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Dignitaries Celebrate Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, at 90th Birthday Banquet in Abuja.    

Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has pledged strict sanctions against any Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) officers found culpable in the scandal involving convicted cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. Bobrisky, who was sentenced to six months in prison, was allegedly provided accommodation outside the correctional facility, sparking public…

The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to introducing reforms that ensure Nigerians, both at home and abroad, benefit from a more secure, efficient, and modernized Ministry of Interior. During a media briefing in Abuja to mark his first year in office, the minister announced…

The Chairman, Seyi Vodi Foundation, Mr Seyi Adekunle, has donated 10 million naira to support Borno State government in its efforts to recover from the devastating floods that recently hit the state. The funds are aimed at helping with the rehabilitation and rebuilding of areas affected by the disaster, which…

The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA), has proposed to build five buffer dams to contain incessant floodings which often arise from the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. NIHSA Director-General, Umar Mohammed, made this known when he featured on Channels Television’s The Morning…

By Abiodun Folarin Concisedaily Newsonline– The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to upgrade the Alau Dam at Borno State in order to find a lasting solution to the overflowing of the dam. Speaking at press conference on Friday, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation,  Prof. Joseph Utsev said…

“Who go help you, no go stress you. God bless you. Queen Mother gave me money to show in her new movie.” Portable thanks Toyin Abraham for casting him in her new movie, “Alakada”. Photo credit : @portablebaeby/ Instagram,  @Toyin Titans TV/ Facebook Rufai Chilwell Bayo Onanuga #Knacking #BeninNationProtest  portable  morayo…

The EFCC on Friday, handed over 53 recovered vehicles and 180, 300 dollars to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on behalf of the victims of financial crimes in Canada. Ola Olukoyede, Chairman of the anti-graft agency handed over the recovered assets to the representatives of RCMP in Abuja. The…

Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), has said that no directive was issued to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) to increase petroleum prices to N1,000. Lokpobiri in a statement on Tuesday issued by his Special Adviser, Media and Communication, Nnemaka Okafor said he did…

A final year student of the Department of Foreign Languages, at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Esu Ema, has been killed by a speeding driver near the campus. The management of the institution announced her death on Thursday. The Public Relations Officer of OAU, Abiodun Olarewaju, in a statement said…