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Supreme Court sacks Stella Oduah, Andy Ubah, names replacements
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has sacked Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Anambra state lawmakers including Stella Oduah, Andy Ubah from…
IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kani denied bail
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Justice James Tsoho of federal high court of Abuja has denied Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of…
E-Learning: NUT distributes laptops to Lagos teachers
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos Chapter said on Friday in Lagos that it would soon begin distribution of…
Sokoto Assembly promises speedy passage of 2016 budget
The Chairman, Sokoto State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Alhaji Bello Yabo, on Friday said the legislature…
Group supports ban on illegal sand mining
The Sand Miners Association of Lagos State, Ibeju-Lekki Chapter under the leadership of Agbolade Bode alias Abodek has dissociated itself…
GOtv emerge Ikorodu United shirt sponsors
Video entertainment company, GOtv, on Monday, was unveiled as the shirt sponsor of Glo Premier League newcomers, Ikorodu United Football…
NURTW, Adeyanju not involved in Ile-Epo market mayhem – Counsel
Idowu Olayiwola, the solicitor to National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), coordinator of Heavy Trucks and Goods and Comrade…
Ijebu Ode agog as Ooni visits Awujale
Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu Ode All is now set for the visit of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, to the…
Panic as dreaded One Million Boys robbery gang writes Ojo, Badagry residents
By Cyriacus Izuekwe For the past three days, residents of Ojo and Badagary local government areas have not slept following…
The Online Warriors By Reuben Abati
My criticisms of the excesses of the online phenomenon in terms of its brazen abuse in an unregulated environment has…
Ahead Glo League Season: Ikorodu United unveiled in Lagos
Taiwo Adelu An innovation was brought into Nigerian club football when the newly promoted to the Globacom sponsored Nigeria Professional…
Zika vaccine is years away – US researcher
The hunt for a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus could take years, a top US health chief said amid…
Seriki Royal lineage sues dead people over Olubadan throne
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Oyo State Chief Judge, Mukhtar Abimbola has commenced the hearing of a suit filed by Seriki Royal lineage…
Banks, hotels, schools sealed over tax evasion
The Anambra State Government in eastern Nigeria has sealed off at least 35 buildings in the industrial town of Nnewi…
KPMG, SIAO to audit NNPC, NIMASA, NPA, 78 other agencies
Audit firms, KPMG and SIAO will carry out forensic audit on 81 revenue generating agencies in Nigeria including NNPC, NIMASA,…
Airtel commissions retail outlet in National Assembly complex
As part of its commercial strategy to deepen its retail presence as well as deliver telecoms services to the doorsteps…
$930m: Why EFCC arrested, detained Amosu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been quizzing Nigeria’s former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu…
Rivers govt’s plans to smear NDDC boss, Semenitari, uncovered
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A group known as Media Advocacy for Anti-corruption has claimed it has stumbled on a massive plot…
Ahmed Musa heading to Man Utd – Report
As the transfer window climaxes, here are some of the transfer gossips and possible moves that could take place. Manchester…
Fire guts MRS filling station in Lagos
Fire on Thursday evening gutted an MRS filling station and two buildings in Lawanson, SuruLere Local Government Area, Lagos. The…
NIKE reviews partnership deal with NFF
Sports kit manufacturing company NIKE may currently be reviewing their partnership with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), NAN reports. The…
FAO warns Nigeria of Avian Influenza infection
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned Nigeria of a possible spread of Avian Influenza to its citizens if…
Goodluck Jonathan, an ineffectual buffoon – The Economist
The Economist has described former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, an ineffectual buffoon in an article titled: “Cheap oil is causing…
Nigerians bash The Economist for labelling Jonathan an ‘ineffectual buffoon’
Nigerians have expressed their anger at international news magazine, The Economist for labelling for president of the country, Goodluck Jonathan…
I’ll provide a creative opposition to Wike – Dakuku
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general elections in Rivers state, Dr.…
I’ll provide a creative opposition to Gov Wike- Dakuku Peterside
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general elections in Rivers State, Dr.…
Rivers rerun elections for 6 Feb
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed 6 February, 2016 for the rerun elections in Rivers…
Lagos targets 60% students performance in external exams
Lagos State Government has stated that it is targeting at least 60% of students’ performance in all the external examinations…
Obasanjo, Anyaoku, Richard Joseph to discuss democracy, development
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Secretary General of the Commonwealth and a leading authority on…
Facebook comment lands lecturer in detention
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Malam Umar Shehu on Thursday ordered the detention of a Kaduna State University, KASU,…