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My attention has been drawn to a story published in some national dailies of Friday, August 7, 2015, calling on...

Mayweather posts image of bundles of cash

Floyd Mayweather may have faced criticism for his choice of opponent recently, but it doesn’t seem to bother him judging...

U.S. sends F-16 jets to Turkey for faster Islamic State strikes

The United States (U.S.) has deployed F-16 fighter jets and 300 personnel to Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base in a long-awaited...

Fayose: INEC Acting Chairperson is Buhari’s in-law, appointment illegal

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said that apart from the danger that President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of his...

Bayelsa polls: Police read riot act to political parties, politicians

2012 flood: We got N535m, not N15bn, says Bayelsa Govt

The Bayelsa State Post Management Committee has described as lies the allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it...

Buhari directs MDAs to open Treasury Single Account, remit all revenues into it

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to open and start paying into a Treasury...

Sharp practices: DPR seals Oando, Mobil, 10 other filling stations in Abuja

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed 12 filling stations in Abuja for profiteering and selling above government approved...

APC wins Katsina bye-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Sani Danlami of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the bye-election...

Ex-Kogi governor Audu joins guber race

Former governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Abubakar Audu, has formally declared his intention to contest the November 21 governorship election...

COREN accredits 16 engineering courses in six universities

Bello is BUK Vice Chancellor

The Governing Council, Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has approved the appointment of Prof. Muhammad Yahuza Bello as the new Vice...

CBN links cashless policy to increased electronic banking risks

Forex: CBN directs banks to prioritise demand for school fees, others

The Central Bank of Nigeria (NAN) has directed authorised foreign exchange dealers to give priority to customers seeking foreign currency...

Illegal occupation of govt property: Bayelsa group gives APC, Sylva 15-day ultimatum

A socio-cultural youth body, Mangrove Boys Brigade of Bayelsa State, has officially written to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to...

FIRS realises N1.97trn revenue

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) generated N1.97 trillion in revenue in the first half of this year. Its Acting...

Nine Kogi workers die due to non-payment of salaries

Nine of the 142 workers placed on compulsory leave without pay since 2011 by the Kogi State Transport Company have...

Ijaw Assembly to APC: Forget Bayelsa guber poll

August 9, 2015

Foremost socio-political organisation, Ijaw Peoples Assembly, has called on the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to...

Pirates kill four soldiers, policeman in Bayelsa waterways attack

The Bayelsa State Police Command said on Saturday that four soldiers and a policeman were killed in an attack on...

59,000 candidates for UNILAG, OAU post-UTME

More than 32,000 candidates will write the 2015 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) into the University of Lagos, according to...

APC rejects Adamawa governorship supplementary election date

Katsina bye-election records low turnout

The Katsina Central Federal Constituency bye-election held on Saturday recorded low turnout of voters as very few electorate came out...

Alaafin brokers peace in Oyo community

From Bode Durojaiye, Oyo. The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111, has warned traditional chiefs against neglect of...

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Buhari: We must return to agriculture as oil revenue shrinks