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The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested 63-year-old Senator representing Abia South in the Senate, Eyinnaya Abaribe. The senator was a former Deputy Governor in his state. He is one of the those who bailed runaway leader of proscribed IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, who is currently facing trial forContinue Reading

  APC Convention; Police deploys 5,000 personnel  Abuja:     Police Authorities have announced security measures for the ruling All Progrssive Congress (APC) national convention with 5,000 policemen, two helicopters and six Armoured Personnel Carriers deployed for safeguarding.  Force Spokesman, DCP Jmioh Moshood, said that diversion of traffic from the EagleContinue Reading

Dr Maikanti Baru, Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said oil revenue remained vital for building the nation’s economy. Baru said this while speaking on investment in the Oil and Gas Industry at the ongoing 7th OPEC International Seminar on Thursday in Vienna, Austria. He said the NNPCContinue Reading

No fewer than 6,800 delegates are expected to vote for aspirants contesting for positions in the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at its National Convention on Saturday. The Chairman of the Media Subcommittee for the National Convention Planning Committee, Gov. Abiola Ajimobi, stated this on ThursdayContinue Reading

Mr Olukunle Iyanda, President, Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM), on Thursday expressed concern over the alteration of the budget by the National Assembly. Iyanda said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to him, the National Assembly has made the public to perceive itContinue Reading

Major highways leading to Kaduna High Court along Independence Way in Kaduna metropolis were on Thursday shutdown over the arraignment of the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria also known as Shi’ite, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, Journalists who trooped to the court premises to cover the case were alsoContinue Reading

Nigerians in St. Petersburg have urged the Super Eagles to go all out for outright victory against Iceland in their second group D encounter on Friday at Volgograd. The Super Eagles had earlier suffered a 2 – 0 painful defeat in the hands of Vatreni of Croatia in their firstContinue Reading

Mrs Veronica Onyegbula, a defendant in the N14billion police pension scam, on Wednesday, closed her case at the FCT High Court, Maitama, in the trial- within –trial, to ascertain the voluntariness of her statement to EFCC. Onyegbula, is the fourth defendant in the case filed by the Economic and FinancialContinue Reading

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command  in Badagry, says it has destroyed expired and seized medicament’s  in its warehouse with a Duty Paid Value (DVP) of  N102.4million. The command’s spokesperson, Mr Saidu Abdullahi, made the disclosure in a statement released in Lagos on Wednesday. He said the destruction was supervisedContinue Reading