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Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Thursday in Abuja assured Nigerians that the country’s 2016 Paralympians would make...

Ondo APC guber primary crisis: I fear no juju, says Jigawa governor

Governor Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State has declared that he is not afraid of charms and will conduct the Ondo...

Turkish Govt. discharges 820 soldiers following coup attempt

Turkish Defence Ministry said on Thursday in Ankara that as the effects of a failed coup in July continued to...

Zuckerberg’s visit, mark of Nigeria’s technology industry vibrancy, says MainOne CEO

by Robby Akeju

An Information Technology (IT) Firm, MainOne, says the visit of Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, to Nigeria is a validation of...

Jigawa gov heads Ondo APC guber primaries committee

The National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Osita Izunaso, on Thursday at the party’s National Secretariat...

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg visits Nairobi to see ‘Kenyan Innovation in Action’

Facebook (www.Facebook.com) CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in Nairobi, Kenya, using his time in the country to visit the iHub technology...

Don’t negotiate with Boko Haram, Coalition tells FG

The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism (CATE) has called on the federal government to shun any form of negotiation with...

Bayelsa Govt raises alarm, says ‘blackmailers after Gov Dickson’; civil servant arraigned for defamation, remanded in prison custody

Bayelsa State Government has raised the alarm over what it described as "inflammatory statements and falsehoods being propagated by mischief...

Edo guber: INEC, security agencies assure Nigerians of safety

From the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) came solid assurances on Tuesday, that adequate...

EFCC arrests impersonator of Customs C-G Hammed Ali

Apapa Customs makes N35bn in one month, seizes 16 containers for false declaration

by Ola Simeon

The Apapa Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has made the highest collection of monthly revenue with a feat...

Buhari in Osogbo, says ‘I am committed to my change agenda’

by Femi Adewale

President Muhammadu Buhari in Osogbo, Osun State, on Thursday, said he was committed to the implementation of the positive agenda...

FG to work with Northern states to revive Durbar festival, says Lai Mohammed

The Federal Government is to work with the states in Northern Nigeria to revive the Durbar Festival because of its...

Calabar-Port Harcourt Coastal rail line to be completed in 2018, says Amaechi

by Robby Akeju

Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has given an assurance that the Calabar-Port Harcourt Coastal rail line and the Lagos-Kano...

FG approves Mining Roadmap, renames Ministry of Solid Minerals Development

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved new roadmap for the growth and development of the nation’s mining sector and...

NCC approves release of SIM registration data to NIMC

by Robby Akeju

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has agreed to release the commission’s data from the ongoing Subscriber Identification Mode (SIM) cards...

NPA MD urges port users to evacuate cargoes by rail

by Ola Simeon

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mrs Hadiza Usman, on Wednesday urged port users to use rail transportation in...

Edo guber poll: Over 400,000 PVCs yet to be collected, says INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that more than 400,000 out of the 1,925,105 registered voters were yet to...

Operation Crocodile Smile: Troops arrest East-West way robbers

Troops participating in 'Operation Crocodile Smile' have arrested five suspects known to be terrorising East-West road, between Ughelli and and...

Wike suspends Head of Service, four commissioners, Special Adviser

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Wednesday suspended four commissioners, the Head of Service and Special Adviser on Lands...

Kicked out: Brazil’s Senate ousts Rousseff in 61-20 impeachment vote