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Crisis looms in UI
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Barely a month after the non-academic unions of the University of Ibadan, UI, protested and paralyzed all activities…
Lagos deputy governor drawn into tumbledown school building
Eromosele Ebhomele Worried by the dilapidated state of the Ogba Primary School 1 located in the busy Ogba area of…
Bakery worker jailed for assault in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Egor Chief Magistrate’s court in Benin, Edo state, on Tuesday, March 8, sentenced a 25-year-old bakery worker,…
4 sent to prison for withdrawing N114.8m from bank account
Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the X Squad of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria,…
Sharapova has been “reckless beyond description”
Maria Sharapova’s failed drugs test was “reckless beyond description”, according to former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound. Sharapova, 28,…
MTN dealing with NCC not FG, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has stated that the federal government is not dealing directly with leading telecommunication outfit, MTN,…
Ese Oruru’s Mirror by Okey Ndibe
I received a plaintive note last week from a young man who seemed rather shocked that I had not written…
There are no political killings in Rivers, only cult clashes – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has dismissed the allegations that recent killings in the oil-rich state…
Madrid down Roma as Ronaldo scores 40th goal of season
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 40th goal of the season as Real Madrid reached the Champions League quarter-finals with a 4-0…
Rivers Killings: Police arrest two, vows to track down others
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Police Command has arrested one Anthony Ugoh, in connection with the murder of Frank Obi, his…
Abia Rerun: PPA kicks as Orji Uzor Kalu loses to PDP candidate
The Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) on Tuesday added a new dimension to election re-run held in Abia North Senatorial distrust…
EFCC re-arrests ex HOS, Oronsaye
For Steve Oronsaye, former Nigeria’s Head of Service, the prospect of a peaceful retirement further dimmed on Tuesday following his…
APC berates security agencies over Rivers’ killings
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says security agencies in Rivers should take responsibility for the recent killing of its chieftain…
Lamido: EFCC presents another witness
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 8, 2016 presented another witness, Alhaji Suraju Ahmadu, in the ongoing…
No more imposition of candidates in PDP – Ali Modu Sheriff
Ali Modu Sheriff, the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has promised that candidates would not be imposed in…
EFCC rearraigns ex-pensions director for N81.4m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 re-arraigned Mohammed Ahmed Katun, a former Assistant Director,…
‘PDP’s problem has always been that of manipulation’, says Ekweremadu
ekweremadu The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said that the problem of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has always…
Ebonyi Speaker calls for sack of commissioners
The Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru, says legislators should recommend commissioners that are not performing for…
18 Boko Haram terrorists killed in failed Pulka attack
The Nigerian Army said that its troops killed 18 Boko Haram insurgents in two separate attacks on military locations in…
Man, 70, leads robbery gang in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has apprehended 11 robbery suspects including a 70-year-old man, said to be a terror in…
Ondo speaker, deputy impeached
On a day celebrated worldwide as Women’s Day, the Speaker of Ondo state, Jumoke Akindele has been kicked out by…
FG splits NNPC into seven units, appoints heads
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the immediate unbundling of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, into seven independent operational…
Giroud shines as Arsenal beat Hull 4-0
Arsenal ended a run of five games without a win by beating Hull in an FA Cup fifth-round replay to…
Siasia dreams repeat of October ’77 feat against Egypt
Samson Siasia says he believes the Super Eagles can give Nigerians joy on Friday, 25 March by winning and picking…
R&B star Darey drops ‘Asiko Laiye’ Video
Funsho Arogundade R&B music star Darey Art Alade is not slowing things down in 2016. Less than a week after…
Fashola advocates attitude change to revamp economy through housing
The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, Tuesday advocated a change of unhelpful attitudes in the…
UPDATE: Death toll rises to 18 in Lekki building collapse
Kazeem Ugbodaga Death toll in the collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has risen to 18…
No More Dasukigate: Osinbajo says Abacha loot will be put to good use
inbajo The Federal Government has welcomed an offer of the Swiss government to return $321m stolen funds from Nigeria under…
Nigerian Army General dies in road accident
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of Chief of Training and Operations of the Army, Major General Yushau Mahmood…
Wike kicks off campaign, says PDP will win all seats
Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike turned the flag off of road projects in Obio/Akporehe council into a campaign platform today, vowing…