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President Muhammadu Buhari has said the death of Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other military officers in last Friday’s air crash has increased the country’s problems, especially at a time the country is battling security challenges. He said this yesterday when he received a …

First Bank in trouble over breach of contract, gets 48 hours to obey court order Published on May 24, 2021By Amos Tauna  The First Bank Plc is to be sued for disobedience and breach of contract if it failed to obey the Federal High Court’s 48 hours ultimatum served …

Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim was the presidential candidate of People’s Trust during the 2019 general elections. He was a notable pro-democracy figure in the then Global Pro-Democracy Resistance in the late 1980s and a respected youth leadership voice from Africa. In this exclusive interview, he spoke on the need for a national …

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, Professor Itse Sagay, has tasked the Southern governors to solidify resolution on open grazing by asking each state Assembly in the South to apply the Benue State approach passing a law banning open grazing in their individual state. Fielding questions in a …

  Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has boasted that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will suffer if he leaves the party. Speaking less than a week after the opposition party lost Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Wike described himself as an asset …

Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has directed all MDAs and LGAs in the state to comply fully with Abia State Revenue Laws and the Abia State Internal Revenue Service (ABIRS) directives in order to achieve the much needed revenue for state development, IgbereTV reports. He gave this charge …

  #Enugu govt rehabilitates intractable Etudo/Awkunanaw street *Gov. #Ugwuanyi always pays certified works on time – Contractor The Enugu State Ministry of #Works and #Infrastructure, in keeping with the directives of #Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has carried out the rehabilitation of the popular Etudo/Awkunanaw Street, Achara Layout, Enugu South Local Government …

Four stolen children have been rescued in Abuja as operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons raided a notorious child trafficking ring known for trafficking children for begging within the Federal Capital Territory. The agency’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Stella Nezan, disclosed this …

  The strapping of the National Youth Service Corps scheme by House of Representatives is in the process of discontinuation. The NYSC Act, is billed for the second reading by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Alteration Bill, 2020, which is seeking to invalidate it. Mr Awaji-Inombek Abiante, …

  The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has mounted a manhunt for 90 travellers, Nigerians and foreigners, whom it described as dangers to public health. In a statement by the Chairman of the PSC and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, the Committee said the …