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Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of a retired army officer, Brigadier-General Sylvester Iruh. General Iruh’s corpse was discovered lying in a pool of his blood at a bridge very close t...
Emotions flowed freely, yesterday, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) held a commendation ceremony in memory of its staff that lost their lives in the ill-fated Dana plane crash of June 3, 2012. The NNPC staff who died in the crash i...
A witness who testified on behalf of the State Security Service (SSS) in the trial of one of the suspects charged with complicity in the October 1, 2010, twin bombing in Abuja, Edmund Ebiware, said the former of Baye...
The deployment of 3500 soldiers to Edo State ahead of the governorship election on Saturday threw the House of Representatives into a rowdy session as members bicker on whether or not it should be discussed. The issue was raised as a point of order by ...
The Niger State government has domesticated the Fiscal Responsibility, Public Procurement and State Audit laws to enhance development and fight corruption, the governor of Niger State, Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has said. Aliyu gave this wa...
After over five months in the saddle, Kogi State Governor Idris Wada has sent a list of 18 commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening, confirmation and approval. The governor stated in the letter that he was sending the list of ...
Nasarawa State Governor Umaru Al-Makura has launched the first phase of the NNPC/Capital Oil Kero-Direct Sale Scheme with a purchase of 120,000 litres of the product for onward sale to the people of the state. Launching the scheme in Lafia, ...
The Senior Special Assistant to the President (SSAP) on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), has disclosed that four more local governments in Kogi State are in the frame to benefit the MDGs activities this year. Mrs. Precious Gbeneol, who reiter...
Political leaders in the Northern part of the country have been called upon to emulate the first civilian Governor of the old Kano State, Late Alhaji Abubakar Rimi for his patriotism and service to humanity. Chairman of the newly formed Rimi Memo...
Mr Mfon Essien, the Acting Director of the Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA), said on Wednesday that the Federal Government has been spending one billion naira annually on rice importation. Essien made the announcement in Calabar when he ...
The Aviation Round Table (ART) on Wednesday in Lagos called for an amendment to the 1999 constitution to enable local governments respond to emergencies in their areas. The President of the ART, Capt. Dele Ore, made the call at a media briefing on emer...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) have debunked reports of fresh attacks in Tse and Shong villages in Plateau. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, made this clarification in Abuja on Wednesday when he briefed newsmen on t...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to take a decision on a motion on the deployment of 3, 500 soldiers to Edo preparatory to Saturday’s governorship election. The motion, brought by Rep. Bimbo Daramola (ACN-Ekiti) on the recent de...
Mr Andrew Yakubu, the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, on Wednesday paid tribute to the Late Dr Levi Ajuonuma who died in the Dana plane crash of June 3. He also paid tribute to four other workers of the corporation who died in the crash. Yak...
Three persons, including a U.S.-based woman, were on Wednesday arraigned at a Chief Magistrates' Court in Umuahia for allegedly attacking a worship centre. Emily Nwabuko, 45, Emelike Nwabuko, 49, and Victoria Udenze, 56, who is based in the US, wer...