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President Mohammadu Buhari has announced the donation of N10 million to the cause of recognizing the feats achieved by the Nigerian Armed Forces veterans. This is also as the president added further that Nigerians and visitors to the country will in future be compelled to wear the remembrance emblem as …

Despite claims, Friday, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that it has begun a 24 hour fuel supply in its depots nationwide to battle the current scarcity, nationwide, reports indicate that the fuel scarcity has intensified with the products selling for up to N400 in parts of the country. The …

Former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday, 14 November 2015 gave out three of his daughters – Walida, Aisha and Asmau – in marriage at a wedding fatiha at his residence in Jimeta in, Yola, Adamawa State. His son, Aminu also took of a …

Nelson Mandela’s widow, Graca Machel is meeting some of the parents of the 219 girls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram militants last year. The meeting in Lagos is to support the parents as they deal with the trauma caused by the abductions. Seventeen of the girls’ parents have died since …

The Supreme Court, Thursday, ordered the suspension of the trial of the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal until his appeal case before the court is concluded. The Senate President’s trial at the CCT was set to resume on November 19, when he is expected …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, described the appointment of his 36-member new cabinet as a milestone. The president said this while inaugurating his 36-member cabinet at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Buhari further defended the lengthy delay in making ministerial appointments, saying he needed to put “round pegs in round holes”, …

As President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurates the Federal Executive Council, FEC, Wednesday, he has approved the appointment of 18 new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. The appointment is coming after the retirement of some Permanent Secretaries and redeployment of others Tuesday. A statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser …

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has appealed to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), not to renege on its campaign promise of paying N5,000 to 25 million unemployed Nigerians and giving school children one free meal a day. A statement by Adebisi Olumide Ajayi, the Special Assistant …

Some aggrieved members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tuesday, engaged in a free-for-all-fight on the floor of the House to register their grievances over composition of House Committees inaugurated by Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, Monday. Accusing Dogara of declaring an outright war …

The newly-appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Monday, promised to be guided by the Electoral Act and the Constitution in the discharge of his function. Yakubu, who spoke shortly after his inauguration by President Muhammadu Buhari, said “I am not sure that my job  …

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. This makes it the fifth time that the country’s Under 17 team would be winning the coveted trophy. The Emmanuel Amuneke tutored team beat the Malian side to emerge victorious. Victor Osimhen and Funsho Bamgboye scored …

The Federal Government is set to forward a proposal of about N8 to the National Assembly as budget for 2016, according to a document from the office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,as as confirmed by Reuters, weekend. The amount represents more than 100 per cent jump from the 2015 budget …

The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Hajiya Aisha Jummai Al-hassan has been declared the duly elected Governor of Taraba State by the Governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja. Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar Saturday declared Al-Hassan winner of the April 11, 2015 general election after annulling the election of …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Friday, read the riot act to commercial motorcycle operators popularly called Okada riders, commercial buses and street hawkers, saying that the state government will no longer tolerate their nefarious activities on the streets and highways which have caused untold hardship for the people of …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday approved the continuation of efforts by the National Boundary Commission to significantly expand the nation’s maritime boundaries. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President gave the approval after he was briefed by the commission’s Director-General, Dr. …

AGENE GODWIN, Benin A vigilante group in Igarra, Wednesday, gave an insight into how the organization scuttled the escape of the armed robbers who raided two banks in Igarra community in Akoko Edo council area of Edo State, wounding one of the robbers and impounding a vehicle belonging to the …

Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Wednesday, announced the various committees and their heads to oversee relevant issues arising on the floor of the house. This is as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) predictably dominated the headship of the committees. The list as read by Saraki during Plenary has Senator …

AGENE GODWIN, Benin AT least six persons including two policemen and a private security man were killed, Tuesday evening, when dare-devil armed robbers invaded two banks located in Igarra, headquarters of the Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo state. As at the time of this report Tuesday, the entire Igarra …

In a major steer designed to enshrine transparency and eliminate the activities of middlemen in the crude oil exchange for product matrix, the Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Tuesday, announced the replacement of the Offshore Processing Arrangement (OPA) option in preference for the more efficient Direct Sale-Direct …

There are indications that the immediate reason for the hefty $U.S 5.2 billion fine imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on telecommunications operator in the country, MTN Nigeria, may not be unconnected with the recent kidnapping of one-time Finance minister and Yoruba Elder statesman, Chief Olu Falae. NCC had …

Trading in MTN shares was halted on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Monday, amid uncertainty over a $5.2 billion fine imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for failing to comply with an order to disconnect customers with unregistered phone cards. The bourse operator, JSE Ltd, said in a statement that …

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, should stand trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal to face charges of false declaration of assets, corruption, among others preferred against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). Senator Saraki, dissatisfied with the ruling is said …

Senators elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Thursday, staged a walk-out on the floor of the legislative house as the Senate moved to confirm the 18 ministerial nominees it had already screened, including the controversial former Rivers State governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The PDP senator …

ABDULLAHI ISAH, Maiduguri The Nigerian Army has released photos of nearly 100 people whom it says are its most-wanted Boko Haram suspects. It also sought the cooperation of the people to offer information needed to ‘smoke them out so that the country can live in peace.’ Making the call, Wednesday, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said in New Delhi, India, that despite the fall in oil prices, his administration remains fully committed to maintaining macro-economic stability and improving investor confidence in Nigeria. President Buhari disclosed this, Wednesday, at an interactive session with Chief Executives of Indian companies with interests in Nigeria. …