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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has stated that the invitation to him by the Police to report to a station in Guzape over the Offa robbery investigation is a mere afterthought which is designed to achieve political purpose. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted another N7.8 billion to the Federal Government, bringing to N15.6 billion the amount remitted by the examination body in less than two years. The latest remittance is the surplus generated from the conduct of 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. However, government …

The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Osita Okechukwu, has challenged former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to come clean on his United States immigration status. Okechukwu also gave the indication that Abubakar would not be able to address insecurity in the country if, as the Nigerian President, he is unable to …

…As Association Awards Scholarships to Indigent Undergraduates The Delta State Government has commended sons and daughters of the Ubulu Uku, in the diaspora in the Aniocha South area of the state for their support to the government’s developmental efforts in making life more meaningful to the people of the area. …

The Senator representing Kano South senatorial district, Kabiru Gaya has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), would not support the emergence of any presidential candidate in 2019 from Kano State, apart from President Muhammadu Buhari. Senator Gaya stated this while responding to questions from journalists on Wednesday, shortly …

Late Jutice Katsina-Alu The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, has directed that the National flag in all Court premises and institutions of the Judiciary in the country should be flown at half-mast for seven days effective Wednesday, July 18 in honour of late ex-CJN Aloydius Katsina-Alu. Katsina-Alu, who was CJN between 2009 and 2011, …

CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has recovered over N65bn from commercial banks in the country for wrongful deductions and charges from customers’ deposits and other transactions in the last six years. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications, CBN, Mr Isaac Okorafor, stated this on …

The Senate has approved the payment of subsidy claims totalling N348bn to oil marketing companies based on a request by President Muhammadu Buhari. The approval was made at the plenary on Wednesday following the adoption of the interim report by the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream) on ‘Promissory Note Programme …

  Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday assured that he would not disappoint people of the state who gave him their mandate in Saturday’s governorship election. Fayemi gave the assurance in Ado-Ekiti shortly after he received the Certificate of Return as the governor-elect from the Independent National Electoral …

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari was confused and incompetent to deal with national issues. He said this during a summit organized by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) in Abuja. Obasanjo was represented by a former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Olagunsoye …