Leadership NewspapersMy Relationship With Buhari – DicksonLeadership NewspapersBayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson, after the yelutide holiday, had an interactive session with some Media Executives and bared his mind on issues of governance,...

VanguardFatal IDP bombing: Buhari cancels FEC meeting as Reps probe bombingVanguardABUJA— THE regular Wednesday meetings of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, could not hold, yesterday, due to the accidental bombing of the Internally Displaced Perso...

Still planning to fail?VanguardIF it is true that morning shows the day, it is also true that our approach to governance must be a strong determinant of what we get out of government. There can be no better time than now for proper introspection with a...

The Nation NewspaperPension for Nigerians in the Diaspora, good omen – Dabiri-ErewaThe Nation NewspaperThe Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the proposed pension scheme for th...

Nigeria sends troops, jets to Senegal for Gambia forceBusiness StandardNigeria has sent 200 soldiers and air assets including fighter jets to Senegal as part of a regional force to enforce the result of Gambia's contested election, the country'...

NAIJ.COMWhy Buhari may not visit these two zones in NigeriaNAIJ.COMThere are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may not visit the South south and South east zones before his tenure expires. This is not far from the truth as attempts made to do...

The Nation NewspaperNJC tenders petition against Ademola in courtVanguardAbuja – The National Judicial Council on Wednesday tendered the petition it received against Justice Adeniyi Ademola from a litigant in an FCT High Court. Ademola was among the ...

TheCableLawyer writes Sowore as peace talk fails to holdTheCableThe lawyers of Lekan Fatodu, a UK-based journalist and PR consultant, have written Omoyele Sowore, publisher of SaharaReporters, after the peace talks between the duo failed to hold as ori...

NOUN Alerts On Imminent Crisis At Forthcoming ConvocationLeadership NewspapersThe National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has raised the alarm over the threat of imminent breakdown of law and order at its forthcoming 6th convocation ceremony, taking...

VanguardNigerians should stop killing one another — KaluVanguardFormer Governor of Abia, Dr Orji Kalu on Wednesday urged Nigerians to stop killing one another, as the country cannot afford another war. Kalu gave the advice while speaking with newsmen...

NAIJ.COMPeople shouting 'Allahu Akbar' to kill others will go to hell – Sultan of SokotoNAIJ.COMAlhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA on T...

UNICEF welcomes govt probe of NAF accidental attack on IDPs campWorldStageWorldStage Newsonline-- UNICEF has welcome Government's decision to investigate how the shocking incident of misfiring of Rann Camp by Nigerian Air Force happened. The accide...

Naija247newsOkorocha claims 90% in self-assessment of campaign promisesNaija247newsImo State Governor Rochas Okorocha says he has fulfilled about 90 per cent of the campaign promises made to the people of the state. Okorocha made the claim when he rece...

NAIJ.COMBank official denies seeing documents on Saraki's foreign accountsNAIJ.COMThe second witness in the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Wednesday 16th January, said he never saw the docum...

NAIJ.COMHouse of Reps raise alarm on abandoned relatives of slain policemenNAIJ.COMThe House of Representatives today, January 18 looked into the issue of abandoned relatives of slain policemen. House of Reps raise alarm on abandoned relatives of slain...

VanguardFayose sympathises with victims of Borno “accidental” air strike, calls for investigationVanguardEkiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has commiserated with families of the victims of yesterday's “accidental” air strike by men of ...

BusinessDayThe proposed closure of Abuja International Airport: Matters arisingBusinessDayWhen on December 10, 2016, the Federal Ministry of Aviation announced its proposed closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for six weeks, prec...

VanguardPolice avert bloody clash in KanoVanguardKano – Many vehicles were damaged on Wednesday in Kano following a clash between operatives of Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) and some illegal motor park operators at Gyadi-gyadi area in Kano metrop...

NAIJ.COMMan murdered during a fight over a Lagos prostituteNAIJ.COMA cab driver, Sodiq Fatai, has been murdered while he was fighting with a man identified simply as, Asunmo over a Lagos prostitute. Man killed while fighting over a Lagos prostitute. He...

NAIJ.COMFormer minister dissociates self from Fani-Kayode's caseNAIJ.COMThe trial of the former minister of aviation Femi Fani-Kayode took a new turn on Wednesday, January 17, when a co-accused prayed the court to dissociate her from the case. Nena...

NAIJ.COMWhen does Nigerian air force recruit start in 2017?NAIJ.COMThe Nigerian Air Force is one of the largest in Africa. It consists of almost ten thousand staff. Military service is a great honor for many Nigerian men. Airforce has always enjoyed gr...

