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Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Wednesday lost his four-year-old daughter, Hajara, after a brief illness. A statement issued by the Permanent Secretary in-charge of Media, Alhaji Adamu Musa, in Gombe on Wednesday, said Hajara died in Abuja. Th...
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Kaduna on Wednesday confirmed that 14 people were killed in an auto crash on the Kaduna-Abuja highway in the early hours of Wednesday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Public Enlightenment Offic...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Ryqayyatu Rufa’I, has called on investors to partner with the Federal Government to create an enabling learning environment in the country. Rufa’I made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the First Worldview E...
The Senate on Wednesday accused aviation regulatory authorities of laxity and mandated its Committee on Aviation to investigate discrepancies in international air fares between Nigeria and other African countries. This followed the adoption of a motion...
The indigenes of FCT have appealed to the Federal Government to review the FCT Land Act, which is not in favour of the indigenous people. Mr Solomon Shekwolo, Chairman of Gbagyi Youth Movement (GYM), made the appeal in Abuja on Wednesday in a statement...
Traditional rulers in Edo North senatorial district have rejected the planned zoning of the position of deputy governor to the area by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The monarchs said they had given their support to the incumbent governor, Mr Adam...
A seven-man committee has been set up by Niger State House of Assembly to investigate the circumstances surrounding the withholding of some local government workers’ salaries for over six months following the recent screening ex...
The Senate in Abuja on Tuesday asked the military junta in Mali to hand over power to President Amadou Toure, just as it congratulated President-elect Macky Sall of Senegal on his victory. The Senate also called on ECOWAS, AU, the UN and other internat...
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja reiterated its commitment to inter-religious harmony for peace and development in the country. Vice President Namadi Sambo said this when he received the Prefect, Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogu...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has directed producers of packaged water in Kebbi to re-register their companies in line with new strategies to improve quality. The directive was issued on Tuesday i...
The acting Governor of Kebbi, Alhaji Habibu Jega, on Tuesday sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Ahmad Sama, and the Head of Service, Alhaji Ahmed Bunza. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the Sole Administrator o...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday directed its Committee on Interior to investigate the activities of the Federal Fire Service in order to determine its strength and weaknesses. The Representatives also mandated the Committee to outline the facto...
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) would literarily be docked from today in the court of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. UCHENNA AWOM in this analysis attempts an expose on the creeping politics of new vehicle license and number plates...
As controversy continues to trail corruption allegations between members of the House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and the DG of SEC, Adesuwa tsan examines the issues. Instead of drifting away like smoke from a dying fire, it seems th...
Mr Ben Ugwuegbulam, the Spokesman for the police command in Rivers, has said that the police have intensified the search for the rescue of Sen. George Sekibo’s wife, Mrs Asime George-Sekibo. Sekibo represents Rivers East senatorial district...