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Alleged N15B Fraud: You’re free to go, judge tells Bafarawa
Justice Bello Abbas of a Sokoto State High Court has discharged and acquitted ex-Sokoto gov, Attahiru Bafarawa and four others who were standing...
Saraki reveals reasons for leaving the ruling APC party
I wish to inform Nigerians that, after extensive consultations, I have decided to take my leave of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This...
Buhari not part of Benue illegality, says presidency
The Presidency on Tuesday said there was no truth in the claims that President Muhammadu Buhari has a hand in the move by...
Kano Assembly impeach Atta as speaker
The Kano state House of Assembly Monday impeached the Speaker, Abdullahi Atta. The House also hurriedly announced Alhassan Durum, as new speaker in a brief...
Buhari sends fighter jets to Zamfara to help repel bandits attack
President Muhammadu Buhari is sending 1000-strong military force, comprising the army, air force, police and the civil defence to launch fierce attacks on the...
ECOWAS Summit: Buhari leaves for Togo on Sunday
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Sunday for Lome, Republic of Togo, to participate in two high-level meetings. On arrival, the President will...
AGF, Saraki, Rule of Law and Buhari Critics
By Imrana Saidu Critics of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration are always quick to claim it lacks respect for the rule of the law,...
Nigeria passport now valid for 10 years – Immigration boss
The Comptroller-General of Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Muhammed Babandede, has revealed a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari, increasing the validity of Nigerian passport...
NAN workers defy police to protest against unpaid allowances
Despite flooding the premises of NAN last night with police to stop planned strike, staff of the agency in dozens embarked on demonstrations...
Nigeria, Niger Republic MoU targets 150,000bpd crude in new refinery
Nigeria and Niger Republic are targeting to produce between 100,000 and 150,000 barrels of crude oil per day in the new agreement to...
Dasuki’s bail and the Attorney General by Reuben Abati
It is more than two weeks now since His Lordship Justice Ijeoma L. Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, gave clear, positive...
Photo News: President Buhari, Niger leader in private dinner at the Villa
President Muhammadu Buhari played host to a private dinner with the Nigerien president, H.E Mahamadou Issoufu on Monday night at the Presidential Villa Abuja. PHOTO’...
Police, DSS conducted a predawn raid of Saraki, Ekweremadu’s home
Dozens of Police officers and suspected DSS operatives Tuesday stormed the residences of the President of the Senate and his deputy, Senators Bukola...
Oshiomhole says he will not lose sleep over PDP
The chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, said he would still sleep soundly irrespective of the actions of the opposition PDP Party....
Driver dies as Minister of sports Dalung escapes death from fatal accident
The Minister of Youth Development and Sport, Barrister Solomon Dalung, escaped death from a gory accident along Gombe Airport road. Eyewitness said a...
Buhari reveals the real reason for announcing intention to seek 2nd term early
President Muhammadu Buhari addressed members of the Buhari Support Group organisation Centre at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, and explained the ‘real reason’ he declared...
