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ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2018 DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION,   My Dear Nigerians! Today marks the 19th year of our nascent democracy and the 3rd Anniversary of…

Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje yesterday attributed the agitation by some members of the defunct new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) in the All Progressives Congress (APC) to corruption fighting back. He dismissed their claims…

Former Military President Ibrahim Babangida has called for a unique two-party structure in an effort to promote and protect the nation’s democratic institutions. Babangida made this call in a statement signed by himself and made…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has alerted the general public on plans by human traffickers to use the upcoming World Cup to traffic Nigerian youths. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Julie…

The Federal Government has appealed the April 10, 2018 judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos which dismissed the theft charges it filed against the Emirates Airlines and four of its officials. The Attorney General of the Federation…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has denied the speculation that its database suffered leakages due to the activities of suspected hackers infiltrating its system. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this…

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday announced the increase in the sale of foreign exchange to licensed Bureau de Change operators. According to a circular issued by the Acting Director, Trade and Exchange Department, CBN, Mrs. Onyinye…

Russian Jewish billionaire and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich arrived in Israel on Monday after receiving citizenship of the Jewish state, local Channel 10 television reported. “He landed today in his private aircraft…

The police in Lagos on Monday said that they rescued a commercial sex worker from a client in a hotel room, following an attempted murder. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgal, said that the police prompt response to…

An Egyptian lawyer, Bassem Wahba has launched a €1 billion (£873m/$1.2bn) lawsuit against Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos after Liverpool and Egypt star, Mohamed Salah was injured in a challenge with the Spain international during…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is currently meeting with members of the new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The meeting is holding at Akinola Aguda House, the official residence of Osinbajo in the presidential villa, Abuja. Lawal…

Key leaders of various camps of ex-agitators in the Niger Delta have pledged to work with the Federal Government to deepen peace and stability in the oil-rich region in order to pave the way for hitch- free elections in 2019 and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned a former governor of Zamfara State, Mahmud Shinkafi, alongside three others before Justice Fatima Murtala of the Federal High Court sitting in Zamfara on a…

Not less than $670 million is spent on security votes in Nigeria every year, a new report by Transparency International Defence and Security (TIDS) and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has revealed. The report,…

Seventeen suspected Boko Haram members on Monday said they surrendered to the Nigerian military due to the federal government’s pledge to offer them amnesty.One of them, Ahmed Alhassan, disclosed this when Rogers Nicholas, a…

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has accused members of the National Assembly of seeking bribes to carry out their constitutional duties.Speaking while delivering the year’s…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday faulted the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation for not inviting a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsay Orubebe, to the 2018 Democracy Day Lecture. Orubebe had…

The National Security Adviser, Andrew Azazi, was visiting some friends and government colleagues in Abuja that night in early 2012. He was shocked to learn from one of his hosts that his Nigerian Defence Academy classmate and a…

Two female suicide bombers suspected to be Boko Haram jihadists killed at least three people in northeast Nigeria, emergency services said Monday. The bombers detonated their explosives inside a house and near a mosque in the…

The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Is’haq Oloyede, has said Nigeria is dominated by certified thieves.The don disclosed this while speaking at 61st Birthday Colloquium of the Osun State Governor, Rauf…

Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed former Ogun state governor, Gbenga Daniel, as the Director-General of his campaign for 2019 presidency.In a release personally signed by him, Atiku said Mr. Daniel would…

African “Spiderman” who climbed building to save child met French President, and got rewarded for his brave act. The Malian migrant who scaled four-storeys up a building to rescue a dangling toddler has been named an honorary French…

A retired army general who allegedly pulled a gun and threatened to shoot some workers of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company will be prosecuted for attempted murder. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the company’s spokesman,…

A medical practitioner, Dr Ayopo Adeyemi, on Sunday warned women against the use of artificial eyelashes, commonly used to enhance beauty, in view of its grievous consequences. Adeyemi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos…