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Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday urged five new members of the State Executive Council (Exco) to give their best in serving the residents. The new Exco members are: Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Hakeem Fahm; Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Ladi Lawanson...

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, is leading the Nigerian delegation to the Investing in African Mining Indaba, which kicked off on Monday February 5, in Cape Town, South Africa. A statement from the ministry disclosed that the Nigerian delegation comprises … via...

Three-time former Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has pledged to deport 600,000 illegal immigrants if his centre-right coalition wins the fortcoming March 4 elections. The deportation will affect Nigerians and other African countries. This followed tensions over the shooting of six...

THe Federal Government has evolved new measures to improve security at airports. Part of the measures is the deployment of surveillance and intelligence equipment at critical areas of the airports, including runways, taxiways and the apron. Investigations by The Nation revealed that an image...

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, on Monday said that no fewer than 30,000 women and children have been rescued from Boko Haram insurgents by the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole in Sambisa Forest in the last two years. Speaking during a town hall meeting … Read more via Premium Times...

The Youth wing of Labour Party on Monday led a peaceful protest to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters in Abuja over the lingering leadership crisis in the Party. DAILY POST recalls that last month, Labour Party alleged the impersonation of its National Chairman...

THE Senate Monday begged the Ministry of Communication to provide funds for its annual conference on cyber space security. Minister for Communications, Chief Adebayo Shittu during the opening of the Federal Executive Council Meeting at the State House, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida … Read...

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has assured that legislative work on the Electoral Act and the Constitution amendment would be concluded in a matter of weeks. He spoke on Monday when he received a delegation of the British High Commission in Nigeria led by the High …...

The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina has urged politicians and all Nigerians to desist from anything that will distract Mr. President from achieving his change agenda. He equally said that Buhari is working for Nigeria. His words, “PMB needs...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said on Monday that none of its established organs is allowed to align with any particular presidential aspirant in the next election. Arising from a meeting of its national working committee, NWC, in Asaba, Delta State, on Monday, the party … Read more via...

By Chidi Nkwopara, OWERRI. Ochie Igbo, a socio-cultural organization of young Igbo intellectuals, have kicked against the construction of a rail line from Daura to Maradi in Niger Republic, “when the rail lines in the old Eastern Region dilapidated and disused”. Rail The group made their...

National Youth Service Corp members The National Youth Service Corps in Lagos says the corps would blacklist any employer of labour that connives with members to engage in absenteeism during the service year. Mr Mohammed Momoh, the Lagos State Coordinator of the corps, stated this at the …...

Stephen Eze has condemned the performance of the home based Super Eagles in the CHAN final Stephen Eze has admitted that the performance of Super Eagles in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) final was disappointing. Eze who was among Nigeria’s best performers … read more via pulse.ng –...

As a matter of consensus, the All Progressives Congress(APC) members in Ido/Osi local government area of Ekiti State on Saturday described the contributions of a chieftain of the party, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele as enormous and landmark in the history of the progressives in the state. The party...

Layi Olanrewaju, Ilorin The executive members and elders of the Kwara South Consultative Forum have kicked against the establishment of cattle colonies which is being suggested or planned by the Federal Government. Rising from its emergency meeting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, at the...

Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has reacted to Nigeria’s 4-0 loss in the final of this year’s African Nations Championship (CHAN). The home-based Super Eagles were thrashed 4-0 by Morocco, who became the first country to host and win the competition. Dalung was in …...

Men are still dying of prostate cancer because they are too embarrassed to visit a doctor. They see medical examinations and discussions of intimate problems as a ‘violation’ of their privacy and masculinity, a study shows. Despite decades of campaigning to raise awareness of prostate cancer …...

It was always predictable that, given his notoriety on that score, it was a matter of time for former President Olusegun Obasanjo to resume his pastime of undermining his military and civilian successors, by making President Muhammadu Buhari his latest victim. Amusingly, the rabble Obasanjo...

Simon Lalong, the Plateau State governor, on Sunday, February 4, 2018 in Jos, the state capital, stated categorically that he never accepted or endorsed the creation of Grazing Reserves or Cattle Colonies as being erroneously insinuated and peddled by the opposition. Addressing Christians during...

Justin Timberlake performs duet with Prince’s Hologram at the Super Bowl halftime Show 05.02.2018 at 9:24 am By BellaNaija.com Leave a Comment On Sunday night, Justin Timberlake joined an elite list of artists including Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Beyoncé and Madonna who have...