Osinbajo meets with service chiefs; FG to build 3,000 houses in Borno, recruit 1,500 local hunters
Ahead of the return of President Muhammadu Buhari, Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo held a ‘closed-door’ meeting with service chiefs at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. The…
Buhari in high spirit, returns in two weeks – Okorocha
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, says he expects President Muhammadu Buhari to return home from the UK within the next two weeks. Governor Rochas Okorocha was a member of a…
PDP: Wike, Fayose and a Sheriff
KEN UGBECHIE Do you believe in miracles? And do you even believe that miracles still happen? Well, if you don’t, ask the elements loyal to the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker…
Oil prices edge up Monday ahead meeting, pressure mounts to include Nigeria in output cut list
Oil prices gained Monday, as investors kept a close eye on a meeting of major crude producers, amid hopes for a decision to include Nigeria and Libya in a production-cap…
Hopes for HIV cure revived by African child in remission
A South African child born with HIV has surprised experts by appearing to be effectively cured of the AIDS virus after just a year of treatment followed by eight and…
5 confirmed dead as suicide bombers attack Dalori l IDP Camp
Five persons, two suicide bombers and three IDP members had been confirmed dead in Dalori 1 IDP on Sunday night when the two bombers detonated their bombs at the camp….
Police kill tanker driver, mob set Diamond, Sterling banks ablaze; we lost a branch – Diamond Bank
The Management of Diamond Bank Plc on Wednesday confirmed that there was a fire incident as a result of mob action at its Creek Road, Apapa branch in Lagos State….
Court orders forfeiture of Diezani’s Ikoyi estate, ex-minister paid $37.5m cash for property; cash stacked in her Abuja home
Justice Chuka Obiozor-led Federal High Court has ordered the interim forfeiture of an estate in Banana Island, Lagos reportedly bought for $37.5m in 2013 by ex-minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs….
Senate probes sale of banned anti-malaria drugs in Nigeria, summons NAFDAC DG
The Senate on Wednesday mandated its Committee on Health to investigate the circulation and sale in the country of 42 anti-malaria drugs banned by the European Union (EU). It said…
Borno abduction “atrocious and cowardly”, says Osinbajo
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has condemned the “atrocious and cowardly” abduction of women which occurred recently in Borno State. While sympathising with the families of the abducted women, he…