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EDHA crisis: Can Obaseki run the gauntlet?
By Sufuyan Ojeifo The aphorism by the Yoruba that “whoever does something that is unusual will experience a consequence that is unusual” perfectly...
Update: El-Zakzaky, wife granted permission to travel abroad for medical treatment
A Kaduna High Court has granted the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat, bail...
Buhari approves induction retreat for ministers designate after Sallah break
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an induction retreat for Ministers Designate to be held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja from August...
Atiku challenges Buhari over alleged ‘secret burial’ of 1,000 soldiers
The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari, over...
Why disaster readiness is critical for Africa – and what the Commonwealth is doing about it
By Commonwealth Five months ago, Cyclone Idai ripped through the Southern African region, causing a massive humanitarian disaster that affected three million people....
NNPC Not Competing with Dangote Refinery – Kyari
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, on Wednesday declared that the national oil company was...
FG to deploy drones, CCTVs to boost security in South-West Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari, has assured traditional rulers from the South West geopolitical zone of the country that the security architecture will be...
FG sets up task force to recover N5trn AMCON debts
The federal government has set up a task force to recover the over N5 trillion outstanding debt owed the Asset Management Corporation...
Crisis: Senate threatens to takeover Edo Assembly if Obaseki fails to meet ultimatum
•’This illegality will not stand,’ Obaseki reacts The Senate has given the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, an ultimatum of one week to...
Group Fingers Otu in conspiracy to Halt Senate Confirmation of Agba
A group known as the Niger Delta Renaissance has identified Senator Bassey Edet Otu, erstwhile representative of the Cross River South Senatorial District as...
NIMC Expands Enrolment to Saudi Arabia and other African Countries
With the successful deployment of enrollment Centers in South Africa, US, UK, etc., the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) has concluded plans to...
Mele Kyari Competent to Lead NNPC – Guild of Editors
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), the umbrella body of leaders in various media organizations in Nigeria, has expressed confidence in the ability...
Pension fund not for budget deficits – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday that monies from staff pension deductions are not meant to...
Trump administration in new rule will deport illegal immigrants without going to court
The Trump administration will this week introduce a speedy deportation process that will bypass immigration courts. Under the new rules, migrants who cannot...
Nigeria’s ex-defense, petroleum, agriculture, among 13 ministers not returning to office
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday asked the Nigerian Senate to confirm a list of 43 individuals to serve his cabinet for the 2019-2023 tenure...
CBN Committee Votes to Keep Benchmark Rates at 13.5%
The central bank of Nigeria unanimously voted to retain benchmark rates at 13.5% amid inflationary pressures. The bank based its decision on...
