Sokoto State shares N11m for the purchase of cows for orphans in the state
Sokoto State Government has disbursed N11m for the purchase of cows for the provision of meat to 4,205 orphans on the Eid El-Kabir Day. According Read more
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Fresh $5m found in Patience Jonathan’s account
Eniola Akinkuotu and Ramon Oladimeji The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has traced an additional $5m to the Skye Bank account of Dame Patience Jonathan, Read more
SERAP petitions UN over police harassment of BBOG protesters
Ramon Oladimeji A human rights advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project,SERAP, says it has taken the Federal Government before the Read more
Bag of rice may sell for N40,000 by December – Minister
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said that Nigeria spends about $22bn a year on Read more
We cannot “separate the present from the past,” Buhari says in Sallah message
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday reassured Nigerians that his administration was committed to removing “the hardships the country is going through.” In a Sallah message Read more
Nigeria’s National Assembly fails to account for N9 billion – Audit Report
The National Assembly management failed to account for a total expenditure of over N9.4 billion in 2014, the latest audit report has revealed. The money Read more
The blue diary President Buhari can’t do without
Jayne Augoye President Muhammadu Buhari’s flair for dressing in a modest manner has not gone unnoticed. Always garbed in traditional attire and matching accessories, a Read more
Aba will soon become Japan of Africa, Says Iwuoha
The Commissioner for Information Culture and Strategy in Abia State, Mr. Bonnie Iwuoha, in this interview with BIYI ADEGOROYE, speaks about the recent victory of Read more
Lucy Ejike wins Nigeria’s third gold at the Rio 2016 Paralympics
Team Nigeria’s Captain at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympics Games, Lucy Ejike, has added another gold medal to the country’s medal haul. Ejike did not Read more
More Nigerians condemn police’ disruption of BringBackOurGirls protest
More Nigerians have risen in condemnation of the Nigeria Police Force over its disruption of last week’s rally by the #BringBackOurGirlsGroup. The group, which over Read more
Two Nigerian soldiers, 11 insurgents killed in multiple battles
Two soldiers of the Multinational Joint Task Force, MNJTF, were on Thursday killed in an explosion while fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the northern part Read more
Nigerian Government spends N5bn on Presidential fleet in 15 months
Lekan Adetayo, Oyetunji Abioye, Kunle Falayi, Jesusegun Alagbe and Eric Dumo Despite the biting economic recession in the country, the Federal Government has spent the Read more
Hoodlums force 23-year-old lady to take India hemp before raping her
Kunle Falayi At the time of writing this story, 23-year-old Judith (not real name) was recuperating with heavy dosage of antibiotics. She was not ill, Read more
Grazing Reserves: FG and Some States Make Secret Agreements With Millions of Dollars Paid as Reward
CAN Calls For Caution ‘Bill Violates Section 315 (5) (D) Of 1999 Constitution’ There are strong indications that the Federal Government might have entered into Read more
Drug And Crime on Alarming Prevalence and Increasing Fiercely –
The alarming rate of insecurity in the country should rattle the Federal Government in its bid to create a conducive environment for rapid development. One Read more
Buhari Jets out to attend UN General Assembly in New York this Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 71st UN General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled to begin at the UN headquarters in New York on Read more
The Nigeria Police recants, denies banning peaceful rallies in the capital, Abuja
The Nigeria Police have denied banning peaceful rallies in the capital, Abuja. The police have in the past few days come under heavy criticism for Read more
EFCC arrests Babangida, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a man identified as Ibrahim Babangida, for offences bordering on criminal breach of trust, attempted theft, Read more
Nigerian police free kidnapped Chinese workers
ONITSHA, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Police in Ogun state in southern Nigeria rescued two Chinese nationals who were kidnapped there this month, a police official Read more
Rolland Ezuruike breaks paralympic record, wins gold at Rio
One of the athletes representing Team Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, Rolland Ezuruike sets a new Paralympic record of 190kg to win gold in Read more
Falling oil prices not ‘sole culprit’ for Nigeria’s economic woes – NEITI boss
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Waziri Adio, has blamed successive managers of Nigeria’s economy for the current economic woes being Read more
FG inaugurates water project in ex-President Jonathan’s hometown, Otuoke
The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the Central Ogbia Regional Water Supply Project in Bayelsa. The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, who inaugurated the Read more
Chibok girls in U.S. ‘used by NGOs for money’ – Minister, Parents
The federal government and parents of some Chibok schoolgirls that escaped from Boko Haram, have accused non-governmental organisations of using the girls to get donations Read more
Paralympics: Team Nigeria wins first medal
Team Nigeria has won its first medal at the ongoing Paralympics through Latifat Tijani who clinched Silver in the women’s – 45kg Power lifting event. Read more
Recession: Schools offer discounts, dump foreign trips to survive
Folashade Adebayo Indications emerged on Thursday that some schools have adopted drastic measures to retain pupils and survive the harsh operating environment. School managers in Read more
Operation Crocodile smile: 2 killed in Imo as troops clear kidnappers camps
Nigerian army troops under the auspices of Operation Crocodile Smile have killed suspected kinapping kingpins that have been terrorizing the South East for a long Read more
Nigeria facing ‘a famine unlike any we have ever seen’
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) –– The whimpers from skeletally thin babies too weak to cry are a harbinger of worse things to come: A quarter of Read more
“Change Begins With Me”: Buhari’s Campaign to instill discipline into Nigerians and erode lawlessness
Yesterday, Thursday 8th 2016, Nigeria’s leader President Muhammadu Buhari launched the “Change Begins With Me’’ campaign in Abuja. A campaign the president described as imminent Read more
Dear Lai, Change does NOT begin with me – Abimbola Adelakun
Abimbola Adelakun Today, Thursday, September 8, in the Federal Capital Territory, the Federal Government will finally launch the “Change Begins With Me’’ campaign that will Read more
Are Buhari’s solutions to economic recession right? – Nigerians’ reponse
Even though the current economic crisis is caused by the crash of oil prices, I think President Muhammadu Buhari is not applying the right antidotes. Read more