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President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that his administration would ensure steady power supply before the expiration of his tenure...

Corps member killed during Rivers re-run elections

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Monday, confirmed the killing of a corps member, Mr Okonta Samuel, during the...

Soldiers kill seven Boko Haram terrorists in Borno

The Nigerian Army said on Monday that it had ambushed seven suspected Boko Haram terrorists after an operation in Dawashi,...

Oil prices rise to $41.72 a barrel

Oil prices rose on Monday as the market digested news of a modest rise in U.S. drilling activity. Uncertainty lingered...

Sanders wins Democrats Abroad global primary

Bernie Sanders has scored a big win in the Democrats Abroad global primary. The party says 34,570 U.S. citizens living...

Dickson orders payment of March salaries, condemns electoral violence

Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Henry Seriake Dickson, on Monday in Yenagoa assured civil servants that the government would commence the...

Ese Oruru’s alleged abductor gets N3m bail

Yunusa Dahiru, the alleged abductor of Ese Oruru, was on Monday granted bail in the sum of N3 million by...

Ekiti youths protest against continued detention of lawmaker, gives DSS two-week ultimatum

by Femi Adewale

Youths in Ekiti under the aegis of the National Youths Council (NYC), Ekiti State chapter, on Monday staged a peaceful...

Wike: Emergency rule in Rivers? No way

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’