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The Coordinator, National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, Dr. Adebola Lawanson, yesterday disclosed in … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria and World News – https://ift.tt/2LoJzcF Get More Nigeria Metro News

Four persons have died in flood in Karshi and Kokosu communities in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The victims were said to be inside a Toyota Siena when the flood swept the vehicle away during a downpour on Saturday. Ambrose Umelelle, 26, and Esther Aka … Read more via Punch...

The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, has stated why it invited the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over the Offa bank robberies of April 5, 2018, in which 30 people, including nine policemen, died. According to a press release on its Facebook page and signed by Force Public Relations...

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Odigie-Oyegun, has explained why he withdrew from contesting afresh the party’s national chairmanship position in the forthcoming National Convention slated for June 23. He said his decision was “in the party’s interest.” He stated this...

A prospective candidate in the ongoing Police recruitment exercise, Danjuma Christiana has died, Leadership reports. The native of Kaduna State died yesterday morning while undergoing medical screening in Abuja. Force PRO, Jimoh Moshood, who confirmed the death in a statement said, “The...

The Super Eagles have declared that patriotism, more than anything else, will be enough motivation for their performance at the World Cup. Speaking Wednesday evening, at an event at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja Leicester City and Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho said there was more to the...

Nigerian’s youths eyeing the presidency will have to wait until 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari declared yesterday, as he signed into law the Not Too Young To Run bill. The act, signed in the presence of selected y¬ouths from the 36 states of t-he federation and the Federal Capital...

Africa’s richest man and Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, gave the Nigerian Police 150 Operational Cars. VP Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday received the cars at the Eagles Square Abuja... Read more via Stella Dimoko Korkus.com – https://ift.tt/2J28D8y Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested a “pastor’’ over an alleged contract scam of N1.8 billion. The spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, identified the … Read more via The Guardian...

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into the law, the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ Bill. The bill sought to reduce the age limit for qualification to contest political positions. In his Democracy Day speech, Buhari had promised Nigerian youth that he would be endorsing the … Read more via...

‪This is the first time we are going to a competition like this (FIFA World Cup) with no issues of money/bonuses. All we have to do now is go out there and make Nigeria proud. – Mikel John Obi earlier today in the State House, Abuja.‬.... God Bless … read more via Nairaland –...

A 41-year-old housewife, Mrs. Ifeoma Ofuegbu, who allegedly sold her husband’s house without his consent was on Wednesday arraigned in an FCT High Court, Jabi. She, however, denied committing the offence; while the judge, Justice Vera Venda, ordered that she be remanded in Suleja Prisons, …...

Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Friday said part of what the Goodluck Jonathan administration did to improve the Nigerian economy was target setting. She said this while calling for a massive education of insurance policy makers in the country to achieve deep insurance...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed boasted yesterday that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Muhammadu Buhari were very confident of winning the 2019 presidential election. The minister, who spoke … Read more via Thisdaylive –...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 603 convictions in three years. The agency also claimed that it has altered the narrative of the fight against corruption in Nigeria through aggressive tracing and recovery of stolen assets. The commission, in a statement...

The Russia 2018 World Cup-bound Super Eagles contingent will on Wednesday meet with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. In a statement on Tuesday, the scheduled meeting comes after an unsuccessful session with the President that also fell on the...

The minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, has said that the new national minimum wage may not materialise in September as earlier envisaged. Mr Ngige, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday at his residence in Abuja, said that the September date was just … Read more via Premium...

Members of the nPDP bloc in the All Progressives Congress , have said they will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari before deciding whether to leave or stay in the party. The group met with the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, behind closed doors on Monday inside his Akinola Aguda … Read...

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the United States of America, United Kingdom, Japan among others have pledged to support Nigeria to achieve free and fair election. A statement made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday in Abuja, to celebrate the nation’s democracy day, the head, press and...

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that he will soon sign the ” Not Too Young to Run” Bill into law. The President stated this amongst others in his Democracy Day broadcast to the nation, to mark the 3rd anniversary of his administration in office. … Read more via BusinessDay : News...