Bags of rice, he-goat, others, at stake in Army’s end of year raffle draws
Bauchi – Bags of rice and he-goats are among the prizes at stake on Friday night when the 33Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Bauchi, hosts civilian populace to an end of year party and raffle...
View ArticleEFCC arrests illegal oil vessel at point of discharge
Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives have arrested an oil vessel off-loading products suspected to be Automated Gas Oil (AGO) on Eagle Island in Port...
View ArticleShiite members protest detention of El-Zakzaky at National Assembly
Abuja – Members of the Shiitte sect also known as the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN) on Thursday barricaded the National Assembly’s entrance protesting the continued detention of their leader,...
View ArticleSex-for-Marks: 13 lecturers sacked in Auchi Poly
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on Thursday announced the dismissal of five lecturers and the termination of appointments of eight others in Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi. The dismissal...
View ArticleInternal Security: Obaseki to work with Nigeria Army
BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Monday assured the 4 Brigade, Nigeria Army, Benin City of his readiness to work with and support it for internal security. Making the disclosure when...
View ArticlePlans underway for Edo State strategic framework for prosperity
BENIN CITY – In what can be described as consensus building, taking ownership of governance framework and essentially setting agenda, the new administration in Edo state will be hosting a three-day...
View ArticleLagos Assembly Set to Commence work on Budget Estimate
Lagos – Lagos Assembly Set to Commence work on Budget Estimate, Invites Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The Lagos State House of Assembly has ordered all its standing committees to commence work...
View ArticleLawmakers Loud Judiciary over Abrogation of Monthly Sanitation in Lagos
Lagos – Lagos Legislators have commended the cancellation of the monthly environmental sanitation by the appeal court sitting in Lagos. A court of appeal in Lagos recently declared that monthly...
View ArticleShiite: court orders unconditional release of leader, wife
Abuja – The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday ordered the unconditional release of detained Shiite’s Islamic leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Malama Zeenatudeen within 45 days....
View ArticleEFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, says “there’s corruption everywhere”
Abuja – Mr Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called for inter-agency collaboration to make the fight against corruption in the country...
View ArticleGambia’s Jammeh loses election after 22-year rule, concede defeat
Banjul – Opposition candidate Adama Barrow has won the Gambian presidential polls with 263,515 votes, the electoral commission said on Friday. The commission’s chair, Alieu Njie, said he was followed...
View ArticleI-G raises probe panel on officers’ allowances
Abuja – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has set up a special panel to investigate issues surrounding the payment of entitlements of personnel engaged in adhoc duties. Force...
View ArticleEDSG to grant tax waivers to taxpayers – Obaseki
BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has declared that the state government will look at all outstanding tax liabilities and grant waivers to all the people who have defaulted...
View ArticleReps to probe Police over harassment of innocent citizens
Abuja – The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to probe the Bauchi State Police Command over the alleged “incessant intimidation and harassment of innocent citizens by the officers and men of...
View ArticleChampions Super Falcons beat Cameroon to retain AWCON title
Abuja – Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Saturday in Yaounde won the 2016 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AWCON) for the eighth time after beating hosts Cameroon 1-0 before a capacity 40,000 crowd. An 84th...
View ArticleYour victory very sweet, well deserved – Buhari tells victorious Super Falcons
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Falcons on their victory over the senior female football team of Cameroon at the final game of the women’s Africa Cup of Nations in...
View ArticleNavy concludes “Exercise Eagles Eye” in Bayelsa waterways
Brass (Bayelsa) – The Nigerian Navy on Saturday, concluded the annual sea inspection drill of the Chief of Naval Staff, christened “Exercise Eagle Eye” at Forward Operation Base, Formoso, Brass in...
View ArticleMFM owns Prayer City, says General Overseer
Lagos – Dr Daniel Olukoya, the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), on Saturday said that the MFM was the legitimate owner of the popular Prayer City located at...
View ArticleCBN denies reports of allocation of dollars
Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports from some quarters that it allocates dollars unilaterally. A statement by Mr Isaac Okoroafor, Acting Director, Corporate Communications on...
View Article$29.9bn loan: Presidency replies Emir Sanusi
Abuja – The Presidency has said that the proposed external borrowing of 29.9 billion dollars by the government is meant for the execution of developmental projects across the country. Malam Garba...
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