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The Federal Government has appointed former Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi as Youth Ambassador to inspire young Nigerians to strive for excellence.   The appointment which took place at the NOC secretariat, National Stadium, Surulere Lagos on Friday June 18, is another of the Minister’s initiatives geared towards driving …

Three bodies have so far been recovered from the scene of Thursday night’s tanker explosion on Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos State, by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).   A Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) tanker had exploded while in motion at about 10.32 p.m on Thursday night.   …

Dino Melaye has been called out by an automobile sales company over alleged unpaid debt after he flaunted his new Rolls Royce Cullinan.   The former senator took to Instagram to show off his new car with the caption: “As usual, talk your rubbish while I cruise The RR.”   The …

Operatives of the 72 Special Forces Brigade, Nigeria Army, Makurdi, acting on intelligence report, yesterday apprehended 73 young men of various addresses, all from Nasarawa State at Agan Toll Gate, Makurdi, on their way to Imo State.The young men, with 47 Bajaj motorcycles were in 5 trucks conveying some minerals …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has claimed that he frequently receives death threats.This was said by the head of the anti-corruption agency in an interview on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday. When asked about President Muhammadu Buhari’s frequent assertion that “corruption is fighting …

Governor Bala Mohammed has described MKO Abiola, self-acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, as “the most acceptable democrat” in Nigeria.   Speaking in Gamawa LGA of the state during the distribution of empowerment items to youths and women under the Kaura Economic Empowerment Programme (KEEP), Bala said Abiola …

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said that some leaders in the South-East and South-enmity South’s for Biafra’s reality is meaningless. According to him, the only thing that matters is a referendum in which Biafra agitators can choose whether to remain part …

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Alpha jet conducted airstrikes around Genu town in Niger State at the weekend. The aerial bombardments eliminated many bandits fleeing in a convoy. Herds of rustled cows were also killed. The fighter aircraft was scrambled from a military base in Katsina State. One of the …

Men of the Lagos state police command this morning allegedly fired tear gas at protesters that gathered at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Lagos.   The Nation reports that the protesters had converged at the park to demand for an end to bad governance and others when they were allegedly attacked …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said his administration has lifted 10.5 million people out of poverty in the past two years. He made the comment while addressing Nigerians on the occasion of Democracy Day. Nigeria has one of the highest number of extremely poor people, according to the World Bank. …