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NMA suspends strike as state, doctors reach accord Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha has set up a panel to probe immediate past governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha and review appointments and recruitments carried out from 2015 till date. Ihedioha ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned relentless attempt by All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government to gag the media as being witnessed in attacks on Africa Independent Television (AIT) by government agencies, especially the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). In a ...

The crisis rocking Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has worsened as a faction loyal to former Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George, alleged that its gubernatorial candidate, Jimi Agbaje, mismanaged campaign funds and exploited members. State Chairman ...

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday vowed not to bow to pressure of threats by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and surrender any portion of Igbo land for cattle breeding. It, however, stated that Ndigbo ...

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has suspended with immediate effect the Emir of Maru, Alhaji Abubakar Chika Ibrahim, and the District Head of Kanoma, Alhaji Ahmad Lawal. A statement by the Director General, Government House Press Affairs, Alhaji ...

The Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Initiative (SEEDi) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to speed up the constitution of his next Federal Executive Council (FEC). According to the non-profit organisation, the nation’s economy faces a myriad of challenges impacting ...

Everyday, over one million new cases of curable Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are recorded among 15 to 49 years population, a World Health Organisation (WHO) research reveals. The figure amounts to over 376 million new cases annually of four infections, ...

Former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole of allegedly balkanising the party through its last primaries to scuttle the ambitions of stalwarts like him. Addressing reporters in ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has revoked four oil mining and one prospecting licences. The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), which communicated the decision in a statement, said the revocation came on the backdrop of alleged non-compliance with statutory regulatory obligations. The ...

Railway workers under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NUR) have tasked the Federal Government to review the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) under the supervision of the Ministry of Transportation. NUR wants government to legislate the corporation through ...