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Pandemonium enveloped the Gombe State House of Assembly, on Thursday during an attempt to impeach the Minority Leader, Ahmed Usman Haruna. It was gathered that efforts to impeach the Minority Leader failed after a physical…

Mojisola Dada, a judge of the special offences court sitting in Lagos on Thursday declared Innocent Chukwuma, chairman of Innoson Motors Nigeria Ltd, wanted over his failure to make an appearance in court for his arraignment for the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former Inspector-General of Police Musiliu Smith as chairman of the Police Service Commission. Smith will succeed former IGP Mike Okiro. Buhari also appointed five others as members of the…

The immediate past governor of Plateau State and Senator representing Plateau North, Jonah Jang has stated that his being in prison is divinely ordained, stressing that nobody should boast of sending him to prison. Jang stated this…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission says it has given approval to 22 companies to take over the distribution and installation of prepaid meters. According to a statement by Usman Abba-Arabi, NERC’s general manager, public…

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released a list of 58 illegal universities operating in the country. In a bulletin dated May 14, the commission said certificates obtained from any of the institutions are invalid.…

Banks are not keen on lowering lending rates even if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) brings down its benchmark interest rate, investment and research firm Renaissance Capital (RenCap) has said. It projected that the CBN-led…

Former President Olusegun Obasnjo came under fire yesterday following President Muhammadu Buhari’s remark that $16 billion was wasted on power projects, without result, during his administration. Although Obasanjo said the National…

With the controversy stirred by allegations and counter-allegations over the alleged $16 billion investment in the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) still raging, another report has shown the identities of 27 companies that…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) yesterday shared N701.022 billion to  the three tiers of government as federal allocation for May, 2018. The figure was described as “an improvement from N626.8 billion shared in…

GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode has adopted the overall best graduating student of Lagos  State University (LASU), Fuad Adetoro Ogunsanya, who finished with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.78 in Business Administration. The…

There was commotion at the Kano state office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as supporters of a former Kano state governor Ibrahim Shekarau attempted to block his rescheduled visit to the office. A witness told…

The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) says it has recorded a revenue increase of N700 million in 2017 and a 40 percent reduction in expenditure due to the implementation of its Strategic Roadmap. Mr Bisi Adegbuyi, the…

The Lagos State Government have disclosed that the first phase of its embedded power project will kick off in July, 2018 with 1,000 megawatts. Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olawale Oluwo who spoke at a ministerial…

The average price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol decreased by 1.0% year-on-year and -7.3% month-on-month to N151.4 in April 2018 from N163.4 in March 2018. This is contained in the recent report…

A kind hearted Nigerian airport cleaner has returned $6,000 she reportedly found in the toilet. Charity Bassey, a cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos State, recently did the unexpected when she…

The thug who shocked Nigerians by snatching the National Assembly mace is yet to be arrested according to the Nigeria police. This was disclosed by Habu Sani, a commissioner of police when he appeared before members of the National…

Arsenal have confirmed the appointment of Unai Emery as their new head coach. The 46-year-old Spaniard, who formerly managed Valencia, Sevilla and Paris Saint-Germain, succeeds Arsene Wenger in the Emirates Stadium hotseat.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has dared the national assembly to confront him publicly on capital projects. Buhari said this on Tuesday when he hosted the Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) led by Hameed Ali,…

The Nigerian Army says it has killed 68 bandits, arrested six suspected kidnappers and recovered 17 motorcycles in Zamfara from April to date. The Brigade Commander, 1 Army Brigade Command Sokoto, Brig. Gen. Udeagbala Kennedy,…

Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service Hameed Ali said yesterday that only lazy Nigerians can be hungry. According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari had done so much for agriculture that farmers are now rich. The…

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has exonerated the Chief Medical Director of Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH-TH), Prof. Akeem Lasisi, of professional misconduct and medical malpractices. The…

As preparations for the 2019 elections continue to gather momentum politicians have been holding strategic meetings. On Monday, former President Olusegun Obasanjo travelled to Ondo to meet Afenifere leaders. On Tuesday, President…

Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has called on the Nigerian government to prioritise its expenditure. Speaking on Power Lunch, a CNBC programme, on Tuesday, Sanusi said the…