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Jonathan alone not to blame for economic downturn – Oba Akiolu
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan must not be blamed alone for the nation’s economic downturn, says Oba of…
Pipeline vandals to get Boko Haram treatment – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Wednesday in Beijing warned vandals and saboteurs blowing up oil and gas installations in…
GOtv Boxing Night 7: Joe Boy, Prince Nurudeen in ultimate grudge clash
The Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos, will on 1 May witness one of the biggest grudge fights…
Nigerian government must stop rejecting the naira as a legal tender
By SKC Ogbonnia Section 20 of the CBN Act of 2007 clearly states that the Naira “shall be legal tender…
N185m Fraud: EFCC arraigns ex-UMTH staff
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 7, 2016 arraigned five former staff of the Finance and Accounts…
PICTURES: Ambode storms Aboru, cozies up to mother and child
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos did the unusual when he visited Ajasa-Command Road in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area…
Ajasa-Command road ready in five weeks – Ambode
Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening said the Ajasa-Command Road in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA)…
Port Harcourt refinery begins production again – NNPC
Nigeria has restarted the Port Harcourt refinery, which has a capacity of 210,000 barrels a day, a spokesman for state…
Transfers: Man Utd to sign James Rodriguez from Madrid
Manchester United are moving closer to a deal for the £60m-rated Real Madrid striker James Rodriguez, 24. (Express) United’s value…
Dele Odule wants town hall stage shows revived
A veteran actor, Dele Odule, on Wednesday called for the revival of town hall shows and building of more film…
Ambode commissions 36km Ile Zik-Sango toll gate street lights
Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening commissioned the lighting up of the stretch of Lagos-Abeokuta expressway from Ile…
LCCI commends FG on yuan pact
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has lauded the Federal Government for signing an agreement with China to…
Vandalism: IPMAN tasks FG on effective pipelines surveillance
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to provide effective pipelines surveillance equipment…
Police sanction 20 officers for misconduct – Official
Twenty police officers of various ranks have been sanctioned for misconduct between November 2015 and March this year. CSP Abayomi…
I never knew Segun Oyesunmi was a criminal – Ghanaian wife
Cyriacus Izuekwe A Ghanaian woman, Rose Oyesunmi who is married to a Nigerian Segun Oyesunmi has opted out from her…
Lagos CJ frees 153 prison inmates
Henry Ojelu The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade Wednesday freed 153 inmates of the Kirikiri Maximum and…
Landlady sets tenant’s apartment ablaze to eject him
Cyriacus Izuekwe A landlady, Mrs Nike Azeez shocked the residents of Ijegun community in Lagos State western Nigeria, on Tuesday…
Women as expendables by Owei Lakemfa
As is usually the case with teenagers leaving home for the first time, when I went to the university, I…
Traders shut down Delta council over new market levy
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Traders, predominantly women, invaded Udu Council secretariat in Delta state sacking all personnel including security guards in…
Fuel scarcity & power crisis: The social goods debate by Femi Pedro
By Femi Pedro After inheriting a colossal mess from all the previous administrations combined, it is fair to say that…
Nigeria set to receive Ibori, others from UK
The Federal Government has said that it is ready to receive Nigerians serving various jail terms in different prisons across…
Probe Nigerian Army for killing Shiites -Amnesty
Claims by a Kaduna state official that Nigeria’s military secretly buried 347 people after clashes with members of a minority…
SDP backs Gov Bello of Kogi
The Kogi State Cchapter of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, has passed a vote of confidence on the Kogi State…
Manuel Pellegrini rewriting Champions League history at Man City
They are still a long way from winning it, but Manchester City’s progress to their first Champions League semi-final is…
Lagos At 50: The legal validity of Soyinka’s appointment
(Being the address delivered by Femi Falana at the public presentation of Kayode Fabunmi’s book on THE STORY OF A…
Lagos-Calabar rail project included in amended budget – Udo Udoma
The Ministry of Budget and National Planning has weighed in on the controversies over the 2016 budget on Tuesday, affirming…
Female gospel singer dies in ex-lawmaker’s hotel in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A female gospel singer, Mrs. Yvonne Omoarebokhae, has allegedly died in a hotel in Benin, owned by a…
Otedola obtained $233m for Zenon, diverted it to AP – Emenalo
Boniface Emenalo, the secretary of the then House of Representatives ad hoc committee on Fuel Subsidy said Zenon Oil and…
Boko Haram using more children for attacks, says UNICEF
j Ahead of 14 April two years anniversary of the kidnap of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State by…
Corruption: Lamido’s trial stalls after son falls ill in court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 presented to Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal…