2017-11-04 08:52
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed former Vice President Alex Ekwueme be immediately flown abroad for urgent medical treatment, the presidency said Friday.Mr. Buhari authorised the trip… Read More
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2017-11-04 08:51
Pope Francis has described war as "the destruction of ourselves" during visits to a military cemetery and the site of a Nazi massacre in Rome.He laid flowers on 10 graves as he marked the Ca… Read More
![EFCC Arraigns Redeemed Pastor And Accomplice For N36 Million Fraud[PHOTOS]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/12864/1286384-963972279.w320.jpg "EFCC Arraigns Redeemed Pastor And Accomplice For N36 Million Fraud[PHOTOS]")
2017-11-04 08:43
The EFCC on Friday, November 3, 2017 arraigned the duo of Idakwoji Cyril Ameh and Oboma Chisom before Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers… Read More
2017-11-04 08:35
The apex Igbo socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Thursday, called on Igbos across the country to embrace peace as division was not the solution to the country’s challenges.Mean… Read More
2017-11-03 22:44
Federal Government is set to begin strict border controls on the physical movement of dollars and other foreign currencies.This is expected to mitigate foreign exchange scarcity and check mo… Read More
2017-11-03 22:36
Fresh news as about 24 hours after the anti-open grazing law by Benue State Government took effect, suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked some communities in Logo Local Government Area of the s… Read More
2017-11-03 22:19
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has called on the National Assembly to guiding the conduct of elections in the country.Yakubu accor… Read More
2017-11-03 22:11
The police command in Anambra on Friday said it required additional 17,580 police officers to ensure peaceful elections in the state.Mr Mike Okoli, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in… Read More
2017-11-03 21:49
A staff of Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Kwara State,Mr Biodun Bashir, has committed suicide over unpaid salaries.The deceased, Mr. Biodun Bashir is said to be a staff of the Unive… Read More
2017-11-03 21:35
Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, turned to theatre room on Friday when 43-year-old Saburi Yusuf, accused of damaging a car and a windscreen told the court that he was read… Read More
2017-11-03 20:47
The Yoruba movie industry has been thrown into mourning as they have lost one of their own.Actress, Funke Abisogun has died following complications from childbirth. The actress welcomed a ch… Read More
2017-11-03 20:18
Iyanya got the surprise of his life on his birthday as close friends and management team of the music star, threw him a surprise birthday lunch.The event which took place at Crust And C… Read More
2017-11-03 20:02
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has reacted to a statement by the President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr Samson Olasupo Ayokunle, saying the national Christia… Read More
2017-11-03 19:59
Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has sworn in new Permanent Secretaries into the state Civil Service.They are Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmad Sagagi, Ministry of Works, Sale Ado Minjibir… Read More
2017-11-03 19:50
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed reports that a United Nations delegation was in Enugu to congratulate pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, for the “su… Read More
2017-11-03 19:34
The Presidency has finally reacted to reports that the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, and the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo Ita, feuded over the Maina sca… Read More
2017-11-03 19:29
Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has attributed the death of his son to cardiac arrest.Meanwhile the sudden death of Jide had sparked suspicion, with some… Read More
2017-11-03 19:09
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has denied backing any candidate for the gubernatorial polls in Anambra State scheduled for November 18th.Report have it that the group also alerted Governor Willie Obiano of… Read More
2017-11-03 18:54
President Muhammadu Buhari is to embark on tour of South East states beginning with Ebonyi to improve the relationship between the region and the All Progressives Congress-led Federal… Read More
2017-11-03 00:19
THE Presidential election in Kenya has left the country “grossly divided along ethnic and political lines”, the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has warned.In a state… Read More
2017-11-03 00:12
Lafarge Africa Plc has formally applied to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to raise N132 billion fresh capital from existing investors through a Rights Issue.Shareholders of the cement man… Read More
2017-11-03 00:09
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the alarm over a fake website purported to belong to it, which was deployed by fraudulent element with the intent to defraud unsuspecting victims… Read More
2017-11-03 00:03
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has left Nigeria for London, where he would be meeting his late son’s wife and children who reside in the Unite… Read More
2017-11-02 23:52
One person was on Thursday killed while many others were injured in attack on Gaambe-Tiev, Tombo Council Ward in Logo LGA of Benue State by suspected Fulani herdsmen.Newsmen gathered that a… Read More
