President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday in Abuja that a multinational taskforce would soon be established to patrol the waters of the Gulf of Guinea.

The Senate has invited the country’s security chiefs to brief it on the activities of fleeing terrorists in the North East to prevent the spread of terrorism.

A 34-year-old man, Anthony Ejiro, accused of drug trafficking, has told a Federal High Court in Kaduna that his statement was obtained under duress by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

ACTING Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs Ibim Semenitari leads staff of the commission on a 6 kilometre fitness walk in Port Harcourt.

Members of the Board of Directors of the National BroadcastingCommission, NBC, have justified the actions they took in selling a radio spectrum worth N34 billion and paying a commission of N3.4 billion to the consultants, arguing that it was the best action taken to raise money for Digital Switch Over in Nigeria.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has congratulated Kogi-born Professor Ozovehe Mike Ogirima on his election as the President of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, even as he urged him to use his tenure to expand the frontiers of medical practice in Nigeria.

President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that a multinational taskforce would soon be established to patrol the waters of the Gulf of Guinea.

Michel Platini, the suspended UEFA chief, arrived Friday at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the Swiss city of Lausanne to appeal his six-year FIFA ban for ethics violations, with his future in football hanging in the outcome.

Protests at a California rally for Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump reportedly turned violent Thursday, with 20 people arrested after a police car window was smashed and rocks were thrown.

Authorities of the Nigerian Army said last night that the alleged non-payment of operations allowance among returnee peacekeepers was due to administrative hitches which was solved to the point that all outstanding owed soldiers from peacekeeping operations have been paid, with the last batch payment done last Tuesday.

The Federal government will on June 2 launch the kick-off of Ogoni clean-up programme as contained in the United Nations Environment Programme Report, UNEP.

By Peter Okutu ABAKALIKI—Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, yesterday warned that it would sanction Electricity Distribution Companies, DISCOs, found extorting money from consumers to supply transformers and other distribution accessories to them. Acting Chairman of the Commission, Dr Anthony Akah handed down the warning during the commissioning of Ebonyi State Consumer Complaints Forum Office in […]

AS a follow-up to President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent visit to China, the Chinese Consul-General in Nigeria, Mr. Liu Khan, has visited Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to explore the investment potentials in the state and locate more Chinese industries there.

FBN Holdings Plc, the parent company of First bank Limited said it would cut jobs and focus less on providing loans to the oil industry in a bid to reverse last year’s 82 percent slump in profit.

Members of the Board of Directors of National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, have justified the actions they took in selling a radio spectrum worth N34 billion and paying a commission of N3.4 billion to the consultants, arguing that it was the best action taken to raise money for digital switch over.