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Governor Ayodele Fayose has suspended the Permanent Secretary at the Ekiti State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Oludare Abegunde and three other high- ranking officers at the ministry. They were suspended for alleged incompetence and mismanagement of the government's farmlands...

The Nigeria Senate yesterday received a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari notifying the house of his departure to the UK, leaving Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to "coordinate" the affairs of government. The letter was immediately objected to by Senator Mao Ohuabunwa. Senate Leader Ahmed...

The National Assembly has made slight adjustments to the 2017 appropriation bill sent to it by President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration. The total estimate is N7,441,175,486,758. The Adjustments are; 1. The House proposed N2,174,496,775,867 for contribution to the Development Fund for...

Nigeria's Davido, Wizkid and others are among the top 10 list of richest African music artistes recently compiled by Forbes. Here's the full list: 1. AKON Akon has over 35 million albums sold worldwide. He has won numerous awards including five Grammy Award nominations and has 45 Billboard...

The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Reverend Olasupo Ayokunle, has demanded the prosecution of some herdsmen recently arrested in connection with recent killings in Southern Kaduna and Benue State by the federal government. According to him, FG should be prepared for war...

The British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Mr. Paul Arkwright, has predicted that Nigeria will over take the US to become the 3rd largest economy by 2050. He made the prediction while delivering a lecture as part of activities to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Nigerian British Chamber...

The Nigeria police has requested permission from President Muhammadu Buhari to recruit 155,000 new personnel in the next 5 years. This is according to Deputy Inspector General of Police, Training and Development, DIG in charge of South-south, Mr. Emmanuel Inyang. He said this is part of...

The congregation of NKST Church High Level in Makurdi, Benue state are in shock after a man whose identity is yet to be revealed paid a tithe of N42m to the church. NKST Church is an abbreviation for ‘Non go Kristu U Sudan hen Tiv’, meaning the Church of Christ Amongst the Tiv. According to...

Ali Modu Sheriff has vowed to win the November Anambra state Governorship elections for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He made the vow at a meeting with Anambra PDP stakeholders in Enugu state. “Anambra is a PDP state; we are taking over the state this year," he said. “I am a grassroots...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has placed a ban on the importation of rice into the country through free trade zones. Customs PRO Mr. Joseph Attah, said the ban was needed as some people were taking undue advantage of the trade zone, which allows them to import some quantity of rice. “So...

Anthony Ochai, a corps member from Benue State, has died in Sokoto state after playing a football game. According to the Sokoto State NYSC Coordinator, Alhaji Musa Abubakar, he was serving at the Government Secondary School, Tsamaye, Sabon-Birni Local Government of the state. He released the...

Boko Haram terrorists have attacked a military base in Northeast Nigeria, a day after killing 7 civlians in the area, AFP reports. According to a witness, the terrorists also killed 4 soldiers. “Our men came under attack near Gubdori village yesterday,” the soldier told AFP, asking not to be...

Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has ordered the deployment of military dogs to sniff out suicide bombers in and around the Maiduguri metropolis in Borno state. This is to counter the recent increase in bomb attacks on the city by Boko Haram. “We have a battalion with...

A caucus of PDP members in the Senate have decided to go against APC leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu for persecuting the Red Chamber. According to the Senators, Tinubu is using the EFCC and the media to wage a war against the senate. In a caucus meeting, the senators said the attack on the Senate...

Nigerians in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital joined the #IStandWithNigeria protest. See photos below:

This video highlights the top news updates in Nigeria as we saw it on Nigerian Bulletin on Sunday, 15 January, 2017 ---- FG Invites Ezekwesili, BBOG to Tour of Sambisa Forest Obama Extends Sanctions On Mugabe's Gov't By One Year “White Man” Found In Sambisa Forest Killed – Burutai MMM...

This video highlights the top news updates in Nigeria as we saw it on Nigerian Bulletin on Sunday, 08 January, 2017 --- OAP Freeze - I Predicted Pastor Adeboye's Retirement Ghana's New President, Akufo Addo Plagiarises Bill Clinton's Speech Pastor Kumuyi to Retire as Deeper Life General...

This video highlights the top news updates in Nigeria as we saw it on Nigerian Bulletin on Sunday, 18 December, 2016 -- Nigeria Beat Morrocco, Qualifies For Beach Coccer World Cup Zimbabwe : Ruling Party Endorses Mugabe Ahead of 2018 Elections Nigerian Troops Arrest Notorious Militant...

Senator Yele Omogunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced his defection Sunday evening at his home town in Irele Local Government area of Ondo State. He currently represents Ondo South Senatorial district of Ondo State in the...

Mixed reactions trails the execution of Chijioke Obiora by the Singaporean government for drug trafficking offences. Chijioke was executed in the early hours of Friday., with the federal government describing the event as gut-wrenching. Here's what Nigerians are saying about the execution.