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Patience Jonathan, former Nigerian first lady   A department under  Federal capital Territory (FCT) Administration, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), has demolished a multimillion naira sprawling property belonging to former First Lady,  Mrs. Patience Jonathan. AMMC pulled down  the property for allegedly contravening the FCT Land Use Act. The demolition …

  Ndubuisi Francis and Udora Orizu in Abuja As the African Development Bank (AfDB) officially opens its first regional office in Abuja Thursday, the pan-African financial institution says it is set to embark on priority projects in Nigeria, some of which it plans to deliver this year. Some of the …

Commissioner Of Police, Lagos State, Imohimi Oluwole Edgal addressing the Press while the Suspect Kayode Abdul-Fatai looks on during his arrest at his shrine in Lagos, on Tuesday. Officers of the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday arrested an Islamic cleric, Alfa Kayode Abdul-Fatai in Alakuko area of the State …

House of Reps Speaker, Yakubu Dogara The House of Representatives has ordered it committee on National Security and Intelligence to investigate a fresh $44million scandal at the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA). The House also resolved to investigate the controversy surrounding the appointment of a new Director General for the agency, …

The Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said that Nigerians are inadvertently pushing the nation towards another civil war through hate speeches, wickedness and massive killings going on in the country. The governor said the nation was lucky to come out of the first civil war but stressed that …

At least, ten persons have been reported dead while others were severely injured after a gas explosion occurred at Second Coming Gas Plant located on CMD road in Magodo area of Lagos the state. Two security officials of the gas station were amongst the causality, the two men and a …

No money is missing from the vaults of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) as reported in the media, senior government officials said yesterday. The officials were responding to a report in the Daily Trust on Sunday that $44million in cash kept at NIA vaults at its headquarters in Abuja was …

Ahmed Kuru, AMCON CEO The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management Corporation of Niger (AMCON), Mr. Ahmed Kuru has called on aviation industry practitioners to patronise  Aero Contractors’ MRO facility in Ikeja Lagos State, which made history at the weekend as the first ever carrier in Nigeria to conduct …

The Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum and leader of the Tiv nation, Paul Unongo, has said if President Muhammadu Buhari failed in his responsibility of protecting lives and property of Benue State citizens, the people would train their own army in the state to defend them. Unongo said this …

  Yayi-Adeola The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local Content, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, on Tuesday revealed that he was offered a vessel as bribe to kill investigations on allegations of irregularities against TOTAL Nigeria and the National Petroleum Investment Services Limited. The senator made this known during the investigative hearing …