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Sokoto State Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Alhaji Mani Katami says the state government has disbanded the state Hisbah Commission due to crisis in the commission. ...
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Former Niger state governor Kure dies in Germany
Niger State was thrown into confusion on Sunday following the announcement of the death of former governor, Engineer Abdulkhadir Abdullahi Kure ...
Read More »Trump finally accepts U.S. intelligence on Russia hacking, mulls action on cyber attacks
President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks affecting the U.S. presidential election ...
Read More »Yobe attack: FG should be truthful about Boko Haram – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has commiserate with families of the army captain and five other soldiers reportedly killed yesterday, by Boko Haram insurgents ...
Read More »Boko Haram is back!: Insurgents attack army brigade in Yobe, kill 5 soldiers
Boko Haram insurgents on Saturday evening attacked an Army brigade in Buni Yadi, Yobe State ...
Read More »1,000 days after: Buhari restates committment to rescue Chibok girls
As the world today commemorates the 1,000th day of the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, President Muhammadu Buhari ...
Read More »India re-arrests fleeing Nigerian drug convict
A Nigerian drug convict, John Okoro, who fled from police custody in India last Monday, has been re-arrested. Okoro, 35, was re-arrested by the Anti-Narcotics ...
Read More »Chelsea recall Ake from Bournemouth loan spell
Chelsea have recalled Dutch left-back Nathan Ake from his loan spell at Bournemouth, the Premier League leaders announced on Sunday. Ake, 21, joined Bournemouth on ...
Read More »FG bans unauthorised courses in specialised universities
The Federal Government has warned specialised universities in the country which have been running programmes that were “antithetical to their mandates” to stop such ...
Read More »Economy: Nigeria has to raise taxes to exit recession – PricewaterhouseCoopers
The Country Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Nigeria, Uyi Akpata, discusses the performance of the economy and government policies ...
Read More »FG to introduce new reward system for civil servants
The Head of Service in Nigeria, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, on Saturday, said the Federal Government would introduce a new reward system for civil servants to encourage innovations ...
Read More »Southern Kaduna: How to restore peace in crisis-ridden state — Ribadu
A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has called for confidence building and sustained dialogue as the way out of the crisis in Southern Kaduna ...
Read More »Amnesty programme: Presidency commences verification of ex-militants
The Presidential Amnesty Programme Office has commenced verification of ex-militants to ascertain their exact number ...
Read More »Pastor Adeboye retires as RCCG General Overseer, appoints successor
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye has retired ...
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