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  • Federal Government Declares Public Holidays For Christmas And Boxing Day Celebrations

    . Federal Government Declares Public Holidays For Christmas And Boxing Day Celebrations

     The Federal Government on Thursday declared December 25th and 26th as public holidays.In a statement signed by the permanent secretary to the Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah, January 1 was also designated as a public holiday.The public holidays are for the Christmas (December 25th), Boxing Day (December 26th) and New Year (January 1st) cele
  • Police Speaks On Death Of Nigerian Man, Agbosasa, Murdered In Lagos After Returning From US

    . Police Speaks On Death Of Nigerian Man, Agbosasa, Murdered In Lagos After Returning From US

     Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered an investigation into the death of 72-year-old United States returnee, Mutiu Agbosasa, who was gruesomely murdered at his retirement home in Ikorodu area of the state.Gistmania reported that Mutiu Agbosasa was killed few months after he returned to Nigeria from the U.S, where he had
  • Just In: President Buhari Sacks NDDC Board Members, Led By Dr Pius Odubu

    . Just In: President Buhari Sacks NDDC Board Members, Led By Dr Pius Odubu

     President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the recomposition of the Dr. Pius Odubu-led Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).The President also validated the existence of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the commission led by Dr Joi Nunieh.The new twist at the NDDC was contained in a statement on Thursday morning by the Special Adviser on
  • Delta Court Issues N50m Damages Against Nigerian Army Beating Father Of Three, Ajayi To Death

    . Delta Court Issues N50m Damages Against Nigerian Army Beating Father Of Three, Ajayi To Death

     The Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, has awarded N50m damages against the Nigerian Army for the murder of Ajayi Oladele, who was said to have died as a result of a spinal cord injury he sustained when he was arrested and beaten by some soldiers in Warri in 2017.Oladele was said to have been arrested and beaten by soldiers in their bid to
  • Former PRTM Chairman, Maina, And His Son, Faisal Remain In Kuje Correctional Center Till 2020

    . Former PRTM Chairman, Maina, And His Son, Faisal Remain In Kuje Correctional Center Till 2020

     A former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTM), Abdulrasheed Maina, and his son, Faisal, are to remain in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, till January 2020.Justice Okon Abang, who gave the order, on Wednesday, adjourned hearing on the ex-pension task team chief’s bail variation application till January 13, 2020, while Faisal�
  • Mother, Temitope Whose Child Was Abducted In Akure Church Tells Her Own Part Of The Story

    . Mother, Temitope Whose Child Was Abducted In Akure Church Tells Her Own Part Of The Story

     The prophet at the Sotitobire Miracle Centre, in Akure, Alfa Babatunde, and some members of the church are currently at the office of the State Security Services (SSS)  answering questions in connection with the disappearance of a one-year-old, Gold Kolawole, at the church’s crèche section on November 10.On Wednesday,some mob attack his ch
  • JUST IN: Mysterious Fire Guts Heritage Village In Makurdi

    . JUST IN: Mysterious Fire Guts Heritage Village In Makurdi

     The residential and office buildings at the premises of the Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF), popularly known as Heritage Village, was on Tuesday night gutted by fire.According to the Director of the Center, Mr. Daniel Peter Gebe, the fire started at about 11pm from the administrative block soon spread to Director’s apartment and the residentia
  • US Speaker, Nancy Pelosi Reveals Next Action After President Trump's Impeachment

    . US Speaker, Nancy Pelosi Reveals Next Action After President Trump's Impeachment

     US House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has said that the House would not commit to sending the articles of President Donald Trump’s impeachment to the Senate on Wednesday.The lawmaker told a post-impeachment-vote news conference that “That would have been our intention, but we’ll see what happens over there.” Some progressiv
  • President Buhari Swears in Chris Ngige's Wife, Evelyn as Permanent Secretary

    . President Buhari Swears in Chris Ngige's Wife, Evelyn as Permanent Secretary

     President Buhari today Wednesday December 18th, swore-in nine permanent secretaries to their ministries. Amongst the new permanent secretaries was Evelyn Ngige, wife of the Minister of Labour and Employment. The new permanent secretaries have been appointed to their deifferent ministries. .The newly sworn-in Permanent Secretaries include:Mr Hassan
  • El-Clasico 2019: Barcelona v Real Madrid Match, Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

    . El-Clasico 2019: Barcelona v Real Madrid Match, Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

     Date :Wednesday 18th, December Time : 8:00pm Stadium Camp Nou Referee Alejandro Jose Hernandez Hernandez (Spain) Goal Scorer: Team News: Barcelona and Real Madrid are set to resume their on-field rivalry this week as they go head to head on Wednesday night at Camp Nou in the 179th El Clasico in La Liga, with the top spot in the table at sta
  • Shina Peller Resign As The Owner Of Quilox Night Club, Becomes Member Of House Of Rep

