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Pictures: Godwin Obaseki’s inauguration as Edo governor
Mr Godwin Obaseki on Saturday, 12 November 2016, took the oath of office as the Governor of Edo State at…
Couple stabs husband, wife 10 times
The Police at Maroko division, Lekki, Lagos have arrested a couple, Paul Nnamdi Obodo a.k.a Opoko, 33 and his wife,…
Measles kill 134,000 children in 2015-Report
Kazeem Ugbodaga A report released by the World Health Organisation, WHO, has disclosed that measles killed 134,000 children in 2015…
How Donald Trump defeated the American media
Donald Trump’s stunning and “upset” victory over Hillary Clinton in the recent US presidential election should primarily go down in…
CSR key to securing multi-billion dollars LFTZ Investment-LASG
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Friday charged investors in the Lekki Free Trade Zone, LFTZ, corridor to step…
Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters surrender in Chad
Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered in Chad in the past month, security and U.N. sources…
Huge crowd as Obaseki takes oath of office
The Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin was filled to capacity as the new governor of Edo, Mr Godwin Obaseki, took…
RED CARD, GREEN CARD – Notes Towards the Management of Hysteria
I shall begin on a morbid note. One of the horror stories that emerged from the Daesh (Isis) controlled parts…
Lagos-Ibadan express road ready soon– Minister
Expansion and rehabilitation works on the Lagos-Ibadan highway would be completed this dry season, Mr Babatunde Fashola, the minister of…
Recession has been growing for three years -Fashola
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the minister of power, works and housing said on Friday night that the prescription for recession in…
Ondo guber poll: Akeredolu promises to revive state
Mr Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Nov. 26 governorship election in Ondo State, has promised…
Nigeria to stop wheat importation from Russia — Minister
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Abba-Ibrahim, has said that Nigeria will soon stop the importation of…
27 States donate land for mass housing
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola says 27 states have provided the ministry with land on…
No secrets during courtship, counselor advises intending couples
Mrs Destiny Iheukwumere, a Marriage Counselor in Abuja advised intending couples not to keep secrets during courtship, stressing that issues…
Oshiomhole hands over to Obaseki in Edo
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Friday in Benin passed on his hand over notes to Governor-Elect Godwin Obaseki.…
Gunmen ambush police, kill officer
The Commissioner of Police in Nasarawa State, Abubakar Sadiq-Bello, says gunmen have killed a police officer during an ambush in…
EFCC arraigns banker, another over $1m fraud
Two men, including a Diamond Bank employee, on Friday appeared in a Federal High Court, Abuja, charged with money laundering,…
Skye Bank takes over Obat Oil depot over N2.1b debt
A Federal High Court in Lagos has given Skye Bank Plc the legal backing to take over Obat Oil and…
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Armed robbers kill bank manager, 3 others in Ekiti
A manager with Heritage Bank, a cashier and two other persons were killed on Friday in a robbery incident in…
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Armsgate: Air Vice Marshall docked, remanded in Kuje prison
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, arraigned Air Vice Marshall Tony Omenyi (rtd) alongside his company, Huzee…
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South African power utility chief resigns over bribe
The chief executive of South Africa’s state-owned power utility Eskom on Friday announced his resignation after a report by an…
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My family paid N15.1m to my abductors – Iba monarch
“My abductors demanded N500 million ransom but my family paid N15.1 million to free me,” the traditional ruler of Iba…
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Buhari holds 3rd closed-door meeting with Saraki in a week
For the third time in a week, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with the Senate President…
Faleke cries out over attempt to assassinate him
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr. James Abiodun Faleke, has raised an alarm over attempt to assassinate him…
Oshiomhole appoints 4 new Permanent Secretaries
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has appointed four new Permanent-Secretaries in the State. Those appointed are Mr Anthony Okungbowa,…
Traders protest higher taxes in Kuje
Traders Association in Kuje Area Council, FCT on Friday took to the streets to protest the increase in taxation by…
Governor Wike sacks SSA on Protocol
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has sacked his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol, Sir Joe Akpa.. A statement by…
”The Wedding Party” of Banky W, Adesua Etomi
Inspired by Nigerian weddings and a longing to showcase African music and lifestyle, Elfike Film Collective, a collaboration of Africa’s…
VP Osinbajo woos Russian farmers
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, invited Russian farmers to invest in Nigeria, produce and export to Europe…