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March 20, 2016

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State said on Sunday that the plot of some people to create crisis and force...

Nigeria must stop importing what it has, says Emir of Kano

Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Saturday said Nigeria must stop importing what it has in order to...

Rivers rerun: One killed, 12 arrested; INEC cancels election in four LGs; security checks reduce voter turnout

Rivers rerun: One killed, 12 arrested; INEC cancels election in four LGs; security checks reduce voter turnout Rivers State Police...

Ambode, Tinubu, others at Sokoto Varsity convocation

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (third left); All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (third right); Oba...

Fayose to Buhari: Our democracy in danger, you are setting Nigeria on path of anarchy

by Femi Adewale

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has raised the alarm over the fate of democracy in Nigeria, saying “the open...

Nigeria, Al Jazeera to collaborate in capacity building for journalists

Nigeria and the Doha-based international broadcaster, Al Jazeera, are to collaborate in the area of capacity building for journalists in...

Oil hits 2016 high, heads toward $43 per barrel

Oil rose above $42 a barrel on Friday, hitting its highest this year and extending a rally into a fourth...

Military will investigate killing of its personnel in Rivers, says Buratai

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Friday said the military had commenced investigation into the death of two...

Okorocha sacks SSG

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, on Friday, sacked the Secretary to the State Government(SSG), Mr Jude Ejiogu. Principal Secretary...

Fidelity Bank hosts workshop on export promotion

L-R: Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Koinonia Ventures & President, Koinonia Global Services Inc., Canada, Olufemi Boyede; Executive Director, Shared Services...

Kano lawmakers abandon Kwankwaso’s red cap

Kano State House of Assembly members, led by Speaker Kabiru Alhasan Rurum, have paid a solidarity visit to Governor Abdullahi...

DSS dispels death rumour of Ekiti House of Assembly member, says ‘we never got any court order for his release’

The Department of State Services ( DSS) in Abuja on Thursday dispelled the rumoured death of Mr Akanni Afolabi, a...

N400m scam: Metuh seeks transfer of case file to another judge

Embattled PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh, has petitioned, Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court through his lawyer, Emeka Etiaba...

Ambode re-opens Mile 12 Market

by Femi Adewale

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday ordered the re-opening of the Mile 12 Market, following the satisfactory meeting...

Rivers elections: Wike’s threats against INEC, military reckless, irresponsible, says APC

In the lead up to the March 19, 2016 Rivers State rerun elections, the National Secretariat of the All Progresssives...

Deutsche Welle boss visits Lai Mohammed

L-R: Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, his Special Assistant, Mr. Segun Adeyemi and the head of the...

NNPC to Auditor-General: You lied on non-remittance of N3.2trn to federation account

by Ola Simeon

March 16, 2016

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has faulted the claim by the Auditor General of the Federation (AGF) that it...

Re-run: Wike declares Thursday, Friday work-free days; police restrict movement, warn hoodlums

March 16, 2016

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has declared Thursday, March 17 and Friday, March 18 as work-free days for the...

PIC. 10. GOV. YAHAYA BELLO GREETS INDIGENES OF KOGI AS HE RIDES ROUND THE CONFLUENCE STADIUM ARENA, DURING HIS INAUGURATION AS GOVERNOR, IN LOKOJA ON WEDNESDAY (27/1/16).
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Kogi: Bello’s voter card bears Abuja address, Chief of Staff tells tribunal

March 15, 2016

The Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja was on Tuesday told that Governor Yahaya Bello’s voter card actually...