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FEC meeting turns spiritual as healing prayers are said for Buhari and 3 ailing Ministers
A sober tone prevailed at the start of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Wednesday, as prayers were made to God, for the healing of President Muhammadu Buhari and three other ailin…
Terrorists attack Tel-Aviv; 4 dead and several wounded
A deadly terrorist shooting in Tel Aviv on Wednesday evening has left four people dead and several others wounded.The coordinated terrorist assault on Tel Aviv's Sarona Market is one of the dea…
ITF slams Sharapova with 2year ban from professional tennis, following use of banned substance
Five-time tennis Grand Slam champion, Maria Sharapova, has been handed a two-year ban after failing a drugs test at the Australian Open in January. The 29-year-old Russian player took meld…
Extra-judicial killings in Abuja: ECOWAS court fines Nigeria $3.3bn
Nigeria has been slapped with a $3.3bn fine by The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, court, over the extra-judicial killing of eight citizens in the Apo District of Abuja, Federal Ca…
Age Qualification Bill passes 2nd reading...Reps reduce age qualification for Presidency and Senates
The Age Qualification Bill passed second reading in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill seeks to reduce the required age for interested candidates to contest for the positions o…
Foreign refineries to stop buying Nigeria's crude oil due to activity of militants
Nigeria's crude oil export ability has just taken a big hit as major refineries across the globe have concluded plans to stop the purchase of the commodity from Nigeria due to rising uncertaint…
FG begins recruitment of 500,000 unemployed graduates
The scheduled take-off of recruitment of 500,000 unemployed graduates, who would benefit from the N500 billion social investment programme of the All Progressives Congress-led Government, was on Wedn…
Osinbajo to launch School Feeding Programme today
Nigeria's first national home-grown school feeding programme will be launched today, by Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo.The National School Feeding Programme is expected to ensure the feeding of over…
Shell suspends repairs of damaged pipeline over fears of reprisal attacks by militants
Any hope of an increase in Nigeria's crude oil export was dashed on Tuesday, as Shell Nigeria said repair works on the Forcados export pipeline had been discontinued due to rising insecurity in the N…
Bailly joins Manchester United as first signee under Jose Mourinho
Jose Mourinho has made his first signing as Coach of Manchester United; bringing Ivory Coast defender, Eric Bertrand Bailly, over from Villareal.Bailly has reportedly joined the Red Devils on a 4-yea…
ILO says Nigeria and other countries require $10trn to eradicate poverty by 2030
Not less than $10 trillion will be needed between now and 2030 to eradicate poverty in Nigeria and other developing countries; so says the International Labour Organization, ILO.According to the orga…
EU likely to extend sanctions on Russia before June Summit
The EU is preparing to extend its economic sanctions on Russia before the June summit, as Russian diplomats target a winter deadline instead.The preferred option of EU Council chief Donald Tusk is fo…
Fayose commends Buhari for initiating dialogue with militants
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for choosing to negotiate with the Niger Delta militants, especially the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, and suspending mi…
Chris Ubosi sues Jay Z, Rihanna, and Roc Nation; over failed concert
Megalectrics CEO, Chris Ubosi, is suing pop star Rihanna, Jay Z and Roc Nation over a failed 2013 concert. According to TMZ, "Rihanna flaked on a show she was scheduled to perform at in Nigeria, even…
PDP puts aside partisan politics and prays for Buhari's quick recovery
Just as the PDP BoT on Tuesday endorsed Ahmed Makarfi as head of the caretaker committee, the party also prayed for President Muhammadu Buhari's quick recovery as he seeks medical attention abroad.Th…
FG concludes plans for mass downsizing of Immigration and Prisons Services
Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has approved a new condition of service, as the Federal Government concludes arrangements to embark on a mass sack of officers and men of t…
Navy parades pipeline bombing kingpin
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday in Warri, paraded the main coordinator of attacks on the NNPC, and Chevron oil and gas installations in Delta State.His arrest came barely 24 hours after the Federal Gove…
PDP crisis: Sheriff Groups kicks as BoT endorses Makarfi
Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, the ousted National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, has rejected Tuesday's handover of the party secretariat to the Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee.Sheriff's…
Mass Sacks: FG threatens to withdraw the licenses of erring banks
Despite giving directives to employers in the financial sector to halt their mass retrenchment of staff, the Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday, expressed shock that this order was being floute…
JNDLF yet to fire missile as slated time of onset passes
There was calm in the Niger-Delta regions as at 5.00pm local time on Tuesday; as the JNDLF failed to launch any missiles. The militant group had earlier caused panic in the region, as it threatened t…