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Jihadists’ rocket-propelled grenades on Maiduguri: Death toll now 16

‌ Boko Haram jihadists have attacked Maiduguri, Borno State capital, killing 16 people, including nine children as death toll rises. The children were...

Breaking into sealed assets: Okorocha has broken the law, says lmo Governor

  “The government of Imo state sealed a property (belonging to Okorocha) and I think that if there is anything anybody consider that...

Highbrowed APC senator hoodwinks, spoofs Pres. Buhari on NDDC Board, mobilizes against Lauretta Onochie’s confirmation by Senate

…Nigerians have criticized Lauretta for her partisan tweets, querying her credentials for the job A Senator representing Delta State has thrown a spanner...

Persons living with disability: Minister pushes for sign language interpreters on TV stations

      By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has issued a directive to the National...

Buhari’s ADC, Lt.-Col. Dodo, assumes duty

    The newly appointed Aide-De-Camp (ADC) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lt.-Col. Yusuf Muktar Dodo, on Monday assumed duties at Aso Rock Villa....

Nigeria’s exit from recession excites Osinbajo, says facilitated by FG’s Economic Sustainability Plan

  Excited by Nigeria’s economy’s prompt exit from recession, the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has hinged on the success of the ongoing...

BREAKING: 27 Kagara students, 15 others regain freedom

The abducted 27 students and 15 workers of Science College, Kagara, Niger State, have been released. The abductees, according to latest report, are...

Military aircraft in fatal crash in Abuja, passengers, crew burnt to death

  A military aircraft, King Air 350, has crashed a few yards off the runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja. Passengers...

Flush out criminal herders, bandits from nation’s forests, Gov. Abiodun urges Pres. Buhari

  Nigerian forests have become the hideouts of criminals including intinerant foreign herders stoking ethnic crisis and killings in the country, Ogun Gov....

NIRSAL unveils scorecard, facilitates N148bn in finance, investments for agriculture and agribusiness in 2020

  The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says it facilitated over N148 billion in finance and investments for agriculture...

BREAKING: Ex-Customs Controller-General, Dikko Inde, passes on

The immediate past Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Dikko Inde, is dead.Dikko died at an expatriate hospital in Abuja, according to family...

Rising crude price: NNPC rules out petrol price increase in February

    “The decision not to increase the price was to allow for the conclusion of the ongoing engagements with the organized labour...

Two months after Kastina students abduction, gunmen again kidnap students, teachers in Niger State

  Some gunmen have kidnapped unspecified number of students and teachers of Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State. The gunmen invaded the...

Buhari to new ambassadors: Fight hard for Nigeria, Nigerians abroad

  President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the new set of ambassadors to protect the interests of Nigerians living abroad and also fight hard...

BREAKING: 40-Year-Old Bawa ls New EFCC Boss

BREAKING: 40-Year-Old Bawa ls New EFCC Boss

A new Chairman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been appointed. He is Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, an EFCC investigator. President...

Okonjo-Iweala’s WTO appointment: Buhari, Atiku, Barkindo excited, felicitate with her

  Congratulatory messages have continued to poured in for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Leading the...