Army confirms 30 dead in Madagali bomb blast
Yola – Maj. Badare Akintoye, the Public Relations Officer of 28 Task Force Brigade, Nigerian Army, Mubi, has confirmed that 30 persons died in Friday’s twin bomb blasts at Madagali Market, Adamawa....
View ArticleUnlawful removal: Supreme Court orders N3.3bn payment to local government...
Abuja – The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the payment of N3.3 billion to local government chairmen and councilors, who were relieved of their duties by former Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State. The...
View ArticleReps to investigate the activities of HMOs over poor service
From Abuja House of Representatives yesterday urged the National Health Insurance to put on hold further quarterly release of funds to the Health Maintenance Organisation pending the outcome of...
View ArticleDays of oil are numbered if not over- Ekweremadu
Abuja – The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has advised Nigerians to look beyond oil to secure economic prosperity for the country. Ekweremadu, in a statement signed by his Special...
View ArticleGambia refuses entry to ECOWAS head amid election dispute
Dakar – Gambian authorities have refused entry to the chair of regional body ECOWAS, Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, Senegal’s foreign minister said on Saturday. Such move is dampening hopes for a political...
View ArticleRivers Rerun: Voters defy rain during election, as PDP, APC agents commend INEC
Port Harcourt – Voters in Ward 8, Unit 1, Rumuomasi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area have defied an afternoon downpour to perform their civil responsibility. The rain which started at 2.10pm drenched...
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Obaseki inspects School of Health Technology, School of Nursing and midwifery
BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki on Friday in Benin City, paid an unscheduled visit to the State School of Health Technology where he promised that the Curriculum of institution...
View ArticleNigeria is not at war, group tells Fayose
Abuja – A pro-democracy group, Initiative to Save Democracy (ITSAD), on Saturday, advised Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state to tone down his political rhetoric in the interest of peace and national...
View ArticleAsaba-Benin road accident: CBN bullion van did not kill 14 people
Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied allegation that one of its bullion vans was involved in a road traffic accident that killed 14 people on the Asaba-Benin express way. The apex bank...
View ArticleGovernor Udom Escapes Death as church collapses during service
Uyo – Rescue workers are battling to evacuate victims in Reigners Bible Church International church building which collapsed in Uyo on Saturday while service was in session. Gov. Udom Emmanuel, who...
View ArticleInsecurity: We have made substantial progress in North-East- NAF boss
Ibadan – The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, says that the military has made substantial progress in reducing security to the barest minimum in the North-East of the country. He made...
View ArticleRe-run: INEC suspends election in Akuku-Toru LGA
Abonnema(Rivers) – Mr Austin Okojie, a Supervising Resident Electoral Commissioner has announced the suspension of re-run legislative election in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area. The News Agency...
View ArticleObaseki bids Edo pilgrims farewell, warns against absconding
BENIN CITY – Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has charged the contingent of Edo State Christian pilgrims to the holy lands of Rome, Greece and Israel to be ambassadors of the state and to shun any act...
View ArticleNAMA refutes rumour of air crash in Nigeria
Lagos -The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has debunked rumours making the rounds on social media of the crash of an aircraft belonging to a particular airline in Nigeria. Mrs Olajumoke...
View ArticleCBN, banks to establish Agric/SME fund
Lagos – The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, has disclosed that the Bankers’ Committee will establish an Agriculture-Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (AGSME) fund in...
View ArticleOmagbemi, Oshoala, Iheanacho, Iwobi nominated for Glo-CAF awards
Abuja – Nigeria on Sunday made up for what it could not secure in the final cut for the Africa Player of the Year and Africa-based Player of the Year nominations. Nigeria got seven nominations in the...
View ArticleUN Security Council, U.S. condemn attack on Egyptian Church
New York – The UN Security Council has strongly condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack at the St. Peter’s Church attached to St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. In a press...
View Article2017 Budget will take us out of recession – Buhari assures Nigerians
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the hope that the 2017 budget which he will present before the National Assembly on Wednesday, will get the nation out of its economic woods. The...
View ArticlePresident Buhari’s 2016 Eid-El-Maulud message to the nation
Dear Compatriots, Again the calendar of life has brought us into another period of celebration, and deep reflection. Celebration, because we are marking the birth of Prophet Mohammed (Peace Be Upon...
View ArticleElection: Results of some seats ready, says INEC
Port Harcourt – Dr Mustapha Lecky, National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) for the South-South Zone, says results of some seats in Rivers re-run legislative...
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