Taliban Militants Killed 17 In Afghanistan
By Bimbo Ogunnaike with agency report A total of 17 people including seven soldiers have been confirmed dead as Taliban insurgents attacked a military base in Qara Tepa area of…
Sokoto State Asks 1000 Workers Getting Illegitimate Pay To Show Up, Get Pardon
The Sokoto State Government has asked some 1,000 persons its employ collecting abnormal salaries to come forward and be pardoned. The Finance Commissioner and Acting Chairman, Sokoto State Steering Committee…
No More Allowances For Past Political Office Holders In Zamfara
The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Muazu Magarya with other principal government officers observe Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle of Zamfara State yesterday signed into law, the…
Senate Proposes Institute To Tackle Security Challenges In Nigeria
Senate has proposes Institute for Security and Strategic Studies to address security situation and national inclusion in Orumba, Anambra State. The bill sponsored by Senator Ifeanyi Ubah (PDP, Anambra South)…
Appeal Court Affirms Ortom’s Election As Benue Governor
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday upheld the election of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. A five-man panel led by Justice Fred Oho dismissed the appeal filed…
Correctional Service Suspends 2 Deputy Controllers, 7 Others Over $1m Scam
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has approved the suspension of three officers and six other ranks of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) implicated in the…
Just In: Buhari Seeks Reps Approval For 2016/2018 Borrowing Plan
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the House of Representatives to approve the 2016/2018 external borrowing plan which was not approved by the 8th Assembly. In a letter from the President…
Court Upholds Election Of Ortom As Governor
By Bimbo Ogunnaike The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday upheld the election of Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom. The court dismissed the appeal filed by the…
FG Reviews Stamp Duty, Raises Threshold To N10,000
The Federal Government has reviewed the N50 stamp duty charges on electronic payments in the country after receiving backlash from Nigerians and industry stakeholders. A Financial Bill currently before the…
Measles kills 5,000 in DR Congo – WHO
By Bimbo Ogunnaike The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that measles killed more than 5,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo since January — more than double the…
