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NYSC Director-General, Major General Shuaibu lbrahim today inaugurated the NYSC Mega Printing Press in Kaduna. He said the project, which was conceived almost a decade ago, is a testament of the commitment of NYSC Management to the…

All is set for the public presentation of a book that details the meteoric rise of Nigeria's former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd). The book titled 'The Great Exploits of Buratai', written by UK-based scholar, author…

The All Progressives Congress in Diaspora Network (APC-DiNET) has called on the ruling party to cancel its proposed February 26th national convention date. According to a statement signed by Dr. Makama Omeri, the Coordinator, APC-DiNET,…

Boko Haram insurgents yesterday reportedly attacked the Piyemi village of Chibok local government area. This is the second attack on the Chibok community in five days. The jihadists had on January 15 killed four people and abducted an…

A five-year-old girl, who was abducted last month in Kawaji, Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano Sate, has been found dead. Her uncle Surajo Sulaiman told reporters that Hanifa Abubakar has been buried. BBC Pidgin discovered that…

GOVERNOR-elect Charles Soludo has inaugurated the 2022 transition and handover committee in Agulu, Anaocha council, Anambra. The committee, headed by former World Bank executive Oby Ezekwesili, has 80 members from within and outside the…

A COURT in the northern Pakistani city of Rawalpindi today sentenced a Muslim woman to death for allegedly committing ‘blasphemy’ and insulting Prophet Muhammad and Islam on WhatsApp. The convict, Aneeqa Ateeq, was found guilty under the…

PRESIDENT Buhari has revealed how he escaped a bomb attack in Kaduna about eight years ago. The President, who addressed the crowd during the commissioning of Kawo Bridge in Kaduna, today, refused to rule out the possibility of staying…

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, says Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde is overhyped on social media. Oshiomhole threw his jibe at the governor today on his return to Twitter after nearly…

Former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday afternoon stormed Minna, the Niger State capital to confer with former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd). The All Progressives Congress (APC) national…

Kwara state government on Thursday said that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hausa community in the state, on the prohibition of street begging in Ilorin, the state capital. The Commissioner for Social Development,…

The Integrity Youth Alliance, a Civil Society Organisation has said that the Senate leadership should be decisive on the proposed removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called Petrol. It said that footdragging on the…

The newly appointed Commandant of the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN), Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Alabi, on Wednesday, took over as the fifth commandant of the college. Alabi took over from Maj.-Gen. Solomon Udounwa, who was redeployed to Army…

Coach Augustine Eguavoen says people are once again beginning to respect the Super Eagles following their performance in the group stage of the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Eguavoen told newsmen during his…

The Creative Industry Festival (CIFEST), earlier scheduled for February in Lagos, has been postponed to May, according to Mr Felix Duke, President, Creative Industry Group (CIG). Duke announced this on Wednesday during a visit to the Lagos…

The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said troops killed 49 terrorists and bandits across theatres of operations while 863 terrorists surrendered in the last two weeks. The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, made this…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that he will hand over a better country to his successor than the level he inherited. Buhari also underlined his resolve to consolidate the nation's political system to improve the quality…

A stampede at a church gathering in Liberia’s capital Monrovia killed 29 people overnight, the deputy information minister told state radio on Thursday. The incident occurred during an all-night Christian worship event at New Kru Town, a…

Some stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected the proposed February 26th date for the party's national convention. The group, under the auspices of APC Youth Development and Solidarity Forum, said the…

My wife occasionally jokes that my stressful, high-strung lifestyle could mean I’ll die before her. I’ve hardly paid any attention, until recently. Three weeks ago, we both visited a friend who lost his father on New Year’s Day. The…

Controversial musician Charly Boy has advised presidential aspirant Bola Tinubu against running for president in 2023. The 71-year-old made the appeal yesterday in an Instagram post. According to him, a kingmaker must not be king.…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has alleged that he has been blacklisted from seeing President Muhammadu Buhari over his constant attacks. Ortom made this on Tuesday when the outgoing UNICEF Chief Field Officer in Nigeria, Ibrahim…

The Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has called on Kelechi Madu, the suspended Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General of the Government of Alberta in Canada to apologise to the Nigerian government and the Attorney-General of the…

THE Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu, says he is not desperate to be president. The ex-Abia governor had earlier this month declared his intention to vie for the nation’s highest political office next year. Kalu, who addressed…

GOVERNOR of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has promised to consolidate on the achievements of President Buhari if elected his successor in 2023. The governor, though, said he will declare his intention to contest in the presidential election…

