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Following the recommendations made by the presidential committee on the rationalisation and restructuring of federal government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in order to prune them down by as much 40 per cent, there is apprehension now th...
Former military head of state and the presidential flag-bearer of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) General Muhammadu Buhari has been described by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a a non-democrat who has never hidden his disdain for elect...
The House of Representatives ad-Hoc committee report on fuel subsidy that indicted both government agencies and some oil firms is beginning to have ripple effects as former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki has been invited by the Special ...
Military police from the 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, have arrested a 29-year-old man, Andrew Atusi for allegedly parading himself as a serving soldier. Officer-in-charge of the military police in the Brigade, Captain Sunny Samuel told news...
Newcastle turned up the intensity in their challenge for a place in next season’s Champions League competition after they capitalised on yesterday’s draw between Arsenal and Chelsea. Meanwhile, at the bottom, Blackburn boosted their hopes o...
World No 1 Novak Djokovic will try to deal Rafael Nadal another blow when the world’s two top players clash in today’s Monte Carlo Masters tennis final, where the Spaniard is chasing an eighth consecutive crown. Nadal recorded his 41st win ...
Nigeria has terminated the contracts of two accounting firms involved in auditing its fuel subsidy payments, after a parliamentary inquiry found massive corruption in the government-run scheme, the finance ministry said on Saturday. It was the first pu...
The build up to Stephanie Okereke’s wedding to fiancé, media consultant Linus Idahosa has made quite an impression, with fellow Nollywood actresses Genevieve, Monalisa Chinda and Ini Edo all hitting Paris to share their colleague’s special...
Real Madrid opened up a surely insurmountable seven-point lead at the top of La Liga following a 2-1 victory at the home of reigning champions Barcelona in Saturday's Clasico. Jose Mourinho's men brought Barca's 11-game winning strea...
Bank workers in Ekpoma in the Esan West Local Government Area of Edo have vowed to paralyse commercial activities in the area, due to incessant armed robbery attacks. The workers threatened total shutdown of all banking activities, including Automated ...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Kaduna, promised to improve the welfare and professional capacity of the Armed Forces for them to meet global standards. ``It is my desire to transform the Armed Forces to a standard obtained in any similar in...
The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on the Diaspora, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has told government to continue to make use of the enormous human resources of Nigerians in the Diaspora. Speaking in an interview with the North America Correspon...
Prof. Ukachukwu Awuzie, the National President of ASUU, has told the National Universities Commission (NUC) to ensure that courses offered in every university in the country are accredited. Awuzie made the call in an interview with the News Agency of N...
Health Minister, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Saturday in Lagos appealed to doctors and health workers in the country to make strike the last option in pressing for their demands. Chukwu, who was in Lagos to pay a condolence visit to the family of the la...
The Niger Government says it has disbursed N35.4 million as relief to the third batch of Madalla Christmas Day bomb blast victims. The Chairman of Madalla Assessment Committee, Alhaji Garba Tagwai, made this known to newsmen in Minna on Saturday. Tagwa...