NAIJ.COMHerdsmen, farmers clash over destruction of farmlandNAIJ.COMFulani herdsmen have launched an attack on farmers at Okoti-Odekpe community in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra state. READ ALSO: There are numerous problems confronting the co...

NAIJ.COMKaduna govt restores 24-hour curfew to Zangon-Kataf LGANAIJ.COMThe Kaduna state government has restored the 24-hour curfew in Zangon-Kataf local government area of the state following renewed crisis in the area. Kaduna govt restores 24-hour cur...

Nigeria TodayReps to Buhari: End Southern Kaduna killings nowVanguardABUJA—MEMBERS of the House of Representatives, yesterday, advised President Muhammadu Buhari to order the military and the police to be more proactive in identifying exact areas of ...

NAIJ.COMFormer Borno governor, 2 politicians lose private jetsNAIJ.COMBorno state has been the headquarters of terrorist activities in Nigeria and has experienced most of the devastations and killings carried out by the Boko Haram sect which many belie...

BusinessDayAif Force Mishap: UN dispatches medics, airlifts aid officialsBusinessDayThe UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) says it has mobilised emergency response following the airstrike on an Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Rann, a local...

VanguardArmy places N500,000 bounty on insurgentsVanguardCondemnation, yesterday, continued to trail Monday's bombing of worshippers in the University of Maiduguri mosque in Borno State, as the Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, claimed responsib...

The Nation NewspaperNPDC crude oil pipeline set ablaze in DeltaVanguardUGHELLI—LESS than 24 hours after the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, visited Delta State, unknown individuals have set fire to a crude oil pipeline at Ughelli, in the state, ...

The Nation NewspaperBreast Cancer: Mrs Ayade Harps On Mammogram ScreeningThe TideWife of the Cross River State Governor, Dr (Mrs) Linda Ayade has urged women to get a mammogram screening often in order to know their breast status whether or not there a...

Daily TrustImporters to receive vehicles at near locations – CustomsDaily TrustBy Simon Echewofun Sunday | Publish Date: Jan 18 2017 2:00AMThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it will create bonded vehicle parks and terminals nationwide and lic...

Daily TrustImporters to receive vehicles at near locations – CustomsDaily TrustBy Simon Echewofun Sunday | Publish Date: Jan 18 2017 2:00AMThe Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it will create bonded vehicle parks and terminals nationwide and lic...

The Nation NewspaperKaduna has lost over 20000 people to crises, says El-RufaiDaily TrustGovernor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State yesterday lamented the killings that have taken place in the state, saying no fewer than 20,000 lives have been lost in var...

VanguardDing-dong in Jigawa AssemblyVanguardA FRESH leadership crisis is rocking the Jigawa State House of Assembly following the impeachment of Alhaji Idris Garba as speaker, last week. Garba was removed for alleged for high-hardness, misappropriation...

VanguardIt's in APC's interest not to kill PDP – Gov DicksonVanguardGov Seriake Dickson was in Abuja, last weekend to pay his state's N422 million water project counterpart fund. At that event, he spoke to journalists on a wide range of n...

The Nation NewspaperReps investigate N500m meant for reconstruction of Chibok SchoolThe Nation NewspaperWhat happened to the N500 million meant for the reconstruction of Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State? This is the knotty question the Hou...

VanguardCrime: Lagos deploys extra 13000 CCTV camerasVanguardLagos State government will install over 13,000 additional Close Circuit Television, CCTV cameras, in the major flash points across the state as part of measures towards making the state safe...

Daily Post NigeriaUdom's government has ordered assassination of Akwa-Ibom APC leaders – GroupDaily Post NigeriaA socio-political organisation in Akwa Ibom State, known as Akwa Ibom Change Movement, ACM, yesterday the raised alarm over alleged

Daily Post NigeriaVisit of Jonathan's ministers to Wike shameful, bad omen to Rivers State – APCDaily Post NigeriaThe Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday described the recent visit of former Ministers under the ...

NAIJ.COMWe will need two years to fix Abuja airport without closure - Julius bergerNAIJ.COMA construction company Julius Berger has said that to fix the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja will take as much as two years without ...

The Nation NewspaperBuhari, Ayade in closed-door meeting at Aso VillaVanguardThe meeting held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja with the arrival of Ayade at about 1p.m. Clutching a file, the governor who dressed in white Niger Delta shirt and a black ...

VanguardBoko Haram/Kaduna killings: FG is hiding truth from Nigerians – FayoseVanguardThe Governor of Ekiti, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has faulted the Federal Government on claims that the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents have been technically defeated and tha...

