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The Kano State Relief And Emergency Agency (SARERA), has confirmed that at least 5,300 houses have been destroyed by flood in six local government areas of Kano State. According to the Executive Secretary of the Agency, Mr…

The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has accused the state’s All Progressives Congress of ignorance and mischief over its comment on the purported visit of the Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, to the United…

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Sunday ordered the immediate closure of the damaged Apapa bridge for emergency maintenance work to begin. This is sequel to an assessment of the integrity of the…

THE Oyo State government on Monday stated that it has started to enumerate all its properties in the 33 local government areas across the state. The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon Ajiboye…

Nigerians should prepare for another increase in the pump prices of petrol, due to the continued scarcity of foreign exchange to finance the importation of the product, oil marketers have said. According to them, the United…

Aisha, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday said her ongoing trip to the United States was not being funded with public funds. Speaking in an interview with the Hausa service of the Voice of America, Mrs. Buhari said the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has seized four houses worth N872 million from a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Sen. Bala Mohammed, and his son, Shamsudeen Bala. The ex-minister is also under…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has granted bail to Abiodun Agbele, an aide to Governor Ayodele Fayose in of Ekiti, in the sum of N500 million for alleged money laundering. The judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, who granted the…

The Niger Delta Avengers has said it was involved in militant activities and attacks in the South-West. The militant group while claiming responsibility for the activities in Arepo communities and others in Lagos and Ogun…

The Federal Government has said that Nigeria’s economy was hard hit by the global fall in the price of crude oil because the country failed to save for the rainy day. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai…

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it has again on Monday struck at criminal hideouts and camps harbouring pipeline vandals at Arepo and environs. According to a statement by the Air Force spokesman, Group Captain Ayodele…

There was pandemonium in the Emevor community of Isoko-North Local Government Area of Delta State, after one Mr. Jude Boroh allegedly chopped off the hand of a member of his extended family over land dispute. It was…

The Ogun Police Command has arrested two notorious members of a deadly cult group terrorizing residents of Ago Iwoye and environs The suspects identified as Omotola Amuda, and  Adesegun Mayowa, , were apprehended at…

FACTIONAL national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali-Modu Sheriff, has insisted that former chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Tony Anenih, must respond to a query issued to him in…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), in a newsletter released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, has narrated how he rejected a money laundering deal worth N405 million from a governor. The senior…

There was pandemonium in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State on Friday as men of the Nigeria Police killed one protesting worker, while several others were injured. The police allegedly opened fire on the protesting…

A 19-year-old boy, John Julius, who should be in school, has however, been remanded in prison by an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ekiti State, for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman. According to the police…

Mayoraz said that 722 million dollars of the looted funds had so far been repatriated adding that the signing of the MoU with Nigeria would accelerate the legal process of repatriating funds. The Swiss Government has said…

Banu said that the release of the fund showed that the governor had kept to his pledge to help local government councils pay July salaries in full. Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has released N162.9m to augment the July…

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed why he will not seek vengeance against killers of Abuja preacher, Deaconess Eunice Olawale Elisha. Forty-two-year old Mrs…