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There was a fire incident at the Makurdi branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Benue State. A portion of the bank went in flames in the early hours of Today. Eyewitnesses said that they noticed the fire at the back of the bank which is located in the Old GRA area, Makurdi, Benue State capital. It was further gathered that the...

Members willing to participate in the presidential primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are to pay 100 million naira for the nomination and expression of interest forms. Similarly, the nomination and expression of interest forms for those seeking the party’s ticket to contest the governorship election in their respective states cost 50 million naira. APC N...

The Inspector-General of Police, USMAN ALKALI BABA, has directed that security be strengthened in and around schools, colleges, and student-based communities across the country. The Police Public Relations Officer MUYIWA ADEJOBI in a statement; said the IGP gave the directive at a meeting of the Force Management Team at a Conference Hall within the Force Headquarters in Abuja. IGP...

The Presidency and the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has passed the buck over the refusal of ministers, ambassadors and aides to the President to resign ahead of the governorship and presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress which will commence on May 30. According to sources, a senior official at the Presidential Villa said that the SGF, BOSS MUSTAPHA, is set to issue a circular stating a...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has called on Nigerians to resist agents bent on causing a breakdown of law and order in the country. In a statement yesterday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, FEMI ADESINA, he gave an assurance that no individual or group would be allowed to destabilize Nigeria. President BUHARI, who thanked the governors and ministers for honoring&nbs...

Car dealers have threatened to close their stores this week as controversy continues to surround the introduction of 15 per cent National Automobile Commission levy imposed on imported used vehicles by the Nigeria Customs Service. The NCS had recently introduced a 15 per cent National Automobile Commission levy on used imported vehicles, a decision which didn’t go down well with clearing agents in the country’s maritime ...

The Lagos State Government has warned that sharing or receiving images depicting child pornography is an offense under its laws that can attract a sentence of up to 14 years. The warning comes amid reports that some students of Chrisland schools were involved in a case of alleged sexual violence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The government had ordered the shutdown of all Chrisla...

Rivers State Governor, NYESOM WIKE, says the presidential pardon for persons prosecuted on corruption charges by the Federal Government only suggests that there is no need to have anti-corruption agencies in the country. He believes the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) have been made to suffer an embarrassment as the pardon has made them irrelevant....

Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have killed 10 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) commanders, as well as over 100 terrorists during land and air clearance operations along the fringes of the Lake Chad Basin. The operation codenamed Operation Lake Sanity is a joint and combined operation involving the MNJTF troops from Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon and troops from ...

As Christians in Nigeria join other faithful worldwide to celebrate Easter Sunday, Vice President YEMI OSINBAJO (SAN), has assured Nigerians of the restoration of peace and a more prosperous future for all regardless of current challenges. Prof. OSINBAJO stated this in a chat with journalists shortly after the Easter Sunday service at the State House Chapel, Aso Villa, Abuja. The ...