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#EkitiDecides: In Pictures Gov. Fayemi, Fayose, others vote
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Nollywood empowers 2mn youths in 20 years – Zulu
The Association of Movie Producers in Nigeria (AMP) says the Nigerian film industry has created over two million jobs in…
Nigeria gets 512mn euros from EU to improve power, security
The European Union (EU) has signed a financial agreement with the Federal Government to receive 512 million euros grant (N112…
Security operatives arrest 36 APC members, journalists in Ekiti
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted Nigerians and the international community to the massive clampdown on its party’s leaders…
NCC, Nollywood to enhance film production
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) says it is partnering the Nigerian movie industry to enhance the Information and Communication Technology…
Malawi president weds partner in colourful ceremony
Malawi’s newly elected President Peter Mutharika married his long-term partner in a colourful ceremony before local dignitaries in a jam-packed…
#EkitiDecides: 50 Mobile Policemen arrest journalists
Mobile policemen have arrested two journalists Jadesola Ajibola of Inspiration FM and Oyetunji Ojo of Osun State Broadcasting Corporation in…
Zamfara APC members defect to PDP
Top government officials in the Governor Abdulaziz Yari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in Zamfara are gradually resigning their appointments…
In Pictures: #EkitiDecides accreditation and voting
Ekiti voters turned out en mass on Saturday for accreditation as the state’s governorship election got under way amidst tight…
FAAN increases security check at airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Saturday said it had intensified special security check of individuals and vehicles…
Jihadists execute three Syria rebel officers
Jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have executed three officers of the Western and Arab-backed…
Kano to secure release of indigenes detained in Abia
The Kano State Government said it had dispatched a delegation to Abia to secure the release of the state indigenes…
Father of British jihadist shocked over online video
The father of a British man who left to fight in Syria said on Saturday he “wants to cry” after…
Voters turnout en masse for Ekiti election, as accreditation begins
Ekiti voters turned out en masse on Saturday for accreditation as the state’s governorship election got under way amidst tight…
Commission establishes early childhood school
The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), on Friday, said it had set up a School for Early Childhood…
Putin orders Russia forces on ‘full combat alert’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops in central Russia on “full combat alert” for snap drills, the defence minister…
Egypt sentences 183 to death including Brotherhood chie
An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed death sentences for 183 Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie, a prosecutor said,…
UI, ABU, four others sign N2bn MoA with NLNG
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited, on Friday, signed N2 billion Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with six Nigerian universities…
Gospel music not for Christians only
Wale Oni, a music producer, said on Friday that gospel (Christian) music is for everybody irrespective of their religion or…
Osun set to increase apiary
The Osun Government on Friday said it had acquired 10.7 hectares valued N2.4million for apiary at Oyan, Odo Otin Local…
Africa hosts 86% of world refugees – UN
Developing countries, including many in Africa, now host 86 per cent of the worlds refugees, up from 70 per cent…
Boko Haram kills 10 in raids on five villages
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have killed 10 people in raids on five villages in Nigeria’s northeast Adamawa state, a local…
Emir of Kano turbans new Wazirin Kano
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Friday turbaned Malam Sa’ad Shehu Gidado as the new Waziri of…
Nigeria yet to implement human trafficking act – Report
Nigeria has remained a Tier 2 Country, according to the 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report released on Friday by…
Australia offers asylum-seekers $10k to return home
Australia is offering asylum-seekers in its Pacific immigration camps up to $10,000 (US$9,400) if they voluntarily return to their home…
Valencia double gives Ecuador new life
Ecuador moved into second place in World Cup Group E as two goals from Enner Valencia handed them a 2-1…
NLC condemns use of soldiers for “dirty jobs”
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday said the increasing cavalier use of soldiers, especially in furtherance of what it…
Terrorist commander killed on Jos-Bauchi road – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said on Friday that troops of the Nigerian Army had killed a terrorist commander, identified as Mallam…
Active GSM lines up to 126m in April
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday said that active lines in the nation’s telecommunications industry increased to 129,391,392 in…