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Hold Wike, PDP responsible for attack on army – Peterside
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State has condemned the unfortunate death of…
I don’t want to die in prison, dismissed cop begs court
Jethro Ibileke/Benie urt A dismissed policeman who was arrested and detained along with three other policemen for allegedly torturing and…
Cameroon sentences 89 Boko Haram fighters to death
boko Cameroon has sentenced 89 members of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram to death, local media report. They were…
Don’t endorse ECOWAS trade agreement, MAN tells FG
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has made an appeal to the Federal Government not to endorse the ECOWAS-EU Economic…
Economy: Buhari to deliver keynote address at NEC retreat
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to deliver a keynote address at the two-day National Economic Council (NEC) retreat scheduled to…
Don’t abandon Ocholi’s masterplan, family begs FG, Kogi
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja With a day to the final burial of the Minister of State for Labour, James Ocholi (SAN), his…
Vote out party that turned Rivers to killing field – Amaechi tells Rivers people
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Minister of Transport and former governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, has urged Rivers People to vote…
Tinubu bags Uthman Dan Fodio University honorary degree
The Uthman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto State, will on Saturday, 19 March confer on Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu the Honorary…
Ekiti lawmaker not dead, says DSS
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Department of State Security Services on Thursday dismissed claims that Honourable Akanni Afolabi, a member of Ekiti…
Aregbesola commissions Ashimolowo’s university
Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday commissioned Kings University in Ode-Omu, Osun state, reiterating that, the goal of…
Tenant burns landlord, 83, to death over alleged unpaid rent
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Uwa Street in Benin City, capital of Edo State, on Wednesday night witnessed a tragedy when a tenant,…
Customs foil Seme robbery, recover arms
Jeff Ezemadu The men of the Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Command’s strike force led by Mr. Fidelis Nwanze, a Chief…
Ibinabo’s bail application suffers setback
Akin Kuponiyi There is no reprieve yet, for convicted star actress and former beauty queen, Ibinabo Fiberesima serving a five-year…
FG lauds NLNG cooperation
The Federal Government has commended the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company for having 95% of its workforce as Nigerians and…
Army confirms officer, soldier dead in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nigerian Army 2 Brigade based in Port Harcourt has confirmed an attack and death of an army…
Aregbesola commissions Ashimolowo’s King’s University
The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday reiterated that the goal of his administration’s education reform is to…
South Africa’s Sports Minister slams FIFA over bribery allegations
South African Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula, on Thursday called on FIFA to retract its statement that South Africa was involved…
Nigeria vs Egypt AFCON 2017 qualifiers, other games live on GOtv
Subscribers of GOtv will have the opportunity to watch at the comfort of their homes matches of the 2017 Africa…
DPO raids criminals’ hideouts, arrests 30 suspects
Paul Iyoghojie The Divisional Police Officer in charge of the Bar Beach Division, Lagos, western Nigeria, CSP Olusegun Ajamolaya has…
FG launches N10bn youths entrepreneural support project
The Bank of Industry (BoI) on Thursday formally launched a N10 billion Youths Entrepreneurship Support (YES) project to empower youths…
We’ll resist APC’s attempt to cause mayhem in Rivers – Metuh
Eromosele Ebhomele The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday vowed to resist all attempts it has alleged…
Cameroon soldiers kill 20 Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria
Cameroonian soldiers killed 20 Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday during a raid in northern Nigeria carried out by a multinational…
JAMB messing with students’ future by Abdulrofiu Temitayo
By Abdulrofiu Muhammed Temitayo Over time, the conduct of examinations overseen by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has…
Gbagyi Villa Community rejects El-Rufai’s planned demolition
Femi Adi/Kaduna Ahead of expiration of the 21 days notice for the demolition of over 3,000 houses at Gbagyi Villa,…
Ekiti lawmaker dies in DSS custody
Ekiti State government has claimed that a member of the state’s House of Assembly, Honourable Afolabi Akanni, has died in the…
Navy begins Batch 25 online application, as NDA exams hold
Interested indigenes of Lagos State desirous of a career in the Nigerian Navy now have the opportunity to actualize their…
Ambode reopens Mile 12 market, bans street trading
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the immediate re-opening of Mile 12 Market which was shut following a…
Nigerian army officer, three soldiers killed in Rivers
A serving major in the Nigerian Army and three soldiers have been reported killed in Abonnema, Akuku-Toru LGA, Rivers state…
Plans to arrest PDP leaders 48 hours to polls is politically motivated – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has declared that the attempt by the Police High Command to arrest…
Man arrested for theft of 12-month-old baby
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 24-year-old man has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing a 12-month-old baby in Lagos State,…