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The last may not have been heard about the purported rejection of Alhaji Ibrahim Magu’s, nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. While some senators would want Nigerians to believe that the confirmation had been rejected by the upper chamber of the National Assembly others are crying foul. Chairman of the senate …

Nigerians in diaspora, under the group, The Nigerians In Diaspora Monitoring Group(NDMG), have expressed happiness with President Muhammadu Buhari over the defeat of the Islamist Boko Haram terrorist group. In a statement signed by its UK Co-ordinator, Engr. Adekaa Onyilo, the group also lauded the military for its gallantry in outing the terrorists. “The Nigerians In Diaspora Monitoring Group(NDMG) is …

A yet-to-be confirmed number of persons have been trapped after a building collapsed in Police College, Ikeja, Lagos State in the early hours of Sunday. An official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said rescue operations were ongoing at the college. (Punch)

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, will today, lead service chiefs to reopen roads hitherto closed by the Boko Haram insurgents in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. One of our correspondents learnt that the roads, which were earlier being manned and controlled by the insurgents ,affected no fewer than 15 villages. It was learnt that the Chief of …

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed police operatives to Kafanchan and neighbouring communities in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State, following the incessant attacks on residents of the area. The IG said he had constituted a Joint Tactical Operation Squad, comprising the Police Mobile Force, Counter-Terrorism Unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Intelligence Response Team, Special Investigation Bureau, and the Explosives …

President-elect released statement saying he would dissolve Trump Foundation to avoid ‘even the appearance of any conflict with my role as President’ Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he will shut down his charitable foundation, a response to mounting complaints over conflicts related to the president-elect’s charitable and business interests. In a statement released by his campaign, Trump said the …

Finally, Nigeria has won the war against Boko Haram insurgency as troops, on Friday, crushed the last enclave of the terrorists in the dreaded Sambisa forest in the North East geo-political zone of the country; and President Muhammadu Buhari is happy about it. The development has reportedly caused the insurgents to flee the forest while many were left dead. Excited …

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has prayed for Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, to succeed in standing up for the masses. According to a statement issued on Saturday by Fayose’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the cleric said the prayer during a visit to the state as part of his nationwide tour …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said there was no truth in media reports alleging that he snubbed the recent South-East Economic and Security Summit in Enugu. Rather, he said he was advised by some stakeholders from the region not to attend on Thursday as scheduled in view of the closeness of the date to Christmas. Buhari made the clarification in …

Millions of Nigerians were left stranded and frustrated on Friday when Automated Teller Machines in most banks across the country dispensed less cash in some cases and failed to dispense cash in some other instances. Many of the customers, who had hoped to get enough cash from the ATMs to pay bills and shop for food items and other goods …