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Two months since the kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls, the teenagers appear no nearer being found and freed, despite international support and media attention. As interest in the girls’ plight tails off after a viral social media campaign…

ABUJA (Office of the Vice President Report) – President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that the ongoing massive investment in…

ABUJA (Communication Technology News) The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communication Technology, Tunji Olaopa has on Wednesday June 11,…

ABUJA (Water Resources Ministry Report) The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe has charged the staff of her Ministry…

AJAOKUTA (Ministry of Mines and Steel Development Report) – “The Strategic plan for the development of the nation’s steel industry …

The reported abduction of 30 Fulani women by suspected members of the Boko Haram sect has been debunked by the…

Edo House OF Assembly COMPLEX GUARDED BY SECURITY OPERATIVES The Edo State police command on Friday raised alarm over a…

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three men for allegedly kidnapping and hacking an 18-year-old boy, Paulinus…

A member representing Jos South and Jos East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Bitrus Kaze, has faulted…

Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo has voiced fears that not all of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram would return. “It’s inconceivable to get all of them back,” he said in an interview with the Premium Times online news site…

The Chairman, National Convention Committee of All Progressives Congress, Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State, has appealed to politicians to…

The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Abduljelili Adesiyan has described as unfortunate and an admission of failure, the allegation by…

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, has said it is his turn to take over the mantle…

The co-ordinator of the National Information Centre and DG National Orientation Agency, NOA, Mike Omeri, yesterday said former President Olusegun…

Danlami Ma’azu stood among a crowd jostling to secure a satellite TV decoder in the Nigerian city of Kano so he could watch the World Cup in the safety of his home — far from the threat of Boko Haram attacks. The Brazil tournament should normally spell…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that its plan to increase train fares would help beef up security on…

Three members of a Boko Haram killer squad allegedly responsible for attacks and killings in Gwoza local government area of…

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has said that no fewer than 750 churches have so far been destroyed by…

The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Central Business District, Mrs. Aderinola Disu, has resigned from the position. According…

Violence erupted yesterday at the secretariat of the Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abuja. Two APC members…