Following claims by the sacked Director General of the Department of State Security (DSS), Lawal Daura that the recent barricade of the National Assembly by security operatives was a collective decision; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the revelation as a vindication of its stand on the matter.

A Grade 1 Area Court in Kado, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced a man, Tunde Taiye, to four months imprisonment for phone theft.

A total of 345.057 million shares valued at N2.27 billion were traded in 3,261 deals on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday.

“Fashion runs in the family,” said Kiss Daniel’s brother, Anidugbe Mofoluwato Uthman, CEO of Omg Fashion house.

The last has not been heard of the sacked Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS) Lawal Daura, as PRNigeria learnt on good authority that neither was he given query over any issue nor indicted on his handling of affairs of the service until his sack.

Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Wednesday said tobacco use has been estimated to account for over 90 per cent of oral cancer cases recorded in the country annually.

Former Kano state governor and lawmaker representing Kano Central District at the National Assembly, Rabiu Kwankwaso yesterday declared intent to run for the Office of the President in the 2019 general elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

A retired Air Vice Marshal and leading aspirant for Delta South senatorial seat, AVM Terry Omatsola Okorodudu has assured that he will deliver grassroot development when elected into the senate. He gave the assurance in a statement made available to the press through his media office today in Warri, Delta state.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,has said contrary to agitations in some quarters that its registration fee for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, be reduced,it has no such intention.

Nigeria and Britain on Wednesday in Abuja signed two agreements on Defence and Security partnership as well as Economic Development Forum.

The British Prime Minister, Theresa May Wednesday arrived the Presidential wing of the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 4.20 pm amid tight security and red carpet reception. May arrived the airport aboard Royal Air Force plane.

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has assured Shell Petroleum Development Company , SPDC, that the state government remains continually committed, along with security agencies, to ensuring that the attractive peaceful atmosphere for investment is sustained and maintained.

Benue women Wednesday declared their support for the resolve of Governor Samuel Ortom to dump the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying that the decision was in the best interest of the generality of the people of the state.

Lagos State, the commercial nerve-center of Nigeria, has retained its position as the state with the highest foreign debt in the country, with a foreign debt put at 1.45 billion dollars as at June 30.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has stressed the need for continuous training of troops to be able to defeat the enemy, defend the nation, as well as for self-defence.