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Gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram have shot dead a retired civil servant with the Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri , Yakubu Iliya (67) and Turmda Malgwi (46) and a 22-year- old person in Bulunkutu Ward of Maiduguri Metr...
Former Lagos State governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu has denied having any link with the dreaded al Qaeda terrorist network.In a chat with an online publication, Tinubu, who is also the leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), dismissed the claim conta...
In a bid to revamp failed privatised enterprises in the country, the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Privatisation yesterday stormed Lagos State to investigate the failed enterprises. Chairman of the committee Senator Ahmed Lawan revealed this when h...
Kogi and Benue states indigenes constitute 22.2 per cent of the total workforce of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), a situation that violates the Federal Character principle. Investigations by LEADERSHIP show that out of the 465 workers engaged by ...
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) summon of former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu to Abuja for trial was an incident waiting to happen. Tinubu was among other charges, alleged to have operated foreign accounts while in office as go...
Few weeks ago, the presidential probe committee on the activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) submitted its report to the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim. The committee, which is chaired by former Head...
Top United Nations officials have argued in favour of better protection for journalists as well as greater efforts to ensure that those who kill or intimidate them are brought to justice. This was even as they stressed that freedom of the press is a ba...
Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa of Kaduna State has assured of his administration’s readiness to partner with the Kaduna State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA) to provide the needed development for the state. ...
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will soon come up with directives that would hinder banks from lending to oil companies that do not adhere to environmental standard. The Governor of the CBN, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi who made this statement on Friday at a fin...
Loyal customers at its upcoming I-Save, I-Win Zonal Promo Draws for the North-West Region. The North West region of the Bank comprises of Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina and Jigawa States.The Draw is coming on the heels of a success...
Chelsea manager, Andre Villas-Boas maintained there was no longer an issue with critical comments from striker Fernando Torres after the Spaniard helped his side record a 2-0 Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen at Stamford Bridge. Torres ...
Coach of the Super Falcons Eucharia Uche is optimistic Falcons will get up to three weeks camping before jetting out to Cameroon to honour the return leg of ...
Odense striker, Peter Utaka has asked Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia for more playing time so he could reproduce club form for country.The highly-rated Utaka told MTNFootball.com that his goals for the Eagles have suddenly dried up, while he continue...
AC Milan CEO, Adriano Galliani has insisted that his side’s style of play in Tuesday’s 2-2 Champions League draw against Barcelona was not defensive but merely a consequence of the Catalans’ intense pressure at Camp Nou. The Se...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will not dabble into the much publicised fallout between Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia and goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama. Enyeama was dropped from the Nigeria squad that beat Madagascar 2-0 in a 2012 Africa Cup of...