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Just in: Edo preacher, Apostle Suleiman, escapes assassins’ bullets by hairsbreadth, 4 cops, 2 others killed

Few weeks after Sen. Andi Ubah escaped assassination attempt in Anambra State,  Auchi-based preacher, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, on Friday was attacked by some...

Buhari unveils APC Presidential Campaign Council, describes Tinubu as friend, partner, and brother

In spite of the unfavorable circumstances of global economic downturns, the Covid-19 pandemic, and very low international oil prices resulting in low revenue,...

Immediate past UK PM, Boris Johnson, stages comeback after Liz Truss’ exit

With a power vacuum created by British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ exit on Thursday after just six weeks in power, her predecessor, Boris...

Alleged $200,000 fraud: Ex-Gov. Fashola’s Justice Commissioner, Shasore (SAN), arraigned, granted N50m bail

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Olasupo Shasore, in ex-Gov. Babatunde Fashola’s administration has...

At last, FG sacks NDDC Interim Administrator, appoints Audu-Ohwavborua Acting Managing Director

Following the sack of the Interim Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Engr. Emmanuel Audu-Ohwavborua as...

Effective policing of Nigeria’s borders only through technology — Customs CG

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali, has said the only way Nigeria can protect its borders...

Breaking: UK Prime Minister Liz Truss quits barely 40 days in office

United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has resigned barely a month and some days of her inauguration. She announced her resignation outside Downing...

Four days after new Ekiti Governor was sworn in, State Assembly Speaker, Funminiyi Afuye, dies

Barely four days after a new governor was inaugurated in Ekiti, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, has...

Flooding: FG denies agreement with Cameroon on dam construction

The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, on Wednesday refuted claims that Nigeria and Cameroon had reached an agreement to build a dam...

Mayhem at Alaba international market, Lagos, as over 50 persons injured

There was bloody violence at the popular Alaba international market, Lagos, on Wednesday as traders clashed with hoodlums popularly referred to ‘agberos’ ....

Flood disasters: Expert chides urban planners for not carrying out proper surveys before land allocation

The Executive Director, Development Specs Academy, Abuja, Dr. Okey Ikechukwu, has blamed urban planners for the massive flooding currently ravaging several parts of...

FG provides N470bn for varsity revitalisation, upward adjustment of lecturers’ salaries

The Federal Government says it has provided N470 billion special fund for university revitalisation and upward adjustment of lecturers’ salaries. The Minister of...

Rising criminalities among Chinese nationals: China opens police stations in Nigeria, 20 countries

In its effort to tackle the increasing rate of criminal activities of its citizens abroad, the Chinese Government has opened police stations in...

Amid difficulties, Buhari’s administration has delivered on APC promises, Tinubu says

The All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has delivered on the promises of the...

INEC reads riot act to parties, supporters, eschew violent attacks, focus on issues

  Following the recent violent clashes in the ongoing campaigns in the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned political parties...

Flood disaster: Bayelsa Govt. gives workers 7-day break

Worried by the flood-induced hardships being experienced by the people, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has given civil servants a one-...