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FG selects 6 states for pilot Open Schooling Programme

8 reinstated Rivers Perm. Secs. plead for portfolios

Attack on Radio Bayelsa: New GM reverses suspension of 9 workers

Gov. El-Rufai presents 24 Jeeps to High Court judges

Death sentence: Gov. Matawalle sends delegation to S/Arabia

Supreme Court nullifies Bayelsa governor-elect’s election, declares PDP winner

Imo panel indicts Okorocha over contracts fraud

Edo woos fans for Bendel Insurance FC

Edo 2020 Governorship tussle gets EU’s attention

Imo Governorship: Uzodinma asks Supreme Court to dismiss Ihedioha’s motion

FG selects 6 states for pilot Open Schooling Programme

8 reinstated Rivers Perm. Secs. plead for portfolios

Attack on Radio Bayelsa: New GM reverses suspension of 9 workers

Gov. El-Rufai presents 24 Jeeps to High Court judges

Death sentence: Gov. Matawalle sends delegation to S/Arabia

Supreme Court nullifies Bayelsa governor-elect’s election, declares PDP winner

Imo panel indicts Okorocha over contracts fraud

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Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Edo, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 25th, 2020

By Deborah Coker Mr Ketil Karlsen, European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, has urged politicians to show restraints in their quest for power. Karlsen gave the advice on Thursday in Benin during a visit to Chief Dan Orbih, state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and leaders of the party. He also appealed for peace […]

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Imo, State News, Top Stories Saturday, February 22nd, 2020

By Ebere Agozie Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss an application filed by former governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha had filed an appeal seeking judicial review of the apex court’s judgement which had on January 14, 2020, ordered his removal from office. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

By Philomina Attah The Federal Government has selected six northern states for the pilot phase of its Open Schooling Programme (OSP). OSP which was launched in early 2019 is an open learning programme aimed at reducing the high number of out-of-school children in the country. The beneficiaries, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kano, Adamawa and Niger, are […]

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

By Precious Akutamadu Eight permanent secretaries reinstated by the National Industrial Court (NIC) after their sack by Rivers Government are calling on Gov. Nyesome Wike to assign them portfolios. They also resolved to continue to report at their respective duty posts even as they await the governor’s action. In an interview with the News Agency […]

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

By Nathan Nwakamma The Management of Radio Bayelsa has reversed the suspension of nine workers over an attack on the station by hoodlums, protesting the Supreme Court judgment that sacked erstwhile governor-elect, David Lyon. The reversal was disclosed in a statement dated Feb. 15, signed by Mr Pere Fobobo, Acting General Manager and five Directors […]

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Kaduna, State News, Top Stories Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

By Hussaina Yakubu Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday presented 24 Jeeps to High Court judges, as part of efforts to enhance the welfare of judicial officers in the state. The governor, said while presenting the vehicles to the judges in Kaduna that more vehicles would be provided to other judges. El-Rufai also […]

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Governors, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 18th, 2020

By Abubakar Ahmed Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has dispatched a high powered delegation to Saudi Arabia to save the life of an indigene of the state facing death sentence in Saudi Arabia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the delegation comprised government delegation and a team of lawyers. This is contained in […]

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Judiciary, State News Thursday, February 13th, 2020

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon, and his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, who were already preparing to be inaugurated on Friday (tomorrow). A five-man panel of the apex court, led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate […]

Posted by admin Corruption Politics, Headlines, Imo, State News Thursday, February 13th, 2020

Imo State Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Contracts has indicted former Governor Rochas Okorocha over the alleged fraudulent award of contracts during his time as governor. It, therefore, ordered the state Auditor General and the Auditor General for Local Governments to submit their audited reports from June 2011 to May 2019 within seven days. The […]

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News Thursday, February 13th, 2020

By Igbaugba Ehigimetor Edo state government has offered free transportation and jerseys to fans of Bendel Insurance Football Club to boost their support base, especially in the club’s away matches. The club’s media officer, Eguakun Edoseghe, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Benin. He said the offer is part of strategy […]

