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Former Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, on Thursday, defended his integrity on various allegations against him. To the Senior...

Roli Bode-George: Drug barons, dismissed staff behind propaganda against NDLEA

The Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mrs. Roli Bode-George, has raised the alarm of 'a calculated...

NEC orders forensic audit of FG revenue generating agencies

The National Economic Council (NEC) has employed the services of two audit firms to carry out forensic audit of all...

Reps to investigate debt profile of all tiers of government

The House of Representatives on Thursday in Abuja resolved to investigate the debt profile of all tiers of government with...

Helicopter crash: Bristow suspends operations

Bristow Helicopter Limited on Thursday suspended operations, less than 24 hours after one of its choppers ditched into the Lagos...

Buhari decorates Service Chiefs, orders three-month ultimatum to curb insurgency

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday decorated Service Chiefs with their new ranks and challenged them to halt Boko Haram in...

N2bn trial: No trace of contractors who received N1.7bn from Babangida Aliyu, witness tells court

Niger Assembly directs Bello to probe ex-gov Aliyu

The Niger State House of Assembly on Thursday directed Governor Abubakar Bello to probe the activities of the immediate past...

Ahmed commiserates with Osun people over Ooni’s death

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has commiserated with the government and people of Osun State over the death of...

David Mark to testify at election tribunal Aug 18

The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, Benue State on Thursday fixed August 18 for former Senate President,...

Senate passes revised 2020 Budget of N10.8trn

Pay cut rejection: Knocks for senators

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have criticised the rejection of a pay cut by members of the...

Sanusi: Stoppage of oil subsidy will check corruption

The Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Thursday said that stopping oil subsidy would go a long way...

APC to looters: Don’t truncate anti-corruption war

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned against any attempt to truncate the ongoing fight against corruption under any guise,...

NPA concessions Terminal B, Warri Old Port

Buhari sacks Ado Bayero as NPA MD, reinstates Abdullahi

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sacked Alhaji Sanusi Ado Bayero as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA)....

Helicopter crash: ‎Remaining two bodies recovered as Bristow pledges assistance to survivors, deceased families

The missing bodies of two of the 12 passengers in the Bristow helicopter that crashed near the Third Mainland Bridge,...

Bristow helicopter crash: AIB begins investigation as divers search for missing bodies

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), on Wednesday, commenced investigation into the Bristow helicopter that crashed into the lagoon in Lagos....

Protest against Rivers REC: Peterside, Abe, others teargassed in Abuja

Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Rivers State on Wednesday staged a protest at the headquarters of...

NASS allowance: Senators disagree over committee’s report

The Senate, after an hour closed-door session on Wednesday, stood down the report of its ad-hoc committee on the Review...

Buhari: Only steady electricity will launch Nigeria’s socio-economic development

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Wednesday in Abuja that his administration will give the fullest possible attention to boosting power...

Ooni’s place in history assured, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has received with sadness news of the transition of one of Nigeria's foremost traditional rulers, the Ooni...

Odigie-Oyegun: Ministers to emerge soon