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President Muhammadu Buhari has presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the State House on Wednesday, November 2, 2016.

There was a huge sigh of relief across the country and, indeed, beyond, as 21 out of the over 200 Chibok girls that were abducted from their school, Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, Borno State, were released by their captors – the Boko Haram sect. After series of unsuccessful negotiations …

Manchester City matched bitter rivals Manchester United on Tuesday, as they put three goals past Barcelona at the Etihad Stadium. In a staggering show of attacking might, City crushed Luis Enrique’s men, as Ilkay Gundogan scored twice and Kevin De Bruyne netted a superb free-kick. The result was a historic …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki Tuesday said that increasing cases of social injustices like rape, diversion of food items and other corruption related cases within the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps are inexcusable. He also pledged the cooperation of the Senate in ensuring the quick passage of bills to …

Rivers State Government will henceforth weed out traditional rulers who are directly involved in partisan politics , Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced . The governor also charged traditional rulers to speak up against the deliberate plot to deny the Rivers people representation at the Senate through the failure to …

Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, day received reports of visitation panels to College of Education, Oro and College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies, Ilorin. Receiving the reports separately from the panels, Governor Ahmed said the era of irregular and unauthorized recruitment, revenue leakages and general inefficiency in state …

Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that the general acceptance of the state government’s amnesty programme has led to improved peace and security in the state . He stated that in no distant time, the State Government will start the replacement of retired civil servants as a …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Tuesday November 1, 2016 arraigned one Ahmed Tijjani Umar and his two companies, Eximab Integrated Link Limited and Minanta Enterprises Limited before Justice Tukur Mu’azu of Kaduna State High Court on three counts of obtaining under false pretense and issuance of dud cheque. The …

Jose Mourinho has been charged for the second time in quick succession by the Football Association after he was sent to the stands during Manchester United’s draw with Burnley. The former Chelsea boss is already facing punishment for comments made regarding referee Anthony Taylor ahead of United’s clash with Liverpool. …

Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, deployed at a checkpoint in Gubio, Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State at about 9.15am Tuesday morning, foiled a suicide attack on Gubio town by 8 Boko Haram terrorists. A statement by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, said that the …

Oando Plc, Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy group listed on both the Nigerian and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges, announced unaudited results for the six months period ended 30 September, 2016, with the following highlights: According to the result released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) the company’s turnover increased by 26 per …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday appealed to the Senate to revisit the bill seeking one percent allocation to Lagos from the revenue accruable to the Federal Government, saying a passage of the bill would translate to economic prosperity and well-being of Nigeria. Governor Ambode, who spoke at …

The Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development has commended the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development for the improvement in the revenue profile in the mining sector in 2016. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator James Manager, gave the commendation during a visit by committee members to the ministry on …

All stakeholders in the judiciary must work as a team to overcome the current challenges confronting that arm of government, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said. Speaking Tuesday at the swearing-in of a new Chief Justice of the State, Justice Bello Abass, Tambuwal said recent arrests of senior …

Following recent reports about some officials sexually harassing female internally displaced persons, Governor Kashim Shettima has‎ revealed his plans to write letters requesting the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of the Department of State Security, the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP and the National …

President Muhamadu Buhari, on Tuesday at the State House in Abuja held a high-level meeting with leaders and other stakeholders to seek ways to end the militancy and the sabotage of oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta region. The President, who did not read from a prepared speech, pitched a …

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed worry and shock at the recently released Human Rights Watch (HRW) report which alleges sexual abuse and exploitation of women and girls in camps for those displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency, promising that action will be taken to to get to the root of …

Bastian Schweinsteiger tweeted his delight at being back in training with Manchester United’s first team, after being frozen out at the club for several months Bastian Schweinsteiger admitted he was ecstatic to be back training with the Manchester United’s first team on Monday. Man Utd fans react to Schweinsteiger return …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has been conferred with an “award of excellence” by the Diocese of Nsukka Anglican Communion for his contribution to the social and economic development of the state. The award which the church described as the first such honour it was conferring, was presented at …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has inaugurated a committee to review the parameters for charging the three percent freight benchmark currently collected by the Agency saying that the vision of the Agency is to advance Nigeria’s global maritime interests. According …

The firepower of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) ground troops and joint Air operation during the Operation GAMA AIKI forced a massive defection of remnants of the Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT). Sustained offensive operations and blockage of logistics supply routes made the terrorists’ locations untenable; as a result, BHT …

Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okey Enelamah, has reiterated government’s commitment to ending the current economic recession through strategic policies such as robust partnership between government and the private sector, support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), as well as intervening in high potential sectors including manufacturing …