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Encomiums For Akande At 75
It was encomiums galore for the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Chief Bisi Akande, as he clocked…
Ibori’s Judge Quits
Justice Marcellus Idowu Awokulehin, the judge who gave former Delta State Governor, Onanefe James Ibori clean bill of health in…
Man Rapes Pupil, Gives Her N100
Ajobless man, Joseph John, 25, has been arrested by the police at Ilasan Division, Lekki, Lagos State, western Nigeria, for…
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Tight Security, Tension As PDP NEC Decides Tukur’s Fate
Hundreds of well armed police officers, soldiers and officers of Nigeria Civil Defence Corps, have been deployed in and around…
Stop sending your children to Cyprus, Reps tell Nigerian parents
The House of Representatives has warned Nigerian parents against sending their children and wards to Universities and other higher institutions…
Fraudster jailed for varsity admission scam
A Nigerian high court in Kano, presided over by Justice Dije Abdu Aboki has sentenced one Bashir Ahmed Haruna to…
Nigerian anti-gay law one of world’s harshest
By Peter Tatchell It was reported that last week, in a secret decision made without any public announcement, President Goodluck…
Jonathan sacks Nigeria’s military chiefs
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has sacked almost all his military chiefs and appointed new officers to replace them.…
Why I Won’t Attend The Grammy Awards— Femi Kuti
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Afrobeat King, Femi Kuti has said that he will not be attending the 56th annual Grammy Awards slated…
Anti-gay law welcome by Sharia enforcers
Islamic law enforcers in Kano, northern Nigeria’s biggest city have vowed a crackdown on homosexual activity, in the wake of…
Ban Ki-Moon urges Nigeria review anti-gay law
UN chief Ban Ki-moon asked Nigeria to review a new law against homosexuality, fearing it “may fuel prejudice and violence,”…
WHO certifies Nigeria guinea-worm free
Nigeria has been declared a guinea worm free country by World Health Organisation (WHO), the federal government revealed on Wednesday.…
Edo doctors end strike
The Edo state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Wednesday announced the suspension of its indefinite strike. The…
Tukur: I am still the PDP Chairman
Embattled National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, on Wednesday said he had not resigned his position as reported in…
2014 World Cup: FIFA Snubs Nigerian Referees
Taiwo Adelu FIFA has again shunned referees from Nigeria as it named match officials for the Brazil 2014 World Cup…
Police boss probes shooting of Senator Abe
Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has ordered a full-scale investigation into the incident, last Sunday, in Rivers State, where…
Salami calls for restructuring of Nigeria’s judicial system
HENRY OJELU & JAMIU YISA The former President of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, has called for…
Nigeria Customs Service Gets 6 new DCGs, 11 ACGs
The Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday announced the appointment of six Deputy Comptrollers-General (DCG) and 11 Assistant Comptrollers-General (ACG) as…
CHAN 2014: Mozambique make Nigeria’s Eagles sweat for victory
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles were made to sweat for a 4-2 victory over the Mambas of Mozambique in their…
Aregbesola unveils world’s tallest drum
The Centre for Black Culture and International Understandings based in osogbo, capital of the western Nigerian state of Osun has…
5 docked over gay clubs and receiving US fund
Five men have appeared in court in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi for allegedly forming a gay club, a…
Drama in Rivers: Another crowd backs CP Mbu, Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than 24 hours after the Ogoni Leaders of Thought, under the canopy of Kagote, condemned the…
Nigeria counselled on how to tame Boko Haram
A deadly car bomb attack on a crowded market in northeast Nigeria has raised questions about Boko Haram’s capacity to…
‘We’ll Shock Super Eagles’
Coach of Mozambique, Joao Chissano, has boasted that his Mambas will shock Super Eagles of Nigeria when both sides clash…
Court Sacks Victor Umeh APGA Executive
A Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday dissolved the executive committee of the Chief Victor Umeh-led faction…
Man Lands In Soup For Stealing Tomatoes
A man has found himself in a pot of soup after stealing a basket of tomatoes. The 29 year old…
Is It Sane To Be A Christian In Today’s Nigeria?
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema Ever since I read the study about Christians in Northern Nigeria in the 12 January, 2014…
Onyeka Onwenu @ 62: A Tribute
By Ade Osijo Prior to the time I met Ms Onyeka Onwenu in person, I had always been swayed by…
Consolidating The Gains Of Lagos State Security Trust Fund
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Lagos, being the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, and indeed West Africa, has massive security challenges. This…
Union Says 10,000 PHCN Workers Yet To Get Severance Package
The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) says about 10,000 workers of the defunct PHCN were yet…