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Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has visited Kajuru where 66 people were reportedly killed on Friday and warned against politicising the issue. Spokesperson to the governor, Samuel Aruwan, stated that his principal was accompanied on the trip by the GOC ...

Former Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Peter Nwaoboshi (PDP Delta North) got a reprieve from arrest and other punitive actions being planned against him by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel (SPIP) for recovery of public property. ...

• Completion of $99m Ibadan dry port sacrosanct, says NSC boss The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has vowed to shut down the nation’s seaports over unpaid wages by International Oil Companies (IOCs). It issued a 14-day ultimatum to ...

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, has said the agency was taking strategic steps to deal with maritime piracy. He disclosed that the anti-piracy bill, sponsored by NIMASA, has been passed by the ...

Following the two deaths and infection of three others by the raging Ebola outbreak in Uganda that spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has intensified preparedness for infectious diseases. However, the ...

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described as highly regrettable the conduct of troops caught on video maltreating suspected bandits arrested along Kaduna/Abuja road. Acting director, Defence Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, while reacting to the trending video, stated that “the Chief of ...

Sacked chairmen of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Oyo State have reported Governor Seyi Makinde to President Muhammadu Buhari for removing them from office. The chairmen, under the auspices of Association of Local Government ...

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 ...

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 ...