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SERAP seeks extradition of Diezani Allison-Madueke
As the international anti-corruption summit kicks off in London tomorrow, a civil society group Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)…
Can Nigeria Be Crushed Into Shape? by Okey Ndibe
By Okey Ndibe I was disturbed by a report in last Sunday’s edition of The Punch newspaper. It read, “Buhari…
We have capacity to crush Niger Delta Avengers – DHQ
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has warned the Niger Delta Avengers who have been bombing crude oil pipelines…
West Ham ends Upton Park stay with win over Man Utd
West Ham’s 112-year stay at Upton Park ended with victory as Winston Reid’s late header beat Manchester United to dent…
Lagos At 50: Soyinka thoroughly deserves appointment, says Gbadamosi
Co-Chairman of the Lagos At 50 Committee, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi on Tuesday gave credence to the appointment of Nobel Laureate,…
Hunchback man abducted, murdered in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have confirmed the abduction of a 37-year-old man with a hunchback, simply identified as…
Edo Guber: Muslims insist on Christian/Muslim ticket
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the September gubernatorial election in Edo State, a group, Edo Muslim for Equity and Good Governance…
Abandon your marriage if…. Ambode’s wife advises women
To thousands of women who are in abusive and violent relationship and who continued to bear the brunt of domestic…
Shame! Germany to teach Nigerians cleanliness
To the eternal shame of some Nigerians who continued to be indifferent to their dirty environment, Germany is now proposing…
Police save frustrated woman from suicide
The Police in Imo have rescued a female staff of the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri, from committing…
FG to establish 6 new science varsities
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, says the Federal Government is working toward establishing six new universities of science…
DPR to sanction filling stations for fuel diversion
The Department of Petroleum Resources( DPR) in Ondo State, is to sanction any filling station found diverting and hoarding petrol…
Ogun PDP in disarray, elects 3 chairmen
Abiodun Onafuye, AbeokutaThere seems no end to the crises rocking the People’s Democratic Party, in Ogun State as the three…
Jose Mourinho wanted by Indonesia as head coach
Indonesia want to appoint Jose Mourinho as head coach, according to the country’s sports minister. Ranked 185th in the world,…
FLASH: Attempted jail break busted in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Daring gunmen made a botched attack on Port Harcourt Prisons in the Rivers State Capital today. The…
Saraki was stinkingly rich before he was governor – Counsel tells CCT
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki had over $22 million, £12 million, €2.6m and about N4 billion in cash…
Doctors begin 5-day strike tomorrow
National Association of Resident Doctors has declared five days of warning strike starting tomorrow, 11 May to protest what it…
Plateau State gets N2.06bn as IGR
The Plateau Government on Tuesday said it generated N2.06 billion as revenue in the first quarter of the year. Mr…
Police arrest 4 over theft of mosquito nets
Bauchi Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested four suspects for being in possession of stolen treated mosquitoes nets.…
Lagos Model Colleges: Admission test holds Saturday
The Screening test for admission of Primary Six pupils into the Lagos State Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools…
Bayern Munich sign Dortmund’s Hummels and Benfica’s Renato Sanches
German champions Bayern Munich have signed Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels and Benfica midfielder Renato Sanches from the start of…
Court jails driver for theft
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 40-year-old driver, Mutiu Adekunle, in prison for pleading guilty to stealing employer’s…
Saraki’s 90 lawyers cause confusion in court
The trial of the Senate President Bukola Saraki on a 16-count charge of false assets declaration resumed at the Code…
Lagos swimming in money
The Lagos State Government has recorded a total revenue of N101.69 billion in the first quarter of the 2016 budget…
Steph Curry scores 40 pts as Warriors beat Blazers
Stephen Curry nailed a 3-pointer in overtime and gestured to the crowd, exclaiming over and over: “I’m back! I’m back!”…
French President, Hollande arrives Nigeria Friday
President Francois Hollande of France will arrive Nigeria on Friday for a regional security summit scheduled for Abuja on Saturday,…
Find solutions to farmers/herdsmen crisis, Buhari tells governors
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged state governors to find lasting solutions to the persistent cases of farmers/herdsmen crisis in the…
Fake town planner nabbed in Lagos
Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development have apprehended a middle-aged man, Adeyemi Adebayo who…
70% of Katsina youths jobless – Gov Masari
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State said 70 per cent of Katsina youths are jobless. He made the disclosure at…
Police to hold town hall meetings
As part of strategic initiative of the Nigeria Police Force, aimed at adopting Community Policing practices in addressing internal security…