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By Premium Times Boko Haram fighters killed three civilians in a pre-dusk attack in Rann, Borno State, on Thursday, triggering fresh concerns about the security arrangement in a community the military said had been fortified following repeated havoc on its civilian population. The insurgents also carted away unascertained quantity of food and medical supplies before setting the rest ablaze in …

By Punch Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday urged voters in Epe Divison to vote en masse for candidates of the All Progressives Congress across the board to ensure the continuation of the good works of the party both in the State and in the country at large. Ambode, who spoke during a meeting with leaders of the …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has charged athletes representing the state in the ongoing National Sports Festival, to restore the sporting glory for which the state was known, assuring that his administration has the capacity to host the 2020 edition of the festival. Obaseki, who gave the charge during the opening ceremony of the 19th National Sports Festival, holding …

Benin City, Nigeria – The Executive Director of Center for Bioethics and Research (CBR), Prof. Clement Adebamowo has identified lack of government commitment to health research ethics, as a major factor affecting the health system in Nigeria. Prof. Adebamowo made this known in Benin City while commenting on the deepening research ethics in Nigeria (DREIN) project put together by a …

By Vanguard President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a special Federal Executive Council, FEC, at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja.  The special FEC meeting is aimed at finalising works on the 2019 budget proposal. The meeting started with the opening prayers by the minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung who said the Christian prayer and the …

The Coalition of United Political Parties on Friday faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to again withhold assent to the 2018 Electoral Amendment Bill. The coalition in a statement by its first national spokesperson, Imo Ugochinyere, said Buhari’s latest action portrayed him as a jittery President who is afraid of electoral defeat and yet desperate to cling on to power. It …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, on his election as President of the International Trade Union Confederation. ITUC is the largest trade union federation in the world. The President’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday. The …

President Muhammadu Buhari has again withheld his assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018, his Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters ( Senate), Senator Ita Enang, has just disclosed. Enang, spoke with State House correspondents but refused to state Buhari’s reasons, only admitting that the bill was returned to the National Assembly. He said: “The president has taken …

The National Association of Nigerian Traders has called on the Federal Government to involve it in the disbursement of interest-free loans to petty traders. The chairman, NANTS, Federal Capital Territory chapter, Edozie Ugwu, stated this at the TraderMoni loan disbursement exercise held at the Wuse market in Abuja. He noted that most of the beneficiaries are not members of the …

Nigeria’s Army Council on Monday December 3, 2018 approved the promotion of some senior officers of the Military Force to the ranks of Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, Colonels and a Lieutenant Colonel, respectively. The promotion was announced in a press statement signed by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman. A breakdown of the promotion beneficiaries …