Minister, AFN in marathon meeting over IAAF’s ‘missing’ $135,000
Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung and board members of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) held a marathon meeting yesterday to find ways…
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FG outlaws individual ownership of gas cylinders
A new policy that outlaws the sale Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) or cooking gas by the roadside vendors and transfers full ownership…
NNPC remits N1.26tr to federation account, PWDs seek five per cent of jobs
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday told the National Assembly that it remitted N1.26tr as against the N1.22tr projected in the…
National Assembly bows to pressure, drops media restrictions
As stakeholders in the media industry protest against the stringent conditions for covering activities of the National Assembly, the management has withdrawn…
Anambra SSG decries escalation of idol worship in South East
Secretary to State Government (SSG) of Anambra, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu, has expressed concern over a steady increase in idol worship in many…
Panic as BRT bus catches fire on Third Mainland Bridge
A BRT bus Wednesday morning caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. The long bus moving inward Iyana-Oworo burst into flames…
Obasanjo lashed over Boko Haram comment, FG demands apology
Nigeria’s Federal Government has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to tender a public apology over his comments imputing ethno-religious motive to Boko…
Okorocha’s Certificate of return: Court ignores Izunaso’s petition, proceeds with hearing
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Tuesday, proceeded with the certificate of return case filed by Governor Rochas Okorocha…
Prison Warder who sells drugs to prisoners nabbed in Jos
Mr. Kabiru Danlami, a personnel of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) in Plateau, has been arrested with a substance suspected to be…
Buhari back from Makkah
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday returned to Abuja after performing the Umrah (Lesser Pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia. The News Agency of Nigeria…
May to face pressure to abandon vote on Brexit law
Theresa May, is facing pressure to abandon her Brexit deal and quit as British prime minister within days, according to people familiar…
Indonesia: 6 dead, 200 injured in protests against presidential election results
At least six people were dead and 200 were injured as protests by supporters of a failed presidential candidate turned violent Wednesday…
Tariffs are hurting US firms in China – Group
A major business lobby group in the United States has said increased tariffs between Washington and Beijing are hurting the competitiveness of…
Buhari, ministers in valedictory FEC session today
President Muhammadu Buhari will preside over the valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, exactly a week before his…
Court strikes out suit seeking to stop inauguration of Imo governor-elect
The Owerri Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday struck out a suit seeking to prevent the inauguration of the Imo…
Imo: Gov. Okorocha fires back at Magu over EFCC investigation
Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has warned the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, to…