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The Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Tuesday, played host to some Americans who traced their roots to the Kingdom of Ile-Ife. The Americans were led to the Ooni by the Asoju Asa of Ile Oodua, Ambassador Dotun Taylor. The Ooni stressed the excitement that comes with identifying with...

The Nigerian Army on Thursday conducted a historic trooping and presentation of colours parade, retiring and replacing 53 units’ regimental colours and issued 28 new ones for newly established units. The ceremony was conducted by the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari, in line with military tradition...

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union,COEASU, has faulted the decision of the Federal Government over the increase of 40% in the salary of civil servants, saying it promotes divide and rule. COEASU expressed joy thatCivil Servants who are the drivers of government policies have been considered for salary increase,...

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the sum of N135 million payment as compensation to the families of the six traders killed in Garki Abuja by officers of the Nigerian police force in June 2005 during the regime of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Attorney General and Minister of Justice,...

*Aviation minister insists Air Nigeria will takeoff before May 29 The Federal Government has approved the construction of a corporate headquarters for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The minister of Agriculture, Mohammad Abubakar told State House Correspondents that the approval was given on Wednesday at the Federal Executive...

By Mathew David The Federal Government revealed that it has spent $1.2 million to deploy 40 buses for the evacuation of about 2,400 stranded Nigerians out of Sudan due to the crises.  The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, divulged this while briefing State House correspondents at the end...

National Examinations Council, NECO, has rescheduled the 2023 National Common Entrance Examinations,NCEE, which is conducted for admission into Federal Unity Colleges from Saturday 29th April, 2023 to Saturday 3rd June 2023. NECO said the examination was rescheduled to give States with low registration of candidates the opportunity to register their...

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that he has been able to run for the office of the President of Nigeria since 1993 without any controversy because unlike his main rival and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate,...

The All Progressives Congress standard-bearer in the Adamawa governorship election, Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru-Ahmed, on Wednesday withdrew a suit she filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The APC flag bearer had prayed the court for a judicial review of the decision by INEC to reverse her being declared the...

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, struck out an interim order of forfeiture, seeking to forfeit properties linked to Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The suit was instituted through an exparte application brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), seeking a temporary order, forfeiting 14 properties...