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PDP Crisis: Owie backs Gulak, says North East leaders went to sleep
A former Senate Chief Whip, Rowland Owie, has thrown his weight behind former political adviser to ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed…
Tinubu: We appreciate Lagosians’ support for Access Bank Lagos City Marathon
Taiwo Adelu Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr. Deji Tinubu has expressed gratitude to all the people of the…
Libel: Buhari’s aide sues US blogger for N1bn
Following a malicious publication that she runs an international human trafficking ring, a member of the Buhari Media Support Group,…
Police rescue 2 kidnapped victims, nab six suspects
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Police Command successfully rescued Mr. Austin Ajah and Mrs. Winifred Frank in the early…
Nigeria doesn’t need World Bank, ADB loans— Falana
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) says Nigeria does not need any loan from the World Bank or African…
Vardy signs new deal with Leicester
Jamie Vardy has signed a new three-year deal with Leicester City. The England striker, 29, joined Leicester from Fleetwood for…
Lagos: Son stabs mother to death
Yusuf Muhammed The police at Oko oba Police Station Lagos, South west, Nigeria are trying to unravel what led a…
Akwa Ibom: Our position on the Supreme Court judgment – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has described the verdict of the Supreme Court on the governorship election…
3 feared dead, 4 rescued as another boat capsizes in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Three people have been feared dead and four others rescued alive as another boat capsized in Badagry area…
Ben Bruce blasts Buhari, says he is not a criminal
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has stated that Nigerians are not criminals but instead they are hardworking people, noting specifically that himself…
Lassa fever: Ogun victim responds to treatment
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The health condition of the lady diagnosed to be Lassa fever patient in Ogun state is perfectly encouraging,…
I had never wanted to be a police officer— Lagos PPRO Badmos
Dolapo Opeyemi Badmos, a Superintendent of Police (SP) who was recently appointed as the new Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)…
Two AAU buildings gutted by fire
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The departments of Civil Engineering and Philosophy in Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, were Thursday night…
Kidnapped Deeper Life pastor regains freedom
Kazeem Ugbodaga Twelve days after he was kidnapped, State Overseer, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Kebbi State, Pastor David Onubedo was…
UPDATE: Lassa fever kills 101 in Nigeria
A growing Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 101 people, as West Africa battles to contain a flare up…
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Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum wins Lagos City Marathon
Kazeem Ugbodaga/Taiwo Adelu Abraham Kiptum of Kenya beat other top marathoners across the world to win the first Access Bank…
More terrorist groups to pledge allegiance to IS in 2016, says UN
Islamist sect, Boko Haram and 33 other militant groups from around the world have reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic…
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Two collapse as Lagos Marathon gets underway
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos City Marathon which commenced around 7:30am on Saturday is still underway. The much anticipated marathon event has…
Bird flu: Kano State Govt. kills 340, 000 birds in 2 months
The Kano State Government said on Friday it had so far killed over 340, 000 birds since bird flu resurfaced…
Perm. Sec. in Police net over alleged attempt to sell baby
A serving Permanent Secretary in Bayelsa, Dr Wisdom Sawyer, has been arrested by the Police over alleged attempt to sell…
Don’t sack workers, FG begs oil companies
Following alleged plan by major oil companies to lay off 10,000 workers due to the dwindling price of crude in…
Soldiers nab 5 suspected kidnappers of timber merchant
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Five suspected kidnappers a popular timber merchant have been arrested by soldiers of 19 Battalion of the…
Minister seeks collaboration with Goethe Institute
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called for collaboration between the ministry and the Goethe Institute,…
Tade Ogidan to Afolayan: You’ve done your dad proud
Funsho Arogundade Tade Ogidan, a Nigerian frontline screenwriter, cinematographer and producer, has praised the ingenuity of Kunle Afolayan on his…
Abia Warriors: We didn’t sell Chikatara for $700k
Taiwo Adelu The management of Abia Warriors Football Club of Umuahia has disclosed that Rwanda 2016 Africa Nations Championship, CHAN,…
We’re probing PDP lawmaker over forgery of certificate of return – Edo Speaker
The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Victor Edoror, has explained reasons why a candidate of the Peoples…
Lawyer husband killer arraigned in Ibadan
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN A Nigerian lawyer, Mrs. Yewande Oyediran who stabbed her husband, Mr. Lowo Oyediran Ajanaku to death on Tuesday…
Lagos And The Menace Of ‘Danfo’ Drivers
By Samuel Omojoye For me, it was like a scene from a blockbuster movie. It was such a horrendous scene…
Freight Forwarders want SON back at seaports
The founder of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Dr Boniface Aniebonam has advocated for the return of…