Police end siege to Emir of Kano’s palace
The police on Thursday ended their four-day siege to the palatial official residence of the traditional ruler of Kano Emirate. The police had on Monday deployed armed officers and men in the palace...
View ArticleCBN orders banks to refund excess COT charges
The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered Deposit Money Banks to refund illegal fees charged customers over a period of one year within 30 days or face severe penalties. The order, contained in a...
View ArticleForces out to truncate democracy – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, raised alarm that some anti-democratic forces were exploiting lapses in the management of the nation’s political and electoral processes to derail the 2015...
View ArticleBorno govt. presents letter of appointment to new Emir of Gwoza
The Borno government on Friday presented letter appointment to the new Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Muhammad Shehu. Alhaji Baba Kaka, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs , who...
View ArticleSuspension: Lawyers seek adjournment to consult with Sanusi
Lawyers representing the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, on Friday asked the National Industrial Court in Abuja to adjourn the monarch’s suit which he filed to challenge his suspension as the Governor of...
View ArticleWorld Cup: Mexico beat Cameroon 1-0
Mexico beat Cameroon 1-0 at a rain-drenched Natal on Friday in a World Cup Group A match scarred by more refereeing blunders. Oribe Peralta grabbed the only goal after 61 minutes but Mexico will...
View ArticleEnugu Govt. threatens arrest of street traders
The Enugu State Government says it will henceforth commence the arrest and prosecution of street traders in the state capital. The Commissioner for Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority...
View ArticleNigeria can’t stop importing fuel–NNPC chief
Managing Director, Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (KRPC), an arm of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed has said that even if all the...
View ArticleUTME: Multiple registration now attracts 3-year ban —JAMB
Henceforth, candidates who register for and sit both the paper pencil test and the Computer-Based Test of the Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME) in the same year will be banned three...
View ArticleFG to launch new School Curriculum
A new school curriculum that will ensure qualitative education in content and practice and guarantee best practices is set to be launched in Nigeria by September this year. Executive Secretary, Nigeria...
View ArticleBorno: Shari’ah court judge quits over corruption
The Borno State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has retired an upper Sharia Court judge, Justice Alkali Goni Mukhtar, after he was found guilty of aiding in the criminal sale of a land in his court....
View ArticleCrowd welcomes Sanusi to Emir’s Palace
Jubilant crowed crammed all roads leading to the Palace of Emir of Kano to welcome the 57th Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanisu, yesterday about 3pm, who finally left the Kano Government House where...
View Article…Party bigger than our personal aspirations – Atiku
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said that the interest of the All Progressives Congress is bigger than the personal aspirations of individual members. Atiku made the assertion in a message on...
View ArticleFG approves third quarter fuel import allocation
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, has approved the third quarter fuel import allocation to allow oil marketers bring in the petroleum products into Nigeria. A...
View ArticleFG approves polytechnic for Akwa Ibom
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Ukana, Essien Udium Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Already, a take-off grant of N1 billion from Education...
View ArticleAnambra House want Akunyili immortalised
Anambra State House of Assembly and women of the state have called on both federal and state governments to immortalize the late former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili....
View ArticleINEC engages 7,941 ad hoc staff for Saturday’s election
NO fewer than 7,941 ad hoc staff have been engaged by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as it puts finishing touches to the conduct of governorship election in Ekiti State. The...
View ArticleJonathan in Dakar for AU summit
President Goodluck Jonathan left Abuja yesterday (Saturday) for Dakar with Nigeria’s delegation to the African Union’s Summit on Financing Infrastructure Development scheduled to hold today in Senegal....
View ArticleFG pays N170m to 37 antiquities vendors
Federal Government has handed over payment advice worth N170m to 37 antiquities vendors, to curb illegal trafficking of artefacts. Speaking at the Hosting of the Antiquities Vendors and the NCMM Sports...
View ArticleObasanjo facilitated my apex bank job — Lemo
A former Deputy-Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) (Operations), Tunde Lemo, says former President Olusegun Obasanjo influenced his acceptance of the CBN top job. Lemo spoke during a grand...
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