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I don’t regret my comment on $496m aircraft purchase – Senator Urhoghide
The member representing Edo South senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, on Saturday said that he had no regrets moving the motion to invoke Section 143 of the Constitution against President Muhammadu…
Military parades captured armed herdsmen
Commandant, 72 Battalion in Makurdi, Lt Colonel Suleiman Mohammed, on Saturday paraded the three militia herdsmen captured by troops while keeping the peace in Benue State. The herdsmen were said to have been captured last Thursday…
12 die, eight injured in Ogun auto crash
No fewer than twelve persons lost their lives while eight others were injured when a Ford commercial bus collided with a Volvo truck along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday. The accident which occurred around 12.25pm at…
Nigerian Army arrests Governor Ortom’s aide for allegedly masterminding Benue killings
Governor Samuel Ortom will allow the law take its course after the Nigerian Army arrested one of his aides for allegedly masterminding recent killings in Benue State, his top adviser has said. Aliyu Teshaku, head of Benue Livestock…
Yar’Adua also asked me to be his finance minister, says Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, three-time minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, says late president Umar Musa Yar’Adua wanted her to be finance minister in his government. This revelation was made in her recently released book, fighting…
Be battle ready to sack Buhari in 2019, Obasanjo tells ‘third force’ members
Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, called on members of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM) to be battle ready to take over power in 2019, stressing that they should propagate the need for all qualified electorates…
Ikoyi to experience 5-hour outage Sunday
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has announced a five-hour outage in Ikoyi and environs from 10.00am to 3.00pm on Sunday. Godwin Idemudia, the EKEDC General Manager, Corporate Communications, said in a statement on…
Buhari congratulates Mike Adenuga at 65
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday congratulated a business magnate, Chief Michael Adeniyi Adenuga, who turns 65 on Sunday. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President said he…
I’ll probe Buhari if I emerge in 2019 – Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says if he wins the 2019 election, he will investigate the arms procurement of the current administration. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa on Saturday, Abubakar said it is taking too long…
Wenger set for Old Trafford farewell
Arsene Wenger is unsure of the welcome he will receive on his final visit to Old Trafford as Arsenal boss on Sunday after many “great battles” against Manchester United during his two decades in charge. The 68-year-old Frenchman, leaving…
Ajimobi Declares 3-Day Mourning For Late Speaker
The Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has declared three-day mourning in honour of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Michael Adeyemo, who died on Friday morning, aged 47. The governor described the lawmaker’s death as a…
Presidential asset recovery panel sacks special investigator
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, led by Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, has sacked Mr. Victor Uwajeh earlier appointed to serve as its special investigator. Uwajeh, who is the Chief Investigator of…
Food Seller Weep Bitterly After Been Accussed Of Using Water From Mortuary To Cook Food @ Poly Oko
A food seller was left heartbroken and in tears after being accused of water from mortuary to cook food at the Federal Polytechnic Oko in Anambra state. A journalist, Ngwu Victor Bright, paid the distressed woman a visit and consoled her…
Firms forfeit N1.4 billion Paris Club ‘fraud’ money to federal govt
A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court Friday ordered the permanent forfeiture of N1,442,384,857 found in the bank accounts of three firms which allegedly impersonated the consultants engaged by the Nigeria Governors Forum to…
Despite owing salaries, APC governors to contribute N6billion for upcoming congresses, convention
Despite the untold hardship being visited on workers and pensioners who have gone several months without remuneration, 24 governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have been mandated to contribute N6 billion at N250…
‘Lai Mohammed did a good job’ — Buhari breaks silence on Obasanjo’s letter
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally spoken on the strong-worded letter ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote to him in January. In the letter, Obasanjo asked the president to forget about contesting in 2019, saying doing so would…
Bauchi people were under the sun for hours just to say hello to me – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed appreciation to the people of Bauchi state for “challenging the weather just to say hello to me”. Speaking at a dinner organised in his honour, Buhari said the people trooped to the streets…
Tension as angry youth attack Hausa community in Benue, ‘kill 8’
Many people have been killed and displaced in a reprisal attack on the Hausa community in Makurdi, Benue state capital. The attack is believed to be carried out by Tiv youth protesting the killings of some priests and worshippers at…
Google introduces new features for Gmail users
Google has introduced new features for Gmail users which includes several new features designed to increase productivity and more security. Google made this known on its official blog (blog.google) on Friday. According to Google,…
Nwaoboshi, PDP senator, granted bail after two days in prison
After spending two days in prison, Peter Nwaoboshi, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator representing Delta north, was on Friday granted bail on self-recognizance. Nwaoboshi was on Wednesday arraigned by the Economic and…
Eat fruits, drink enough water, sleep well… tips on managing sickle cell
Consumption of water, maintaining a balanced diet and high level of cleanliness are important to managing sickle cell, says Clement Wilson, a medical expert. Wilson told NAN in Abuja that a balanced diet and intake of dietary…
Okonjo-Iweala reveals how Babangida, others deceived Jonathan
Former Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has revealed how a former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu and his counterparts ‘wrongly’ advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to announce the…
Tambuwal’s Spokesman Imam Imam Dies at 41
The Special Adviser to Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal on Media and Publicity, Malam Imam Dalhatu Imam, is dead. Imam died at the age of 41 around 3.am on Friday at the Nizamiyya Hospital, Abuja after a brief illness. The younger…
JUST IN: Oyo Assembly Speaker, Michael Adeyemo, is dead
Speaker of the Oyo House of Assembly, Honourable Michael Adeyemo is dead. Some members of the House of Assembly confirmed this to Tribune Online, on Friday. Though the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained, his body is…