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An oil tanker conveying 33,000 litres of Jet A-1, otherwise called aviation fuel, on Tuesday tumbled near the access gate...

Buhari seeks Senate confirmation of Service Chiefs

The Senate on Tuesday announced the receipt of a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari, requesting the confirmation of Service Chiefs,...

Senate passes revised 2020 Budget of N10.8trn

Senator protests as Saraki announces Akpabio, Olujimi, others as Principal Officers

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the Senate on Tuesday in Abuja, announced the appointment of Senator Godswill Akpabio...

BP profits slump two-thirds after huge oil spill charge

British Petroleum (BP's) second-quarter profit slumped by nearly two thirds from a year ago on Tuesday as it grappled with...

Sleep helps in remembering events, says research

A study published on Monday by the University of Exeter, London, has shown that sleep not only protects events from...

APC: Buhari’s probe of Jonathan’s administration in Nigeria’s interest

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed strong support for President Muhammadu Buhari's decision to probe the immediate past federal...

Treasure hunters find $1m worth of shipwrecked Spanish Gold off U.S. Coast

A Florida family of professional treasure hunters has struck gold after discovering over $1 million worth of coins and jewelry...

Keshi demands N1bn compensation from NFF

Sacked Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, has demanded $5m (£3.2m, N1 billion) compensation from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), following...

Oliseh insists on ‘best legs’ for Eagles

Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, has insisted that only the best legs from across the world would get invitations to...

Fall in oil revenue: Algeria bans clubs from hiring foreign footballers

Algerian football clubs have been banned from signing foreign players because of a severe financial crisis caused by a plunge...

PDP: We have no hand in petition against Saraki’s wife

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has said it had no hand in alleged petition to the Economic and...

Lasun: Me, resign as Dogara’s deputy? For who?

Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun, on Monday, said he would not resign his position no matter the pressure...

Customs suspends GTB, Fidelity, Diamond banks from collecting customs duties

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended three commercial banks from collecting customs duties over their noncompliance with the partnership...

20-month-old baby stolen at naming ceremony in Ogun

A 20 month old child, Opeyemi Ogundele, was reported stolen on Sunday during a naming ceremony in Abeokuta. The incident...

Qualities my ministers must have, by Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja reassured that only patriotic, decent and experienced Nigerians would be appointed as ministers...

States to draw N300b intervention fund soon, says Presidency

The Presidency on Monday said the implementation of the three-pronged financial intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari to states was in...

Jauro takes over as NIMASA Acting D-G

Mr Haruna Jauro has formally taken over from Mr Calistus Obi as acting Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the...

Leadership dispute: Buhari meets APC House of Reps members

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja summoned All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the House of Representatives for a...

Masari: Shema misappropriated N76.6bn, diverted N7.5bn to his private pocket

July 26, 2015

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Sunday said he has ``concrete evidence’’ to drag his predecessor, Mr Ibrahim Shema,...

PDP cannot provide virile opposition with convoluted, hollow statements, says APC