Buhari, service chiefs review nation’s security

President Buhari, service chiefs at the meeting President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, at the Presidential Villa, held a closed door meeting with service chiefs. He thereafter proceeded to his country-home Daura, Kastina State, for Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Speaking with State House correspondents after the meeting with Buhari, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Maj. Gen. Abayomi […]

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Ayefele: Outrage as Nigerians condemn demolition of radio station by Oyo government

Yinka Ayefele By Banji Ayoola Nigerians have condemned the demolition on Sunday of the Fresh FM Radio Station, Ibadan owned by ace musician and multi-talented artist, Mr Yinka Ayefele, accusing the Oyo State Government of unilaterally taking a hasty action on a case pending in court. They said that government had nothing to lose if […]

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Putin dances at Austrian minister’s wedding

Putin dances at Austrian minister’s wedding Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the wedding of Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl, including dancing with the leader. On Saturday, Putin stopped in Gamlitz in the southern Austrian province of Styria on his way to Germany to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel. Kneissl, 53, wore a traditional “dirndl” dress in […]

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Lagos Third Mainland Bridge to be shut four days for maintenance test

The Lagos State Government has said that the Third Mainland Bridge will be temporarily shut down for four days starting from midnight of August 23 to midnight of August 26, 2018 for Investigative Maintenance Test to be carried out. A statement by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Sina Thorpe, states […]

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252 aides resign from Tambuwal’s cabinet

Two hundred and fifty-two Special Advisers and Special Assistants appointed by the Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal administration have resigned their positions. The affected aides said their resignations were informed by the recent decision of the Sokoto State Governor to dump the All Progressives Congress, the party which they are bona fide members of in the […]

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Militants kill Police sergeant rescuing comatose abducted woman

Akwa Ibom State Police Commissioner, Mr Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi Militants have killed one Police sergeant, Shedrach Stephen, during a rescue operation in Akwa Ibom State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, who said this during a press conference in Uyo on Saturday, added that the Command recovered bullet-proof vests, Police and military […]

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Ayefele: Ajimobi was interviewed by Fresh FM, fans recall

Ayefele and Ajimobi during a visit by the Governor to the demolished station in 2016 – Demolition of ace Gospel musician’s radio station goes viral on social media The demolition on Sunday morning of musician Yinka Ayefele’s Fresh FM station in Ibadan, by the Oyo State Government, has continued to trend on the social media. […]

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Buhari writes National Assembly, says he’s back

President Buhari on arrival in Aso Rock President Muhammadu Buhari has written a letter to Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, informing them of his resumption of duties as President and Commander-in- Chief of the Armed Forces. 
Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity […]

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INEC suspends Rivers bye-election over violence

Rivers rerun: Accreditation of voters at Ihuaje in Ahoada East LG The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the bye-election for the Port Harcourt Constituency lll State Assembly seat held August 18 in the State. Mr Obo Effanga, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Rivers, who announced the suspension in a terse statement on […]

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