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Former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon has said that the spate of suicide bomb attacks in parts of the country were the handiwork of foreigners who had infiltrated the ranks of the radical Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Gowon, who d...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has appointed Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi Dutsinma, the new Zonal Head of the commission in Kaduna. Alhaji Dutsinma, until his elevation was a chief Superintendent Investigati...
Director-General of the Campaign Organisation of Governor Aliyu Wamakko in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Sokoto State, Alhaji Muhammad Arzika Tureta has said that the laudable projects executed by the governor would guarantee his vict...
Chief Alfred Eneh, the Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Enugu chapter, has urged the three tiers of government to subsidise the prices of agricultural inputs to make them affordable. Eneh made the call on Thursday in Enugu, saying t...
The Governorship flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 11 election in Bayelsa, Chief Henry Dickson, on Thursday pledged to review the Yenagoa masterplan for the rapid development of the state capital. Dickson, who spoke at O...
The Country Director of UNIDO in Nigeria, Dr Patrick Kormawa, says adequate development of the private sector is key to the sustenance of industrialisation in the country. Kormawa made this known in Abuja on Thursday, in an interview with newsmen. The ...
Ten passengers yesterday died during an auto crash involving J5 bus along Bauchi- Maiduguri Road in Bauchi State. The Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Bauchi State Command, Mr. Mamman Zakariya, disclosed this to journalists...
Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, has urged the Federal Government to train the Police and position them to be able to handle the present day security challenges in the country. The Governor, who said that changing the leadership of the po...
The Arewa Youths Forum (AYF) yesterday urged the acting Inspector General of Police(IGP), Mr. Mohammed Dikko Abubakar to be more responsive and proactive to security issues in all parts of the country. The forum in a statement in Kaduna, charged ...
The Governor of Kaduna State, Sir Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, has set up a Peace and Reconciliation Committee aimed at resolving all the grievances that may have existed in the state. Inaugurating the Committee in Kaduna, the Govern...
A dare devil gang of armed bandits attacked and killed 15 business men in along Birnin Magaji Batsari road in Zamfara State. Eye-witnesses said the businessmen were coming back home from the weekly market day in the neighbouring Batsari Local Governmen...
The former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa has said that sacking the former Inspector General of Police(IGP), Mr.Hafiz Ringim will not solve the problem of insecurity in the country. Balarabe in his reaction to the sack...
The election petition tribunal sitting in Lokoja has struck out the petition filed by the candidate of Justice Party(JP) in the December 3,2011 gubernatorial poll, Chief Aisha Audu. This followed the motion of withdrawal of the petition moved by the co...
The Kwara State Government, yesterday, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on rice cultivation; processing and packaging with a Spain based Vasolar Consortium. Under the arrangement the consortium would contribute N70 billion over a period of fo...
Eight suspects and 180 drums of petroleum products have been seized and handed over to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in Calabar. Handing over the products to the two federal go...