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A group under the auspices of Integrity Leadership Organisation (ILO) has faulted the Director of Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof Isaq Akintola, over ‘unwarranted’ criticism of the recent appointments made by the Ekiti State…

The United States President, Donald Trump yesterday issued executive order and banned Boeing 737MAX in the country’s airspace.This came after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) banned the aircraft in the…

About N11.59 billion was remitted as independent revenue into the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) in 2017, a report by the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) said.The 2017 Annual Reports and Audited Accounts of the…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday disclosed that the country’s Balance of Payment improved by a surplus of $2.80 million in the fourth quarter 2018, from $4.54 million recorded in the third quarter of same year.The CBN…

As part of its efforts to create employment and growth opportunities for Nigerians in the oil and gas industry, the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) rejected 1,494 expatriate quota…

Oyo  State Police have arrested the Chief Whip of the Oyo State House of Assembly,  Wasiu Olafisoye Akinmoyede, in connection with the murder of a senatorial candidate, Hon. Temitope Olatoye a.k.a. Sugar.…

A principal suspect in the controversial Malabu oil scandal, Abubakar Aliyu,  yesterday, appeared as a witness before an Italian court in Milan.Aliyu is alleged to have acted as a “middleman” for top officials of former…

Unless something urgent is done, we may be witnessing more building collapses, as over 1000 buildings in Lagos Island have been allegedly certified distressed.Mr. Kunle Awobodu, 1st Vice President, Nigerian Institute of…

—Says Buhari’s victory is divineENUGU-SPIRITUAL Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, AMEN, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has told trouble politicians in the country to stay away from anything that concerns the spiritual…

US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort has been jailed for 43 more months on charges stemming from the Russia investigation. It comes a week after the 69-year-old was given a…

Nigeria is a heterogonous nation of different tribes and religions, the major tribes being Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba; Islam and Christianity being the major religions being practiced by its populace. Even…

Rochas Okorocha, outgoing Governor of Imo State, says his certificate of election as a senator cannot be seized by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Speaking on Wednesday when a crowd of…

Governors Ibikunle Amosun and Rochas Okorocha of Ogun and Imo states respectively have been thrown into a dilemma on how to approach the defeats suffered by their protégés in last weekend’s governorship elections.Both men, who…

The Southern Nigeria People Mandate (SNPM), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari on his plan to probe the 16 billion-dollar investment in the power sector by past administrations.The project…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to confirm 30 nominees for the board of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Buhari’s request was contained in a letter read by Senate…

Unknown gunmen have attacked the Divisional Police Command at Afuze, in Edo State and killed a Divisional Police Officer, DPO, a pregnant police woman and two others. Afuze is the administrative headquarters of…

The federal government has banned Boeing 737 Max airplanes from flying into Nigeria’s airspace following a fatal crash in Ethiopia over the weekend. Hadi Sirika, minister of state, aviation, disclosed this to…

Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday thanked Lagosians for voting its flagbearer, Babajide Sanwo-Olu as governor. The party in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Comrade Joe…

Following the building collapse at Baden Private Primary School at no 10 Dagara Street, Itafaji area of Lagos Island, six persons, including a pregnant woman, have been confirmed dead, while 59 persons have…

Luck has ran out on a yahoo boy who tried to use a little boy for rituals in Delta state as he was beaten mercilessly by a mob. A self-acclaimed internet fraudster aka yahoo boy was almost lynched to death a few days ago after he was…

A former Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against manipulating the rerun elections in states where last Saturday’s governorship…

Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi is set to decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC), latest May 29th. The candidate of the APC, Senator Sonni Ogbuoji disclosed this in Enugu while rejecting the…

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has opened its portal for recruitment of fresh graduates and experienced professionals into the system. Mr Ndu Ughamadu, its Group General…