FORMER Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has said the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party, must produce Nigeria’s next president. This is as he asserted that the Party has all it takes to win the 2023 presidential elections.…

THE House of Representatives has mandated its Committees on Justice, Public Petition and Police Affairs to “investigate the involvement” of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and the…

THE leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has apologised for the incorrect claim he made concerning the Permanent Voter Cards. While addressing some of his supporters in Abuja, Tinubu had encouraged them to…

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday interrogated the managing director of Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) Ahmed Kuru. It was gathered that Kuru was questioned by EFCC operatives over alleged…

Maria Saro-Wiwa, the widow of the environmental activist and poet, Ken Saro-Wiwa, has passed on. Her daughter Noo Saro-Wiwa announced her death on social media on Wednesday, saying she died in her sleep on Sunday. Born in 1949, Maria,…

PRESIDENT Buhari has charged the Super Eagles to continue their impressive winning streak at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. The Eagles maintain their perfect run at the competition with a 2-0 victory over Guinea Bissau…

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal,has lost his elder brother, Alhaji Muhamadu Bello. The deceased was until his death the Wazirin Tambuwal, hometown of the governor having succeeded their late father who died about 37 years ago. The…

The Senate today passed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The upper house, however, removed the clause that makes direct primary mandatory for the election of candidates in political parties. The Senate in late 2021 passed a version…

THE Abia State High Court sitting in Umuahia today ordered the Federal Government to pay the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu N1 billion as damages over the alleged invasion of his father’s house on September 10,…

Nigerian music stars, Wizkid, Fireboy, Tiwa Savage, Kidi and Omah Lay were on Tuesday night nominated for the NAACP Image Awards in Outstanding International Song category, organised by the National Association for Advancement of Coloured…

Gov. Sani Bello of Niger has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for ordering massive onslaught against bandits and insurgents in the state. The governor made the commendation while reacting to questions from State House correspondents…

The Gas Aggregation Company Nigeria Limited (GACN) on Tuesday commissioned a renovated primary health centre at Damangaza community in Lokogoma, Abuja. Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, Managing Director of GACN Lekan Ogunleye said the…

Senate President Ahmed Lawan has assured Nigerians that subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) will not be removed for now as being reported by some social and conventional media. Lawan stated this when he fielded questions from State…

GOVERNOR Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State says Nigeria would have collapsed if not for President Muhammadu Buhari's efforts in addressing insecurity. The governor said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily today, explaining that the…

Former Governor of Abia State and Senate Chief Whip, Orji Uzor Kalu,  yesterday, visited President Muhammadu Buhari. The presidential hopeful made this known in a post on his verified Facebook page last night. Kalu disclosed that he…

A BILL seeking to restrain house owners in the country from demanding more than three months’ rent from tenants scaled first reading in the Senate. The bill titled: “Advance Rent for Residential Apartments, Office Spaces, Etc, Regulation…

Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has disclosed that a total of 220 citizens made up of 165 civilians, 25 security personnel and 30 vigilantes were killed by bandits in 17 days in the state. He disclosed this while addressing…

The Presidency, on Tuesday, said corrupt elites in the country are against the emergence of another president like Muhammadu Buhari in the 2023 presidential election. This is as the presidency affirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari's…

By Charles Ibekwe The name Abubakar Malami indeed rings a bell and resonates with different meanings to different people. But one thing is certain; he is a man with guts and one that is not afraid to put issues in proper perspective. I…

By Abe Kolawole “Being a good man is not who you are, it is what you do. Therefore, what you do, defines who you are". Gracing the Nigeria’s social and political milieu, there exist this one special personality whose potent influence…

The NYSC Nasarawa State Secretariat in its effort to improve the staff productivity and performance has organised a one- day refresher training workshop for members of staff which was held at the Magaji Dan Yamusa NYSC Permanent Orientation…

Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has said President Muhammadu Buhari did not direct anyone in his administration to implement the removal of petroleum subsidy. Lawan made this known today after meeting with the president at the…

Contrary to reports, the suspended Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman, says she has not been sacked or indicted in an audit of funds for alleged non-remittance to the Federal Government. In a statement…

Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill to relocate Indonesia's capital from Jakarta to a site deep within the jungle of Kalimantan on Borneo island, the most significant advancement of an idea the country's leaders have been toying with for…

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that Nigeria is steadily moving to food sufficiency with the adoption of the Anchor Borrowers’Programme (ABP). He made this claim in Abuja on Tuesday at the unveiling of the Federal Capital…