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House of Reps Speaker, Yakubu Dogara The House of Representatives has ordered a probe into alleged misappropriation, duplication and mismanagement of multi-million naira contracts in the Ministry of Defence.  The House resolved that its Committees on Defence, Army, Finance, Public Procurement and Financial Crimes should carry out a comprehensive investigation …

Senate on Tuesday has resolved that the suspended Senator Ali Ndume be allowed to resume plenary on Wednesday 15th November, 2017. The decision was announced by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu after a close door session. Senate had said it would appeal the Federal High Court judgement which ruled …

 Eight customers at the Akowonjo branch of First Bank in Alimosho local government area of Lagos state yesterday, were drowned in a soak away pit, as the pit collapsed beside the ATM were customers had queued to make withdrawals. The soak away pit we gathered, was poorly constructed beside the …

University of Ibadan. For the very first time in 69 years, the University of Ibadan has produced its first graduate with a First Class honours degree in History. The university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, said Ozibo Ekele of the Department of History, was one of the 186 students who earned …

The Immediate past Senate leader, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, APC, Borno South, said weekend that he was prepared to stand with President Muhammadu Buhari and Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, anytime. Speaking with Journalists yesterday in Abuja, Senator Ndume who noted that Magu …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Kaduna Zonal Office on November 13, 2017, arraigned one Mohammed Bashir Isah before Justice Tukur of the Kaduna State High Court on a 7-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretense and forgery. The petitioner alleged that  sometime in November 2016, the accused, Mohammed, accosted …

The international media arm of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Radio Biafra, has resumed operations. But instead of the fiery rhetoric with which it was associated with, the radio announced the sack of Nnamdi Kanu, as director and leader of IPOB. The Radio Biafra’s programme started between 6am …

  Affirming its status as Nigeria’s largest Pension Fund Administrator (PFA), Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Limited has paid over N279 billion to retirees since its inception in 2006. Between January and June this year, over 5,000 new retirees also received their benefits from the PFAincreasing the number of individual retirement savings account (RSA) holders nationwide with it to over 1,500,000. A total of N16.6 …

The Super Eagles have arrived in Constantine ahead of Friday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup final qualifying round Group B Match Day Six clash with the Fennecs of Algeria. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that after a three-day camp in the Moroccan city of Rabat, the Super Eagles took off …

Senate President’s Buola Saraki’s Special Assistant on Youth and Student Matters, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, has resigned his appointment. His resignation became public knowledge on Thursday. Ugochinyere’s resignation was sequel to recent the issuance of Certificate of Registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission to his newly formed political party and …