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Jubilation in Rivers as Supreme Court upholds Wike’s mandate
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Wild celebrations have broken out in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State, following the Supreme Court judgement…
Edo bank robbery suspects, native doctor arrested in Kogi
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo police command has confirmed the arrest of six members of the armed robbery gang that attacked two…
Lagos miners kick against ‘stop work’ order
Sand miners in Lagos State have kicked against the stop work order issued to them by the State Ministry for…
2015 hajj stampede survivor returns to Nigeria
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed the return of the last Nigerian pilgrim, Hajiya Fatima Isa, who…
Supreme Court confirms Wike as Rivers governor
Nigeria’s Supreme court has confirmed Nyesom Wike as the rightfully elected governor of Rivers state today. The apex court rubbished…
Gulak declares self national chairman of PDP
The leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday took a new dimension as Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, the…
FG to make N66.1bn from stamp duty in 2016
The Federal Government is targeting an additional N66.1 billion revenue in 2016 from an imposed stamp duty of N50 on…
New Kogi gov, Yahaya, makes quick appointments
The new governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has appointed Mr Edward Onoja as his Chief of staff and Alhaji…
Lassa Fever: Lagos confirms 2 dead, places 534 others under surveillance
Kazeem Ugbodaga The deadly Lassa Fever has claimed another victim in Lagos, making it two people who have died of…
Army, Customs boss visit Lagos CP
Yusuf Muhammed The Brigade Commander 9th Mechanize Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Bulama A. Biu paid a working…
Buhari asks global leaders to tackle extremist ideologies
President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday in Eldoret, Kenya that the global community must resolve to act with more determination and…
N400m paid into Metuh’s account in one day- Witness
A prosecution witness, Eno-Nfon Effiong, a customer relationship management officer with Diamond Bank told a Federal High Court sitting in…
Transfer: Nigeria’s Uzochukwu gets Odense’s No. 15 jersey
Taiwo Adelu Super Eagles’ midfielder Izunna Uzochukwu had his first training session with new club Ob Odense in the Danish…
Kaduna Market fire: Senator Sani donates N1m to affected traders
Femi Adi/Kaduna Chairman Senate Committee on Foreign Debt and Deputy Committee Chairman, Foreign Affairs, Senator Shehu Sani on Wednesday donated…
Twin bomb explosions kill scores in Chibok
Two explosions have rocked Chibok, the Borno State community where over 200 school girls were abducted by Boko Haram nearly…
Okowa meets NYSC team, seeks skill acquisition for corps members
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ifeanyi Okowa, the Delta State Governor has canvassed for the training of members of the National Youths…
Rivers monarch asks youths to surrender arms within 7 days
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following rising cases of kidnappings and other violent crimes in his community, the Paramount ruler of Rumuekpe…
Oil spill compensation: Tee Mac sues NOSDRA
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has ordered that all court processes filed in a…
CHAN: Dejected Eagles return to Nigeria Thursday
Taiwo Adelu Dejected Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles are scheduled to return to the country Thursday after crashing out at the…
Court fixes 8 February for ruling on TB Joshua’s arraignment
Henry Ojelu Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of the Lagos High Court has fixed 8 February, 2016 for ruling on two applications…
Senator Abe predicts mass defection of PDP members to APC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Rivers South-East Senatorial District re-run…
New Kogi governor weeps at inauguration
Eromosele Ebhomele Newly sworn in Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, was all tears as he read his inaugural…
ABU builds prototype refinery, car
Femi Adi/Kaduna Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria has concluded the process of building a prototype refinery as part of its…
I was initiated into cultism in prison— suspect
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 22-year-old youth arrested for his alleged involvement in cultism has confessed that he was initiated into it…
Gun shots as MOPOL, Naval personnel clash in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There was tension and panic among motorists and pedestrians as result of the shootings between Mobile Policemen…
Heavy storm ravages Britain, leaves 1,100 homes without power
The Environment Agency in a statement on Wednesday in London warned communities in parts of north and southwest of England…
Metuh: Court varies bail condition
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Justice Okon Abang of Federal Court on Wednesday partly varied the conditions attached to the bail granted to…
Senate got it wrong on N5b for cars, says Islamic cleric
Eromosele Ebhomele At a time Nigeria is wallowing in various financial challenges, the Nigerian Senate should know better than to…
Why we staged protest to support Aregbesola— Osun Professionals
Taiwo Adelu Members of Osun Professionals in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja have said that Governor Rauf Aregbesola deserved…
Nigeria to recover $759.9m Abacha, Ibori loot
Nigeria is set to recover an additional $750 million of Abacha loot, Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and…