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A former governor of the now defunct Western State of Nigeria, Robert Adeyinka Adebayo, is dead. He was 89-year-old. According to family sources, the former governor died in his sleep on Tuesday. The late Adebayo became governor after Col. Francis Adekunle Fajuyi’s death in the 1966 coup d’état, ruling from 4th August 1966 to April […]

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday warned the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) against collecting duties on old vehicles.  The Senate also said that Customs should drop the proposed move until its Comptroller-General, Hameed Ali appeared before it, to explain the idea behind the collection of the old duties.  In a motion ably moved by the Deputy […]

It is time for the international community to take another look at the international legal instruments and conventions that govern warfare and conflicts in the light of the very unconventional and brutal operations of terrorists and insurgents around the world today. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, expressed this view today during a meeting he hosted […]

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully destroyed a logistics base concealed by fleeing Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs) in Sambisa.  Two fleeing terrorists were tracked by NAF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft to the concealed location where they had gone to retrieve some items before fighter aircraft were called-in for strike.  The coordinated attack was […]

The arraignment of Dr. Fortunate Fiberesima by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Peter O. Affen of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja earlier scheduled for Tuesday, March 7, 2017 could not go on after all. Justice Affen has fixed March 25, 2017 for the arraignment to hold. Fiberesima, former […]

The Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) which unveils a road map for Nigeria’s economic recovery, growth and sustainable development has been released. It is available on both the Ministry of Budget and National Planning website (www.nationalplanning.gov.ng) and that of the Budget Office (www.budgetoffice.gov.ng). The development of the plan went through a rigorous process including […]Read More

Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen is now a Grand Commander of Order of the Niger (GCON) and was decorated during his swearing-in as 20th Chief Justices of Nigeria (CJN). He was given the award, Nigeria’s second highest, by acting President Yemi Osinbajo. The inauguration was witnessed by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; former Chief justices of […]

For those who say Nigeria is a country where wonders shall never end, the two-day retreat at the Sheraton Hotel Abuja, for wives of members of the House of Representatives, is an aberration and insult to the Nigerian people. Led by Gimbiya Dogara, wife of House speaker Yakubu Dogara, the retreat was organized under the […]

Troops of joint operation DELTA SAFE have intensified raids operation against crude oil theft with destruction of 80 illegal refineries across Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States recently. In Bayelsa state, troops patrol around Obhoyohan and Ngiri Creeks in Nembe Local Government Area discovered and destroyed 7 illegal refineries containing 150,000 litres of suspected stolen crude […]

A Nigerian artiste, Stephanie Otobo has accused the Omega Fire Ministries General Overseer, Apostle Johnson Suleman of using the police force to harass her in addition to breaching a proposal to marry her. Solicitors for Otobo, Festus Keyamo Chambers made the issue public on Sunday, saying the clergyman had promised to marry Otobo and led […]

A Yola High Court on Monday sentenced a former  Governor of Adamawa state, Mr James Bala Ngilari, to five years in prison without the option of fine. He was found  guilty of the   corruption charge filed against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The case was filed in September 2016. The court presided over […]

The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) say the Kaduna International Airport is now set for international operations. The Managing Director of FAAN, Mr Saleh Dunoma, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, said the organisation has installed all safety equipment needed for […]