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  The Rivers State Government says over forty nine thousand civil servants were captured in the just concluded biometric verification exercise. The Head of Service said the staff strength in the state civil service was initially put at over fifty seven thousand, adding that the difference after the verification exercise was over seven thousand

The Federal Government on Sunday said it will be training 500, 000 youths on agriculture and skill acquisition in a bid to provide food security

Scores of militants have been reportedly killed in a joint military operation code-named “Operation Awatse” launched in the Arepo area of Ogun State and some parts of Lagos. The operation is to flush out the suspected militants that have been terrorising residents in the area. There has been a lot of commotion. The Nigerian Air Force bombarded Fatola, in Arepo, which is the base of the militants, a resident confirmed. They are shelling the place with fighter jets. Some soldiers also surrounded the area to make sure that if any of the militants should run out, they would be gunned down. Another resident of Imushin area of Ogun state told Punch that the attack started sometime around 6pm on Thursday evening. “An aircraft had actually been surveying the creek for the past three days. But a second one joined this evening around 6pm. All we heard was a sudden bomb blast released from the second aircraft. "But it appeared that some of the militants had fled into the bush. There ar...

Chief Raymond Dokpesi, a chieftain of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday boasted that neither the former National Chairman of the party Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, the National Publicity Secretary of the party Olisah Metu, nor any other member of the Sheriff faction can stop

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have thrown Nigeria's 4x400m women's relay team out of next month's Olympic Games in Brazil.

The Indonesian government has carried out executions of four convicted drug traffickers. The attorney general's office had said earlier on Thursday that 14 people, including foreigners, would be executed "soon". The convicts were shot by firing squad at the Nusa Kambangan penal island shortly after midnight on Friday local time (1700 GMT on Thursday) amid pouring rain, according to TV reports.

Ask the average Nigerian what they think the country's biggest problems are, and you would hear things like corruption, poverty, unemployment, e.t.c. 

  Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State said on Wednesday he attended the peace meeting organised by the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, because of his commitment to peace and development of the state.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has warned the chief of army staff, Lt General Tukur Buratai, to guard his utterances and stop making political and inciting statements regarding the restiveness in the Niger Delta region.

House of Reps appropriation committee chairman, who was dropped last week, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has released more documents to show widespread fraudulent manipulation of the 2016 budget.

The Adaka Boro Avengers (ABA) and other militant groups have asked indigenes of South-East and South-South all over Nigeria to immediately come back home.

  The Nigerian government has cancelled its plan to build a massive film village in the northern state of Kano, following social media outcry and opposition from Muslim clerics.

    Nigerians resort to firewood and charcoal for fuel as kerosene becomes out of reach. Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK), known as kerosene, hit an all time high price of N600 per litre at the weekend, worsening the pains of over 30 million households who depend on the product for cooking.

Angry women in Owerri, Imo state have taken to the street to protest against the decision of Governor Rochas Okorocha to relocate Eke-ukwu market to the Imo modern market along Egbeada layout within the state capital. It was also gathered that officials of the Imo State government has met with the Eke-Ukwu market traders and artisans to discuss the ongoing relocation of the market as the protest raged. According to Channels TV, the Governor spoke with traders, artisans and various market associations at a meeting at the Imo International Conference Center in Owerri, the Imo state capital. After several hours of meeting, the Governor insisted on the relocation of the market and gave the occupants three weeks to vacate and move to the new site which has been allocated and under construction.

Chelsea are looking to heavily reinforce their squad this summer under the management of new boss Antonio Conte. The blues have already signed a top striker in the form of Michy Batshuayi from French side Marseille. Now, they are mainly interested in luring a midfielder and several top names are in the limelight, most notably N’Golo Kante.

A female preacher was yesterday found butchered to death in Bolar – pipeline area of Kubwa in Abuja. The woman identified as 42 year old mother of 7, Mrs. Eunice Elisha, believed to be a wife of a pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

  Niger Delta Avengers hit Chevron oil facilities in Warri.

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole while entertaining some Muslims in the state during the Eid Mubarak Ceremony yesterday, July 6th said that God loves Nigeria so much he had to make Buhari President at this time in Nigeria’s history. "We have to thank Allah for making it possible for Buhari to emerge. God so loves Nigeria that he brought Buhari at this time. If Buhari had not come, we will not know why the Nigeria government failed to tackle Boko Haram. They are now confessing like witches" he said According to Oshiomole, the vengeance of God has fallen on PDP and he said it can be seen in the confusion that has trailed the leadership of the party in recent times.

  FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has been sentenced to a 21-month jail term for tax evasion in Spain.

  The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) has issued its guideline for admission process into Federal, State and Private Universities in Nigeria for the 2016/2017 Academic Session.

  Dr. Kachikwu Ibe Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has replaced Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as group managing director of state oil company NNPC as part of a wider board overhaul.