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Northern Governors Forum condemns killings in PlateauThe Northern Governor’s Forum have condemned the series of attacks leading to destruction of lives and properties in Plateau. The governors [...]
House of Reps retains Doguwa as Majority LeaderFollowing his victory in the House of Representatives rerun election in Tudun Wada/Doguwa federal constituency of Kano State, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa [...]
Problem With Nigeria’s Population – By Arnold A. AlaliboBy Arnold A. Alalibo | NNP | February 3, 2020 – Nigeria’s population has become an embarrassment that cannot be hidden [...]
Senate seeks protection for Plateau indigenes against terrorist attacksThe Senate yesterday asked the security agencies and the military to ensure adequate protection for all Plateau State indigenes against [...]
Bayelsa Deputy Gov Decries Loot Of Guest HouseThe guest house of the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Gboribiogha Jonah, has been looted. In a statement, Jonah’s media aide, Ebi [...]
Nigeria Gets $813m From Cashew ExportMinister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, has disclosed that the cashew sub-sector generated over $813million between 2015 and 2017. Nanono in his [...]
Man jailed 10 years for raping master’s daughter in KogiBy Friday Idachaba A Kogi High Court sitting in Lokoja has sentenced a 23-year old man, Okwudili Ayogu, to 10 years [...]
Police arrest 24 suspects for blocking Lagos roadsBy Oladapo Udom The Police from Ijora Badia, Area B Command, on Monday, arrested 24 suspects for blocking major roads in [...]
Supreme Court upholds Fintiri’s election as Adamawa governor The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, affirmed Ahmadu Fintri of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), as the validly elected governor of [...]
Okada ban: Lagos govt. to deploy additional busesBy Yemi Adeleye The Lagos State Government has directed the management of Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL) to deploy a fleet [...]
Church threatens to sue newspaper over ‘defamatory’ publicationhe Fire House Church International Worship Centre, has threatened legal action against the Nation Newspaper over a report it published [...]
Buhari, NASS leadership agree to tackle security challengesBy Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari and leadership of the National Assembly (NASS) on Monday in Abuja expressed serious concern over [...]

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Kenyan police arrest four Chinese workers after a video went viral showing one of them caning a Kenyan workerKenya police say four Chinese migrant workers have been arrested following a widely circulated video appearing to show one of [...]
African Leaders inaugurate security committee headquarters in Addis AbabaBy Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday joined other African leaders to inaugurate the headquarters of the Committee of Intelligence [...]
What women with mutilated genitals undergo during sex – ExpertBy Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Dr Esther Somefun, a Gender and Reproductive Health Analyst, on Sunday, says that women who have undergone Female [...]
China coronavirus deaths reach 811The number of deaths from the new coronavirus has risen to 811 in mainland China, the country’s National Health Commission [...]
ECOWAS mobilising own resources to combat terrorism -BuhariBy Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, commended the renewed vigour by ECOWAS member countries to [...]
Press Release: Much More Needs to be Done on Ogoni Cleanup – MOSOPThe Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) wishes to express its concerns over the Ogoni cleanup. This [...]
The Bane of the Nigerian Health Care System – By Tochukwu Ezukanma By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | February 9, 2020 – The Nigerian political elite behave like a colonial or Apartheid [...]
Ken Saro-Wiwa’s Exoneration Top MOSOPs List of DemandsThe Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has listed four conditions as necessary for the resolution of [...]
IMO: Bye Bye: To a Phantom Governor – By Kenneth UwadiBy Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State | February 9, 2020 – It was Emerson who said in The Over Soul [...]
Needless Controversy over Amotekun! -By Abiodun KomolafeBy Abiodun Komolafe | Osun State, Nigeria | February 9, 2020 – I hope it would not amount to ‘Hate [...]
DETAILS: Explosion rocks Ekiti Govt House By Rotimi Ojomoyela There was palpable fear in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, as a loud bang suspected to be bomb explosion rocked [...]
Terrorists almost bomb Lagos with 17 suitcases of explosives – Fashola Minister for Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has said terrorists with 17 suitcases loaded with explosives to bomb Lagos were [...]
FG slashes visa fees for U.S. citizens By Harrison Arubu he Federal Government has slashed its visa application charges for citizens of the United States from $180 to [...]
Police arraign Nigerian singer, Iyanya, over alleged car theft Popular singer, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, has been arraigned before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere, presided over by Justice Mobolanle [...]
Indian man parades wife’s decapitated head in front of horrified onlookers Horrifying images show the moment an Indian man who had decapitated his wife paraded her head, waved to stunned onlookers [...]
Buhari replies Danjuma, speaks on relationship with Osinbajo President Muhammadu Buhari has said the opinion of General T.Y. Danjuma (retd) is not more important than that of millions [...]
50% Pay Cut: Lawmakers tackle Pastor AdeboyeSay pay cut unacceptable to us General Overseers, Pastors should sacrifice from tithes, offerings Churches amass wealth, collecting money from poor people Reducing [...]

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FG, U.S. sign $1.1m grant for electricity development By Edith Ike-Eboh The Federal Government and United State Trade and Development Agency have signed a 1.1million dollar grant to support [...]

