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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello, has directed security agencies to arrest the officials of the Federal Housing Authority and the developer of the collapsed two-storey building in Abuja. The Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council, Umar Shuaibu, disclosed this…

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has described the Central Bank of Nigeria as wicked for making it difficult for the poor and the vulnerable to obtain the new naira notes at Automated Teller Machines. He was speaking while going round some of…

The 14th Emir of Kano and Grand-Khalifa of Tijjaniyya, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has responded to the allegation levelled against him by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. On Thursday, Ortom had alleged that some personalities led by Sanusi were attempting to set him…

Nigerian economist and former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has reacted to the current shortage of the newly redesigned Naira notes in the country, lamenting that Naira is now a black market commodity. Former presidential candidate of the…

Former Anambra state governor, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife has urged the judiciary arm of government to endeavor to protect Nigeria’s democratic process, warning that spurious pronouncements by the judiciary is a threat to the 2023 general elections. Ezeife, who spoke in an interview…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Niger State, said it arrested eight suspects for allegedly producing unhealthy ice cream, yoghurt and bread. Mr Shaba Mohammed, Director, the North Central Zone of the agency, disclosed this to the…

Some yet-to-be-identified assailants have attacked the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission at Ojoto, in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The hoodlums also attacked the Nnobi Police Station and a residential building at the station. Both Ojoto and Nnobi…

The Registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede has ordered some computer-based JAMB registration centres in Kano, to produce a final year law student and five others for allegedly involved in impersonation and other crimes which were against…

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has asked the deposed Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, to face the court litigation surrounding his dethronement. In a statement made available to journalists late Tuesday night by Ortom’s spokesman, Nathaniel Ikyur, said that his principal made…

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has said that for the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) to guarantee a level field of participation for all voters, the commission has a huge burden to ensure that BVAS will work on election day…