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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he may have been one of those involved in the herdsmen/farmers’ clashes had he not gone to school. He stated this in a speech he delivered during his two-day state visit to Bauchi State on…

•Returnees laments hostilities by Gabon Operatives of the Nigerian Navy (NN) have intercepted a foreign vessel carrying 406 West Africans deported by Gabon. The vessel, MV CHIMBA EXPRESS, was intercepted on Wednesday evening…

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it attracted investment proposals approximately worth $43billion in the last three years owing to deliberate policies put in place to promote investment and enhance ease of doing business.…

The office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has released the statement below to announce new appointments approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. Read full statement below PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI APPROVES NEW…

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has signed a sponsorship deal with Total E&P Nigeria. The signing ceremony took place on Thursday at the oil company’s head office in Lagos. The two-year sponsorship deal is worth…

Samuel Melaye, younger brother of Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has been remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja. Samuel was remanded in prison by a chief magistrate’s court in Mpape, after being arraigned for alleged criminal…

The All Progressives Congress (APC)has reacted to the planned defection to its party by the former factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and it sounds much like a brutal shade. Sheriff,…

There is currently a serious gun battle between suspected members of the Boko Haram sect and the military in Maiduguri, Borno state capital. Zainab Kamali, a resident told TheCable, that the insurgents struck in Jidari area of the…

The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) has set up a three-man committee to investigate the alleged N20 trillion unremitted stamp duty funds to the federation account. The committee, which is chaired by Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun state…

The National Economic Council (NEC) has agreed to stop the movement of herdsmen in the country, starting with Benue, Taraba, Adamawa, Kaduna and Plateau. At a meeting presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday, the…

The senate has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) to stop further payment of oil subsidies. It also asked the cooperation to immediately refund the total sum of N216 billion said to have been used for subsidy…

As the lingering crisis between Senator Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi West, takes center stage in national discourse, leaders from his senatorial district under the auspice of Okun…

An accident in Northern India involving a school bus and a train has left 13 children dead, including the bus driver. The students, all aged below 10, were being driven to class in Uttar Pradesh state when a passenger train collided with…

The Igbos have been advised to stop blaming Hausa, Fulani or Yorubas for their problems in Nigeria. Her Royal Majesty, Obi Igwe Martha Dunkwu, the traditional ruler of Obodogba village, Okpanam in Oshilili North Local Government of…

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has given reasons it has been silence over the protest by a sister Muslim group, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN. In a statement signed and forwarded to the media  by its Director, Professor…

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has failed to appear before the Senate over the arrest and detention of Senator Dino Melaye and the killings across Nigeria. The Senate had, on Wednesday, summoned the IGP to appear in…

Some members of the Senate have asked that the process to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari be started, for failing to get the approval for the withdrawal of $496m from the Excess Crude Account to purchase military aircraft. Senator…

Troops of the 177 guards battalion of the Nigerian army arrested five suspected militias at Ugyi town in Toto local government area of Nasarawa state and recovered some arms from them during a raid. A statement issued by Jude Chukwu,…

The Presidency has reacted to the House of Representatives’ decision to summon President Buhari over Benue killings. During an interview with Channels News last night, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and…

Nokia has congratulated and presented a Cheque of 1 million Naira to former Big brother naija housemate, Tobi Bakre. The second runner up of the just concluded reality show could be described as lively and fun throughout his stay in…

WORRIED by the incedant clashes between Fulani herds men and farmers in some parts of the country which has resulted in deaths and destruction of lives and properties, the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar 111, has…

THE Federal Government yesterday approved the establishment of ten rice mills in the six geopolitical zones at the cost of N10.7 billion. Government also approved the establishment of department for traditional medicine in the…

CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Dino Melaye, APC, Kogi West has said that he has not been allowed to see his family, his lawyers. Senator Dino Melaye He also said that he has been denied food…