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May 29, 2016

Text of President Muhammadu Buhari's Democracy Day speech My compatriots, It is one year today since our administration came...

Bayelsa ‎Govt. condemns fresh attack on Agip, Aiteo facilities by Niger Delta Avengers

by Chidi Roberts

Bayelsa State Government, on Saturday, condemned the attack on ‎two crude trunk lines, operated by Aiteo and Agi‎p, by...

UBA rewards 40 customers to improve market share

by Ola Simeon

Forty customers of United Bank of Africa (UBA) have been rewarded by the bank as part of efforts to...

Glo: Democracy gaining ground in Nigeria

by Ola Simeon

Nigeria’s Data Masters, Globacom, has commended Nigerians for successfully practising democracy in the last seventeen years with the concomitant...

Buhari: Beyond the iron and steel, by Femi Adesina

They were called the unsmiling duo. In his first incarnation as Nigerian leader, the then Major General Muhammadu Buhari was...

Sambisa forest: Troops kill fleeing terrorists, recover arms, ammunition

by Ibrahim Ahmadu

The Nigerian Army on Friday said its troops on Thursday night ambushed and killed some fleeing Boko Haram terrorists...

Jonathan’s administration responsible for hardship Nigerians are going through now, says Gbajabiamila

Majority Leader of the House Of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday, said that things were difficult in the country...

Egyptair plane sent signal as it hit water

Egyptair flight MS804 transmitted a signal as it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea that could now help to pinpoint the...

Lai Mohammed in Kano, says ‘Buhari’s emergence in 2015 saved Nigeria’s economy from collapse’

by Ibrahim Ahmadu

Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the emergence of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 saved the...

Transport: New face of Lagos

A model of the shuttle bus for Lagosians by the Governor Akinwumi Ambode administration to replace the ubiquitous 'danfos' and...

Donald Trump: You have to be wealthy to be great

If you want to be great, you don't need to have integrity, strength, courage, or grace — as long as...

Obama becomes first U.S. president to visit Hiroshima bomb site, says ‘death fell from the sky’

Barack Obama on Friday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the site of the world's first atomic bomb...

Violent herdsmen may have affiliation with Boko Haram, says Buratai

The Chief of Army Sta‎ff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said on Thursday in Abeokuta, Ogun State that the violent herdsmen ravaging...

Dangote disburses N400m grants to disadvantaged Lagos women

To cushion the effect of the current economic downturn, the Dangote Foundation on Thursday commenced the disbursement of N400 million...

PDP BoT agrees to work with Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee

by Ibrahim Ahmadu

The Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says various groups, including the Concerned PDP Stakeholders have...

Brent oil breaks above $50 for first time in seven months

Brent oil futures climbed above 50 dollars a barrel on Thursday for the first time in nearly seven months. This...

Nine key milestones in Buhari’s first year, by Garba Shehu

Twelve months ago, President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the...

Ambode at LASU convocation, says ‘repositioning of varsity already yielding positive results’

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday said the conscious initiative of his administration at ensuring enduring peace and...

Trump is Republican candidate, reaches ‘magic number’ to clinch nomination

Donald Trump on Thursday reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president, completing an unlikely...

Omisore: EFCC’s claims ridiculous, a deliberate design to taint my personality