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Following the public outcry that greeted the release of the report of Presidential‎ Committee on the Audit of Defence Equipment Procurement in the Armed Forces, the Federal government has said it has not exonerated ‎Abdulrahman Dambazau, the incumbent minister of interior, who served as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) between 2008 and 2010. In a […]

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Mr Ayuba Wabba, said on Thursday that the union will go against every state governor’s decision on non-payment and cuts in the salaries of workers in the city affected.  Wabba, declared that the congress would liaise with all its state councils to urge them to respond effectively to […]

The senator representing Kogi west senatorial district at the national assembly, Dino Melaye, has denied saying he would impregnate Oluremi Tinubu who represents Lagos central senatorial district. Melaye said Tinubu has already “arrived” menopause, so he wouldn’t have said he’d impregnate her. The senator made the clarification while speaking with journalists in Abuja on Thursday. […]

The Enugu  State Commissioner for Information, Dr Godwin Udeuhele on Thursday revealed that the state government plan’s  to compulsorily retire  no fewer than 1,087  civil servants in the state as a result of age-falsification and ill-health. Udeuhele stated that the retirement was part of the decision at the state executive meeting held recently. He also […]Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendation of the Committee charged with investigating the Defence Equipment Procurement from 2007 to 2015, for further investigation of those involved, after the committee found a number of irregularities in the contract awards. The approval was contained is statement issued, Thursday,  by AVM Jon Ode (Rtd), President of the Presidential […]

The Board of Directors of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) has appointed Mr. Tony Attah, as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, replace Babs Omotowa, who had been in the organisation since December 2011. This was disclosed by the General Manager, External Relations, Mr. Kudo Eresia-Eke, who stated that Omotowa will be […]

Former Chairman of the Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of Nigeria, PMAN, Abuja chapter, Mr. Collins Adeyemi has been reported dead. It was gathered that the renowned Master of ceremonies cum actor, gave up the ghost on Wednesday in Abuja. Adeyemi was last seen at the 6th Edition of the prestigious African Achievers Awards, which took […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Wanke village in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State during a one-day working visit to the state said that security situation in the country has improved since he took over the power.   He added that the situation would continue to improve under his leadership. President Buhari, who […]

Senator Aliyu Wamakko, the senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial District, has denied reports that his colleagues met in his house to deliberate on how to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued by the senator on Wednesday in response to reports alleging that he hosted different meetings of agrieved members of […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was on Wednesday said to have sealed off a fuel station purportedly belonging to the Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose. The filling station, identified as ‘Chance Oil’ which is located at Lambe, Akute area of Ogun State, was said to have been sealed off by operatives of the […]

The Senate on Wednesday asked the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to ensure the immediate arrest of the killers of Abuja preacher, Mrs. Eunice Olawale Elisha. Mrs. Elisha was murdered around Gbazango areas of Kubwa, in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, while evangelizing in the early hour of […]

The Senate, Wednesday,  passed for its third and final reading the ‘Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Bill (2016) (SB 22).’ Taking to his social media pages to comment on the development, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki stated that the bill is highly important as it seeks to curb the abuse in all […]