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Bid For Another Jonathan Presidency Sparks Constitutional Debate
Insinuations that President Muhammadu Buhari is secretly wooing his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan to the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) preparatory to drafting him…
30 Students Of FGC, Birnin Yauri, Regain Freedom After Six Months In Captivity
Thirty students of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State, and one teacher of the school, have regained freedom after six months in captivity. On June 17, 2021,…
52 Villagers, Not 200 Killed In Zamfara Attack– Matawalle
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State yesterday said 52 people were killed in the recent banditry attacks on some communities Bukkuyun and Anka local government areas of the state, and not 200…
Bauchi Wedding: All Eyes On Tinubu, Osinbajo As 2023 Presidency Speculation Continues
Although influential personalities were at the Bauchi wedding of the daughter of Alhaji Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of…
Lagos to seal schools over failure to resume on Jan 4
The Lagos State Government says it will seal schools that failed to comply with the stipulated academic calendar in the state. The government said the compilation of the names of…
Nothing can separate Nigeria — not ethnicity or religion, says Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says ethnicity, religion or class cannot separate Nigeria. Osinbajo said this on Saturday during a courtesy visit to the palace of Umar Farouk, Emir of…
NLC Rejects New Tax On Carbonate Drinks Says It Will Cause Mass Hunger, Hardship
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the federal government’s introduction of N10/litre on all non-alcoholic, carbonated and sweetened beverages. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance,…
Troops Kill ISWAP Terrorists in Damasak, Borno
Troops of 5 Brigade, Sector 3 Joint Task Force(JTF), North East Operation HADIN KAI, while consolidating on their dogged push to deplete Boko Haram(BH) and Islamic State West Africa Province…
Marwa loses first wife, Zainab
THE Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd.), has lost his first wife, Hajiya Zainab Marwa. A statement by the family on Saturday…
What My Money Means To Me – Mutallab
Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab is a retired banker, senior businessman who chaired many companies, including First Bank Plc, and founded the first Nigeria’s non-interest bank, Jaiz Bank. He…
Lagos Targets 1.237trn To Finance 521.275bn Deficit In 2022 Budget
Lagos State government on Friday said the deficit of 521.275 billion of the 2022 budget will be funded through 1.237 trillion targeted revenue as well as combination of internal,…
Sylvester Oromoni: Lagos police sound tough, bar protests
The Lagos State Police Command on Friday gave strong warnings to youths, who planned further protests at Dowen College in the Lekki area of the state. Some protesters had…
Imam Urges Nigerians To Reveal Hideouts Of Bandits, Terrorists To Military
The Chief Imam of the Abuja National Mosque, Dr Muhammad Kabir Adam, Friday, appealed to all Nigerians to disclose the hideouts of bandits, terrorists, kidnappers and other criminals…
Muslim Calendar: Again, MURIC urges FG to declare Muharram 1 as public holiday
A faith-based human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has again advocated for declaration of the first day of the Islamic calendar – (1st Muharram) as…
CSOs, SANs fault Buhari’s warning against court summons after office
Senior Advocates of Nigeria, civil society organisations and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party have said President Muhammadu Buhari should be ready to account for his…
Zamfara Massacre: 143 Buried As Search For More Bodies Continues
At least 143 bodies have so far been recovered and buried in the wake of brutal attacks on Wednesday and Thursday on several communities in Anka and Bukuyyum local government areas of…
Obama, Oprah Winfrey, others mourn veteran Hollywood actor Sidney Poitier
Former President of the United States, Barack Obama; globally-renowned media personality, Oprah Winfrey; and other notable figures have sent glowing tributes to veteran actor Sidney Poitier.…
I won’t bury my son even if it takes 30 years to get justice – Sylvester’s dad
•No evidence Sylvester was tortured, bullied – Lagos CP Sylvester Oromoni, the father of the late 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, has restated…
Forgery Allegation: Appointment of NIA D-G, exclusive prerogative of President — ONSA
The Federal Government, on Friday, disclosed that the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ambassador Ahmed Abubakar never failed a promotion exams and had constantly been an…
School Resumption: Lagos frowns at non-compliance, says many private schools still on holiday
The Lagos State Government is not happy that three days after the official resumption of schools for a new term, some private schools are still on holiday, while attendance has not…
Ignore Ortom’s unpatriotic call — we will never be a terrorist organisation – Miyettti Allah…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has asked the federal government to ignore the request of Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, to declare the association as a…
Buhari appoints Ayodeji Gbeleyi as chairman, Federal Mortgage Bank
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Ayodeji Ariyo Gbeleyi as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Federal Mortgage of Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). A Chartered Accountant and…
show mercy to Nnamdi Kanu – Ohanaeze tells Buhari
President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Prof George Obiozor has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to show Kanu mercy. He believes the President can stop the case, for instance, through a…
Stop using Buhari’s name to make headlines, improve workers’ welfare in Benue — Tiv Youth Council…
The Tiv Youth Council Worldwide has counselled Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State to concentrate on redeeming his name and improving the lot of workers in the state other than making…