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Fear grips residents over defective building
Daniels Ekugo Residents of Gbaga community in Ikorodu North Local Government Council Development Area, have expressed fears over the sorry…
Lassa Fever outbreak in Rivers, two confirmed dead
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt wike Rivers State Government has just confirmed the outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state, which has…
Jihadi Junior: ISIS using my 4-year grandson as pawn – Henry Sunday Dare
A Nigerian heartbroken granddad of the six year-old boy now dubbed Jihadi Junior by British media, revealed today that boy…
Workers’ welfare our priority – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that he will continue to place emphasis on the…
PDP condemns Olisa Metuh’s arrest
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the arrest of its spokesman, Chief Olisa Metuh by officials of…
I’m leaving Bayern for the Premier League – Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola has revealed he did not extend his contract at Bayern Munich because he wants to manage in the…
Protesting Shiite women demand for El-Zakzaky, wife’s unconditional release
Femi Adi/Kaduna Female members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria comprising the Shiite sect, on Tuesday in Kaduna, northcentral Nigeria,…
IG prohibits officers from illegally accessing mobile phones
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, has warned police officers who are in the habit of indiscriminate checking of…
IMF chief, Lagarde endorses Buhari’s anti-corruption war
The head of the International Monetary Fund endorsed on Tuesday Nigeria’s efforts to tackle corruption, while saying the country needed…
Wike fires procurement agency boss
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has sacked Franklyn Nlerum, Rivers State Director-General of Bureau of Public…
Court grants N15m bail to alleged cocaine importer
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday granted bail to an alleged Cocaine importer, Michael Okwuma, in the…
Rooney named England’s Player of the Year
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been named England’s Player of the Year back to back after a historic 2015…
Dasukigate: SERAP wants EFCC, ICPC to go after CBN, other banks’ executives
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent petitions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent…
EFCC arrests PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa…
Ex-PDP chairman to be under IG’s supervision, son to jail – Court
Former Peoples Democratic Party national chairman, Haliru Bello Mohammed will be under the supervision of the Inspector General of Police,…
Ambode converts LASU to residential campus, approves 70yr retirement age for Profs.
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday signed a bill into law converting the Lagos State University, LASU,…
Siasia: No automatic shirt for Olympic Dream Team players
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles, the Dream Team VI, Samson Siasia has ruled out automatic shirt for any of…
LASIMRA gives directive on display of site’s project boards
The LagosState Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, LASIMRA, has directed that all telecommunications service providers should from January 1, 2016,…
Ambode signs N25bn Employment Trust Fund bill into law
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday signed into law the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund, ETF, Bill…
Passengers stranded over transport fare hike in southeast
Cyriacus Izuekwe This is not the best of time for most people who travelled to the southeastern part of Nigeria…
Ex-PDP chairman, son plead not guilty to receiving N300m from Dasuki
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mohammed Bello Haliru who arrived a federal high court of…
MOSOP issue 30-day ultimatum to Buhari to implement UNEP Report
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Based on a perceived delay in the clean up of crude oil spill impacted on sites in…
Arms Deal: Ex-PDP national chairman in court for diversion of funds
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Haliru Mohammed, former PDP national chairman was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja following allegations of…
Hillary most qualified US presidential candidate – Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton stepped into the limelight Monday, making his first solo campaign appearance in wife Hillary’s 2016 bid for the…
The world has sprinkling of saints, multitude of evil-doers – Awolowo
In continuation to the quotes and prediction of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, today we look at his position on the…
2015 Election: How we shamed doomsday prophets – Jonathan
Eromosele Ebhomele Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday night recalled how his acceptance of defeat in the 2015 presidential election…
Power: Nigeria moves against estimated billing
Eromosele Ebhomele With an estimated three million customers who use electricity in Nigeria but are not metred, the Nigerian government…
Is Ronaldinho heading to the premier league?
Former Brazil forward Ronaldinho, 35, has received offers from English clubs, according to his brother and agent.(Times- subscription required) Manchester…
I was stalked, almost assassinated in Britain – Prof Alexia Thomas
Professor Alexia Thomas, Chairman, The Commonwealth Liberation Party and Chieftain, Commonwealth Alliance Treaty Commission in United Kingdom has stated that…
Elected Zamfara council chairmen promise to transform rural areas
The newly elected chairmen of Bungudu and Bakura local government areas of Zamfara have promised to introduce programmes that would…