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Wike replies APC: I will win the battle
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nyesom Ezenwo Wike,the Governor of Rivers State has assured the people of the state not to fear…
Club World cup: Barcelona three goals up for third cup
Barcelona are at the verge of winning their third Club World Cup, with goals by talisman, Lionel Messi and a…
Bayern confirm Guardiola’s exit, Ancelloti’s arrival
It’s now official: Pep Guardiola will leave Bayern Munich as head coach at the end of the season and be…
Tennis: Dutch, Swiss players win Lagos Governor’s Cup
Taiwo Adelu The 2015 edition of Governor’s Cup Tennis Championship ended Saturday with players from The Netherlands and Switzerland taking…
Niger’s coup plot: 9 military officers now arrested
Nine military officers have now been arrested by Niger’s government for allegedly planning a coup, the interior minister said in…
Congo: Opposition figures unite to stop Kabila’s 3rd term
More than 27 high-profile Congolese figures, including Moise Katumbi, considered a main opposition candidate in next year’s presidential polls, have…
Reuben Abati: El-Zakzaky, Islam, the Nigerian State
By Reuben Abati So much has been said about the December 12 confrontation between the Nigerian Army and members of…
Let’s go for rerun, Rivers APC taunts Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt All Progressive Congress, APC in Rivers State has told Nyesom Wike,Governor of Rivers State in an uncertain…
Northern Governors meet to stem another religious rebellion
Femi Adi/ Kaduna Governor of 19 northern states under the auspices of Northern States Governors Forum, NSGF on Saturday met…
Breaking News: Sister of Governor Dickson kidnapped
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nancy Keme Dickson, the younger sister to the Bayelsa State’s Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson has been kidnapped.…
Korea’s politician to Nigerian student: Your skin like charcoal
Kim Moo Sung, frontrunner for South Korean presidency has apologised after sparking a public uproar for jokingly likening the skin colour of…
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Bayelsa election: Dickson tells Sylva he’s uncatchable
You can no longer play catch up with me, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state told his All Progressives Congress…
SEC revokes licences of 84 operators
Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it has revoked the operational licences of 84 Capital Market Operators (CMOs). This…
Musician withdraws copyright case against MTN
An Abuja based musician, Mr Omenuwoma Dovie, popularly known as “Baba 2010’’, has pleaded with the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC)…
Nigeria: Army commutes death sentence on 66 soldiers
There is some reprieve for 66 Nigerian soldiers condemned to death earlier this year for mutiny by court martial. The…
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Appeal court sacks Akwa Ibom’s Udom Emmanuel
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday nullified the election of Emmanuel Udom as governor of Akwa Ibom on…
Reuben Abati: Why History should be taught
There is never a scarcity of shocking events, revelations, encounters and experiences in the course of the interesting times we…
News alert: Appeal court begins judgment on Akwa Ibom tussle
A panel of five appeal court justices has upheld the judgement of the Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Tribunal of…
PDP will suffer an exodus, says ex-minister Isola
The former Nigerian Minister of Mines and Steel, Chief Sarafa Tunji Isola expresses his views on the state of the…
Trending: Okonjo-Iweala dancing to ‘Chop My Money’
Trust Nigerians to make light of their situations or to find something to explain their nation’s paradoxes and tragic ironies.…
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Kogi poll tragic twist: Prince Audu declared dead
The governorship election in the central Nigerian state of Kogi has ended with double twists, one of which was tragic.…
$5.2b fine: MTN denies asking for staggered payment
South African mobile phone firm MTN Group denied on Sunday that it has asked the Nigerian authorities to be allowed…
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Supreme Court suspends Saraki’s trial at CCT
The Supreme Court this morning halted further proceedings in the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of…
Ile-Ife gets a new king: Adeyeye Ogunwusi
A new king has been unveiled for the Yoruba town of Ile-Ife, in Osun State. He is Prince Adeyeye Enitan…
Ex-Bayelsa governor, Alamieyeseigha is dead
Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha,former Nigerian air force officer and former Bayelsa State governor, is dead. He died today in Port…
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Buruji Kashamu sacked from Senate
The Election Tribunal in Ogun State has nullified the election of alleged US wanted drug baron, Buruji Kashamu. The tribunal…
Ogun Update: PDP loses House of Reps seat
Aremo Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic candidate in the 28 March House of Representatives election in…
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Diezani Alison-Madueke has cancer, goes for surgery: Family
Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has cancer, the family’s lawyer confirmed. In a statement meant to debunk a rash…
Breaking News: Gaidam in Yobe under Boko Haram attack
Nigerian soldiers are now battling the Boko Haram militants in Gaidam local council area of Yobe state, after an invasion…