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  Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, October 16, 2017 at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja, pledged training support for the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, KPCACC. Magu, who disclosed this during the opening ceremony of a 5-day intensive training programme on …

The newly-established 8 Division of Nigerian Army, with headquarters in Sokoto, has formally taken off with the posting of Brigadier-General SO Olabanji as the pioneer General Officer Commanding (GOC). Revealing this when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at the Government House, the new GOC said …

The leader of the European Parliament delegation to the recently concluded National Summit on Inter-Governmental and Inter-Party Relations in Abuja, Santiago Fisas Ayxela, has again brought to spotlight the gains of the FCT Administration’s strategy of completion of infrastructure projects. In what could pass as a testament of a satisfied …

 David T.J. Amusa, Port Harcourt  Beneficiaries of the Federal Government Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP) have complained of the shoddy manner in which the programme is being implemented in Rivers state. The Federal Government had initiated the programme which is also known as ‘market moni’ in accordance with the provisions …

One of Nigeria’s leading logistics company Red Star Express Plc, commemorated its Twenty-Fifth (25th) anniversary in grand style, recently in Lagos. The company began its celebration with the unveil of a 3D version of the 25th anniversary logo few months back, embarked on a Corporate Social Responsibility tagged ‘SME 1000’ …

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel has congratulated the Akwa United Football Club of Uyo for winning  the maiden edition of the Aiteo Cup. The team won the trophy against a determined Niger Tornadoes side in a penalty shootout after ending the game goalless during regulation time.  The Governor in …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Tuesday met with the leadership of the Real Madrid Foundation as part of the requirements  to establish a Real Madrid Affiliated Football Academy in the state. Officials of the Real Madrid Foundation were led by Managing Director, Julio Gonzalez and International Area Manager, …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has explained that the House is focused on using its oversight functions over the executive as a cooperative tool to bring development and better the lives of Nigerians, rather than as a tool of adversary. He made this statement while delivering …

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has called for all hands to be on deck in order to achieve positive transformation in the country’s water sector. The Speaker made the call on Tuesday at the public hearing of the House Committee on Water Resources, on the …

  We have all been in that position where our laptop battery starts to malfunction; that moment when a 10-hour battery life device depreciates to serving you for one hour or less. Insight from the Research and Development Unit of Yudala, Nigeria’s fastest growing composite e-commerce outfit, shows that while …

All Progressives Congress, APC, National Stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated the Oodua Peoples Congress Leader, Otunba Gani Adams, over his appointment as the next Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland. Asiwaju Tinubu also congratulated the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi 111, for breaking the 19 years hiatus in …

President Muhammadu Buhari will Wednesday depart for Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the ninth Summit of the Developing 8 (D-8) on Friday, October 20, 2017. Prior to the D-8 Summit, President Buhari, at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, will participate in an official working visit to …

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has attributed the recent growth in the mining sector and the improvement in the investment risk profile of the country’s mining jurisdiction to the success of the reforms being put in place by the Federal Government. Specifically, the Minister cited …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has alerted the public on the activities of fraudsters who have been extorting prominent office holders including sitting governors, ministers, and national chairmen of leading political parties, using the name of Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Commission. A statement by Wilson Uwujaren, …

Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Selcap Dalung is saddened by the recent gruesome killings in two separate attacks in the early hours of Monday in Jos North and Barkin Ladi local government councils of Plateau State. Reacting to the barbaric attacks which left over 22 people dead and …

The Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has pleaded with the Federal High Court in Abuja to adjourn indefinitely his trial in the charges of unlawful possession of firearms and money laundering brought against him since 2015 by the Federal government Dasuki in a motion on …

  By David Jimoh Amusa Tijani, Port Harcourt The Nigerian Army has dismissed the rumour making the rounds that soldiers were going about forcefully injecting school children with monkey pox virus in Rivers state.   The spokesman of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Col. Aminu Illiyasu, described the rumour as mischievous …

The number of out of school children in Sokoto, which was the highest in the country, has dropped from 69 percent in 2015 to 37 percent this year, outgoing UNICEF’s Chief of Field Office for Sokoto, Zamfara and Kebbi states, Muhammad Muhuiddin, has revealed. He said the Multiple Indicator Cluster …