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The driver of Adamawa United Football Club, Kabiru Mohammed, who was kidnapped last weekend, has been released. Our correspondent learnt the driver was released about 11.30 Wednesday’s  night. The Adamawa United FC driver was kidnapped along Benin-Ore-Lagos road when the club bus  was attacked by gunmen who swooped on them from …

The Minister of State for Power, Mr Goddy Jeddy Agba has reiterated the determination of the federal government to work with the legislative arms and critical stakeholders to create policies that will favour renewable energy investment and private participation. Agba who spoke on Wednesday at the commissioning of a 100kW …

Angry reactions have continued to trail the alleged intervention of the Presidency, when Senator Rochas Okorocha was arrested weekend, by the police in Owerri, for breaking the seal of Imo State Government. While the Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, claimed that the police released Okorocha late Sunday night, …

A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM ONDO STATE, PETER MAKINDE, HAS DEFECTED FROM THE AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS TO THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS. HON. MAKINDE, IN HIS LETTER OF DEFECTION, READ TO MEMBERS AT THE PLENARY  TODAY BY THE SPEAKER, FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, BLAMED THE DEFECTION ON THE ALLEGED DIVISION …

Tension has eased at Shasha community in Ibadan, Oyo State after the violence that broke out at a popular foodstuff market last week. Though the market is still under lock and key as directed by the state government, residents were seen on Wednesday moving around freely. The easing of tension …

The Federal Government has approved the redeployment of 109 civil servants on directorate level cutting across all ministries. In the civil service, those on directorate level are directors, who are on Salary Grade Level 17; deputy directors on SGL 16; and assistant directors on SGL 15. The redeployment of the …

PRINCE OYEBAMIJI GAVE THE ADVISE SHORTLY AFTER HE RE-VALIDATED HIS  MEMBERSHIP WITH APC AT IWOYE WARD 7 UNIT 1 IN EGBEDORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE. HE STRESSED THAT THERE ARE ENORMOUS BENEFIT IN WAITING AT LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL FOR PARTY MEMBERS WHO ARE READY TO WORK AND SUPPORT …

The landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) imported into the country has risen by 13.34 per cent in one month to about N180 per litre on the back of the increase in global oil prices. Crude oil price accounts for a large chunk of the final cost of petrol, …

Against online reports of the appointment of his successor, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, was among government officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari from Daura on Tuesday. He was joined by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed …

As part of measures to reduce large crowds at the offices of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and also to address the hitches associated with the registration of citizens for the National Identification Number (NIN), NIMC has licensed tecommunications companies to register people who are yet to obtain their …