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Netherlands confirms Dutch hostages freed in Nigeria
Niger Delta gunmen have released three Dutch nationals who were abducted last week, the Dutch foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday.…
IG’s son survives IRS plane crash in Niger Republic
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent An IRS aircraft, which was returning from maintenance abroad, has crashed in Niger Republic, with two crew…
Jonathan, Amosun, Buhari Others Eulogise Awujale
Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta President Goodluck Jonathan has described the Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode Adetona as…
Egypt to try 200 alleged jihadists for ‘terrorism
Egypt’s prosecutor general referred the trial of 200 alleged members of the Al-Qaeda-inspired Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, accusing them of “terrorism”…
Jonathan congratulates Zuma on resounding victory
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday congratulated President Jacob Zuma and his party, the African National Congress (ANC) on their resounding…
Discrimination against women in politics is undemocratic – Sen. Aisha
Senator Aisha Alhassan of Taraba North on Saturday described the perception that women have no equal rights with men in…
Police arrest 3 robbery suspects in Gombe
The Gombe State Police Command on Saturday said it arrested three persons suspected to have carried out armed robbery at…
Dangote Group to invest $2.3bn in Northern Nigeria
The Dangote Group on Saturday pledged to invest 2.3 billion dollars in sugar-cane and rice production in the Northern part…
Boko Haram to be wiped out in 3 months – NSGF
The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) on Saturday said all elements of the Boko Haram terrorists group would be stamped…
Nigeria, US wants UN to label Boko Haram a terrorist organisation
Nigeria and the United States are working on a UN Security Council resolution to designate Boko Haram a terrorist organisation,…
Sharapova faces Halep in Madrid Open final
Maria Sharapova secured her place in the final of the Madrid Open for the second consecutive year with a comfortable…
In Pictures: 80th Birthday of Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona
Pictures by Emmanuel Osodi
LASRAB DG, Uthman Dies At 56
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Director-General, Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB), Mr. Rafiu Bolaji Uthman is dead. He died on…
I will not sleep until abducted girls are rescued – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said he will “not sleep” or rest on his oars until the over 200 abducted girls in…
Early campaigns: INEC orders politicians to remove billboards
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has given politicians in Taraba seven days to remove all campaign billboards and posters…
Atiku urges Nigerians to unite against Boko Haram
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for unity among all Nigerians in the fight against insurgency in the country.…
Terrorism: Nothing is wrong with seeking foreign assistance – ACF
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Friday said terrorism was an international crime against humanity and it was not wrong…
Dangote moves to crash cement prices
The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote said that nine million tonnes of cement have been released into the…
2015: No late arrival of election materials – INEC
INEC has assured that all election materials would be deployed to all states of the federation in good time for…
My husband is heartless, wicked; wife tells Judge
A housewife, Sherifat Akeem, on Friday told an Ilorin Area Court that her husband, Shuaibu Akeem, was allegedly wicked and…
Gordon Brown lauds Nigeria’s zero tolerance for terrorism
The United Nations’ Special Envoy on Education, Gordon Brown, on Friday in Abuja praised the Nigerian Government’s zero tolerance for…
UN Security Council condemns schoolgirls kidnap
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls Friday, as the world body’s secretary…
Gunmen kill 2 in Taraba attack
Gunmen on Friday attacked Kano-Kambarawa Village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba and killed two persons. Police Public Relations…
Amosun Rescinds Decision on TASUED
Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta Succour has finally come the way of students of the first University of Education in Nigeria, Tai Solarin…
Court orders Prof. Utomi to pay N66mn debt
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered professor Patrick Utomi and his company U T Roads…
Wife of Lagos speaker to adopt abandoned child
Eromosele Ebhomele Pastor Mayowa, wife of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, on Friday commenced…
You are the best Monarch, Tinubu Praises Awujale
Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta Former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu described…
PDP decries media attack on Mu’azu
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday in Abuja, decried the use of a section of the media to attack…
Police debunk rumour of Boko Haram kidnap in Lagos
DSP Ngozi Braide, Lagos State Police Command, Public Relations Officer, has said that the rumour about activities of Boko Haram…