    . Shina Peller Resign As The Owner Of Quilox Night Club, Becomes Member Of House Of Rep

     A member of the House of Representatives and owner of Quilox night club, Shina Peller, has revealed that he has resigned from the management of the club since he became a member of the House.The lawmaker revealed this while speaking on a motion to prevent sales of alcohol to underage.Chinedu Martins on Wednesday moved a motion on the need to curb
  • Breaking News: Gunmen Kidnap RCCG Pastor, Kayode Shogbesan In Adamawa

    . Breaking News: Gunmen Kidnap RCCG Pastor, Kayode Shogbesan In Adamawa

     According to SaharaReporters, Pastor Kayode Shogbesan of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Yola, Adamawa State, has been kidnapped.The pastor, who doubles as a professor of Fishery at Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, was abducted on Tuesday night, according to a family source.He was kidnapped around the university vicinity on the
  • 6 SARS Officials In Dilemma As they Reportedly Passed Their Boundaries In Ikotun

    . 6 SARS Officials In Dilemma As they Reportedly Passed Their Boundaries In Ikotun

     Some SARS officials who are 6 in numbers had been reported to enter into a house wrongfully in the bid to apprehend fraudsters (Yahoo yahoo boys), but unfortunately, what they met in the compound was more than they could chew.The incident took place on Sunday 15th of December around Ikotun axis at about 2:45pm when SARS officials arrived at a hous
  • "Stop Removing Your Pubic Hair"- Gynaecologist, Dr Jen Gunter Warns Women

    . "Stop Removing Your Pubic Hair"- Gynaecologist, Dr Jen Gunter Warns Women

     A gynaecologist, Dr Jen Gunter, author of The honeypot Bible urges women not to remove their pubic hair, she warns that waxing or shaving creates “microscopic trauma” that can lead to infections.While the purpose of pubic hair is somewhat of a mystery, going “au naturel” is thought to protect the skin by acting as a barrier against the
  • Ecobank Swims In Over N800m Fraud As MD Akinwuntan Battles To Save Job

    . Ecobank Swims In Over N800m Fraud As MD Akinwuntan Battles To Save Job

     For one of Nigeria’s oldest financial institutions, Ecobank Nigeria Limited is now swimming in an alleged N800m mess, it has become a case of one day, one trouble as the bank led by Patrick Akinwuntan has continued to swim in the sea of controversies amidst financial improprietiesReports made it known that Ecobank Nigeria, a key subsidiary of th
  • Ondo Police Debunk Claims That The Missing Baby Was Not Exhumed In Burnt Akure Church

    . Ondo Police Debunk Claims That The Missing Baby Was Not Exhumed In Burnt Akure Church

     The Ondo State Police Command has declared false, the circulating rumour that the body of a missing boy was exhumed from Sotitobire church in Akure, a church earlier destroyed by irate youths in the state.Gistmania earlier reported how some irate youths in Akure set ablaze a church over the alleged nonchalant attitude displayed by the leadership o
  • President Buhari Accepts Proposal For Car Manufacturer, Hyundai To Set Up Car Plant In Nigeria

    . President Buhari Accepts Proposal For Car Manufacturer, Hyundai To Set Up Car Plant In Nigeria

     Nigeria will collaborate with and support Hyundai Engineering Company Limited to set up a car plant, and also rehabilitate petroleum refineries, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.Receiving the President/Chief Executive Officer of Hyundai Engineering, Mr Chang Hag Kim, at State House, Abuja, Tuesday, the President said Nigeria was committed to en
  • JUST IN!! Supreme Court Uphold Seyi Makinde Election As Governor of Oyo State.

    . JUST IN!! Supreme Court Uphold Seyi Makinde Election As Governor of Oyo State.

     The Supreme Court upheld Seyi Makinde’s election as Governor of Oyo State on WednesdayThe appeal was filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adebayo Adelabu.Adelabu lost to Makinde during the March 9, 2019 elections.Adelabu had approached the Supreme Court to challenge the appeal court ruling.The appellate cou
  • "I Can’t Sit & Watch Buhari Squander Our Children’s Future With His $29.6B Loan Request - Atiku

    . "I Can’t Sit & Watch Buhari Squander Our Children’s Future With His $29.6B Loan Request - Atiku

     Ex Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticized President Buhari’s $29.6 billion loan request which he described as irresponsible. The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections alleged that Buhari was trying to ruin the future of Nigerians with the loan request which Senate President Ahmad Lawa
  • Man Imprisoned For Smoking On Board On Air Peace Flight

