As the Nation marks 15 years of uninterrrupted democratic rule, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has congratulated President Goodluck…
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Akwa-Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio has explained the reason behind the passage of the amended pension law in the state,…
Ex-Kogi State governor, Prince Abubakar Audu, has denied speculations that he has dumped his party – All Progressives Congress (APC)…
The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, said the rescue of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls remained a priority of the…
As the nation marks 15 years of uninterrupted Democratic rule today, former Vice President and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain,…
The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, says the 2015 elections will hold in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, in spite…
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Wednesday urged political parties in the country to aside their differences and work towards addressing the security challenges bedevilling the…
The Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi has said that the shipyard…
Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has called on the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) not to contemplate closing down schools in protest…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged Nigerians to imbibe the habit of proper disposal of refuse and clearing of drains to reduce…
The warring factions of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Warri Depot yesterday resolved to work together in the…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has inaugurated a 21-man Peace Committee that would interface between the host community, Ugborodo and the Federal…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi (Right), addressing a cross section of Pensioners shortly after an interactive session with them,…
Unknown gunmen, Wednesday, stormed Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing four people. The attackers, numbering about 20,…
A 10-year-old poet, Chukwuemeka Obi-Obasi has been rewarded with N6 million scholarship by the federal government for rare display of…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, said on Thursday that the war against terrorism in Nigeria would…
Some prominent lawyers in Lagos on Thursday kicked against the payment of taxes by religious organisations in the country. Delegates…
No fewer than 14 persons on Thursday lost their lives in an auto crash on the Benin-Okene Highway. NAN reports…
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday vowed “total war against terrorism” following last month’s mass abduction of schoolgirls by Boko Haram Islamists amid news of attacks in three border villages that claimed 35 lives. Jonathan said in an address…
Boko Haram gunmen killed 35 people in attacks on three villages in Nigeria’s restive northeast Borno state near the border with Cameroon, a military source and residents said Thursday. Dozens of Boko Haram gunmen dressed in military uniform stormed…