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Insecurity: FG pledges more equipment for Nigerian Army
The Minister of Defence commended the leadership and personnel of the armed forces for the successes recorded in the theatres ...
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Cargo Airport: Zamfara Govt releases evidence of how Matawalle allegedly blew billions of naira on uncompleted project
Mr Matawalle, last Friday, denied the allegation of embezzling billions from the Zamfara cargo airport project but that denial seems ...
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How Tinubu’s minister of state for defence governed Nigeria’s most insecure state
Mr Matawalle governed a state ravaged by terrorism. In his bid to make the state less insecure, he took decisions ...
Demola Seriki, Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, is dead
According to a statement signed by his children, the diplomat passed away on Thursday (today) "peacefully surrounded by his family ...
Alleged Fraud: Trial of former Ekiti governor stalled
Mr Fayose is being prosecuted by the EFCC over N6.9billion fraud and money laundering charges.
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Alleged Fraud: Judge’s absence stalls Fayose’s trial
The former governor was also alleged to have used N200 million to acquire a property in Abuja, in the name ...
Alleged N6.9bn fraud: Judge’s absence stalls Fayose’s trial
Judges of the court were said to be away on a valedictory court session in honour of a retired judge, ...
Alleged N2.2 billion fraud: Fayose’s trial stalled due to absence of witness
Mr Fayose and a firm, Spotless Investment Limited, are standing trial for alleged criminal breach of trust, theft and money ...
Court re-arraigns Fayose, grants him bail
Mr Fayose pleaded not guilty before the Justice, who granted him leave to travel overseas for medical examination.
Ekiti rigging tape is authentic — Police Minister
Mr. Adesiyan denies any talk of plans to rig elections.
Obanikoro denies rigging Ekiti election
The former PDP Lagos gubernatorial aspirant says the leaked tape merely contained "someone complaining to another and not planning to ...
Ebola: Nigerian directs laboratories to provide infection preventive measures
The Minister for State for Health said it has become necessary to look at both curative and preventive strategies to ...
CISLAC demands audit of Nigeria’s defence spending since 1999
>The group asks the Nigerian Government to exchange the nation’s resource, such as crude oil, for military hardware
Tinubu vs. Obanikoro: Lagos PDP vows to defend its members
Lagos PDP frowned at Mr. Tinubu's attack on Musiliu Obanikoro. Following the exchange of words between former Lagos State governor, ...
Ekiti 2014: Obanikoro blasts APC, says party “disoriented”
The Minister says APC is using his name as an excuse for its impending loss at the polls. The Minister ...
Nigerian military capable of winning war against insurgency – Obanikoro
“In a crisis situation, all these western media that are writing negative things about us always queue behind their own ...
U.S. hands over Coast Guard vessel to Nigerian Navy
The vessel is now known as the NNS Okpabana (Thunder). The United States Navy has officially transferred the former Coast ...
Ondo bye-election: Obanikoro, Kuku storm Ondo to support PDP candidate
Mimiko flagged off the N4.3billion road project in constituency where election is scheduled for Saturday The Minister of State for ...
JTF destroys 3, 778 illegal refineries in Niger-Delta – Obada
The minister highlighted the recent successes of her ministry. The Minister of State for Defence, Olusola Obada, said on Friday ...
