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Mimiko formally announces bid for second term
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, western Nigeria, on Wednesday in Akure formally declared his intention to contest for a…
Dana Crash: Coroner told victims died of multiple injuries
A Consultant Pathologist, Professor John Obafunwa, on Wednesday in Lagos said that 60 per cent of the victims of the…
Aba council workers remain on strike
The workers of Aba North and Aba South Local Government Areas of Abia state, eastern Nigeria, have remained at home…
CBN stops capital outflow by Nigerian banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will no longer permit any further outflow of capital from Nigerian banks…
Greece drops triple jumper for racist tweets
Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou was kicked out of the Olympics on Wednesday for a racist tweet which poked fun…
Olympics: Teams GB, US, Japan win soccer openers
Hosts Great Britain enjoyed a winning start to the London Olympics Wednesday. Britain’s women’s footballers beat New Zealand 1-0 at…
UN lifts ban against aides of Ex-Liberian leader
The United Nations Security Council’s Liberia sanctions committee has lifted the travel ban imposed on close aides and relations of…
2 Indians shot dead in Nigeria
Suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram attacked a gum arabic factory in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria on Wednesday, killing two…
Archbishops of Jos, Beirut get new Vatican posts
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday appointed Lebanese and Nigerian clergymen to a Vatican department aimed at countering growing secularisation in…
EFCC docks bizman over dud cheques
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Tafag Nigeria Limited, Engr Thompson O…
Jonathan denies buying cars for African first ladies confab
President Goodluck Jonathan has denied reports that his government bought 200 cars for the African First Ladies Summit which formally…
Jonathan appoints new CEO for Nigeria Ports
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Habibu Abdullahi as the new Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports…
Man Docked For Duping Fiancée
A 23-year old man, Austin Giwa, was on Monday charged before an Egor Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Benin City,…
Suspected Oil Subsidy Thieves Docked
The arraignment of oil company executives indicted by the fuel subsidy panel before an Ikeja High Court was stalled today…
SUV Plunges Off Lagos Bridge
A year old baby, her mother and a driver narrowly escaped death this morning when their black Mitsubishi Montero Sports…
13 Arrested Over Land
Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit stormed New Oko-Oba area of Lagos State,…
The Ex-Ghanaian President’s Link With TB Joshua
As the Vice-President of Ghana between 1997 and 2001, John Evans Fifii Atta Mills, who passed on yesterday at the…
Jonathan Awards Tompolo Contract For 20 Patrol Boats
Former militant leader in the Niger-Delta, Chief Government Ekpemupkolo, also known as Tompolo, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract…
2 Remanded For Key Theft
Two Nigerians working in a Chinese company in Lagos State have been charged before a Lagos Court on the allegation…
Sacked Sergeant Seeks Justice, Writes IGP Abubakar
Sergeant Amos Olaniyan of the Nigeria Police Force, Abigi Division, Ogun State and three others were verbally dismissed 17 years…
NDLEA Arrests Togolese With Ammunition
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Togolese at Seme border. The suspect identified as…
Police Kill 3 Robbers, Recover 2 bikes, Pistol
A police patrol team from Satellite Police Station, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has killed three armed robbers operating on two…
7 Nabbed For Robbing Stuck Motorists
The policemen in Ajegunle, Kirikiri Division, have arrested seven suspects who specialise in stealing commuters’ handsets, money and other valuables…
Sacked Bank Workers Protest Non-Payment Of Entitlements
Sacked workers of Mainstreet Bank Plc in Lagos on Tuesday protested the nonpayment of their entitlements by the bank and…
Ejigbo LCDA Sponsors 100 For Training
The Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has given out entry forms to the 100 beneficiaries of its …
NUC Tasks Varsities On Corruption
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has called on the management of Nigerian universities to uphold the sanctity of the education…
Fuel Marketers Threaten To Shut Operations
The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMA) on Tuesday threatened to shut its operations within 48-hours if…
Is Divorce A Norm Or A Taboo?
By Isaac Asabor The question of whether divorce is a norm or a taboo, which incidentally is the title of…
Is Nigeria Overpopulated?
Our unchecked population growth amid decaying infrastructure is worrisome and President Goodluck Jonathan’s move to present a bill to check…
Dasuki, Horsfall, Azazi & A Nigerian Security Dilemma
By Osuole Alalade The appointment of Col (retd) Sambo Dasuki as the new security Czar has important connotations for how…