Nigeria loses $9bn to illegal mining in 2 years-FG
The Federal Government said the country lost about $9 billion to the activities of illegal miners between 2014 and 2015. The Minister of Mines and...
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Wike urges clerics to work for the enthronement of the rule of law
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has called on Christian clerics to work for the enthronement of the rule of law by the Federal Government....
Army order officers, soldiers to learn Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa in one year
The Army has given its personnel one year to learn and be proficient in the three major Nigerian languages – Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa. “Invariably,...
100 Somalia militants killed in U.S military air strike
The U.S. military said on Tuesday that an air strike targeting an al Shabaab camp had killed 100 militants. In a statement, U.S. Africa Command...
PIB will curb crisis in N-Delta-Wike
Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has stated that the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, when passed and diligently implemented will solve majority of the...
Rivers community petitions Burutai, demand probe of alleged invasion
Indigenes of Atam Kiri community in Kalaibiama, Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State have petitioned the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Burutai,...
Shell military houseboat cause panic in Bayelsa community
The people of Amatu II community in Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, have protested against the proposed plan by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC,...
National carrier will be private sector driven – Minister
The Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has said that the proposed national carrier will be private sector driven. He said that would...
AU satisfied with Mugabe’s resignation
The African Union (AU) on Wednesday welcomed the resignation of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Moussa Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission in a statement said...
Mubi attack cruel, says President Buhari, directs Police reinforcement to quell Zamfara attacks
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the early Tuesday morning suicide bomb blast in a mosque in Mubi, Adamawa State as “very cruel and dastardly.” President...