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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila , is leading the Nigerian delegation to the 50 th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ( Africa Region ) Conference holding in Zanzibar, Tanzania , from Sunday . Members of the Nigerian delegation include the Deputy President of the Senate , Ovie Omo -Agege , and lawmakers fromContinueContinue reading “Gbajabiamila leads Nigeria delegation to Commonwealth parliamentary conference”

The Presidency has dismissed speculation that Leah Sharibu , the Dapchi schoolgirl still held by Boko Haram , is dead . It said Miss Sharibu was alive , while the Federal Government continue to negotiate her release from the terrorist group . The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, GarbaContinueContinue reading “Just in: Leah Sharibu still alive, FG negotiating release – Presidency”

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged not to interfere with the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as it strives to uncover and prosecute corrupt public officials in the country The president made the pledge on Saturday at the graduation of 328 cadets of the Detective Superintendent Course 8 of theContinueContinue reading “I ll not interfere with your operations, Buhari tells EFCC”

The Kano State Government led by Abdullahi Ganduje has vowed to take legal action against the Government of Nyesom Wike in Rivers State for the alleged demolition of the Rainbow Town Central Mosque in Trans -Amadi Area , Port Harcourt . The Chief Press Secretary to Ganduje , Abba Anwar, in a statement described theContinueContinue reading “Ganduje vows to sue Wike over alleged mosque demolition”

The Niger State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the death of one person while 10 others were injured in a petrol tanker explosion at Dikko- junction on the Abuja -Kaduna expressway. Alhaji Ahmed Inga , the Director General of NSEMA said in Minna on Saturday that the incident occurred around 10 : 30 p .ContinueContinue reading “One killed in fuel tanker explosion on Abuja-Kaduna highway”

Neymar ’s wish to return to Barcelona looks to have been granted after one of the Brazilian star ’s sponsor put a photo of him on social media in the Catalan side ’ s new shirt . While the post , uploaded to Instagram by watchmaker Gaga Milano who boast Neymar as a brand ambassadorContinueContinue reading “Neymar’s picture in new Barca kit leaked”

Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa Chief Patrick Ukah , the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Delta State , has said that the recruitment of 1000 teachers into the Post Primary Education Board ( PPEB ) was to bridge the gap in the number of teachers in public schools in the state . HeContinueContinue reading “Delta employs 1000 secondary school teachers”

The senate of the University of Ibadan has lifted the ban placed on students union activities two years after it was imposed . The decision to lift the ban was reached at the Senate meeting of August 30 during which the Dean of Students , Prof. I. A . Abiona , made a passionate appealContinueContinue reading “UI lift ban on students unionism, two years after”

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, said the nation lost about 22 million barrels of its crude oil production to oil theft between January and June 2019 . Obaseki disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr . Ndu Ughamadu , spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in Abuja on Thursday . He saidContinueContinue reading “Oil thieves stole 22m barrels of crude in six months – Obaseki”

The National Youth Service Corps has disclosed that it has nabbed 50 unqualified graduates who attempted to register in the Batch B Stream II exercise with fake certificates at the orientation camps across the country The NYSC confirmed on Friday that the fake graduates , from various tertiary institutions , had been handed over toContinueContinue reading “NYSC hands over 50 fake graduates to police”