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The federal government has issued a directive for soldiers to vacate the offices of Daily Trust newspaper. Soldiers on Sunday invaded the head office of the newspaper in Abuja and its regional offices in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, and Lagos. The reason for the invasion is yet to be known, …

•Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen Chris Ngige, briefing State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on minimum wage at the Presidential Villa in Abuja… yesterday PHOTO: NAN053011/26/10/2018/Callistus Ewelike/NAN Negotiation between the Federal Government and organized labour on the N30,000 minimum wage remained inconclusive at the end …

•Coffins of the victims before burial It was a sorrowful moment in Oju at the funeral rites of eight members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who died in a ghastly motor accident on Friday, 28th December, 2018 on their way to the Zone C senatorial campaign flag-off in Agatu. …

The Senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, on Friday slumped as he entered the Special Anti-Robbery Squad headquarters in Abuja. Dino had surrendered to the Police after an eight-day siege on his Abuja residence, after which he was driven to the Force headquarters, Abuja, in a Police …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday  said  former President Olusegun Obasanjo would not escape prosecution if President Muhammadu Buhari decides to probe the power sector. The former governor of Edo State spoke in Jos  during the opening  of Plateau State  Governor Simon Lalong’s …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities President, Prof Biodun Ogunyemi,  has said the union has  agreed to release its members to participate as Returning and Collation Officers in the forthcoming general elections. Ogunyemi made the announcement after  ASUU leaders met with the  Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof …

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Helicopter was lost in combat while providing close air support to troops of 145 Battalion at Damasak in Northern Borno State. The mission was part of the ongoing counterinsurgency operations in the North East. The incident, occurred about 7:45 pm today, 2 January 2019. Details …

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to be fair to all residents and indigenes of the state. He spoke during a consultative meeting with a group, Committee of Indigenous Associations of Lagos State, at the Awori House, Oregun, Ikeja. A …

The Buhari Media Organisation says the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has hired an American lobbyist for $90,000 monthly to be releasing fake news capable of threatening national security.  It alleged that the slew of fake news, especially on social media, targeted at the Nigerian military was the …

The Peoples Democratic Party has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to allow the Inspector-General  of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, retire on January 15, the IG’s 60th birthday. The party said this was one of the ways the President could convince Nigerians and the international community about his commitment to have …