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President MUHAMMADU BUHARI says the stability of the country is of paramount interest to him and that the Federal Government will continue to work towards it despite the actions of a few people.The President made the comments while receiving a delegation of the Borno/Yobe Elders Forum who visited him in Abuja.President BUHARI in a statement released by his media aide FEMI ADESINA, said his administration will continue to work for the stability of the countr...

Malawi's President, LAZARUS CHAKWERA has fired the co-chair of a taskforce overseeing government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, amid allegations over misuse of 7.7 million dollars.The co-chair of the taskforce, JOHN PHUKA, and the head of disaster management, JAMES CHIUSIWA were sacked “for showing a lack of toughness in demanding accountability”.The president also suspended 12 other members of the team for failing to maintain prop...

The Federal Government has over the National Arts Theater to the Bankers Committee for transformation into the Lagos Creative and Entertainment Centre. This follows the Memorandum of Understanding and contract award signing ceremony held in Lagos between the Federal Government, represented by the Minister of Information and Culture, LAI MOHAMMED, and the Bankers Committee, represented by the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, GODWIN EMEFIELE.Speaking a...

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its government to perish thoughts of further increase of fuel price in the country.In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, KOLA OLOGBONDIYAN, PDP cautioned APC to immediately perish such considerations as it would amount to pushing the already impoverished Nigerians to the wallPDP lamented that Nigerians are groaning heavily under the weight of economic...

Governor SEYI MAKINDE of Oyo State and his Ondo State counterpart, ROTIMI AKEREDOLU, have visited Shasha community in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.During the visit, the governors appealed for calm and peaceful coexistence between the Hausa community and their Yoruba hosts.Addressing the people at the Shasha market and the palace of the Baale of Shasha, Governors AKEREDOLU and MAKINDE urged the residents to stop taking laws into their hands....

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has vowed that his government would protect all religious and ethnic groups, whether majority or minority in line with its responsibility under the constitution.President BUHARI made the assertion while reacting to reports of breakout of violence in some parts of the country by some ethnic and sectional groups.The president warned that the government would not allow any ethnic or religious group to fan the embers of hatred and vio...

Manchester City midfielder ILKAY GUNDOGAN has won the Premier League Player of the month for January, after scoring 5 goals in 6 games....

Russian Foreign Minister SERGEI LAVROV says the country is ready to cut ties with the European Union EU if the bloc imposes new sanctions....

The Ogun State Government has called on qualified individuals interested in joining the Ogun State Security Network also known as the Amotekun Corps to submit their applications....

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has approved the establishment of a Public-Private Partnership styled Infrastructure Company named Infra-Co with an initial seed capital of 1 Trillion naira....