2017-11-02 23:48
Organised Labour has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for condemning governors who are still owing their workers despite several bailouts.At separate events, Trade Union Congress of Nige… Read More
2017-11-02 23:45
The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo yesterday said foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow into Africa is expected to grow from $56.5billion last year to $57.5billion by the end of t… Read More
2017-11-02 23:28
The European Union (EU) has provided an additional N3.8 billion to support the Federal Government’s immunisation programme in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).This is… Read More
2017-11-02 23:23
SIR: With the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State within days of taking place, this election offers you a chance to write your name in gold – an opportunity to… Read More
2017-11-02 23:17
The lawmaker representing Ikorodu Constituency in the House of Representatives, Babajimi Benson, said he has delivered on all his campaign promises within two and half years in office.Benson… Read More
2017-11-02 23:14
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairmanship aspirant Chief Olabode George yesterday said that the next convention of the party will determine its future, urging delegates to elect a… Read More
2017-11-02 23:09
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Abike Dabiri-Erewa has urged Nigerian citizens in China to abide by the laws of that country.Dabiri-Erewa made the c… Read More
2017-11-02 23:05
15 deaths and 864-suspected cases have been recorded as a result of measles outbreak in Gombe State from January this year to date. The Cluster Consultant for World Health Or… Read More
2017-11-02 23:01
A Nigerian lady took to Instagram to share a video of her completely naked while showing off the N100k she got paid for one night stand in Abuja.In a video she shared, she was seen saying &l&hell…Read More
2017-11-02 22:56
Kate Wright and Rio Ferdinand have had a summer of love, holidaying in Portugal and Dubai together.And now that they're back in Blighty, they're gearing up to make a big commi… Read More
2017-11-02 22:39
Nollywood actress Toyin Aimakhu turned Abraham who a few weeks back lost her dad took to Instagram to send a moving tribute to him.The actress took to IG to pay her tribute to him with a mov… Read More
2017-11-02 22:33
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said Nigeria must use its oil wealth to prepare for a future when the world no longer runs on fossil fuels.The Vice-President stated this at the 55th… Read More
2017-11-02 22:29
Government of Zambia has given a Nigerian pastor, Pastor Augustine Oso Ebosele of Omega Fire Ministries in Lusaka 48 hours notice to leave the country.Meanwhile the country said it decided n… Read More
2017-11-01 23:36
Buharists are always asking us to applaud the president for every little tokenistic and symbolic gesture, even when such a gesture is late, ineffectual, and compelled by public pressure. It… Read More
2017-11-01 23:33
One of the most astounding works of Art from Africa is the Yoruba talking drum. It is an hourglass-shaped wood with an inner cavity, covered on both ends by goat skin, and beaten by a curved… Read More
2017-11-01 23:24
An Egyptian lawyer has sparked outrage and he revealed he believes women who wear ripped jeans deserved to be raped.Nabih al-Wahsh was speaking during the Infirad Show, a current affairs tal… Read More
2017-11-01 23:20
Nollywood actor, Odunlade Adekola took to social media to share this picture of himself in class with his UNILAG coursemates.The popular actor shared the picture on his instagram page and wr… Read More
2017-11-01 23:12
Many female Nigerian celebrities have in recent times expressed that they’re uncontrollably crushing on handsome Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua.Stargist.com presents 5 Nigerian fe… Read More
2017-11-01 23:02
A chieftain and major financier of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Emperor Chris-Baywood Ibe has boasted that the party has changed the face of politics in the State.Ibe… Read More
2017-11-01 22:59
The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Maikanti Baru, has said the proposed oil exploration activities and biofuel projects in Benue State ar… Read More
2017-11-01 22:55
Fani-Kayode, former Minister of Aviation, has condoled with national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, over the death of his first son, Ji… Read More
2017-11-01 22:51
There appears not to be no headway in the negotiation between the Kogi State Government and Labour unions as the meeting recently held by both parties ended in deadlock.The said meeting, cal… Read More
2017-11-01 22:47
Miss Nigeria Organization is calling for entries into the 41st and Diamond Jubilee edition of the most prestigious and oldest pageant in Nigeria.Built as a platform to empower women beyond b… Read More
2017-11-01 22:43
The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for not appointing a South- easterner as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, S… Read More
2017-11-01 22:39
The Senate has threatened to issue arrest warrant against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, for failing to appear before its ad-hoc committee investigating allegation… Read More
2017-11-01 22:35
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot to frame its Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, with ownership of assets abroad.Spokesman for the… Read More
