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Why We are Unbundling the Rail Sector – FG
The federal government has disclosed that it is unbundling and commercialising the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to optimise its operations and advance private sector participation.…
NDLEA Arrests 12 Apapa Dock Workers over Link to Seized N9.5bn Cocaine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday said it had arrested 12 dockworkers at the Apapa Seaport in Lagos over their alleged link to the importation of 32.9 kilogrammes of…
How Could I Have Lost My Ward When APGA Chairmen Joined APC A Week To The Election? – Andy Uba
The Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded Anambra State Governorship election, Andy Uba has questioned the credibility of the exercise saying…
Direct primaries leave room for manipulations – Salihu Lukman
Salihu Lukman, director-general of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), says the amendment of the electoral act compelling all political parties to adopt the direct mode of primary…
Bandits Shot Dead In Benue
Soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have neutralised three bandits in an operation carried out in parts of Kastina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The new Force…
Brig General Gunned Down As ISWAP Fighters Ambush Troops In Borno
A Brigadier-General has been shot dead in an ambush by fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Borno State. Four other soldiers were reportedly killed in…
How we used woman to lure lawmaker who broke my marriage, rob him of $2,000 –Suspected kidnapper
An information technology expert, Cyril Isong, has been apprehended by the police for the alleged abduction of a House of Representative member. Isong, who lived in Abuja, reportedly…
Direct primary: Govs angry over uncertainty to produce successors, win senatorial tickets
There are strong indications that many governors are angry that the direct mode of primaries passed by the National Assembly may deny them the opportunity of producing their…
BREAKING: Buhari Departs Paris For South Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Saturday, depart Paris for Durban, South Africa, to attend the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2021 which takes place on Monday. Presidential…
Now we know Ekiti kidnappers were not Fulani — MURIC
Ekiti State Police Command on Monday, 8th November, 2021 paraded four suspected kidnappers who had been terrorizing the state in the past two years. But contrary to the old narrative, there was no…
Baba Ijesha: Witness scared to testify in court – Prosecution
The prosecution team of the Lagos State Government has told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that one of the witnesses set to testify against Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James alias Baba…
Gbajabiamila’s Masterstroke On Direct Primaries
The Nigerian political landscape came alive recently owing to a critical development that has generated serious interest, not just among the political elite but also among the masses,…
eNaira downloaded over 566,000 times from 160 countries – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria said on Friday that the eNaira wallet has been downloaded over 488,000 times from over 160 countries. The CBN said in a statement, “So far, we have…
Stripped of Influence, Govs Fight Back over Direct Primaries, Consider Court Action
Though, President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to sign into law the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021, passed this week by the National Assembly, which, among other things, makes direct…
Malami’s Ministry pays Lawyers N258m as robe allowance annually
The Ministry of Justice has claimed that N258 million was paid to 860 lawyers in the Ministry as robing allowance at N300,000 for each lawyer annually. The Attorney General…
305 die from 83 building collapse in 9 years
At least 305 people have died from building collapse in Nigeria since 2013, data from reported cases collated by Daily Trust showed. Also, no fewer than 449 people got injured in 83 cases of…
Nigerian Army: Adeosun, 11 other Generals pulled out of service
The Nigerian Army has pulled out of active service the former Chief of Policy and Plans, Army Headquarters, Lieutenant General Lamidi Adeosun, and 11 other Generals. The…
I’m satisfied with political solution approach offered by FG – Igboho
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has expressed satisfaction with the reported political solution offered by the Federal Government. Igboho…
APPLY: FG opens portal for sale of homes under national housing programme
The federal government has launched a portal for the sale of completed houses under the National Housing Programme (NHP). Speaking at the launch on Friday in Abuja, Babatunde Fashola, the…
How we found Vanguard reporter’s body, nabbed his killer — Police
The Nigeria Police has said that the body of the missing Vanguard Newspaper reporter, Tordue Salem, was found at the Wuse General Hospital Mortuary in Abuja. The Force Public…
Lagos building collapse: No underwriter has claimed any relationship, says NCRIB
The Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers (NCRIB) says no insurance company has claimed a relationship with the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi Tope Daramola, NCRIB’s Executive…
VAT row: FG eyes out-of-court settlement
The Federal Government has hinted that it may explore an out-of-court solution to the lingering legal battle between its agency, Federal Inland Revenue Service, and Rivers and Lagos…
Naira gains in parallel market on rising dollar availability
Nigeria’s naira rebounded in the illegal market as the central bank boosted sales of dollars through commercial banks, according to traders. This has helped to close the gap with the official…
67m Nigerians have registered for NIN – Pantami
Isa Pantami, the minister of communications and digital economy, says 67 million Nigerians have enrolled for the national identification number (NIN). Pantami said this at a sideline…