Ambode raises police death insurance benefit to N10m …Presents patrol...
Lagos – The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday announced an increment to the death insurance benefit for police officers who die in active service to the State to N10 million in the...
View ArticleGroup drags Jibrin before CCB, EFCC over 5 foreign accounts
Abuja – The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has dragged the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation; Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin before the Code of Conduct...
View ArticleRerun elections: River Govt. declares three days fasting
Port Harcourt – The Rivers Government has declared a three-day fasting to seek God’s intervention for peace and order in the state, ahead of the Dec. 10 rerun elections Mr Austin Tam-George, the...
View ArticleEdo Internal Revenue Service generates N21bn in 11 months
Benin – The Edo Internal Revenue Service (EIRS) said it had generated N21 billion from January to November 2016 . Mr Oseni Elamah, the Executive Chairman of the service, made this known while briefing...
View ArticleThe Need for the judiciary to support President Buhari in the war against...
At the recent swearing in ceremony of Justice Walter Samuel Onnoghen as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari sought the cooperation of the judiciary in his fight against...
View ArticleReps Summon NYSC boss over death of three corps members
Abuja – The House or Representatives yesterday summoned the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig. General Sule Zakari Kazaure, over the death of three corps members at the...
View ArticleDangote sacks 109 workers , 115 others know fate soon
Lokoja – The Dangote Group has dismissed 109 workers at Obajana Cement Company in Kogi State, after being found guilty of various offences, Mr Abdulahi Magaji has said. Magaji , the Coordinator of the...
View ArticleReps Summon NYSC boss over death of three corps members
Abuja – The House or Representatives yesterday summoned the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig. General Sule Zakari Kazaure, over the death of three corps members at the...
View ArticleReps plan 3-day retreat on constitution amendment
Abuja – The House of Representatives Special Ad hoc Committee on Constitution Review planned to host a three-day retreat on the amendment of the 1999 Constitution as from Thursday. In a statement on...
View ArticleNUJ sues DSS over unlawful detention of journalist, demands N5m compensation
Lokoja – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kogi council, has dragged the Department of State Security (DSS) to a Federal High Court, Lokoja, over unlawful arrest and continued detention of its...
View ArticleEnd of insurgency in sight, President Buhari assures international community
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal assured the international community that the end of Boko Haram terrorists was in sight. The President gave the assurance at the meeting...
View ArticleReps move to separate AGF’s office and Minister of Justice
Abuja – The House of Representatives on Tuesday, moved to separate the office of Attorney-General of the Federal (AGF) from that of Minister of Justice. The move followed the second reading of a Bill...
View ArticleRobbers write Lagos residents to pay Christmas dues
Lagos – Some suspected armed robbers have written some Lagos residents urging them to prepare to pay season’s dues to them on a date not mentioned. Residents of Joseph Harrison Estate, Yaba area of...
View ArticlePressure from women push men into acts of corruption – NCWS president
Abuja – Mrs Gloria Shoda, President, National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS), has said that pressure from women push men into acts of corruption. She made the statement on Wednesday in Abuja at...
View ArticleEFCC: Senate begins screening of Magu
Abuja – The Senate will on Thursday begin a confirmation hearing on the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu. This was disclosed at plenary on Wednesday by the...
View ArticleINEC reads riot act to political parties, supporters in Rivers …urges...
Port Harcourt – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, has warned political parties and their supporters against electoral violence and...
View ArticleHouse of Reps receives Dame Jonathan’s petition against EFCC
Abuja – The House of Representatives on Wednesday, received a petition from the former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In the petition...
View ArticleFG’ll address non-payment of victorious Super Falcons’ allowances, bonuses —...
Abuja – The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja pledged to examine the problems delaying the payment of the allowances and bonuses of the victorious Super Falcons by the Nigerian Football...
View ArticleBill for independent candidacy into elective offices passes second reading
Abuja – A bill seeking to introduce independent candidacy in the country’s electoral process on Wednesday scaled through second reading in the House of Representatives. Rep. Edward Pwajok...
View ArticleArmy rescues 801 persons in Borno from Boko Haram terrorists– Irabor
Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that it had rescued additional 801 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists in its ongoing anti-terrorism operations. Maj.-Gen. Lucky Irabor,...
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