuja
Air Commodore Wapkerem Maigida, the immediate past spokesman for the Nigerian Air Force, has slumped and died. Maigida, who was hale and hearty...
Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, loses first wife
A former Governor of Abia State and Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, has announced the passing on of his first wife,...
Ailing Ondo Gov. Akeredolu hands over to Deputy Gov. Aiyedatiwa
Ailing Ondo State Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Monday handed over the reins of power to the Deputy Governorship, Mr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa. Akeredolu,...
In renewed wave of banditry in Zamfara, two female students of federal varsity in Gusau abducted
In a renewed offensive, armed bandits have swooped on the female hostel of the Federal University Gusau, in Zamfara State, abducting two female...
Till I go to heaven, I will never campaign for anybody – Oyedepo
The founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, said on Sunday that he has never campaigned for any politician in his life...
NBC’s N5m fine against Channels TV: Akinnola chides Onanuga for masterminding fine, undermining press freedom
Following a N5 million slammed on Channels Television by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on the prompting of a senior journalist, Mr Bayo...
States compound nation’s erosion problems by “arm-twisting’’ Buhari to take their “share’’ of ecological funds – Minister
The Minister of Environment, Mr Mohammed Abdulahi, has blamed state governments for the gargantuan erosion problems across the states particularly in the Southeast....
