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We Want To Return Home Abuja IDPs Beg Govt
Victims of the Boko Haram attacks in the Northeast have appealed to the Federal Government to intensify efforts towards making their places safe so they can…
More reactions trail Buhari, Obasanjo encounter in Addis Ababa
The coincidental encounter between President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo at the ongoing African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has continued to attract comments…
Ekwueme’s funeral rites begin today
The final funeral rites for former Vice-President Alex Ekwueme will begin in Lagos on Friday (today). The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha,…
Finally, INEC releases 2019 election time table
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has issued the time table and schedule of activities for the 2019 General Elections, fixing…
Buhari’s son Yusuf involved in accident, breaks limb
Son of President Muhammadu Buhari, Yusuf, was, on Tuesday night, involved in a bike accident in Abuja. sustained a head injury and had one of his limbs broken. According to the…
Fuel scarcity: Marketers blame supply shortfall, motorists groan • PENGASSAN suspends strike, asks members to resume duty
As motorists and other users of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) struggled to get the product at filling stations on Monday, oil marketers blamed the worsening fuel scarcity on…
Tanker explosion destroys 21 vehicles, motorcycles
No fewer than 21 vehicles were destroyed on Wednesday after a fuel-laden tanker exploded on the FESTAC link bridge in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos State. The fire, which…
Fuel scarcity worsens despite FG assurances
Despite assurances of adequate supply of petrol by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), the swelling fuel queues that resurfaced in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) penultimate…
Alex Ekwueme dies at 85
Second Republic Vice-Presider Alex Ekwueme is dead. A statement issued by his brother and the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State, Igwe Laz Ekwueme, said that he…
N177M fraud: Ex-director, IART gets 40 years jail term
L-R: Prof. Banjamin Ogunmodede, Jelakun Omitowoju and Zacceaus Tejamola Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State yesterday sentenced the former Director General of the…