VanguardBoko Haram/Kaduna killings: FG is hiding truth from Nigerians – FayoseVanguardThe Governor of Ekiti, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has faulted the Federal Government on claims that the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents have been technically defeated and tha...

NAIJ.COMHouse set to probe missing fund for Chibok girls schoolNAIJ.COMA House of Representatives member from Borno state, Honourable Asabe Bashir has revealed that parents in Chibok community, Borno state are now afraid to send their children to schoo...

NAIJ.COMSenate warns Buhari against abandoning predecessors' projectsNAIJ.COMThe Nigerian Senate has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that all projects embarked upon by his predecessors, including Goodluck Jonathan, are not abandoned by h...

Daily Post NigeriaWe spent 6773 hours on air in 2016 fighting Boko Haram - NAFDaily Post NigeriaThe Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has reaffirmed the claim by the convener of the Bring Back Our Girls group, Oby Ezekwesili, that the Sambisa forest is 18 times...

NAIJ.COM4 things that may happen to Miss Anambra after testifying against her blackmailer in courtNAIJ.COMMiss Chidinma Okeke, the former Miss Anambra that was dethroned was put in the view of the world when her cucumber scandal stripped her of all roy...

NAIJ.COM4 things that may happen to Miss Anambra after testifying against her blackmailer in courtNAIJ.COMMiss Chidinma Okeke, the former Miss Anambra that was dethroned was put in the view of the world when her cucumber scandal stripped her of all roy...

NAIJ.COMNigerians protest against Buhari's austere policiesNAIJ.COMThe United Action for Democracy (UAD) has commenced what a member of the group called a series of protests to call the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to order and make it ...

Daily Post NigeriaTrucks with 145 under-age boys heading to Plateau, others for unidentified reasons interceptedVanguardJos—Plateau State Police Command, yesterday, said it intercepted two trucks conveying 145 children, aged between four and eight, f...

Daily Post NigeriaWhy APC caucus removed Ndume as Senate Leader - OyegunDaily Post NigeriaThe National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has explained that the removal of the former Senate Leader, Sen. Ali Ndume...

NAIJ.COMPatience Jonathan does not engage in corrupt practices – Yoruba youths to EFCCNAIJ.COMThe Coalition of Yoruba Youths (CYY) on Sunday, January 15, stormed the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), alleging that there is a plot by the...

The Nation NewspaperObazee not fired because of Adeboye – Presidency sourceVanguardABUJA — The real reasons for the sack of former Executive Secretary of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRCN, Mr. Jim Obazee, emerged yesterday, with Presiden...

The Nation NewspaperKogi election petitions tribunal reserves judgment till January 18VanguardThe National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal for Kogi State, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, reserved its judgment in the Ofu State Const...

Daily Post NigeriaWe have your receipts: But the Nigerian Army told us they had sent Boko Haram out of SambisaYNaijaNo doubt, it was suspicious from the get go to think that the Nigerian Army and its allied forces that make up Operation Lafiya Dole had...

VanguardProsecution opens case, calls first witness against Justice AdemolaVanguardDOCKED: Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court (left) with his associate (right) and Chief Robert Clark (middle) at the Federal Capital ...

Daily Post NigeriaBoko Haram NAF flew 6773 hours in 201 to conquer terroristsPulse NigeriaA total of 6773 hours were reportedly flown by the men of the Nigerian Air Force to conquer Boko haram in 2016. Published: 5 minutes ago; Pulse News Agency Local ...

SaharaReporters.comGovernor Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi: I Am The State! By Abiodun LadepoSaharaReporters.comEvery right-thinking Nigerian, and especially Oyo State indigenes, should be seriously concerned about (and ashamed of) a modern day elected Governor...

The NewsAregbesola at prayers for Akande; describes him as one of the pillars upholding NigeriaThe NewsThe Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Monday lauded the sterling contributions of the former Interim National Chairman of the All Progressi...

NAIJ.COMBiafra Agitation: IBB charges Nigerians, as 8000 soldiers cry for attentionNAIJ.COMElder statesman and military president, General Ibrahim BaBabangida, has called for national unity, noting that “in our collective and individual resolves, we ...

NAIJ.COMHow we can make Igbo land Nigeria's China - Chief NwodoNAIJ.COMChief Nnia Nwodo, the new president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an Igbo social-cultural organisation, has asked indigenes of the zone to bring home investments so as to develop ...

NAIJ.COMCharlyboy blasts Nigerian pastors, says they have hypnotized, blinded people with miraclesNAIJ.COM... - He said this on Sunday at the 13th Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Memorial lecture and symposium with the theme, “Nigeria Anti-Corruption War...

