The Federal government yesterday said it has not commented on the controversy between the Governor of the Central Bank of…
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The former Chief of Army Staff (COAs), Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has tasked officers and men of the Nigerian Army to…
Two female hostels in the Yauri Government Girls Science Secondary School were on Monday destroyed by fire, Alhaji Garba Kangiwa,…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), yesterday, raised fresh alarm over the renewing killing of people, particularly the Christians in…
Water Resources Reports The Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Reng Ochekpe has assured the communities around the Kashimbila buffer dam…
VP Office Reports The Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo has said that the President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan administration places premium…
The Wife of Nigerian President, Patience Jonathan, who is President of the African First Ladies Peace Mission, has expressed her…
Four persons have been relieved of their appointments in the Federal Executive Council in Nigeria. The affected persons include Princess…
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Wednesday flagged off his administration’s Mid Term anniversary with the commissioning of the…
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Bukar Goni Aji has announced the creation of two new departments…
It has come to the knowledge of government, the dangerous rumours being peddled by enemies of government that plans have…
L-R: INEC National Commissioner (Oyo, Ogun and Ekiti), Prof. Lai Olurode; INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega; Chairman, Ekiti State Council…
L-R: Acting Chief Medical Director, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Dr. Kolawole Ogundipe; Wife of the State Governor, Erelu…
Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu flanked on the left by Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police, Zone 8, Mr.…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan sacked four cabinet ministers on Wednesday, including his controversial aviation minister, in a move seen as linked to his expected re-election bid next year. Jonathan’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is racked…
Nigeria on Wednesday said it would open a probe into claims of state-sponsored killings dating back to the era of military rule, raising hopes that perpetrators will finally be brought to book. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said a public…
A gruesome attack by Boko Haram Islamists has killed 39 people in a village in the northeast, the area governor said after visiting the scene on Wednesday. “Up to 39 people have been killed and over 70 percent of the village has been razed to the ground…
BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, February 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will announce €347…
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 12, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Flavia Pansieri will…
NORTHERN leaders yesterday engaged in war of words over the allegation that the Presidency was behind the emergence of the…