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The Chief The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Nigerian Army, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has today despatched a special message of assurance, encouragement and commendation to troops of the Nigerian Army engaged in various operations both within and outside the country. This is contained in a letter sent to various formations and corps Commanders, […]

The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has expressed displeasure at the refusal of the management of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) to comply with the directive of Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, ordering the immediate reinstatement of two officers who are being unjustly punished for blowing […]

The Federal Government has dropped Mr Okoi Obono-Obla as the Chairman, Special Investigation Panel on recovery of Public Property. The announcement was made on Sunday by Mr Salihu Isah, Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami. He said that Obono-Obla was directed to stop carrying out operations as head […]

The recently concluded Global Nutrition Summit 2017, held in Milan, Italy, convened governments, international agencies, foundations, civil society organisations and businesses to accelerate the global response to malnutrition, an underlying cause of nearly half of all global child deaths. A major highlight of the Summit was the pledge by the Aliko Dangote Foundation to invest US$100 Million […]Read More

The much anticipated second Annual Kwavithon 5K charity race kicks off next Saturday in Lekki, Lagos state. It is tagged Miracles For Mirabel and will be led by Mr. Desmond Elliot, a ranking Nollywood actor and member of the Lagos state House of Assembly. This Annual Kwavithon 5K race debuted last year in Lagos and […]

Nothing can be as good as having a spouse that doubles as the best critic of the other as it gives you the best mirror you can ever have of yourself and so far, Aisha, the wife of the President of the world’s most populous black concentration has served her husband and country in the […]

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has urged Nigerians especially women to ensure frequent Breast Cancer screening stressing that early detection will make a lot of difference in tackling the scourge. Dr. Peterside made this known recently when he led a 2.5 Kilometer walk through streets […]

Media advisory issued by Nigeria`s Presidency,Saturday, disclosed that South West Nigeria took the lion share of the appointments made so far by President Muhammadu Buhari since assumption of office on 29 May 2015. According to a list of 157 appointments provided by the Presidency, South West Nigerians took 38, followed by the North West, Buhari’s […]

The above-titled article as originally published by Business Day on Sunday, 29th October, 2017, is either an ignorant effort or a mischievous attempt by the publication to mislead the public and portray the Buhari administration in bad light. Although the publication claims to be a fact-checking reportage, what it did essentially is roughly putting together […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate medical treatment of former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, outside the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement issued in Abuja, said the President’s approval followed a brief he received on Friday over the medical condition of the former Vice-President. […]

Chief Rochas Okorocha, Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum,Thursday, said there will be no automatic ticket for President Muhammadu Buhari  on the platform of the All Progressives Congress(APC), if he decides to seek re-election. Okorocha, who also double as governor of Imo State said every candidates on the party’s platform must emerge through transparent democratic […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Thursday added a fresh twist to the forthcoming summit of Igbo political leaders and governors, describing it as an exercise doomed to fail. The organisation called on Igbo sons and daughters to boycott the summit saying, it was being sponsored by the Presidency and Northerners as a reward […]