    . Man Imprisoned For Smoking On Board On Air Peace Flight

     A man has landed in serious dilkemma after he was caught to have been smoking on board an Air Peace flight.According to report the passenger has been sentenced to a two-week imprisonment with the option of paying N200,000 as a fine by an Ogba Magistrate Court for smoking on board Air Peace international flight P4 7558 from Sharjah – LagosThe pas
  • JUST IN: Gunmen Reportedly Rob And Molest Students Of Plateau State University

    . JUST IN: Gunmen Reportedly Rob And Molest Students Of Plateau State University

    Students of the Plateau State University are in fear as some unidentified gunmen stormed the institution leaving the student in peril after robbing and raping some students of the Theatre Arts Department who were said to be having their production assignment at the period.The said incident is said to have happened Monday night, December 16. Presid
  • Serious Protest Hit Gambia As Citizens Demand President Adama Barrow's Resignation

    . Serious Protest Hit Gambia As Citizens Demand President Adama Barrow's Resignation

     Thousands of people have staged a protest in Gambia’s capital Banjul to demand President Adama Barrow resign in line with a three-year term of office he pledged in 2016 elections.The country’s constitution stipulates a full presidential term of five years.However, during his 2016 presidential campaign, Barrow promised to serve three years if e
  • JUST IN: 6 Years Single Term Bill For President And Governors Failed To Scale Second Reading

    . JUST IN: 6 Years Single Term Bill For President And Governors Failed To Scale Second Reading

     A Bill for an Act to alter the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to Provide for a single term of six years for the President and governors has failed to scale second reading in the House of Representatives.The bill also considers a six-year term for Members of the National Assembly and States Houses of Assembly.Majority of the lawma
  • Just In: Court Summons AGF, DG DSS Over Pro-Democracy Activist, Omoyele Sowore’s Detention

    . Just In: Court Summons AGF, DG DSS Over Pro-Democracy Activist, Omoyele Sowore’s Detention

     The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Tuesday, summoned the Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and the Director-General of the Department of State Service, DSS, Yusuf Bichi, to appear before it on Monday to explain the continued detention of pro-democracy activist, Omoyele Sowore. The c
  • Orji Kalu Pleads With The Court For Post-Conviction Bail, Alludes To Poor Health

    . Orji Kalu Pleads With The Court For Post-Conviction Bail, Alludes To Poor Health

     Ex governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, who was convicted of N7.1bn fraud and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment, has urged the court to grant him a post-conviction bail.Kalu, who has since been taken to the prison after conviction, said in an application on Tuesday that he is battling serious health challenges that the medical facilities in the
  • The House Of Representatives Introduces 6 Years Single Term Bill For President And Governors

    . The House Of Representatives Introduces 6 Years Single Term Bill For President And Governors

     The House of Representatives introduced a bill to change the tenure of President, Governors to a single term of 6 years.Sponsored by reps member John Dyegh of the All Progressives Congress, the bill has passed through a first reading and has been listed for a second reading by the House.The bill seeks to change the tenure of President from the 4 y
  • Just In: Nigeria's Inflation Rises To 11.85%, Recorded As The Highest In 19 Months

    . Just In: Nigeria's Inflation Rises To 11.85%, Recorded As The Highest In 19 Months

     A new report released on Tuesday by the National Bureau of Statistics showed that the nation’s inflation rate rose to 11.85 per cent in November, its highest level since May 2018. “The consumer price index, which measures inflation, increased by 11.85 per cent (year-on-year) in November 2019. This is 0.24 per cent points higher than the rate
  • "I Won’t Favour Any Politician In 2023" - President Buhari Blows Hot On His Birthday

    . "I Won’t Favour Any Politician In 2023" - President Buhari Blows Hot On His Birthday

     Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has fire hot at politicians that are waiting for him to support them in 2023, he vows never to favour any politician as to bend the rule of the game.Buhari who is 77 years today on Tuesday and he is renewing his determination to give Nigeria a free and fair poll in 2023.As his Secretary to Federal Government
  • President Buhari Approves N37B For The Renovation Of The National Assembly Complex.

    . President Buhari Approves N37B For The Renovation Of The National Assembly Complex.

     President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N37 billion for the renovation of the National Assembly complex. This was disclosed by the Senate president, Ahmed Lawan in Abuja on Monday. He said the renovation was necessary. The amount is  not part of the N128 billion allocated to the National Assembly in the 2020 budget but part of the Federal Cap
  • NUJ Reacts As EFCC Moves To Seize Sun Newspaper Following The Arrest Of Orji Uzor Kalu

    . NUJ Reacts As EFCC Moves To Seize Sun Newspaper Following The Arrest Of Orji Uzor Kalu

     The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has advised the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to exercise restraint in its move to seize the Sun Newspaper.National Secretary, Shuaibu Usman Leman, in a statement on Tuesday, expressed worry that the agency had given a notice to staff of the organisation to vacate the premises.The EFCC said

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