Daily Post NigeriaI visit grave yards at night to exhume corpses, cut off heads for rituals - 30-year-old man [PHOTO]Daily Post NigeriaThe police in Oyo State on Monday paraded one Musiliu Taheed who was arrested with a human head. Taheed was arrested ...

GuardianHow former House of Representatives member faked his collapse – Group (See evidence)NAIJ.COMA group under the aegis of Centre for Humanity, a pension stakeholdrs forum has called on the Nigerian police to ignore what it described as the '...

NAIJ.COMEkiti civil servant hangs self over unpaid salariesNAIJ.COM... - Mr. Tope Afolayan, worked in the office of the state accountant-general as a level 10 officer. - A source said the deceased had consistently complained to friends about the non-pa...

Re – Leadership crisis in Edo APC: The inside storyVanguardON December 27 last year, an All Progressive Congress, APC, youth leader, Comrade Osakpanwa Eriyo was arrested amidst brief kerfuffle in Edo State. There was no tension in the state, neither ...

NAIJ.COMBBOG group joins FG's search team for missing Chibok girls in Sambisa forest (photos)NAIJ.COMThe Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group has joined the federal government's team on a day search sorties for missing Chibok girls to Sambisa Fore...

VanguardCourt Order: Amnesty urges Nigeria to release El-ZakzakyVanguardThe Nigerian authorities must immediately comply with a High Court order and release the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife from deten...

The PunchGunmen kill American returnee, abduct Malaysian-based manThe PunchThere is palpable fear in Imo State as some gunmen, who kidnapped and subsequently murdered an American-based Nigerian, Chuks Okebata, struck again on Saturday – two days afte...

NAIJ.COMBuhari can't secure lives and properties of Nigerians - CANNAIJ.COMThe Christian body said although the government had recorded some successful in tackling insurgency in the North-East, taking Fulani herdsmen attacks with sentiment would no...

NAIJ.COMINEC panel probes 200 officials over N23billion bribeNAIJ.COMINEC has set up a panel to probe reports that more than 200 officials received around N23billion bribe in 2015 elections. At least 200 officials of the Independent National Electoral ...

VanguardCorrupt Nigerians are too vocal for my liking – BOLA AJIBOLAVanguardPrince Bola Ajibola, SAN, a scion of the Owu Royal Family in Ogun State, was president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, at the advent of the Muhammadu Buhari military ad...

GuardianTroops rescue 58, kill 13 suspected Boko Haram membersGuardianTroops of the Operation Lafiya Dole in conjunction with local vigilance group killed 13 suspected insurgents in two villages and rescued 58 from operations in Bomboshe and Sinbaya in...

VanguardI'm not leader of fraudsters, they only use my shrine – OkadigboVanguardLAGOS—Men of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a suspect, Segun Akintola, an alleged kingpin of a syndicate that specia...

VanguardGunmen kill 10 C-JTF members in BenueVanguardMAKURDI — Ten members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, were yesterday afternoon reportedly gunned down by unknown men at Abaji in Katsina/Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. Vanguard g...

VanguardNavy uncovers illegal training camp in Lagos, arrests 16VanguardLAGOS—Naval officers attached to the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base, FOB, Badagry, Lagos State, have uncovered an illegal training camp at Oto-Awori, Ijanikin, along Lagos-...

VanguardOhanaeze: Bring back your businesses to Igboland, Nwodo urges NdigboVanguardENUGU—The new President-General of the Igbo social-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has explained the need for Ndigbo to bring back their bus...

The NewsAgbomhere: APC primary for Etsako by-election riggedThe NewsMr. Blessing Agbomhere, one of the aspirants who fought for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket at the party's primary election last Saturday to fill the vacant Etsako feder...

The Nation NewspaperGroup accuses Borno govt of undermining military efforts to end terrorismVanguardAn Interfaith group, the Northern Interfaith and Religious Organizations for Peace (NIROP) has queried the motive behind the Borno state government&#39...

The PunchNo substitute to Nigeria's unity – AmbodeVanguardLagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday stressed the need for the continuous remembrance of the fallen heroes who laid their lives for the unity of the country, saying that th...

TheCableHow Chidi Duru invaded our office with armed men, by FGPL managementTheCableThe management of First Guarantee Pensions Limited (FGPL) has explained how Chidi Duru, a former member of the house of representatives, allegedly invaded its head offi...

NAIJ.COMSocial media on fire as FFK calls Nzeogwu martyr, Nigerians attack venomouslyNAIJ.COMThe media is once again agog, following yet another daring assertion by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode,. former aviation minister and special aide to Ex-President Good...

