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Ministry partners organisations to equip 500,000 youths with digital skills
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, says 500,000 youths will be equipped with digital skills to enable them to acquire digital tools to become entrepreneurs.Dare said this i…
Supreme Court Upholds Samuel Ortom's Election As Benue State Governor
The supreme court has affirmed the election of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state .In their unanimous judgement ,the court dismissed the appeal for totally lacking in merit, availing that ,the appe…
Boko Haram Kills Abducted Adamawa CAN Chairman
Ahmed Salkida, a journalist known who has access to Boko Haram has given more details on the execution of Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika Local Government Area of Ad…
Amotekun : Police told to stop harassing protesters in Lagos
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the presence of armed men as Yoruba groups protest the declaration of Amotekun illegal by the Buhari government.According to…
Amotekun: Osun Residents Carry Out Solidarity Walk, Declare Support For Operation Amotekun
Residents of Osun State have staged a peaceful rally in Osogbo, the state capital to declare their support for the controversial Southwest Security outfit codenamed “Operation Amotekun.” They also co…
Trouble for Akpabio as INEC rejects his withdrawal from senatorial rerun election
Nigeria's electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the withdrawal from the senatorial rerun by the minister of the Niger Delta, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The …
Buratai says Boko Haram resurgence is last kick of a dying horse
Boko Haram has been described as a dying horse. This assertion was made by Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff. Recall that the terrorist organisation has stepped up attacks on military formations and…
Amaechi inspects Lagos - Ibadan rail project
Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi embarked on routine tour/inspection of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project yesterday 20/1/2020. Amaechi was accompanied on the inspection by the Oyo State Gove…
Ekiti state govt moves against land grabbers
Ekiti State Government has taken step to curb the menace of land grabbers locally known as ‘Omo Onile’. Governor Kayode Fayemi had, on June 4, 2019, signed into law the Ekiti State Property Protectio…
Governor Zulum holds security meeting with multinational forces in chad
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday, January 20, paid a visit to headquarters of the Multinational Joint Task Force in N’Djamena, capital of the Republic of Chad.The forces, most…
Drama as EFCC admits on not conducting thorough investigation into Maina's case
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Operative, Mohammed Goji, on Monday, told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that the commission did not conduct a thorough investigation into the defun…
NNPC boss Kyari accuses officials, security agencies of working with pipeline vandals
Mallam Mele Kyari, the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has accused officials of the government corporation of collaborating with some members of the sec…
UK-Africa Summit: Four British Companies Sign Deals With Nigeria
Four British companies Monday signed business deals with Nigeria on the sidelines of the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit in London. The deals were among the several others sealed between UK com…
Restore LG elected representatives in Oyo, FG orders Makinde
Mr Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has called for immediate disbandment of caretaker committees and restoration of elected local government representatives…
BBNaija’s Gedoni gets political appointment
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has appointed ex-Big Brother Naija housemate, Gedoni Ekpata, as his Special Assistant on Garment Factory and Branding. Gedoni’s fiancée, who was also a fellow h…
Borno: Boko Haram cuts off Maiduguri from Nigeria’s electricity grid
Boko Haram insurgents have cut off Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, from the national electricity grid. In recent weeks, the terrorists have launched attacks on villages along Damaturu-Maiduguri r…
Governor Uzodinma: PDP’s Protest, Coup Attempt Against Buhari
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state has urged the federal government and security agencies to investigate the nationwide rally by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to protest the Supreme …
Nigeria to assist Equatorial Guinea in modular refineries’ development
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says it will partner Waltersmith Petroleum Oil Limited to assist Equatorial Guinea in developing modular refineries in the central Af…
EFCC under attack for raiding night club in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has come under attack over the arrest of 89 suspected internet fraudsters at the Club 360. It was reported that EFCC Ibadan zonal office arrested 8…
EFCC arraigns Mama Boko Haram, 2 others for conspiracy, cheating
Nigeria's top anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, January 20, arraigned Aisha Wakil before a High Court in Maiduguri, Borno state capital city. The first…