Commonwealth Games: wrestlers commend Dickson over rewards
April 27, 2018 Welson Ebikewenimo, 2018 Commonwealth bronze medalist, and gold medalist Odunayo Adekuoroye, on Friday commended Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State for hosting and rewarding Team Nigeria Wrestlers…
2019: Lagos lawmakers rally support for Gbajabiamila
April 27, 2018 Some members of the House of Representatives from Lagos State have commended the leadership of the Leader of House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila at national, state…
Buhari’s invitation to White House signs of good US-Nigeria relations- Mohammed
April 27, 2018 The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to President Muhammadu Buhari is a proof of…
Nigerians remit $22bn in 2017; India, China top developing nations’ chart
The World Bank’s latest Migration and Development Brief shows that officially recorded remittances to developing countries touched a new record — $466 billion in 2017, up 8.5 percent over 2016. The countries…
Bill Cosby guilty of sexual abuse, risks 10 years jail
Bill Cosby was convicted on Thursday of drugging and molesting a onetime friend in 2004. This marks the first such conviction of a celebrity since the #MeToo movement that has…
Fiscal Responsibility: NCC remits N49.7b to Govt coffers in four months
In compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007 (FRA 2007), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) remitted N49,792,870,113.00 (Forty-nine Billion, Seven Hundred and Ninety-two Million, Eight Hundred and Seventy Thousand,…
How Soldiers Resisted our Search on Dasuki’s House – DSS
An operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) Mr Williams Obiora has told a Federal High Court in Abuja how armed soldiers resisted the attempt by officers and men…
Buhari makes appointments for NDDC, NERC; Ojukwu heads NHRC
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of five new executives for National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Mr Olusegun…
2019: INEC to begin training of corps members early — REC
April 26, 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Thursday said that it would commence training of corps members early to deliver a more credible elections…
Resolve to recover looted funds, unshakable – President Buhari
April 26, 2018 President Muhammadu Buhari said in Bauchi on Thursday that his resolve to ensure the recovery of looted resources was unshakable, saying his administration would also ensure the…