Some Policemen attached to the Inspector-General of Police Special Anti‑Vandalism team are still being held hostage by vandals, 72 hours…
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MINNA (National Planning Commission) – The Governor of Niger State, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has described effective planning as the foundation…
GABORONE (National Sports Commission Report) – Team Nigeria has recorded five gold medals at the ongoing African Youth Games (AYG)…
ABUJA (National Planning Commission Report) – The Supervising Minister of the National Planning Commission, Bashir Yuguda has said that the…
BENIN (Nigerian Institution of Surveyors) “Nigerian Surveyors are to partner with agencies to address the paucity of spatial information in…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor Prof Modupe Adelabu, receiving a protest letter from the Speaker, Ekiti State Children’s Parliament, Ilesanmi Oluwaseun…
Plateau State Police Commissioner, Mr Chris Olakpe, on Monday, warned people against rushing to bomb blast scenes as there was…
Electricity consumers in the country are expected to start paying more for power as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)…
No fewer than 45 Nigerian security personnel were allegedly killed members of the outlawed Islamist sect, Boko Haram laid siege…
Nigeria’s ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in an attempt to broker the release of…
FORTY-THREE days after more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted in Chibok, Borno State by insurgent sect, Boko Haram, the Military…
Nigeria’s ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in an attempt to broker the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls, a source close to the talks told AFP. The meeting took place last weekend at Obasanjo’s farm…
Residents of Attagara and Kawuri villages in Gwoza and Bama local government areas of Borno State, respectively, repelled attacks on…
Nigeria’s highest ranking military officer on Monday gave a glimmer of hope to the families of more than 200 schoolgirls held by Boko Haram militants, revealing they had located the missing teenagers. But Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday assured that the August 9 governorship poll in Osun State would be free…
Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday called on security agencies in the state to ensure the…
TOKYO, Japan, May 26, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — 1. Japan welcomes the fact that the second round voting for…
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has signed a new four-year contract extension at the Catalan giants. The former Manchester United defender…
It has come to the notice of the Ekiti State Government through a National Newspaper publication, that His Excellency, Dr.…
Renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmed Abubakar Gumi, has taken a swipe at the military, over what he called vandalism and…