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FOI ranking launch: CSOs unveil most transparent public institutions in Nigeria  Sept. 28

As part of activities to commemorate the International Day for Universal Access to Information, the most transparent public institutions in Nigeria will be unveiled...

Luis Suarez cancels Barcelona contract, agrees Atletico Madrid terms

    Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has reportedly agreed a deal with the club to end his contract and settled on personal terms...

Deadly poison discovered in letter addressed to President Trump

  Officials have detected ricin, a deadly poison found in castor beans, in an envelope that was sent, apparently from Canada, to President Donald...

No Peace, No Sustainable Development, Says Buhari

    The Development Goals have an intrinsic relationship to peace and stability. Without peace, all other goals—from focusing on youth, unemployment and...

Edo poll: Relics of godfatherism extinct in Nigeria – Atiku

  Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described the electoral victory of Edo Gov. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki as hard-won and a declaration of independence...

Edo poll results excite Pres. Buhari, says committed to free and fair elections 

  A spontaneous reaction from President Muhammadu Buhari on the Edo election has earned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commendation for ensuring...

BREAKING:  PDP’s Gov. Obaseki declared winner of Edo poll, buries godfatherism 

  Gov. Godwin Obaseki, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has finally buried godfatherism in Edo State as he was declared winner of the governorship...

Edo poll: Rivers Gov. Wike held “hostage’’ in Benin as soldiers, police, DSS lay siege to his hotel

  A combined team of soldiers, police and the DSS numbering over 300 have laid siege to the hotel where Rivers State Governor,...

FG conducts promotion exams for Directors Oct. 5 -12 

The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has released the time-table for the conduct of year 2020 promotion examination for civil servants on Directorate cadre in...

Edo guber poll: 1.7m voters decide Obaseki, Ize-Iyamu, 12 others’ fate as polling gets underway

More than 1.7 million registered voters are filing out in Edo State in today’s governorship poll to elect a new governor. The main...

COVID-19 lockdown: Transcorp Hotels records huge loss of revenue

Transcorp Hotels Plc, a major player in the nation’s hospitality industry, says it has lost huge, unprecedented revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, salaries...

COVID-19 threatens SDGs, says Buhari 

  President Muhammadu Buhari said on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic was threatening the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He spoke Friday at the...

Liverpool complete Thiago signing

    Liverpool completed the signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich on Friday, bringing in one of the world’s most technically gifted...

Femi Fani-Kayode, ex-Minister, in spousal crisis, crashes his marriage a fourth time

      Controversial one-time Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has lost his marriage, a fourth time, this time to his estranged spouse,...

Protecting the Girl-Child against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during COVID-19

  In spite of extant laws, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is still widespread in Nigeria because of the culture of silence about the...

Cheery news for governors: FG suspends deductions from their monthly allocations till April 2021

As part of efforts to stabilise the finances of the 36 states, the Federal Government said on Thursday that the suspension of deductions from their...