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An angry Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam has fired at Minister of State for Finance, Dr. Yerima Ngama for giving the glory to the Federal Government for projects embarked upon and completed by the state government. The governor warned Ngama, an indigene of the state, to desist from continued propaganda, as the Federal Government has […]

Nigerian Minster of Police Affairs, Caleb Olubolade said on Sunday that President Goodluck Jonathan has not anointed anyone for the governorship election coming up later this year in Ekiti State. Olubolade and a former governor of the state, Ayo Fayose, are believed to be interested in the race to pick the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for […]

President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Osahon Enabulele has confirmed that the association has suspended the planned nationwide industrial action earlier scheduled to begin on Monday. Enabulele, who was speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Sunday immediately after the emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee of the association, said the leadership of the NMA […]

Sporadic shooting in oil rich Ugborodo Community in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State have left three persons dead and others allegedly reported missing. This was the fall-out after some officers and men of the Nigerian Navy in gunboats allegedly raided the oil-rich community Saturday afternoon. But a government statement has refutted the […]

The Nigerian Navy has announced the redeployment of 266 officers, as approved by Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Dele Ezeoba. According to a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Director of Naval Information, Commodore Kabir Aliyu, 20 rear admirals, 97 commodores, 99 captains, four lieutenant commanders, 44 lieutenants and two sub lieutenants were affected by […]

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Saturday underlined the commitment of the Federal Government to acts of terrorism in the North. Speaking in Wudil, Kano State during the combined passing parade of Cadet Officers comprising Assistant Superintendent of Police ASPs and Inspectors at the Police Academy, Jonathan assured that the government would eventually win its wars […]

The Presidency has denied widespread belief that President Goodluck Jonathan has already endorsed the sale of the country’s four refineries. Speaking with journalists at the Presidential Villa, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati maintained that the president has not given an approval to that effect, and he doesn’t intend to […]

The Lagos State Government on Friday threatened doctors in the state with sanction should they join their counterparts in the proposed national strike by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). At the same time, the State Assembly pleaded with doctors in the state not to join others in the industrial action. However, the doctors gave the government the […]

The Kebbi State Police Command has announced the recovery of arms secretly buried in Rafin Kukah Village in Yauri Local Government Area of the state. Speaking with journalists in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sylvester Umeh said the arms — comprising three AK47, seven magazines, 198 live ammunition and one paranol pistol […]

The Rivers State Government and the Rivers State Police Command are on another collision course over the arrest of Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Chidi Julius Lloyd for allegedly murdering his relative, Mr. Kingsley Ejeuo, and Police Sergeant Urang Obediah.  According to the Police, Lloyd knocked down Obediah with his car […]

Nigeria’s fifth tenure as a member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council formally commenced on Thursday albeit the council did not sit courtesy of the New Year’s Day holiday. Nigeria was elected on 16th October 2013 to the council on a non-permanent basis for a two-year term running from 2014-2015, officially commencing form 1st January […]

Prof. Segun Ajiboye, chairman of the academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan chapter, has described as encouraging the payment of lecturers’ five-month salary arrears by the Federal Government. Speaking to reporters in on Thursday in Ibadan, Ajiboye said that the federal government had with this started implementing the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]