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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

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari was working hard...

Kwara Speaker urges Buhari to implement Administration of Criminal Justice Act

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to implement the Administration of Criminal Justice Act to effectively fight corruption in the...

Ooni’s death, irreparable loss to Oodua race, says Gani Adams

The death of Ooni of Ife, His Royal Eminence, Oba Okunade Sijuade, and Olubuse 11, has been described as a...

SEC retires 43 senior staff, closes down four zonal offices

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has retired 43 senior members of staff and closed down its four zonal offices....

Reps urge NCC to sanction telecom service providers over exploitation