![EFCC Arraigns 3 Men For N19 Million Fraud[PHOTOS]](https://cdn.blogarama.com/images/posts_thumbs_site_id/12864/1286384-2746565268.w320.jpg "EFCC Arraigns 3 Men For N19 Million Fraud[PHOTOS]")
2017-11-01 17:01
The EFCC on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 arraigned the trio of Abubakar Mohammed Bako, Buhari Sidi Attahiru and Aliyu Mohammed Waziri before Justice D. Z. Senehi of FCT High Court sitting in Ja… Read More
2017-11-01 16:38
The suspect in the New York truck attack left a note in his vehicle that said Isis “will endure forever”, police have revealed.In the hours after the attack that left eight peopl… Read More
2017-11-01 13:53
The National Emergency Management Agency says a total of 826 Nigerians stranded in Libya, en route Europe, voluntarily returned from the North African country in October.It is gathered that… Read More
2017-11-01 13:41
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said the state government will give N1million as reward to anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of cultists in the state university… Read More
2017-10-30 23:44
IN his speech at the recent Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Beneficial Ownership Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo revisited one of Nigeria’s… Read More
2017-10-30 23:43
More Nigerians are voluntarily coming out to pay taxes – thanks to the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS). The scheme has fetched $50 million, Federal I… Read More
2017-10-30 23:39
IN the next few months, the campaign for the 2019 Presidential election will commence. Already, there are moves by many politicians to forge alliances with various groups across the country… Read More
2017-10-30 23:35
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently chairing a national caucus meeting of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC.The meeting has in attendance Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the new… Read More
2017-10-30 23:31
Ahead of today’s National Executive Committee meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a group of youths yesteday protested at the party’s National Secretariat, demanding… Read More
2017-10-30 23:28
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are welcoming ghosts, goblins and everything in between to the White House for trick-or-treating on Halloween eve.The first lady announced… Read More
2017-10-23 19:53
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Monday wrote the management of the Oando Plc, revealing gross insider dealings and other alleged unwholesome practices that forced it to wield th… Read More
2017-10-23 19:50
While gas shortage was largely responsible for the poor electricity experienced in the country last year, power generation is now being hampered by frequency management occasioned by distrib… Read More
2017-10-23 19:46
There are indications that the Federal Government has started incurring N586 million daily as fuel subsidy, following the rise in crude oil price from $49 to $58 per barrel in the internatio… Read More
2017-10-23 19:42
A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Jackson Gaius-Obaseki, has advised the federal government to consider full deregulation of the value chain… Read More
2017-10-23 19:36
President Muhamamdu Buhari said on Monday that the achievements of his administration were there for all to see and not laced with lies and propaganda as being propagated by naysayers.Buhari… Read More
2017-10-23 19:32
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for ordering the immediate removal from service of former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Main… Read More
2017-10-23 19:28
Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State governor has said President Mohammodu Buhari only acted on the reinstatement of wanted former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abd… Read More
2017-10-23 19:24
We are happy to notify all that the management of Sokoto State University (SSU) has released the Post-UTME Screening Results online for the 2017/2018 academic session.Note that all candidate… Read More
2017-10-23 19:17
Borno Government on Monday said it had recruited 100 doctors to enhance healthcare delivery in the state.Governor Kashim Shettima disclosed this in Maiduguri at the inauguration of the 2017… Read More
2017-10-23 19:14
A vulture has delivered a letter to a village head, in Iba Oku, in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, Eteidung Gabriel Mbeka asking him to quite his throne.The Nation reports that the e… Read More
2017-10-23 19:07
A group of protesters, led by self-acclaimed Area Fada, Mr. Charles Oputa has described the sudden disengagement from service of the former chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension… Read More
2017-10-23 19:03
President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to fly out of Nigeria on Tuesday to Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger.While in the country, Buhari will participate in a meeting on common… Read More
2017-10-21 20:04
A popular business man, Chief Arthur Eze, has scored the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) government in Anambra State low in performance.According to report Eze blamed the immediate pa… Read More
2017-10-21 20:01
Bayelsa State Government has awarded two contracts in the power sector as part of its ongoing Operation Light Up Bayelsa programme, Vanguard reports.The Bayelsa State contracts are… Read More
2017-10-21 19:58
A former governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo, on Friday, in Onitsha, Anambra State, tipped All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate for the November 18 election… Read More
