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Iraqi Parliament Criminalizes Display of Israeli flag

Following the display of the Israeli flag in pro-independence Kurdish rallies, the Iraqi parliament, known as the Council of Representatives, voted Tuesday to...

Trump blames Democrats, Senator for terror attack

President Donald Trump, less than 24 hours after a 29-year-old Uzbek national allegedly drove a truck down a bike path and killed at...

Socio-Economic Development: Heritage Bank partners IFCOD on use of art performance

As part of its commitment to the growth and socio-economic development of Nigeria’s creative industry, Heritage Bank Plc has partnered with the organizers...

Russia’s Putin set to build two nuclear plants in Nigeria

Russia state owned energy giant Rosatom  has signed a deal to build two nuclear power plants in Nigeria, as  Nigeria seeks to end...

Buhari urges Nigerians to honour military veterans through care, support

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari used his  address at the Armed Forces remembrance day Emblem and Appeal launch to commend service members throughout the nation’s history...

‘Let us not forget hurricane victims in the Caribbean’, Says Commonwealth Sec Gen

The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland is urging the international community to keep devastated islands in the Caribbean high on its agenda as she...

Buhari commends Nigeria’s progress in World Bank’s doing business ratings

President Muhammadu Buhari welcomes most heartily the phenomenal improvement of Nigeria on the World Bank’s Doing Business latest rankings released Tuesday. Besides moving...

Buhari appeals to party members as support slips

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari  is trying to combat new weakness in his  party base and re-energize his staunchest  party supporters by appointing more ministers into...

The monkey business they call governance By Reuben Abati

  “Have you gone to visit your brother in Ekiti?” “Who is that? I have many brothers from Ekiti state” “The Governor. Osokomole...

Elumelu, Prince Harry, Renzi and other world leaders to speak at inaugural Obama Foundation Summit

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of Africa’s top entrepreneur, and philanthropist Tony Elumelu will join world leaders to speak in Chicago at the Obama Foundation’s inaugural summit...

SERAP asks Buhari to handover Lawal, Oke to EFCC, ICPC

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has welcomed the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the suspended Secretary to Government of the...

ECOWAS Court Orders FG To Pay N88b Damages for 1967 Civil War

The Economic Community of West African States Court of Justice on Monday ordered Nigeria to pay 88 billion naira ($244 million) in damages to...

NNPC: Between Policy and Politics

By Williams Ekanem For Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), is a cash cow. It attracts the highest earnings for the country,...

The Day in Pictures: Buhari, Tinubu at the villa

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday held a closed-door meeting with  APC chieftain Bola Tinubu.  

Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About Boss Mustapha, New SGF

[dropcap]M[/dropcap]r Boss Gida Mustapha is a lawyer, management consultant, politician, and businessman. He was for many years a close ally of former vice...