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You want federalism? Fight for it!
Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò If I hear another Southern governor, especially from the Western states of old, call for “true federalism” one…
Ambode honours 555 with long service merit award
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday presented long service merit awards to 555 public servants who had distinguished…
Nigeria may experience food shortage, UNDP warns
The UN Development Programme (UNDP), on Thursday, warned that Nigeria might experience food shortage, if urgent interventions were not put…
My husband attempted to rape my sister several times -Wife
A 45-year old trader, Mrs Cecilia Ayayi, has approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to end her 20-year-old marriage…
Police refute alleged pipeline attack in A/Ibom
The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Mr Murtala Mani, on Thursday refuted an alleged explosion of pipelines at Ikot…
Six dead, 23 injured in Lagos ghastly motor accidents
Kazeem Ugbodaga Six people have been confirmed dead and 23 others injured in two separate accidents which occurred in Lagos…
Buhari extends vacation by 5 more days
President Muhammadu Buhari is no longer arriving the country today as scheduled. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed on Thursday that…
Fuel queues resurface in Port Harcourt, sells for N160 per litre
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The strike declared by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) over sack of its…
The Revolt Of Mandela’s Grandchildren by Okey Ndibe
South Africa is in the midst—some would say the very incipient stage—of a major political and cultural revolt. One of…
Wike’s SSG, Kenneth Kobani, charged with terrorism
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital has started the trial of Kenneth Kobani,…
Pictures: Osinbajo presides over June FEC meeting
Acting President Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday, 15 June, 2016 presided over the Federal Executive Council Meeting at the Council…
Lagos taskforce arrests 3 notorious ‘Awawa’ cult members
Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Lagos State Taskforce have arrested three notorious members of the ‘Awawa Boys’ cult group who…
Nigerian students berate Amaechi over comments, seek apology
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has condemned the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, over what it described as…
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We are not owing Shuaibu Amodu N25 million – Edo Govt
The Edo State Government has denied owing the late former Chief Coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Shuaibu Amodu,…
Students protest, issue Gov Amosun 48hr ultimatum
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Students of Tai Solarin College of Education, TASCE, Omu Ijebu, on Wednesday gave Governor Ibikunle Amosun 48 hours…
Kidnapped Kogi judge regains freedom
Justice Isiyaka Momoh-Jimoh Usman of the Kogi Customary Court of Appeal has been freed by his abductors. A statement issued…
Court of Appeal dismisses Dasuki’s attempt to stop trial
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by retired Col. Sambo Dasuki to discontinue his…
Sambo Dasuki’s trial adjourned again
An Abuja High Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing in the case of alleged diversion of N13.6 billion against retired Col.…
Lawyer’s absence stalls Raymond Dokpesi’s trial again
The trial of erstwhile Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc., Mr Raymond Dokpesi, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday…
30 dead as bus falls into ravine in India
A bus skidded off a hill road into a ravine in north-eastern India killing 30 passengers, police said Wednesday. The…
Pistorius walks without his prosthetic leg in court to avoid jail
Oscar Pistorius shuffled without his prosthetic legs through a Pretoria court on Wednesday to demonstrate how vulnerable he is without…
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69 air passengers escape death as plane catches fire
Jet Airways airlines, on Wednesday, said its passenger plane, Flight 9W 2839, with 69 people on board, made an emergency…
Lagos warns boat operators against blackmail
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, has warned boat operators in the state against blackmailing the government as…
Ogboni cult splits 16-year old marriage
A 35-year-old housewife, Tomilola Ogundele, on Wednesday asked an Ikole Customary Court to dissolve her 16-year-old marriage to Olanrewaju Aluko…
Nigerians shun Yankari Games Reserve, visit South Africa for tourism
Despite the abundance of tourist sites in the country, many Nigerians still prefer to travel to South Africa for tourism.…
Alligator drags toddler into lagoon at Disney resort in Florida
An alligator dragged a two-year-old boy into a lagoon at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida late on Tuesday, defeating…
Obanikoro spits fire from US, says I won’t submit to EFCC
Former Minister of State for Defence and one time Nigeria’s ambassador to Ghana, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has condemned yesterday’s raid…
Death toll in Ghana’s flood rises to 10
The death toll in the flood in the southern Ghana city of Cape Coast has increased from five to 10,…
Pictures: Bayo Onanuga, NAN MD, visits EFCC
The new Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday paid a courtesy visit…
EFCC docks two impostors
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Mohammed Sufyanu and Abbas Attahiru, before Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the…