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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it has nothing to do with the reported police invitation of Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, over which the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has released an outlandish statement containing all sorts of imaginary claims. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by …

Aside his renowned firm anti corruption posture, the military background of President Muhammadu Buhari, being a retired army General, was perhaps, partly responsible for his wining the March 28, general presidential election. Apart from the slide in the fortune of the nation’s economy due to the dwindling global price of …

President Muhammadu Buhari has given assurance, Saturday in Abuja, that his administration will ensure that all cases of political assassinations, intimidation and kidnappings in the country are thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators speedily brought to justice, irrespective of their political affiliations. Addressing State Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Thursday hosted the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, reiterating the need for all stakeholders in the transportation sector to key into his administration’s efforts to reduce traffic congestion in the metropolis. The Governor who spoke at the Lagos …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Friday directed his deputy, Dr. Mrs. Oluranti Adebule to effect the immediate rehabilitation and provision of welfare assistance to Mrs. Ruth Uche, the mother of three sets of twins whose husband absconded from their home in Agege, Lagos. This was contained in a statement …

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has directed the State Human Rights Agency to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of 38 year old Jamilu Abdullahi who was reported to have died while in the custody of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Sokoto State Command. A statement by …

Nigeria has been particularly dependent upon imports for light products (petrol, diesel and dual- purpose kerosene / aviation kerosene), and long on dark products (fuel oils, etc) for nearly two decades. An estimated $12-15 billion per annum is expended on importing light petroleum products at present. Meanwhile, it would cost …

The Abia state government has denied rumours making the rounds that the State’s Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu is either seriously sick, removed from office or involved in a ghastly motor accident. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Godwin Adindu, said that the rumours …

The attention of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been drawn to your recent article titled “Toothpick Alert” in the print edition of The Economist Magazine of July 4th 2015. First, the article seems to ignore the fact that the exchange rate is simply a price that is essentially …

Dear Mr. President, I consider this write-up a rare privilege to express my gratitude for your emergence as the President of this great nation. To top the gladness, your strong intent that craves for uncommon changes in every sector is another thing to be excited about. I, therefore, consider it …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting ended Friday without the expected fireworks as key leaders of the ruling party were absent from the well publicised event. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osibajo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former interim national chairman of the …

  Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase has has ordered postings of new Commissioners of Police , to Lagos, Rivers and Ogun States, and some other Force Headquarters formations across the country. In a press release by CSP Abayomi Shogunle, the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, at the Force …

The Abia State Government has announced the dissolution of the Committee on the Review and Revalidation of Ariaria International Market led by Mr. Chigozie Osuala. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Godwin Adindu, Thursday, said that the disbandment is with immediate effect. “The committee is …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has urged the 2014 Batch B Corp members to be self reliant and be employers of labour to assist government in fighting the rate of unemployment in the society. Governor Wike stated this at the passing-out ceremony of the 2014Batch B corps members deployed …

National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has denied ever saying that President Muhammadu Buhari will release his ministerial list ‘in a few days’ as erroneously reported by a newspaper. In a statement he released on Thursday, Alhaji Mohammed said: “My attention has been drawn …

  AKHERE Godwin, Benin Local Government Council Chairmen and Councillors in Edo State are to forfeit their security votes and other allowances until the salary arrears of their workers are completely paid. The decision was reached at a tripartite meeting between the State Government led by Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the …

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Abia State, Mr. Godwin Adindu, has stated that as part of government’s determination to ensure that Abia State remains crime-free, military checkpoints will soon return in all designated points in the State, both in the villages and in the cities. Adindu disclosed that …

The 63rd Annual Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, holds from Monday August 3 to Sunday August 9, 2015 at the Arena, Redemption Camp, Kilometer 46, Lagos – Ibadan Expressway. The theme of the Convention is “The All – Sufficient God” and ministering will be the General …

The July Holy Ghost Service of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, holds on Friday, July 3, 2015 at the Redemption Camp, Kilometer 46, Lagos – Ibadan Expressway. The theme of the programme which will feature the Disciples Convention, is “That you may have life and have it more …

Barely two months after the World Health Organisation (WHO), had on May 9, declared Liberia Ebola-free, the West African country, Tuesday, reported a second fatal case of the deadly virus, prompting an alert by the Federal Government, Wednesday, warning Nigerians to take precautions and adhere to hygienic and other preventive …

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Lawal Musa Daura as the new Director General Department of State Security Service. The appointment was conveyed Thursday in a letter by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi. Daura succeeds Ekpeyong Ita. Lawal Musa Daura was born in Daura, August 5, …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered and returned the sum of 10,000 Euros (Ten Thousand Euros) about Two Million, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira), to F. Mercade, a French citizen, who was victim of internet love scam. The fund was wired to the victim through his account …

Wife of the governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano today received investiture as State Patron and member of Nigerian Girl Guides Association at a brief ceremony held during a visit by senior officers of the association at Government House Awka, Anambra State. Speaking after the installation, the State …

  The Lagos State Government on Thursday commiserated with families of six pupils who drowned when a fibre boat conveying them to school was hit by a motorised boat within the Ebute Ojo waterways in Ojo Local Government area Wednesday. In a joint press briefing at the Bagauda Kaltho Press …

Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar has urged leaders of the APC to shift from extreme positions to a centrist one in the interest of democracy, the party, the new administration and the country at large. The counsel of the former Vice President comes …