ID Project: Okorocha demands apology from Senate
Imo State governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has demanded an open apology from the Senate over accusation of registering Northerners in the state. According to him, what the senators involved themselves...
View ArticleB’Haram: Damboa residents flee to Maiduguri
Many residents of Damboa town, south of Maiduguri, capital of the troubled Borno State, have started fleeing the town because of fear of being attacked by the outlawed Boko Haram sect. This has caused...
View ArticleB’Haram: S’East Govs to procure security equipment, lauds Confab on new state
Governors of the South-East zone Sunday in Enugu rose from a meeting in Enugu and reaffirmed their commitment to improving on the security of the area in view of the recent interception of suspected...
View ArticleMuslim group asks Sultan to dialogue with Boko Haram
Concerned Muslim Professionals, CMP, an Islamic group, yesterday, called on the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar...
View ArticlePDP lawmakers hold plenary in Edo Assembly
Four members of the Edo State House of Assembly who are mainly of the Peoples Democratic Party on Monday gained entry into the Anthony Enahoro Assembly Complex and held a plenary. The lawmakers, which...
View ArticleYouths shut down ExxonMobil over oil spill, unfulfilled promises
Youths from ExxonMobil host communities in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom State have shut down the operations of the multinational firm over recurrent oil spills and strings of unfulfilled promises made to the...
View Article…As operators appeal to CBN to review N35m capital base
BureauxDe Change (BDCs) operators under the aegis of Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to review the new licensing...
View ArticleCBN extends deadline for BDC recapitalisation
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline given to bureau de change operators to shore up their capital base to July 31, from the July 15 earlier date. The apex bank, in a circular...
View ArticleVicar-Gen resigns over Catholic Church crisis in Imo
The crisis rocking the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, Mbaise, over the appointment of a non-indigene as bishop has assumed a new dimension, following the shocking resignation of the Vicar General of the...
View ArticleBank manager commits suicide in Ogun
The decomposing body of a 44‑year‑old branch manager of a commercial bank, Habeeb Olatunde, who reportedly committed suicide has been discovered. The late bank manager who was reportedly declared...
View ArticleMilitary recovers Balmo forest from B’Haram
Troops have cleared and taken over Balmo Forest in a military operation that lasted throughout the weekend, the Defence Headquarters has said. Prior to the operation, Balmo Forest, which stretches from...
View ArticleNyako’s days numbered as probe panel begins sitting
The days of the incumbent governor of Adamawa State Governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd.), are numbered as despite the public holiday declared by the government, the seven-man panel set up by the...
View ArticleTerragon Media becomes a Certified Google Agency Partner
Terragon Media, one of the leading digital media agencies in Nigeria, has announced that it has become a Certified Google Agency Partner. According to a statement by the agency In Lagos, the...
View ArticleKwara students endorse Gov Ahmed for second term
Kwara State students under the auspices of National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) have endorsed the educational and developmental programmes and policies of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. The...
View ArticleRivers CP debunks JUSUN’s insecurity claim
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, has debunked the claim by striking judiciary workers in the state who alleged that they decided to continue the strike as a result of the...
View ArticleFG tightens security at Lagos airport over Al-Qaeda threats
Security activities was on the high side on Tuesday as the entire Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, was put under intense screening and searchlight for several hours, as security agencies screened all...
View ArticleAdamawa: Nyako in Abuja as impeachment panel sits today
Embattled Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, who is facing a 20- count charge investigation over alleged gross misconduct, Tuesday attended the Council of States meeting at the Presidential Villa...
View ArticlePresident Jonathan Leaves For ECOWAS Summit In Accra In Accra
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja Wednesday for Accra to participate in the Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government scheduled to open in the Ghanaian capital on Thursday. President...
View Article#BringBackOurGirls: Security forces know their motive – Marilyn
Marilyn Ogar, of the Department of State Services (DSS), said the motive of the various groups protesting and mounting pressure on the Federal Government to free the Chibok girls were not genuine....
View ArticleHuman Rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, dies at 49
The human rights community was thrown into mourning yesterday when news broke about the death of radical lawyer and activist, Bamidele Aturu. Aturu died Wednesday after a period of an undisclosed...
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