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ASUU strike: Students protest against FG
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Abia State Chapter on Monday marched through the streets of Umuahia protesting against the ongoing Academic...
Fire guts EFCC office in Abuja
Men of the Federal Fire Service, FFS, Wuse Zonal office on Monday successfully subdued inferno that almost razed down the Wuse 2 Zonal...
2019: Soyinka attacks Buhari, calls for restructuring
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged refusal to obey court orders, as a national embarrassment. The iconic writer...
Your private ownership claim on UI school baseless – Oyo Muslims
The Muslim Community in Oyo State on Monday declared that the claim by the management of University of Ibadan International School that the...
Sacked Akwa Ibom lawmakers hold plenary, install new speaker
As the events following the sack of five lawmakers in the Akwa-Ibom House of Assembly continue to unfold, some members have elected the...
Minimum Wage: Why Governors cannot pay N30,000 – Presidential candidate
The Presidential candidate of Peoples Trust (PT) Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim says state governments are reluctant to pay the new N30, 000 minimum wage...
You are a monumental failure, PDP blasts Aregbesola as tenure ends
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has called out Governor Rauf Aregbesola, describing his eight years tenure as a monumental failure....
Buhari, Sultan, Sanusi speak on Nigeria’s unity
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is committed to national unity and religious harmony. He urged Nigerians to embrace the effort. He gave...
NDLEA intercepts 581 million Tramadol tablets in 2 days
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has seized 241 million Tramadol tablets in 11 containers, weighing 118 metric tonnes. Head...
Abducted Zamfara twin sisters regain freedom
Two female twins abducted by gunmen in Dauran village of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been released. The State Police...
APC chieftain, Wanjoku abducted, murdered in Rivers
The decomposing body of one Samuel Wanjoku, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, who was kidnapped last week Saturday along Ubima Omawan...
Whistle blowing: EEDC talks tough against corrupt officials, vandals
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has vowed to prosecute any of its staff found indulging in corrupt practices. It also declared that...
Court reduces ex-Gov, Senator Dariye’s jail term
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reduced the 14-year sentence against Senator Joshua Dariye, a former governor of Plateau State, to...
Lalong’s visit to attacked communities after 5 months shameful – PDP
Barely 48 hours after Governor Simon Lalong visited some communities which had been vacated by its inhabitants as a result of the attacks...
2019: Ohanaeze denies endorsing Atiku Abubakar at Igbo leaders meeting in Enugu, to take position soon
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Friday, says it has not adopted any candidate for the upcoming 2019 presidential election in the...
