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Ten traditional rulers in Plateau state have so far been murdered by suspected herdsmen, the Nigerian Senate has said during Tuesday's plenary. As a result of the killings, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammad Adamu, to as a matter of urgency, deploy security...
Lagos State Government has announced that this year's independence day celebration coming up on Thursday, would be held on a low key, devoid of the usual colourful parade. The state's commissioner for information and strategy, Gbenga Omotoso disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos, sating that Governor Babajide Sanwo-OLu has cancelled...
Swears in six new permanent secretaries, Principals-General and Headteachers-General Appoints new Board Chair and Members Ogun State government has assured that all outstanding entitlements of its workers would be paid, just as it commended the State trade union leaders for their civil and mature ways of handling issues. The State...
After more than three decades delay, President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday inaugurated the 326 KM Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line for commercial operation as well as the ancillary facilities yard, at the recently named Goodluck Jonathan Railway Complex in Agbor (Owa-Oyibu), Delta State. At the virtual opening of the rail line linking Itakpe...
A High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama, Abuja, has ordered that a sum of N50 million fine be paid by Senator Elisa Abbo, who assaulted a woman, Mrs. Osimibibra Warmate, as captured in a CCTV camera video, in a sex toy shop located within Abuja. The...
Nigerian Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Monday says those who accuse President Buhari's government of being corruption ridden are petty. The Senate President said this after the second national summit on diminishing corruption and the launch of the national ethics and integrity policy by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other...
In commemorating Nigeria's 60th Independence anniversary, the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led Lagos State Government has concluded plans to reward passengers, organise boat cruise and tours to landmark places in the Centre of Excellence. Disclosing this on Monday, the Managing Director of Lagos State Ferry Service (LAGFERRY), Abdoulbaq Ladi-Balogun, said the Sanwo-Olu...
At Launch Of National Ethics And Integrity Policy, President Buhari Calls For Rediscovery Of Our Cherished Traditional Ethical Values Mali: Ecowas To Deliberate Again On Grey Areas, As Special Envoy, Goodluck Jonathan Briefs President Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the National Ethics and Integrity Policy “projects government’s...
The Honourable Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON, says that the ministry is committed to harmonizing the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan with the Niger Delta Action Plan to produce one regional road map for development in Nigeria’s oil-rich region. Akpabio, who spoke at the...
A whopping N2.67 billion school feeding fund has been uncovered to have ended up in private pockets, the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences commission (ICPC) reveals. This revelation was disclosed by ICPC Chairman, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, when he gave a keynote address at the second National Summit on...