State Legislature And Impeachment Streak
The position of speakers in State Houses of Assembly has come under threat as the wind of impeachment continues to blow across the country while heating the polity. KAUTHAR ANUMBA-KHALEEL takes a look...
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Much Ado About Gas Utilisation: Nigerians Await Action
Last week, stakeholders in the nation’s oil and gas industry gathered to deliberate on the prospect of domestic gas utilisation in the country under the umbrella of the Society of Petroleum Engineers...
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Kwara Govt Explains Delay Of February Pension
The Kwara Government on Thursday said late receipt of elements of federal allocation was responsible for the delay in payment of pension in February. The state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Ademola...
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South Sudan Hikes Work Permit Fees From $100 To $10,000
War-ravaged South Sudan has hiked work permit fees for foreign aid workers to 10,000 dollars from 100 dollars, officials said. The world’s youngest nation has been mired in civil war since 2013, when...
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BBN: Kemen Apologizes To TBoss
Ex-Big Brother Naija contestant, Ekemini Ekerette, better known as Kemen, has apologised for sexually harassing fellow housemate TBoss before he was evicted from the show. Kemen was on Sunday found to...
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FG To Refurbish Aircraft For Immigration Service
The federal government has resolved to refurbish three grounded Nigeria Immigration Service surveillance aircraft to boost security at the nation’s borders. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen...
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Apo Six: Officers Found Guilty, Sentenced To Death
Justice Ishaq Bello of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has found two accused persons, Ezekiel Acheneje and Baba Emmanuel, guilty for their roles in the killing of six Igbo traders in 2005. Mr....
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22 To Bag First Class as UNICAL Graduates 13,347 On Saturday
A total of 22 students would bag First Class degrees during the 30th convocation ceremony of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Saturday, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Zana Akpagu, has said. Speaking...
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South Africa’s Winnie Mandela Admitted To Hospital
South African anti-apartheid veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of the late Nelson Mandela, has been admitted to hospital for observation, a statement from her family said on Thursday. “Mrs...
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CMD Seek FG’s Aid As Rainstorm Wrecks Havoc At UUTH
Medical services have been partially disrupted at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, following torrential rain, which destroyed buildings, medical and electricity...
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Zamfara Govt To Review Policy On Security
Zamfara State Government says it will review its policy on security as part of measures to address security challenges in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Abdullahi Shinkafi,...
View ArticleEtisalat Dispels Rumour On Takeover Of Office By Banks
The Head of Public Relations, Etisalat Nigeria, Ms Oluseyi Osuntedo, on Thursday dispelled the rumour that banks had taken over the company. Osuntedo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that...
View ArticleGuinea-Bissau Prime Minister Lands In Kaduna Airport, Meets Osinbajo
The Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Embalo,on Thursday landed in Kaduna International Airport and held talks with Acting President,Professor Yemi Osinbajo,at Airforce Base,Mando Kaduna. The...
View ArticleAdministration Of Criminal Justice In Nigeria Improving – FCT Chief Judge
The Chief Judge, High Court of Justice of the FCT, Abuja, Hon. Justice Ishaq Bello has described Administration of justice as an image making process. Just as the Director General of NILS, Dr. Ladi...
View ArticleQualitative Education For Nigerians, Not Negotiable – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday, stressed the need to give qualitative education to Nigerians ,saying the country needs high caliber human capital to accelerate its economic and...
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Ndoma-Egba Celebrates 61st Birthday With Friends
From left:Senator Effiong Bob,Dist.Sen.Victor Ndoma-Egba Chairman NDDC and his lovely wife Amaka Ndoma-Egba and Ambassador Ahmed Magaji during the Chairman’s 61st birthday surprise get together....
View ArticleTrader Bags 10 Years For Drug Trafficking
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday convicted and sentenced a Lagos based trader, Okwudili Eboro to 10 years imprisonment for drug trafficking. The judge handed down...
View ArticleEFCC Re-arraigns 3 Directors Over N100m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has re-arraigned three directors, Gregory Eriyanremu, Frank Ugen and Harriman Isa Oyofo before Justice T. O. Uloho of the Delta State High Court...
View ArticleLasun Appeal to Conflicting Hausa, Yoruba Communities in Osun State
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sulaimon Lasun Yussuff has appealed to the warring Hausa and Yoruba communities in Ile Ife, in the state Osun to sheath their swords. The Deputy Speaker...
View ArticleReps Investigate Proposed Transfer Of National Stadium to Lagos
The House of Representatives yesterday, mandated the House committee on Sports to interface with the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports on the proposed transfer of National Stadium, Surulere Lagos to...
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