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Nasarawa Governor, Abdullahi Sule Sacks SSG, All Commissioners
NASARAWA State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has dissolved the Nasarawa State Executive Council.He announced the dissolution during an executive council meeting on Friday, 3rd January...
‘Why We Prepared Early Exit For 1000 Disengaged Staff’, CBN Governor Briefs Reps
THE Central Bank of Nigeria has again clarified that the 1,000 staff members who were disengaged in December 2024 were not forced to quit...
Two-Week Blackout In Abuja Over Relocation Of Electricity Installations
SOME residents of the Federal Capital Territory will experience a long period of power outages starting on Monday, January 6.This is due to an...
Bauchi Governor Under Fire For Budgeting Over N3.4bn For Fuel, Travels
THE Bauchi State Chapter of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has described plans by the Bauchi State Government and the state House of Assembly to...
Oyo Governor, Makinde Appoints 45 New Permanent Secretaries
OYO State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of new 45 Permanent Secretaries and three Executive Secretaries in the state.This was disclosed in...
2025 Budget: NAPTIP Allocates Over N459m For Office Furniture, N85m For Publicity
THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has proposed to spend N85 million on publicity and advertisement in its 2025...
Jigawa Killer Bride Poisons Wedding Guests, One Dead, Groom Hospitalised
A WEDDING in Jigawa State has turned tragic after a bride allegedly poisoned food served at the reception.The incident is said to have left...
Federal Government’s Deficit Spending Surges To N12.1trn, CBN Says
THE Federal Government’s deficit spending surged by 28 per cent, Year-On-Year to N12.1 trillion in the first ten months of 2024.An analysis of data...
Soludo Offers N10m Bounty On Anambra Burial Attackers
GOVERNOR Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has announced a N10 million reward for anybody with useful information on each of the gunmen responsible for...
Trafficked 28-Year-Old Nigerian Lady To Return From Iraq
OFFICIALS of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission in Jordan which oversees Iraq have intervened to return a 28-year-old trafficked Nigerian lady, Eniola Isaac.This was...
Adamawa Governor Appoints Emirs, Chiefs For Newly Created Chiefdoms, Emirates
THE Adamawa State governor Umaru Fintiri has approved the selection of seven new Chiefs and Emirs for recently created Chiefdoms and Emirates.The approval is...
Telecomm Companies Demand 100% Tariff Increase, Await FG’s Approval
NIGERIAN telecommunications companies have proposed a 100 per cent increase in their tariffs, pending approval from federal government.The proposal, which has been submitted to...
Police Recover Three Missiles In Borno, Avert Big Explosion
POLICE authorities in Borno State have recovered three projectile missiles in Borno State, averting a very big explosion.The spokesman of the Borno Police Command...
Rivers Elders Demand Apology From Wike For Insulting Odili
SOME elders in Rivers State, under the aegis of Concerned Elders of Rivers State have called for an unreserved apology from the Minister of...
Alleged Fraud: El-Rufai Visits Ex-Chief Of Staff In Prison, Declines Comment
FORMER Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday visited the Kaduna State Correctional Service Facility to see his former Chief of Staff, Bashir...
Edo LG Crisis Escalates As More Councils Impeach Chairmen
THE crisis in the Edo State local government councils took a different dimension on Thursday.Several persons were wounded as gunmen allegedly invaded the Uhunmwode...
A Nation At War: Five Days In Israel – By Azu Ishiekwene
PERHAPS three will be the lucky number. After at least two previous failed attempts, a peace deal between Israel and Hamas might be reached...
Heartfelt Condolences To Governor Namadi And To All Of Us – By Adamu Muhd...
“The living are just the dead on vacation.”
— Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949), Belgian playwright and poet.LIFE is made up of many days - some for...
AFCON Winner, Enyimba’s New striker, Ideye Confident About NPFL Chances
NEW Enyimba striker and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner, Brown Ideye, remains confident that the nine-time Nigerian champions still have their destiny in...
World’s Oldest Olympic Champion, Agnes Keleti, Dies At 103
AGNES Keleti, the world’s oldest Olympic champion and Holocaust survivor, has died at the age of 103.She passed away on Thursday at Budapest hospital,...
