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A former operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Femi Michael Ajibade was today, February 19, 2014 arraigned…
Justice Maureen Adaobi Onyetenu of the Federal High Court, Abakaliki, Ebonyi state Thursday February 18, 2014 issued a bench warrant…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today, February 18, 2014 arraigned a police officer, Dodo Chilla Bulus, an Assistant…
Cross-Section of Newly Sworn-In Local Government Caretaker Chairmen, taking their Oath of office, in Ado-Ekiti. Ekiti State government has expressed…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof. Modupe Adelabu flanked by the Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr. Femi Thomas…
The leader of radical Islamist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, threatened attacks in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region in a new video released on Wednesday. “You will in coming days see your refinery bombed,” Shekau warned in the 28-minute video…
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku has called on volunteers to rise up…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have arrested a notorious Nigerien drug kingpin, Abubakar Woru, 45, with a car loaded with…
Nigerians have been urged to reflect on their relationship with the less privileged and especially the physically challenged in the…
Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, on Wednesday, identified corruption as one of the major challenges hindering the economic development of…
Suspected Boko Haram Islamists armed with explosives attacked a town in Nigeria’s troubled northeast on Wednesday, sparking a battle with soldiers that killed a large number of insurgents, the military said. Defence spokesman Chris Olukolade told AFP…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan has commiserated with Vice President Namadi Sambo and Mary Balat over the death of late…
(VP Office Reports) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has said that linking the oil revenues with the diversification…
(Consumer Protection Council News) – The Consumer Protection Council in Nigeria (CPC) has directed Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and the Nigerian…
The Nigerian Government has on Monday February 17, 2014 disbursed the sum of N100 billion to public universities in…
Consumer Protection Council News The Consumer Protection Council in Nigeria (CPC) has directed Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and the Nigerian Bottling…
Ministry of Special Duties Report The feat recorded by the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs under the…
Nigeria’s population of 170 million is a growing market for smartphone manufacturers. But there’s a lack of locally-made games with Africa-centered content and in stepped Nigerian entrepreneur Hugo Obi. VOA’s Laurel Bowman brings us his story.
Nigeria is winning the war against Boko Haram Islamists in the restive northeast that has claimed thousands of lives, a presidential spokesman said Tuesday, dismissing suggestions the insurgents were having the upper hand. “We state authoritatively…