Daily TrustAFRD: Dispersal of Boko Haram creates new threats in communities, El-Rufai warnsDaily TrustBy Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna | Publish Date: Jan 15 2017 2:29PMThe Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has warned that though the Boko Har...

VanguardCONTROVERSIAL CODE TO 'CAGE'THE CHURCH: The Adeboye/Obazee storyVanguardTHE biblical book of Esther, written approximately 470 B.C. in Persia, was the story of Jews who stayed behind after most of them had returned to Jerusalem after ca...

The Nation NewspaperPERSONALITY OF THE WEEK: Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba II The Awujale of Ijebu land: A royal dance in a pitchNigeria Todaythe halloo is not in dissolving the distance, the aura or regal carriage of the king. It is not a scoff at th...

VanguardSouthern Kaduna crisis: Making sense of claims and counter claimsVanguardAs peace appears to be gradually returning to embattled Southern Kaduna, the two dominant socio-cultural groups on the two sides of the conflicts gave different reasons fo...

VanguardSack of Ndume The truce to come in the SenateVanguardTHE Senate, last Tuesday, in a surprise move, replaced Senator Ali Ndume, APC, Borno South, with Senator Ahmad Lawan, APC, Yobe North as Majority Leader. The action came a day after the senat...

The Nation NewspaperAnambra governorship race: Ripples over APC ticketThe Nation NewspaperEVEN before Ifeanyi Ubah's defection to All Progressives Congress (APC) and his declaration, last week, to pursue his governorship ambition on the platform of...

GuardianEconomic autonomy and the lessons from LagosThe Nation NewspaperLee Kuan Yew, the architect of the modern day Singapore, visited Nigeria a few days before the military struck on January 15, 1966. His visit was in connection with the Commonwealt...

VanguardThe Senate Agenda for 2017, by SarakiVanguard2016, was a very challenging year for all of us. I assure you that the work we have done so far is gradually setting the stage for a greater and better 2017. Saraki. It is already historic that withi...

NAIJ.COMIjaw youths protest probe of Patience JonathanNAIJ.COMIjaw youths allege that the security agencies and the EFCC were carrying out the bidding of some few politicians by harassing Patience Jonathan. The youths of Ijaw Nation Worldwide have warn...

Daily Post NigeriaPretty Mike opens up on why he chains ladies in publicDaily Post NigeriaPopular Lagos socialite, Mike Nwogu, also known as Pretty Mike, has explained why he chained some girls on a dog leash and took them to different events recently....

NAIJ.COMDSS nabs Boko Haram members planning to attack KadunaNAIJ.COMThe Department of State Services (DSS) has saved residents of Kaduna city from terrorist attack following arrest of Boko Haram members who had planned to attack the city having escape...

NAIJ.COMWhy Buhari must prosecute APC membersNAIJ.COMThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prosecute his friends and associates who were also involved in the scandal that rocked Sambo Dasuki, the former National...

The NewsAPC denies 'grilling' Kwankwaso over Kano's party crisisThe NewsThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied media reports that its National Working Committee 'grilled' Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the former Governor of ...

NAIJ.COMVideo of Oyedepo circulating is old - Winners ChapelNAIJ.COMBishop David Oyedepo has denied reports that quoted him as charging Christians to take up arms against Muslims. Video of Oyedepo circulating is old - Winners Chapel. Bishop Oyedepo exc...

Daily Post NigeriaBusinessman allegedly kills 'albino boy' for money ritual [PHOTO]Daily Post NigeriaA famous Malawian businessman identified as Willard Mikayele is currently on the run after he allegedly killed a 19-year-old boy with albinism ...

CHANNELS TELEVISIONEFCC graduates 331 operativesVanguardThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on January 13, 2017 graduated 331 cadets of the Detective Assistant Grade, trained alongside 1498 officers of the Nigerian Air Force at the Groun...

NAIJ.COMArmy, Boko Haram terrorists engage in deadly shootoutNAIJ.COMThe Nigerian Army engaged in a shootout with Boko Haram terrorists killing 10 of them while others escaped with gunshot wounds. The gun battle happened on Friday, January 13 when the ...

NAIJ.COMMatharoo sisters leave Nigeria quietly but lewd pictures of randy billionaires still 'intact'NAIJ.COMRemember the two beautiful Canadian sisters, Kiran and Jyoti Matharoo, who were charged to court for blackmailing top rich Nigerian men...

The Nation NewspaperI'll avoid partisan politics – Ohanaeze presidentVanguardThe new President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo yesterday pledged to be neutral from partisan politics, in spite of the national attention given to h...