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By Kola Alhassan A United States court has fixed a new date for the trial of Abba Kyari, suspended top Nigerian police officer, and five others, for alleged $1.1 million …
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By Kola Alhassan President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Telephone companies, (Telcos)to restrict all outgoing calls on lines not linked with the National Identity Number as from Monday April 4. This …
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By Kola Alhassan The House of Representatives has intensified efforts on bill to establish of National Polytechnic Commission. Sources said the bill is sponsored by Farah Dagogo, member representing Degema/Bonny …
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By Kola Alhassan Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has expressed doubts on the seriousness of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to resolve the murder of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, …
Bola Ige murder: Soyinka sceptical of resolution after Omisore’s appointment as APC National Secretary Read More
Actor and Singer, Banky Wellington is running for the Eti-Osa House of Representatives seat in Lagos again, this time as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. In 2019, he …
Banky W joins PDP to contest for House of Rep Read More
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, confirmed the sighting of the crescent moon on Friday, signalling the start of the Ramadan fast in Nigeria. According to a live broadcast …
Breaking: Moon sighting, Sultan announces Saturday commencement of Ramadan fast Read More
By Kola Alhassan with agency reports The Federal Government is poised to improve electricity in the country, the Minister of Power, Engr. Abubakar Aliyu, has said. The Minister disclosed this …
Fed Govt poised to improve electricity Read More
By Kola Alhassan The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has said Ukraine’s medical programme is a fraud. This followed the war that broke out between Russia and Ukraine which …
MDCN: Ukraine medical programme a fraud Read More
Just in; Terrorists who attacked a Kaduna-bound passenger train on Monday have asked the families of the abducted victims to prepare to pay ransome Musa Abilewa, one of the victims’ …
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The National Chairman of the APC, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu receives instruments of office from the immediate-past Chairman of the Party’s National Caretaker Committee and Governor of Yobe State, H.E. Mai …
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Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, cancelled his 13th Birthday Colloquium on Tuesday to honour the victims of the Kaduna train attack. He made the announcement at …
Tinubu cancels 70th birthday celebration over Kaduna train attack Read More
Seeks end to war By Kola Alhassan with agency reports Pope Francis has warned of an impending global conflict caused by the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. Thus,he said, …
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Ms. Ogbulu Pearl, a socialite, was convicted by a Lagos Special Offences Mobile Court sitting in Oshodi for distributing Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, as a party souvenir. On March 14, …
Petrol Souvenir: Court Sentences Prime Suspect To Two-Year Jail Term Read More
By Kola Alhassan The National Association of Nigerian Students on Friday called on students to protest the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU). The association ordered them …
ASUU strike: NANS orders students’ protest, wants Abuja streets occupied Read More
By Kola Alhassan Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said he is alarmed by the rate of killings and kidnappings in the country. He spoke at a lecture entitled: “The …
Soyinka: Killings, kidnapping alarming Read More
By Kola Alhassan with agency reports The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said there is no embargo on loan facilities to Nigeria and other developing economies who are its members. …
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By Kola Alhassan President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to probe how over N11 trillion earmarked for regular electricity had allegedly been …
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