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United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle has called on the spokespersons of governors of the 19 northern states of the country not to withhold information about government activities from the public. This was at a 2-day workshop it organised for the spokespersons in...

The Supreme Court will on Thursday (today) hear an application by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for stay of proceedings of his trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on 13 counts of false assets declaration, according to Punch newspaper. It was learnt on Wednesday that the Federal...

The Benue state former Governor, Gabriel Suswam on Sunday denied stealing the state’s money during his eight years tenure in office. Suswam governed Benue State between 2007-2015, an administration that was tagged the worst in the history of the country. Speaking at a special thanksgiving...

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, early on Friday morning, sacked his embattled Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Opunabo Inko-Tariah. Opunabo, who is also the Publisher of Port Harcourt-based Hard Truth newspaper, on a local radio at 10 a.m., claimed that he resigned...

The immediate past Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has expressed his support for the anti-corruption crusade of President Muhammadu Buhari led administration. Shekarau made this known while speaking with newsmen in Kano on Friday on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Shekarau...

Ogun State government, through the office of the Commissioner for Agriculture, Ronke Sokefun has raised an alarm over the poisonous cattle hide and skin otherwise known as ‘Ponmo’ in some markets in the state. Sokefun warned the people against its consumption because some persons are taking...

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, has named a government building after his first daughter, Uloma Nwosu (nee Okorocha) who is married to one of his commissioners. The building was named Uloma Nwosu House in Imo state.

The Kano State Hisba Board on Tuesday said it had commenced preparations for the mass wedding of another batch of 2,000 widows and divorcees in the state. The Director-General of the Hisba Board, Dr Abba Sufi, said it has commenced preparation for the mass wedding of another batch of 2000...