Oyo killings: Reps urge Army Chiefs, IGP to quell violence
House of Representatives yesterday asked the Chief of Army State, General Turkur Bruntai and his counterpart in the Air Force, Abubakar Sadiq to deploy relevant machineries to quell the rising voice in Irepo/Oorelope/Olorunsogo Federal Constituency of Oyo State.
Emmanuella, Davido loses Nickelodeon Award to Ugandan star
Nigerian celebrities Davido and Emmanuella have been defeated at the favourite African star category of the 2018 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
Return looted funds after apology, Lai Mohammed tells PDP
The Federal Government has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to go the whole hog with its apology to Nigerians by returning all the funds looted from the public treasury under its watch during its 16 years in power.
Housing Loan Scheme ‘ll give succor to Public Servants – Dogara
THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on Tuesday said that the Bill to amend the Federal Government Housing Loan Board to administer housing loan scheme to public sector workers would bring succor to public servants.
FG reintroduces history into school curriculum
The Federal Government has ordered the reintroduction of history as an independent subject into the basic and junior secondary schools in the country.
…it makes sense for Igbo people to support Buhari – Nnabuife
A political stalwart, Mr Kenneth Nnabuife, said on Tuesday that Igbos would gain a lot from supporting President Muhammadu Buhari to get a second term.
DSS arrest major financier, armourer of kidnap gang in Kogi
The Department of State Services (DSS) said it had arrested Lawal Mohammed, a suspected major financier and amourer of the dreaded Basalube kidnap gang in Kogi.
NAFDAC confiscates N5m expired drugs from Ariaria Market
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated expired drugs worth over N5 million from a drug dealer in Ariaria Market, Aba, Abia.
Nigerian Youths must take up their cross- Ighoyota
An energy expert and social critic Mr. Lucky Ighoyota has admonished Nigerian youths to blaze the trail in nation building.
Bureaucracy kept Nigeria in bondage – Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, said, yesterday, that the type of Bureaucracy in Nigeria, has made it remained in bondage.
Ohaneze Ndi Igbo constitutes 7-man reconciliation C’tee in Bayelsa
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, `Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo’ has inaugurated a seven-man committee to reconcile Igbos resident in Bayelsa.
MTN Foundation and BAP present Fela and the Kalakuta Queens
Another run of the critically acclaimed hit musical, Fela and the Kalakuta Queens, is back courtesy of the MTN Foundation and Bolanle Austen-Peters Production (BAP). This stage production has been dubbed by lovers of theatrical productions as one of the most iconic musical plays ever produced in Nigeria.
Breaking: Senate takes up Melaye’s case, sets up committee for investigation
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday ordered its committee on Police and Judiciary to investigate and report within 48 hours the issues surrounding Dino Melaye, Yahaya Bello and the Nigerian Police.
Sales rep faces N1m theft charge
A 36-year-old sales representative, Endurance Ntada, who allegedly stole his friend’s N1 million, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
Photos: APC National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting
5th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC
IBB Varsity shut again
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State, has been closed down for the second time in the last two months, following a seven-day warning strike declared by the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, of the University.
