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An FCT High Court on Wednesday adjourned until March 22, continuation of hearing in the case involving former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, pending the outcome of judgement of the Supreme Court on his appeal. The judge, Hussein Baba-Yusuf, adjourned the case after Mr. Dasuki’s …...

The Chief of the Air Staff, CAS, Sadique Abubakar, on Thursday disclosed plans by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, to establish a Forward Operational Base (FOB) in Taraba State, as part of plans to further tackle the incessant herdsmen-farmers clash in the country. The air … Read more via...

Kassim Afegbua has arrived at the headquarters of the State Secret Service to honour an invitation over a statement he signed for former military ruler, Ibrahim Babangida, last week. He arrived at about 12:46 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Afegbua received a verbal invitation from the SSS on Wednesday, …...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, Usman Yusuf. Mr. Yusuf was suspended by the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, in June 2017, following allegations of gross misconduct. A panel commissioned by the minister after...

The Ebonyi state House of Assembly on Tuesday imposed a fresh six months suspension on the member representing Afikpo North East constituency, Maria Ude Nwachi. The decision followed the submission of the report of the ad hoc committee that investigated the lawmaker for allegedly posing …...

Kogi West All Progressives Congress senator, Dino Melaye, has accused the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation of operating a dubious account in the name of the Nigerian government. The senator accused the corporation of owning major shares in a company which has no bank verification number...

Three sisters of the chairman of Munya Local Government Council in Niger State, North Central Nigeria, have been abducted by suspected kidnappers. The girls were said to have been kidnapped, early Saturday, at the chairman’s residence in Kuchi town. Witnesses told PREMIUM TIMES that the...

Members of a minor splinter group in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday cancelled plans to inaugurate a parallel National Working Committee, NWC, on Monday, January 22. The announcement was made after a truce was reached at the residence of former National Chairman of PDP...

Council chairman impeached Niger State on Nigerian Map The Chairman of Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, Yahuza Mohammed, has been impeached by his councillors for alleged gross misconduct and maladministration. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr. Mohammed was impeached on...

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The Minster of Budget & National Planning, Udo Udoma, has said that Nigeria’s economic outlook for 2018 is looking positive due to the huge potentials available as a result of the various initiatives by government to sustain growth since its exit from recession. The Minster who spoke … via...