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Supreme Court nullifies Bayelsa governor-elect’s election, declares PDP winnerAde Adesomoju, Abuja The Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon, and his running mate, [...]
FG files fresh charges against Sowore The Nigerian government on Wednesday filed fresh charges against Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore. Sowore with his co-defendant Olawale Bakare were [...]
Soyinka in court for resumption of Sowore’s trial Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka is currently at the Federal High Court, Abuja in solidarity with Omoyele Sowere, who is [...]
Imo panel indicts Okorocha over contracts fraud Imo State Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Contracts has indicted former Governor Rochas Okorocha over the alleged fraudulent award of [...]
Nigerian kills cousin over business transaction in South Africa Nigerian simply identified as Batista, has killed his cousin, Ide during a fisticuff over a business transaction in South Africa. A [...]
Edo woos fans for Bendel Insurance FC By Igbaugba Ehigimetor Edo state government has offered free transportation and jerseys to fans of Bendel Insurance Football Club to boost [...]
Ex- NNPC boss reels out 9-point agenda to unseat ObasekiIgbaugba Ehigimetor Former Group Executive Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Chris Ogiemwonyi, has rolled out his nine-point [...]
FEC honours victims of Boko Haram attack, Koshoni, as Osinbajo presidesBy Chijioke Okoronkwo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential [...]
Nigerian League won’t grow with state govts running clubsBy Muhyideen Jimoh Chairman of the Bauchi State Football Association, Patrick Pascal, has called for more Private sector involvement in the [...]
Alleged Police extrajudicial killing: widow demands justiceBy Ijendu Iheaka Mrs Goodluck Ogbuji, wife of late Nwamaka Ogbuji, an Ugwuatti Community Youth Leader in Ukwa, Abia State, has [...]
2023: Niger Delta group seeks legislation on power rotationIkuru Lizzy A political pressure group, Niger Delta Youth Coalition (NDYC), has called for legislation that would enthrone political zoning systems [...]

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FG selects 6 states for pilot Open Schooling ProgrammeBy Philomina Attah The Federal Government has selected six northern states for the pilot phase of its Open Schooling Programme (OSP). OSP [...]
Disu says Ighalo will surely succeed at Manchester United By Esther Babajide and Olanrewaju Akojede Tunde Disu, a former Technical Director of the defunct Nigeria Football Association (NFA), on Monday [...]
8 reinstated Rivers Perm. Secs. plead for portfolios By Precious Akutamadu Eight permanent secretaries reinstated by the National Industrial Court (NIC) after their sack by Rivers Government are calling [...]
Attack on Radio Bayelsa: New GM reverses suspension of 9 workers By Nathan Nwakamma The Management of Radio Bayelsa has reversed the suspension of nine workers over an attack on the station [...]
Gov. El-Rufai presents 24 Jeeps to High Court judges By Hussaina Yakubu Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Monday presented 24 Jeeps to High Court judges, as part of [...]
Birthday: Northern Governors congratulate Aisha Buhari By Martha Agas The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has congratulated the First lady of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari, as she celebrates [...]
Death sentence: Gov. Matawalle sends delegation to S/ArabiaBy Abubakar Ahmed Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has dispatched a high powered delegation to Saudi Arabia to save the life [...]
Insurgency: Buratai promotes 3 soldiers for outstanding performanceBy Sumaila Ogbaje Three soldiers of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have been rewarded with special promotion to the next rank for [...]

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Imo Governorship: Uzodinma asks Supreme Court to dismiss Ihedioha’s motionBy Ebere Agozie Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss an application filed by former governor [...]
Obasanjo, others call for unity among Nigerians as FEPSAN boss Etuh buries wifeBy Emmanuel Afonne Former Nigeria’s President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerians to always see themselves as agents of unity [...]
Loss of family values cause of Nigeria’s security challenges – Pastor AdefarasinBy Emmanuel Afonne The Senior Pastor, Kingdom Lifeline Ministry (KLAM), Michael Adefarasin, has blamed the current security and social challenges facing [...]
President Buhari condoles with NAF on air accidentBy Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Nigerian Air Force on the air accident which involved two fighter [...]
NAF neutralises ISWAP leaders in BornoBy Doris Esa The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has neutralised some key leaders of the Islamic State of West [...]

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Buhari: Rights of individuals must give way to national securityBy Martins Odeh/Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has said the rights of individuals in the society must always take a second place [...]
EU writes Buhari, urges him to strengthen Nigeria’s democracyThe European Union(EU) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy and unify its people, in line with the [...]
EU offers Niger $635m to block migrantsAfrican migrants,using Agadez in Niger as gateway to Libya and then Europe via the perilous Mediterranean sea route, are in [...]
EU pledges $80m aid to Barrow’s Gambia The European Union pledged 75 million euros ($80 million) on Thursday to the Republic of The Gambia’s new government, two [...]
Edo 2020 Governorship tussle gets EU’s attentionBy Deborah Coker Mr Ketil Karlsen, European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, has urged politicians to show restraints in their quest for [...]

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Interfaith leaders in the US declare Nigeria a ticking time bombBy Sam Eyoboka UNITED States-based Interfaith leaders, after a fact-finding mission to Northern Nigeria which has been under sectarian attacks, yesterday [...]