The Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM) was instituted in 1979 to reward cerebral achievement. It was at inception known as the Nigerian National Merit…
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Uche Secondus emerges as PDP Chairman
Prince Uche Secondus of Rivers State has emerged as newly elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party to direct the affairs of the Party…
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Two Chairmanship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party , PDP, Chief Raymond Dokpesi and Prof. Tunde Adeniran have rejected the outcome of the party’s national…
View More Dokpesi, Adeniran reject outcome of PDP conventionMSME fund: Reduce lending rate, Ambode tells CBN
Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor yesterday, said it was time for the government to review policies that affect growth, as well as come up…
View More MSME fund: Reduce lending rate, Ambode tells CBNPDP Convention: ‘I have right to support any aspirant’
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says he has right just like every individual to support any aspirant of his choice to contest the Peoples Democratic…
View More PDP Convention: ‘I have right to support any aspirant’Lagos polytechnic to award degrees soon
Efforts are being intensified to give Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) a degree-awarding status, the Rector, Mr Olayinka Sogunro, said on Saturday. The rector gave the…
View More Lagos polytechnic to award degrees soonPDP delegates reject constitutional amendment on women
Delegates to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention on Saturday in Abuja rejected constitutional amendment which provided one deputy national chairman position for a…
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President Trump seems not to be relenting on his criticisms of America’s famous news channel CNN and this time around the U.S. president has carpeted…
View More Trump renews attack on CNNPDP to battle corruption by fighting hunger—Aliyu
As campaign for the 2019 elections hots up, a former Governor of Niger, Babangida Aliyu, says the party will fight corruption, to reduce poverty in…
View More PDP to battle corruption by fighting hunger—AliyuWhat Eagles are telling Buhari – Emeka Obasi
United we stand, that is what Aso villa should pick from our dear Super Eagles as they prepare for the 2018 World Cup. The team…
View More What Eagles are telling Buhari – Emeka ObasiStormzy wins BBC Music’s artist of the year
Stormzy has been named artist of the year at the 2017 BBC Music Awards, capping a hugely successful year. The south London MC, whose debut…
View More Stormzy wins BBC Music’s artist of the yearUN solicits $1b for Nigeria, others
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a one billion dollars donor contributions to the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to fund life-saving works in…
View More UN solicits $1b for Nigeria, others14 peacekeepers killed
No fewer than 14 peacekeepers serving in eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been killed, causing outrage in the world. UN Secretary-General…
View More 14 peacekeepers killedThe church, tithing and the rest of us
By Niran Adedokun I did not think I would join this unending conversation on the propriety of paying tithes until I saw a friend…
View More The church, tithing and the rest of usObasanjo solicits Thailand’s support for Agric sector
Nigerian former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has solicited the support of the Thailand government in the country’s quest to boost its agricultural sector. Obasanjo hinted that…
View More Obasanjo solicits Thailand’s support for Agric sectorWhy I quit, PDP a lost soul – Bode George
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party may be in for a fresh crisis as one of its staunch members and leaders,Chief Bode George withdrew from the…
View More Why I quit, PDP a lost soul – Bode GeorgeMillions ‘stolen’ in NiceHash Bitcoin heist
“Highly professional” hackers made off with around 4,700 Bitcoin from a leading mining service, a Bitcoin exchange has said. The value of Bitcoin is currently…
View More Millions ‘stolen’ in NiceHash Bitcoin heistZimbabwe electoral commission chairperson quits
Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) chairperson Rita Makarau has resigned, months before a vote whose credibility is crucial to the new army-backed government’s efforts to re-engage…
View More Zimbabwe electoral commission chairperson quitsPDP Convention: South-East PDP caucus endorse Secondus
With less than 24 hours to the elective convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the South-East Stakeholders Caucus of the party has endorsed…
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Nigeria former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday morning recounted how he was almost set free from Yola prisons commando-style by “international friends”. Though he did…
View More I was almost rescued from prison commando-style, says Obasanjo‘I stopped Obasanjo from becoming Mugabe’, ‘I’m not promising $1 = N1’ — Atiku’s letter to IGoDye
No doubt, former vice-president Atiku Abubakar has kicked-off his 2019 presidential campaign, and the Nigerian youth is his prime target. His latest release is another…
View More ‘I stopped Obasanjo from becoming Mugabe’, ‘I’m not promising $1 = N1’ — Atiku’s letter to IGoDyeBuhari opens manufacturing plants in Kano
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration’s trade and investment policies will help the nation to diversify the economy, attract more foreign investments and speed up…
View More Buhari opens manufacturing plants in KanoNigeria takes steps to curb tuberculosis
The federal government has deployed health officers, resources and strategies to all the states to investigate, test and treat tuberculosis patients for free. The National…
View More Nigeria takes steps to curb tuberculosisPressure on PSG after back-to-back defeats
Paris Saint-Germain will be without Neymar as they look to end their worst week of the season with a win at home to managerless strugglers…
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