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The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), yesterday, dissolved its Board of Trustees (BoT), ahead of the May 31 national convention. The dissolved BoT had Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano as chairman. It also had Victor Umeh and widow of former leader of the party, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, as members. …

Leading prophetic voice in the world and senior pastor of Abuja-based Champions Royal Assembly, Bro. Joshua Iginla has remained an instrument in the hands of God to heal broken hearted and transform lives globally. As the word of God has the ability to impact not only one’s spirit and mind …

There was jubilation in some government agencies on Tuesday, May 14, as the federal government terminated the dichotomy between the Higher National Diploma and university degrees. The end of the discrimination affects all the services under the ministry of interior. The agencies affected are the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence …

The Senate on Wednesday resolved to summon the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole over the poor quality of teaching hospitals across the country. The invitation was sequel to a motion moved by Senator David Umaru (APC, Niger) on the “alarming report on poor quality of services in Nigerian Teaching Hospitals.” …

AUTHORITIES of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete in Moro Local Government Area, yesterday announced the closure of the institution. The closure followed protest by students of the school over Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed’s appointment of acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kenneth Adeyemi, for the institution. The tenure of the school’s current Vice-Chancellor, Prof. …

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has no powers to investigate the financial transactions of the Rivers State government. According to him, EFCC must first vacate the Federal High Court judgment which said it could not investigate the financial transactions of the …

The Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned the trial of the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), Ishaq Modibbo, until May 27 for continuation of trial. Mr Modibbo is standing trial alongside Lucky Omoluwa, Chairman of Pinnacle Communications Ltd, and Dipo Onifade, the Chief Operating Officer of the …

The presidency yesterday lashed out at online media critics and opposition politicians, who had insinuated that President Muhammadu Buhari might extend his 10-day private visit to London, and said the president’s return to the country on schedule has put them to shame. The president, who left the country from Maiduguri, …

A training aircraft belonging to the International Aviation College (IAC) Ilorin crash-landed at the Ilorin International Airport on Wednesday. The Diamond plane with registration Number 5N-BNH with two pilots onboard crashed landed at exactly 11:05am without any casualty, it was learnt on Thursday. The incident caused panic within the airport …

Alhaji Musa Umar, the District Head of Daura in Katsina State was kidnapped by gun men on Wednesday evening. This newspaper reliably gathered that Mr Umar, a retired customs comptroller, was abducted after observing Magrib prayer. The traditional ruler is the father of Fatima Musa, wife of Colonel Mohammed Abubakar, …