2017-10-21 19:31
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has disclosed that there are 37 career openings for young Nigerians in the world body.Mohammed disclosed this, weekend, at a Cultural Night organ… Read More
2017-10-21 19:28
The Nigerian Law School on Saturday released the summary of the final examination results conducted in August.Chinedu Ukekwe, Head of Information and Protocol of the Nigerian Law School, in… Read More
2017-10-21 19:24
Recent online reports had it that the Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, had hosted with pomp and royalty the embattled South African President, Jacob Zuma, in Owerri.Z… Read More
2017-10-21 19:21
The Obong of Calabar and Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu, has urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu B… Read More
2017-10-21 19:16
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has granted a request by Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for a temporary forfeiture of all funds held in bank accounts not l… Read More
2017-10-21 07:56
Father of the wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, Olutayo Soyode, has revealed why he dreads going to the Presidential villa, Abuja to visit his daughter.The 74-year-old said g… Read More
2017-10-21 07:54
Bright Chimezie, a man who was charged alongside the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, wants Director of the Department of State Services, DSS, in Akwa Ibom State… Read More
2017-10-21 07:48
Minister of Power Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has lamented the gridlock caused by tanker and truck along Apapa wharf road.The development has continued to cause pain and discomfort… Read More
2017-10-21 07:43
Shehu Sani, Senator from Kaduna Central, has called on the Federal Government to include members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the cabal suspected to be in the presidency… Read More
2017-10-21 07:32
As food prices rose around the world, riots broke out in West Africa, and Mali’s government stepped in. It quickly launched an initiative to subsidise purchases of good-quality certifi… Read More
2017-10-21 07:26
Some opposition governorship candidates for the November 18th election in Anambra State have condemned the pulling down of their campaign billboards by people suspected to be agents of the s… Read More
2017-10-21 07:17
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has attacked Femi Adesina, the spokesman of president Muhammadu Buhari for saying that Nigerian did not trust ex-president Goodluck Jonathan and his adm… Read More
2017-10-20 20:21
A high-ranking North Korean diplomat told a non-proliferation conference in Moscow on Friday that the country’s nuclear weapons were aimed at the U.S. and at no one else.We believe tha… Read More
2017-10-20 20:11
Former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, Thursday, met with former military Head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd).The meeting was part of his consultative meeting with f… Read More
2017-10-20 20:04
Police in Malawi said they arrested 140 suspected members of vigilante mobs that have targeted people accused of vampirism, clamping down after a wave of attacks that have killed at least ni… Read More
2017-10-20 20:00
The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that the payment of pension benefits to retired Biafran police officers would end the painful legacies of the Nigerian Civil War.DAILY POST repor… Read More
2017-10-20 19:55
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday called for adequate remuneration for Nigerian workers.He… Read More
2017-10-20 19:51
New York - US Ambassador Nikki Haley will be the highest-ranking administration official to visit Africa next week when she travels to South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethio… Read More
2017-10-20 19:48
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, speaking at the investiture of the 19th President of the Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers in Lagos, said that… Read More
2017-10-20 19:34
Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has fired back at Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, accusing him of misappropriation of funds meant for workers’ salaries.According to report Me… Read More
2017-10-20 19:26
A critic of Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade’s government and All Progressive Congress (APC) Chieftain, Paul Efere has been arrested and detained at the Cross River State Po… Read More
2017-10-20 19:23
Barth Nnaji, a former Minister of Power and Chairman, Geometric Power Limited, has said that diversifying the country’s energy mix to include coal-to-power projects can add an addition… Read More
2017-10-20 19:17
Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa has urged wizards and witches from the county to unleash their power to stop the repeat of presidential election scheduled for October 26.Jumwa on Friday said the elec… Read More
2017-10-20 19:07
The management of Evans Medical Plc, has announced that Skye Bank Nigeria Plc and First Bank of Nigeria have taken over its asset.This is contained in a statement by Adesua Akintemi, the com… Read More
2017-10-20 18:59
Kimberley - Umkhonto We Sizwe Military veterans treasurer general and senior cabinet minister Des Van Rooyen steadfastly believes that his boss President Jacob Zuma is within his right to re… Read More
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