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By Prudence Arobani A Nollywood film on Nigeria’s resilience during the Ebola virus outbreak in the country was on Friday night screened at Hollywood, Los Angeles, in a collaboration event tagged ‘Nollywood in Hollywood’. The screening of the film, 93 DAYS, which held at the world famous Egyptian Theater in …

  North Korea has agreed to hold high-level talks with South Korea on March 29 at the border truce village of Panmunjom to prepare for a summit of their leaders planned for April, the South said on Saturday. A team of three officials will be led by Ri Son Gwon, …

Police said a flight from Stuttgart to Lisbon was stopped shortly before take-off on Friday when an airport worker discovered that the co-pilot seemed unsteady on his feet and reeked of alcohol. The State prosecutor’s office said the worker informed airport police and aviation authorities, who determined that the 40-year-old …

By Sam Oditah  Chairman of Abia chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Johnson Onuigbo, has assured returnee-members that their rights and privileges would be accorded them. Onuigbo gave the assurance in Umuahia on Friday at a meeting to specially welcome the members back to PDP after their sojourn to …

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on the private sector to key into his administration’s commitment to promote and drive sports development in the state. He said his government will continue to support sports since it is another area to positively engage youths in the state. Governor …

South-South leaders have expressed satisfaction with the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari and are  urging him to throw his hat in the ring for the 2019 contest. At a meeting to appraise political actors in Nigeria, the leaders praised Buhari for investing in roads, bridges, other infrastructure and security. They …

  The Federal Government has responded to reports of the comments of philanthropist, Mr. Bill Gates concerning the place of human capital development in the economic recovery and growth plan of Nigeria, insisting that the context of Gates’ comments were misunderstood.   A statement by Akpandem James, Special Adviser (Media) …

By Prudence Arobani Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, bid farewell to officials of State Department on Friday and urged them not to lose sight of their personal integrity. Tillerson, whose sack was announced on March 13 by President Donald Trump, few hours after ending a five-nation tour of …

  By Racheal Ishaya  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday sustained its intervention in the Foreign Exchange market by injecting 339.89 million dollars in the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) segment. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Mr Isaac Okoroafor in a statement on Friday, said …

Irrigation farmers in Yobe say the state can provide at least 40 per cent of Nigeria’s food needs, if the partnership between the Yobe government and MardiCorp, a Malaysian firm, is properly executed. They also indicated their interest to partner with the state government in the project, especially in its …

By Tukur Muntari   The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano state has threatened to take legal action against the state government for allegedly using the police to stop its planned rally in Gaya on Saturday, March 24. The state party chairman, Alhaji Mas’ud El-Jibril Doguwa made the stand of …

By Donald Ugwu President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the 107 Dapchi girls released by Boko Haram abductors in February, saying that the Federal Government was ready to rehabilitate and integrate repentant terrorists into the larger society. Speaking at a reception organized for the girls and two boys freed by …

ADDRESS BY HE MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE OCCASION OF RECEPTION OF THE RELEASED DAPCHI SCHOOLGIRLS ON 23RD MARCH 2018 I am delighted to formally announce to Nigerians this morning and our International friends and partners that One Hundred and Seven (107) Dapchi students …

The Police, Army and the Department of State Security (DSS) have said they were able to successfully burst a planned kidnap and abduction of students from the Gombe State College of Islamic and Legal Studies in Nafada, a border town with Yobe State. Briefing newsmen Friday afternoon, Gombe State Commissioner …

  Card-to-card payments disrupter PaySend continues to bring a new generation of money transfers to the African market through its new partnership with Access Bank Nigeria. PaySend’s rapidly expanding business now operates in more than 60 countries and it is looking to boost its presence across Africa. Ronald Millar, CEO …

  By Sumaila Ogbaje/Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni   The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has called on states to key into the programmes and policies of the Federal Government in developing the nation’s transportation sector. Amaechi made the call at the ongoing meeting of Nigerian Transportation Commissioners Forum on Friday in …

The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle and other stakeholders have cautioned religious teachers and preachers against provocative teachings to ensure peace in the country. The warning came at the 2018 First Quarter General Meeting of Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) Meeting, on Thursday in Abuja. Ayokunle explained …

Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks set to leave Manchester United imminently and join Los Angeles Galaxy, according to media reports in the UK and the U.S. on Thursday. There was however no immediate confirmation from either of the two clubs mentioned or the Swedish striker’s management group. The 36-year-old has been linked …

By Joseph Edeh  The Inspector-General of Police( (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has shifted the withdrawal of police officers attached to Political and Public Office Holders, VIPs, Public and Private Companies to April 20. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that Idris had on March 19, ordered the immediate …

By Chukwuemeka Opara  A four year-old girl, (name withheld), was used as ransom to settle N100 debt owed a widow, Mrs Josephine Nwali, in Abakaliki. Mrs Cecilia Elom, Head of Child Maltreatment Unit of the Ebonyi Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday, describing …

By Emmanuel Mogbede  The Forum of non-National Working Committee (NWC) members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said that members who took the party to court out of grievance without exhausting its internal mechanism should be disciplined. The forum said this in a communique issued at the end of its …

By Ella Anokam The Federal Government says it is focusing on critical infrastructure and housing mandate that will enhance the socio-economic development of the country. The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said this during the inspection of phase one project of National Housing Programme (NHP) of …

By Habibu Harisu  Sokoto State Government and collaborating agencies on contributory health insurance scheme have solicited for media support on public awareness toward ensuring the success of the scheme. Alhaji Aminu Umar and Dr Ali Inname, the Director General and Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on …

By Bolaji Buhari  A former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido on Thursday said his presidential ambition was not out of desperation for power, but for genuine service to the people of Nigeria. Lamido made the statement in Lagos during a meeting with members of the Peoples Democratic Party …