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The corpses of four officers allegedly killed by suspected militants on May 15 have been found and recovered, Police authorities in Delta State have said.  Police Public Relations Officer  in the state,  Mr Andrew Aniamaka, confirmed the recovery to journalists on Thursday in Warri. He vowed that the militants responsible for the killings will be […]

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday signed three executive orders aimed at drastically changing some of the ways government operates it’s businesses in the country. The move was made known on Thursday in a statement from the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande. Akande […]

The Nigerian military has refuted allegations of corruption made against the military by Transparency International. The Director of Defence Information at Defence Headquarter (DHQ), Major General John Enenche, refuted the allegations while briefing journalists at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. Enenche said that the allegations were false and therefore, should be disregarded by Nigerians and […]

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Eastern Marine Command has donated bags of confiscated rice to Internally Displaced People’s (IDPs) Camps instead of auctioning them to the public.  The move was made public on Thursday during the valedictory service of the out-going Controller in charge of the Customs Eastern Marine Command with headquarters in Port Harcourt, […]

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said that the recent amendments in Nigeria’s Electoral laws will strengthen the nation’s electoral process and make it conform with the international best practices. Saraki expressed hope that when eventually ratified the amendments will eliminate rigging, violence and other malpractices associated with the voting process. The Senate President […]

Thousands of farmers in northern Nigeria contracted to grow tomatoes for a set price are shunning the crop this season after pests destroyed much of last year’s produce, leaving the processing factory set up by Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, short of raw materials. Established to process 1,200 metric tons of tomatoes each day and […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, May 18, 2017 arraigned one Ikechucwu Duru before Justice A. O. Otaluka of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Lugbe, Abuja on one-count charge of obtaining by false pretence. Duru is alleged to have, between 2012 and 2013 “in Abuja within the jurisdiction of […]

‎The artifact that represented goddess of fruitfulness reluctantly released by Nupe people to Niger State Museum and stolen some decades ago, has been found in Italy.‎ The Executive Director, Niger State Council for Arts and Culture, Mr Emmanuel Zhiri, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Thursday. “This artifact was […]

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has identified maternal and child mortality as a serious health challenge, which requires support from all quarters before it can be tamed. She was speaking during foundation stone laying ceremony of a Maternity Clinic at the Daura General Hospital, Katsina state, on Thursday, May 18, 2017. Mrs. […]

Secrecy as they say, creates confusion and opens up the space for wild speculation and conspiracy theories. Nigerians believe fervently in the adage that nature abhors a vacuum. So the more secretive the government becomes about President Buhari’s health status, the more some Nigerians move in to feel the void with their own theories and […]

I am very worried now. Ever since 1966 the northern ruling class has ALWAYS effected a coup d’etat whenever they feel sufficiently threatened with the loss of power. The only time that they failed to do this, to their eternal regret, was when President Goodluck Jonathan succeeded President Umaru Yar”Adua after the latter’s death in […]Read More

The Senate has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other revenue generating agencies to stop further capital expenditure until they comply with the Fiscal Responsibility Act. The lawmakers pointed out that the agencies had violated the Act and gave them two weeks to submit their budgets in accordance with the provisions of Section […]