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Jonathan’s meeting with ASUU drags into late night
A crucial meeting between the leadership of the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and President Goodluck…
Oduahgate: Police Arrest Melaye, search office
Ayorinde Oluokun/ Abuja Dino Melaye, a former member of the Nigerian House of Representatives and executive secretary, Anti-Corruption Network, ACN,…
Imoke presents N176.3b budget for 2014
Gov. Liyel Imoke of the southern Nigerian state of Cross River on Monday presented a budget of N176.3billion for the…
Ex-manager sues John Holt over unlawful dismissal
A former employee of John Holt PLC, Mr Echezona Nzeribe, has taken the company before the National Industrial Court, Abuja,…
Waivers, duty exemptions dent Nigeria Customs revenue by N603b
Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), said on Monday in Abuja that the agency lost…
Acting governor pledges scholarship for late Speaker’s children
The Acting Governor of of the north eastern state of Taraba, Alhaji Garba Umar, on Monday condoled with the family…
Court orders police, bank pay for torture, unlawful arrest
A Nigerian High court in Oyigbo, Rivers state, has ordered the police and Main Street bank to pay N5 million…
Fayemi disbands football club, floats another
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti on Monday announced the disbandment of the state-owned football club,…
Anambra Poll: Supreme Court affirms Nwoye as PDP candidate
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Legal battle over who should be the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for…
Borno, Gombe corps members to camp together
The NYSC said 2,200 corps members posted to Borno and Gombe states, in northern Nigeria for the 2013 batch ‘C’…
Dangote group to cultivate 300k hectares of sugar cane
The Dangote Group said on Monday that it has concluded plans to invest in 300,000 hectares of sugar plantation across…
Stampede: Ngige campaign group faults Obi’s reaction
The Senator Chris Ngige Campaign Organisation has described as “unfortunate” Gov. Peter Obi’s reaction to the tragedy at the Holy…
Commissioners swop posts in Amosun’s cabinet
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State,southwest,Nigeria today announced a minor reshuffle in membership of its Executive Council. The…
Boko Haram gunmen kill 40 in fresh attacks, torch 300 homes
The efficacy of the five month old state of emergency in Nigeria’s north eastern states has come again under scrutiny…
Tennis: Wawrinka beats Berdych on Tour Finals debut
Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka marked his debut in the ATP World Tour Finals by defeating Czech fifth seed Tomas Berdych 6-3,…
5 Rebel PDP Governors Visit Obasanjo Again
Abiodun Onafute/ Abeokuta Five of the seven aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, this afternoon met with former…
Pregnant Mother, 7 Others Paraded For Robbery
Jamiu Yisa The Nigerian police command in Lagos State has paraded a three-month old pregnant woman alongside a seven-man armed…
U-17 World Cup: Eaglets Ready For Sweden Rematch
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets are battle ready to face Sweden in a semi final tie in what appears to be a…
Eaglets Deserved Victory, Uruguay Coach Confesses
Uruguay coach Fabian Coito admitted Nigeria were simply too good for his side after their 2-0 defeat in the quarter-finals…
Shell to sell licences, pipelines in Nigeria
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell said on Monday that it intended to sell some assets in Nigeria after announcing a slump…
Anambra 2013: What We Expect From INEC
By Joe Igbokwe All things considered, INEC will have no excuse whatsoever to give if something goes wrong with the…
Preventing Cholera Outbreak
By Bilkis Bakare Cholera is an acute contagious bacteria disease caused by the bacterium VIBRIO CHOLERAE, usually hosted by human…
Of Romance Between Justice System And Rape Epidemic
By Rasak Musbau Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre once observed that words such as ‘beast’, ‘monster’ and ‘sex fiend’ are commonly…
2015 And Police Harassment
As we approach the 2015 general elections, there are ominous signs that the police might be used to harass members…
Woman Delivers In Tricycle
A 28-year old herbal concoction hawker, popularly known as Paraga seller, Basirat Ogundeji, has been delivered of a baby girl …
Ozekhome Recounts Ordeal In Kidnappers’ Den At Thanksgiving
Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, has revealed how he urinated in his boxers while in the den of his…
Fire Guts Great Nigeria House
Fire guts 22-storey Great Nigeria House in Lagos Hundreds of tenants and traders wept on Monday as fire engulfed the…
Taraba Speaker Dead
The Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Haruna Tsokwa, is dead. He died in the early hours of…
Kenya: 4 charged with Westgate Mall attack
Kenya charged four men Monday in connection with the Westgate mall massacre in September, an attack claimed by Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked…
Bayern boss Hoeness to face trial on tax charges
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness will face trial next March on charges he hid millions of euros from tax authorities…