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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday expressed grief over the killing of some Christian youths during an Easter procession on Sunday night in Gombe and reprisal attack on security officials allegedly responsible for the incident. Describing the killings as “very unfortunate,” the ...

Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos and Coadjutor of Abuja Archdiocese, Reverend Ignatius Kaigama, has urged Plateau State Governo, Simon Lalong, to use his second term in office to promote lasting peace and unity in the region. In ...

A medical practitioner in Imo State, Harold Onumo, has rejected an appointment by Governor Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha had on April 5, 2019 appointed and inaugurated Onumo (in absentia) as Board Chairman, Imo State Agency for Control of HIV/AIDS, (SACA). But ...

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to the provision of incentives to increase the output and quality of agricultural commodities to meet and surpass national requirements. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammed Bello Umar, ...

Partners West Africa, Nigeria (PWAN) has tasked government at all levels to ensure that women are appointed into key sectors of the economy. As the inauguration of the Ninth National Assembly approaches, it also canvassed leadership positions for female legislators. ...

Governor Rochas Okorocha has expressed disgust over continued attack on him by a former governor of the state, Achike Udenwa, saying he (Udenwa) was the worst governor Imo State ever had. In a statement issued yesterday by his Chief Press ...

Governor Rochas Okorocha has expressed disgust over continued attack on him by a former governor of the state, Achike Udenwa, saying he (Udenwa) was the worst governor Imo State ever had. In a statement issued yesterday by his Chief Press ...

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has cautioned Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, against interfering in the prosecution of Director General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Modibbo Kawu. It accused the Federal ...

Twenty-four hours after hoodlums set Ogun State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo’s campaign office and his five buses ablaze at Ifo Local Government Area, the state police command has declared a Police Inspector missing. The Command Spokesman, Abimbola ...

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has granted N58 billion loans to 23,600 beneficiaries to address the housing deficits in the country. The facilities cover April 2017 to March 2019. A breakdown shows that National Housing Fund (NHF) mortgage ...