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The Presidency has alerted Nigerians on the possible return of President Muhammadu Buhari from London any moment from today as he is no longer “enjoying his stay’’ outside the country. President Buhari, who proceeded on vacation to UK on 19th January for a routine medical check had indicated in a letter to the Senate, transmitted […]

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has struck out a motion of stay of execution, filed by the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, to stall the payment of N2.5bn to 110 workers, whose appointments were terminated. Justice Rakiya Haastrup, in her ruling, maintained that the motion was “not competent, lacking in merit and therefore refused, and struck […]

President Of the United States of America, Donald Trump has invited President Muhammadu Buhari to Washington at a mutually convenient date. Trump handed out the invitation to on Monday during a telephone conversation at the request of the American President. The conversation was cordial and President Buhari who is currently in London congratulated Trump on […]

President Donald Trump has said that the US will assist Nigeria with military weapons in the fight against terrorism. The US president made this known in a phone   conversation with President Buhari on Monday. A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), said, “President Muhammadu Buhari this afternoon from […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has urged States in the Southwest to adopt a common strategy to curb the menace of herdsmen so as to prevent people of the region from being consumed by hunger, asking; “how do we continue to encourage our people to embrace farming when their investments are being lost daily?” […]

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Sunday said Arik Air would require over N10 billion to fix the root cause of its problems before it could resume full and uninterrupted flight operations to its regular routes across the country and beyond AMCON made the disclosure in a statement signed by its Spokesman, Mr […]

  …warns sponsors, collaborators Three days to the one year anniversary of the reelection of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, the Bayelsa State government has raised the alarm by some hoodlums sponsored by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to destabilise the State. A detailed statement issued n Sunday night by the Special Adviser to the Governor […]

The Federal Government’s Whistle-blower policy has started yielding fruit as it has so far led to the recovery of US$151 million and 8 billion Naira in looted funds, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, the Minister said the looted funds, which do not […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has discovered a Lagos mansion worth the sum of N11.75bn allegedly belonging to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. According to the EFCC, Diezani was said to have bought the building situated in Banana Island between 2011 and 2012 at a total cost of $37.5m […]

Wife of the President, Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, on Saturday in Abuja prayed for peaceful coexistence of Nigeria. She made the prayer shortly after her arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from the kingdom of Saudi Arabia where she performed Umrah or Lesser Hajj. Mrs. Buhari who arrived the Airport at about 3:15 local […]Read More

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested a former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Andrew Yakubu, following the recovery of $9,772,800 and £74,000 cash from him. It was gathered that the former GMD has been detained in an EFCC facility in Kano. The cash […]

Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has described the Federal Government’s plan to secure Eurobond which re-payment would last till 2032,  as act like that of the Biblical prodigal son, expressing the fear that the loan may plunge the nation into pro-longed economic misery. […]Read More