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Gov. Obaseki’s siege on Edo legislature, gravest assault on constitutional democracy — Tinubu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has blasted Governor Godwin Obaseki for the theatrical manner of overrunning the legislative...
Ize-Iyamu to Gov. Obaseki: We have seized legislative power from you
The Edo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has declared that the party had wrested the...
Night bloodletting in the House of God in Nigeria, 4 fatalities recorded
In what looked like a terror attack, some yet-to-be identified gunmen have broken into Azikoro village in Yenagoa Council Area of Bayelsa State, and unleashed...
Wearing face mask in church unbiblical, not revering God, says Lagos senior cleric
Ahead of re-opening of churches on Sunday, August 9 in Lagos State, the Household of God Church will...
Naming rail station after Jonathan a misnomer, demeaning, says Edwin Clark
The Federal Government’s naming of the railway complex in Agbor, Delta State, after former President Goodluck Jonathan,is nothing but an insult, elder statesman and...
COVID-19: Governors not enforcing protocols to flatten pandemic curve, PTF tells Buhari
The Chairman of Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 pandemic and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, says the...
NNPC sold ₦92.58bn worth of products in May 2020 – Report
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it sold ₦92.58 billion worth of white products in May 2020. During the period, the...
President Buhari Calls Ismaila Funtua’s Death A ‘Major National Loss’
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday said that the late Isma’ila Isa Funtua was of great assistance to him and his government, noting that...
Shoprite Said to Weigh Selling a Majority Stake in Nigeria
Shoprite Holdings Limited is weighing its ownership options for its outlets in Nigeria. In an “Operational and Voluntary Trading Update (52...
Publish Nigeria’s loan portfolio since May 2015, SERAP tells Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has been asked to publish details of loans so far obtained by his administration since May 29, 2015. He...
PDP demands speedy prosecution of corrupt appointees
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the speedy prosecution of officials of the All Progressives Congress indicted for alleged corruption. “The...
Ailing septuagenarian dies aboard Abuja-bound Air Peace plane
The death of a septuagenarian onboard an Air Peace flight on Calabar to Abuja route has been announced. Just as the plane...
Breaking: 10 lives lost in Badagry-bound boat accident
No fewer than 10 passengers lost their lives when the boat ferrying them from Lagos to Badagry capsized while three others are...
Sallah: Buhari says he wants security, prosperity for Nigerians – worries about banditry, terror in Northwest, Central
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday felicitated with Nigerians especially Muslims as they celebrate Eid-Kabir, describing the developments in the North-West...
