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Bayelsa Polls: Governor Dickson condemns violence, killings
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Seriake Dickson has condemned the electoral malpractices and violence which marred the supplementary elections in Brass,…
Edo Muslims denied use of stadium for programme
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An Islamic programme by the Muslim community in Edo state to hold on Saturday was scuttled by…
Dickson planning to declare himself re-elected, APC alleges
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Sylva-Igiri Campaign Organisation of the APC has called on security agencies to ensure no one uses…
Bayelsa Rerun: Large turn out of voters despite skirmishes
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The rerun governorship election in Bayelsa State Saturday witnessed a large turn out of voters, even as…
DSS releases Faleke, Audu’s son
A Kogi State Dep. Governor-elect, Mr James Faleke has been released by the operatives of the Directorate of the State…
Presidency not behind Faleke, Audu’s DSS detention – Aide
The Audu/Faleke Campaign Organisation has distanced the organisation from the rumour making the rounds that the presidency is behind the…
Bayelsa Polls: Dickson condemns violence, killings
Governor Seriake Dickson has, in strong terms, condemned the electoral malpractice and violence which marred the supplementary elections in Brass,…
Jailed Niger opposition figure to contest election – Court
Niger’s constitutional court on Saturday approved 15 candidates for a presidential vote next month, including key opponent Hama Amadou, who…
#BayelsaDecides: Police confirm arrest of ballot box-snatching suspects
The Police in Bayelsa said it had commenced investigation on the alleged snatching of ballot box during Saturday’s supplementary governorship…
DSS invites, detains Faleke, Mohammed Audu
The deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in November 21, 2015 governorship election in Kogi State, James…
Armsgate: Prof Soyinka gives a damning verdict
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would fight corruption conclusively. He also…
Iheanacho strikes as Man City down Norwich
A Sergio Aguero-inspired Manchester City eased to victory in their FA Cup third-round tie at fellow Premier League club Norwich.…
Man, 22, set ablaze by father in Kwara
A 22-year-old man in Omu-Aran, Kwara, Sola Akangbe, died in the early hours of Saturday following wounds from a fire…
NECA hails FG on removal of fuel subsidy
The Organised Private Sector, under the umbrella of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), on Saturday commended the Federal Government for…
We’ll complete construction in Ile-Epo by April – Lagos Govt
The Lagos State Government has renewed its commitment to speedily complete the ongoing construction of drainage alignment and the bad…
PDP planning to blackmail, EFCC, DSS, others, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that the main opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party is plotting…
Fayose, Ekweremadu attack on Buhari’s anti-corruption fight pointless – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday said attacks by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the war against corruption…
Indiscriminate Construction of Shops: Oba Akiolu warns perpetrators
The Oba of Lagos, HRM, Oba Rilwanu Aremu Akiolu, Akiolu I, has warned unscrupulous people using his name in the…
Lassa Fever: Ogun takes delivery of vaccine soon
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Government has disclosed that it would soon take delivery of vaccine that cure lassa fever,…
Two Nigerians jailed in UK over £1.6m scam
Two men who conned a woman out of £1.6m (N464m) by using a fictional character to contact her on a…
2 die in multiple crash near Enugu
Two persons have died in a multiple crash at Ugwuonyeama on the Enugu-Onitsha road, leaving many others with various degrees…
Articulated vehicle kills 1, injures many others in Ibadan
An articulated vehicle Friday night in Ibadan crushed three commercial motorcycles, killed one person and injured six others. NAN reports…
2015 Glo-CAF award: Mixed reactions trail Nigeria’s outing
Mixed reactions on Friday trailed the performance of Nigerian players, national teams, coaches and clubs at the 2015 Glo-CAF award…
#BayelsaDecides: Voters, observers commend card reader performance
Voters and observers participating in Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa have commended the performance of card readers deployed for…
Edo records 27% road accident deaths in 2015 – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Saturday that death arising from road traffic accidents in Edo reduced by…
Reduce time spent on social media – VC tells students
Prof. Isaac Adebayo, the Vice-Chancellor, Bells University, Sango-Ota, Ogun, on Saturday advised all new students to be focused and desist…
PDP demands immediate release of Olisa Metuh
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately release its National…
#BayelsaDecides: Soldiers arrest ballot box-snatching suspects
Two persons suspected to be agents of one of the political parties involved in Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa…
Yemi Osinbajo performs his ministerial duty at RCCG
Femi Anjorin For the first time since he was elected along with President Muhammadu Buhari, the Vice President of the…