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Ekiti Election: APC loses faith in the Jega-led INEC
Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, (KFCO) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to explain the role of its…
Jonathan appoints new PTDF Executive Secretary
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Olufemi Ajayi as the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). This was…
Two women jailed for slapping Abuja policeman
An Upper Area court in Zuba, FCT, on Wednesday sentenced two women – Binta Mamman, 35, and Safiya Aliyu, 19,…
28 bodies exhumed in Mexico mass grave
The bodies of at least 28 people have been exhumed from a mass grave in Veracruz, a stronghold of the…
Adamawa Assembly set to impeach Gov. Nyako
The Adamawa State House of Assembly is set to impeach Governor Murtala Nyako and his deputy, Bala Ngilari. The impeachment…
Nigeria’s educational system where India was in the ’70s – Devesh
Variam Devesh, Director of Training for EduSoft Associates believes that Nigeria’s educational system today is still where India was in…
N100bn Scam: Court discharges Mohammed Abacha
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Wednesday, discharged Mohammed Abacha, son of late former Military Head of State ,…
Ekiti Polls: INEC accredits 29 domestic, international observers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has accredited 29 domestic and international organisations to observe the Ekiti State…
Nigeria seeks $200m credit from Germany – Okonjo Iweala
The Federal Government is seeking 200 million dollars “soft credit” from the German Government for the establishment of a development…
Schumacher awake during hospital transfer
Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was conscious and had his eyes open during his top-secret transfer from a French hospital…
5 dead, 32 missing in Malaysia boat mishap
Thirty-two people were missing on Wednesday and five were confirmed dead after an apparently overloaded boat carrying Indonesian illegal migrants…
Court defers ruling on Atuche, Ojo’s N125bn fraud trial
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday fixed 30 September for ruling on practice direction in the trial of…
Rivers Police Community Relations Committee dissolved
Commissioner of Police in Rivers state, Tunde Ogunsakin, has ordered the dissolution of the executive of the Police Community Relations…
Confab: Delegate worries over recommendation implementation
Delegates to the National Conference have recommended measures that would revamp the transportation system in the county for sustainable development,…
Hairdresser arraigned for murder
A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday granted permission to the police to arraign a 29-year old hair dresser,…
PDP, APC, others urged to address gender imbalance
A non-governmental organisation, Women in Politics, on Tuesday urged political parties to address gender imbalance in the hierarchy. Ebere Ifendu,…
EFCC arraigns 2 for defrauding applicants of N2.25m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned James Onu and Abuchi Nwigwe before the Federal High Court in…
African Union set to readmit Egypt
The African Union is set to readmit Egypt and end it’s nearly year-long suspension from the grouping because of the…
65 Palestinians arrested as Israel search for kidnapped teens
Israeli troops arrested 65 Palestinians overnight, most of whom were freed in a 2011 prisoner swap, as they scoured the…
40 Indians in Iraq missing
Forty Indian employees stranded in violence-hit Iraq are “uncontactable”, the foreign ministry said Wednesday, with a newspaper reporting the construction…
Wife beats husband to death over ex-marital affair
A 79-year old Japanese housewife who allegedly clubbed her husband to death in a row over an affair he had…
‘Green car’ splits global automakers
Global automakers are locked in a showdown evoking the video format wars of the 1980s, as they bet on what…
Kerzkakhov saves Russia with vital strike
Alexander Kerzhakov rescued Russia in their first World Cup finals match since 2002, scoring three minutes after coming on as…
Japan prohibits child porn possession
Japan on Wednesday finally fell into line with other developed countries and made the possession of child pornography illegal. The…
US executes man for kidnap, rape, murder
The United States on Tuesday carried out its first execution since a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma in April, after…
FUT Minna set to graduate 7,842
The Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, would graduate 7,482 students at its 21st, 22nd and 23rd combined convocation ceremonies…
Ogun completes two more bridges
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Governor Ibikunle Amosun led administration in Ogun State has completed two flyover bridges in Abeokuta, the state…
Appearance Fees: NFF denies rift with Super Eagles
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has blasted reports insinuating rift between the federation and players of the Super Eagles on…
President Jonathan kicks off Safe School Initiative
President Jonathan has kicked off the Safe School Initiative, a programme designed to build confidence in young Nigerians and their…
Edo set to recruit 3,000 into civil service
The Edo government on Tuesday said it had concluded arrangements to employ no fewer than 3,000 qualified persons into the…