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SERAP to NASS : Halt sale of government properties by Buhari to fund 2021 budget

  Incensed by the planned sale of some national assets to fund the 2021 budget by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Socio-Economic Rights and...

“Wait On God’’ comment: Smacks of Buhari administration’s witlessness, helplessness, incompetence – PDP

  The Presidential Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina’s comment that only God can resolve the lingering security challenges facing the...

NDLEA declares war on drug barons

Ex-Lagos Governor Buba Marwa is new NDLEA Chairman

  A former military administrator of Lagos and Borno States, retired Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa has been appointed the Chairman/CEO of the National...

Tension in Oyo community residents as herdsmen hack farmers to death

 By Boye Ajayi Following the killing of some farmers in Igangan community in Oyo State by suspected herdsmen, the people have been gripped...

Heirs Holdings acquires 45% of OML 17 from Shell, Total, ENI

Heirs Holdings, a leading African strategic investor in partnership with affiliated company, Transcorp Plc,  Nigeria’s largest publicly listed conglomerate, has announced  the unconditional...

Shock, disappointment as Buhari’s white pigeons could not fly 

The ceremonial release of white pigeons to commemorate 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja by the President Muhammadu Buhari experienced a hitch as they...

Nigeria’s inflation rate hit all-time high of 15.75 per cent 

… it’s a hydra-headed monster that has eroded disposable and discretionary income of consumers Nigeria’s inflation rate has spiralled to its highest level in...

Ethiopia’s former foreign minister killed by military after refusing to surrender

  Ethiopia said its military killed three members of the Tigray region’s former ruling party, including former Ethiopian foreign minister Seyoum Mesfin. Five...

Just in: Eight days to go, Donald Trump impeached for ‘incitement of insurrection’

With less than eight days to the end of his tenure, the United States House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for...

Clark hits Akpabio hard: Stop meddling in NDDC affairs 

    The Ijaw National leader and Chairman of Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF),  Chief Edwin Clark, has sent a strong warning to the...

Jealous 18-year-old lover sets boyfriend ablaze for jilting her

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   A young man, Chidinma Omah, has died after he was set ablaze by his 18-year-old girlfriend, Esther, in...

Another COVID-19 lockdown imminent, warns FG

  Unless Nigerians comply with the COVID-19 protocols to flatten the curve of the second wave of the virus, the Federal Goverment says...

Outrage, condemnation trail distribution of cutlasses, wheelbarrows at launch of FG’s 774,000 jobs

  Outrage, disdain and disappointment greeted the launch of the 774,000 jobs in Delta State for unemployed youths as the Federal Goverment distributed cutlasses and...

Abuja court slams N20m bail on Sowore, N4m on four others

  …to report to court Registrar Mondays, Fridays pending determination of case   After about 12 days of his arrest and prosecution, Sahara...

Buhari Administration in 2020: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

    Nigerians across the political divide and party affiliations or creed were euphoric, ecstatic and expectant as the retired Army General, ex-Head...

Fire damages Nigeria Immigration Service headquarters, Abuja

    Fire has destroyed the headquarters of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) located on Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Road, Abuja. The fire which...