Oshiomhole orders demolition of kidnappers’ den
Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday ordered the demolition of a block of four flats identified as a hideout of kidnappers in the state, which he would supervise by himself. The Governor,...
View ArticleOil sector officials steal to buy jets –Rep
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Mr. Dakuku Peterside, on Wednesday accused some officials in the oil sector of stealing government’s funds to buy...
View ArticleFG okays $242.2m IDA loans for Lagos infrastructure, education
The Federal Government has approved a N40bn loan facility for Lagos State Government for the development of infrastructure and education in the state, the Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, told...
View Article…presents N322.6b NDDC budget to Senate
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday presented N322.600 billion as this year’s budget proposal of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the Senate for approval. The figure represented 2.1...
View ArticleNew CBN governor in Aso Rock, meets Jonathan
The new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emifiele Wednesday met with President Jonathan for about an hour, ostensibly to brief him about the planned unveiling of his agenda for the Bank....
View ArticleNigerian women sell their wombs, ovaries —Catholic Bishop
Some Nigerian women now sell their private parts, including wombs, ovaries and human eggs, as commodities at the global bio-technology market, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has said. The...
View ArticleChime approves N3bn for ICT in new secretariat, others
The Enugu State Executive Council has approved about three billion naira for the execution of various projects in the state, including the provision of communication technology facilities at the new...
View ArticleJonathan appoints Alkali to replace Gulak as political adviser
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has appointed Professor Rufa’i Alkali as his new Special Adviser on Political Affairs. This is contained in a statement by the President’s Spokesman and Special...
View Article45 killed by ‘fake preachers’ near Boko Haram stronghold
Forty-five people were killed by suspected Boko Haram gunmen pretending to be preachers in a village near the group’s spiritual home in northeast Nigeria, two residents said on Thursday. The attack...
View ArticleAl-Makura vows to prosecute Ombatse militia, sponsors
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State on Thursday promised to ensure the prosecution of members of the Ombatse militia and their sponsors over the killings of innocent of lives and destruction of...
View ArticleCommittee on Chibok abduction denies allegation of manipulation
The Presidential Fact-finding Committee on the Abduction of Chibok Schoolgirls has debunked media reports insinuating that the Presidency is on a mission to either frustrate or manipulate the report of...
View ArticleConfab rejects upward review of minimum wage
The National Conference on Thursday in Abuja rejected an amended recommendation for an upward review of the National Minimum Wage from N18,000 to at least N40,000. The conference also banned...
View ArticlePro-Biafra group attempts to seize Enugu Radio, kills police sergeant
Some defiant members of the pro-Biafran group, the Biafran Zionists Movement (BZM) led by Benjamin Onwuka, a lawyer on Thursday re-launched an attack on the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) in a...
View ArticleCorruption: Tambuwal alleges impunity by govt officials
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday described as curious, the growing trend by public officials to resist the scrutiny of the National Assembly. In a veiled...
View ArticleJonathan says insurgency will soon be history
President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Thursday reiterated that the problem of insurgency would soon become a thing of the past ...
View ArticleChilling revelations: escaped chibok girl raped 15 times by 15 men every day
More chilling revelations have emerged to shed some light on the agonising experience of the missing Chibok girls, based on the account of one of the escapees. Three of the girls have so far escaped...
View ArticleFG approves South-East staple crop processing zones
Two Staple Food Processing zones will be established in the South-East in line with the Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the Federal Government. A Director in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture...
View ArticleFG grants police self-accounting status
The Federal Government has granted the Nigeria Police Force self-accounting status which takes it out of the financial control of the Ministry of Police Affairs. The Inspector-General of Police,...
View ArticleOkorocha ousts two traditional rulers
The Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, yesterday removed two traditional rulers from office. The removal was contained in a statement by the Secretary to the Government of Imo State, Prof....
View ArticleAmaechi calls for end to NGF crisis
The Rivers State governor and factional Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has called for an end to the crisis in the body of Nigeria governors. This was...
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