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Abducted female member of Degema council, son released
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After nine days in captivity, a Mrs Palsy Elekima, a member of Caretaker Committee of Degema Local…
South African legend, Sono pays surprise visit to CHAN Eagles
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles Team B camping in Pretoria, South Africa, received a surprise guest at their hotel Sunday…
Naira down again, now N265 against dollar
The naira on Monday depreciated by 0.8 per cent to exchange at N265 to the dollar at the parallel market.…
JAMB increases Unilorin’s admission quota to 9000 – VC
Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice- Chancellor,(V-C) University of Ilorin, (Unilorin) in Kwara, on Monday said that the Joint Admissions and…
Fire destroys timber market in Benin
An early morning fire outbreak has destroyed parts of the `Pipeline Timber Market’ in Benin, NAN reports. An eyewitness, Mr…
OAU students to resume on January 10
The authority of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, has asked students of the institution to resume from mid-semester break on…
Wike swears in new Rivers CJ
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that the swearing in of the substantive Chief Judge…
Abia election: APGA chieftain hails Appeal Court judgment
Dr David Onuoha-Bourdex, a member of the Board of Trustees of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has hailed the judgment…
Roads, education top Ambode’s list for 2016 spending
Kazeem Ugbodaga Roads and Education top the list of projects that will attract the highest spending for this year by…
9 Jan. Election: Gov Dickson decries proliferation of arms
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, has decried the proliferation of arms in the state ahead of the…
Religion the soft target by Eseoghene Al-Faruq Ohwojeheri
Sierra Leone was to have an election. The theme of that election was “the future is in your hands”. Just…
Lassa fever ‘kills one’ in Nigeria
At least one person has died and two others quarantined following the outbreak of Lassa fever in the north-eastern Nigerian…
We have used all channels to warn Nigeria over Shi’ite leader – Iran
Iran says it is using all diplomatic channels to pursue the release of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim…
New pump price: Petroleum marketers stick to old price
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Four days into the New year of 2016, after the Federal Government started enforcing the new pump…
Don’t deport me to Nigeria, all I know is the British way of life, says Bayode jailed for killing
A killer has complained from his jail cell after being told that he will be deported to Nigeria when his…
Buhari, Adeosun to hold talks with Lagarde, IMF team Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria will holds talks with a team the International Monetary Fund led by its managing director,…
Ambode signs N662.58bn budget into law
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode today signed the 2016 budget of N662.588 billion into law. The governor, who…
Nigerians urged to be patient with Buhari
A former chairmanship aspirant in Lagos state, Prince Idowu Ismail Irawo, has called on Nigerians to be patient with the…
Legislators more open, transparent than executive – NASS
The official Twitter Account of the Nigeria’s National Assembly has argued that the National Assembly is more transparent and open…
TB Joshua’s verdict on Audu Ogbeh, North Korea leader
After an eight month absence from his Lagos-based church, Nigerian ‘Prophet’ T.B. Joshua returned to The Synagogue, Church Of All…
Ogun has over 100 illegal borders – Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun has declared that Ogun state has the largest number of borders, mostly illegal across the…
Police foil oil theft, recover 7 vehicles, 3 engine boats
YUSUF MUHAMMED The police at Ajuwon Division in Ogun State southwest Nigeria, have foiled an oil theft at Ishashi area…
Sodomy: Man defiles 5 year-old boy
YUSUF MUHAMMED That police at Alakuko Divisional Headquarters have arrested a youth, Ganiu Amusa, 22, for allegedly raping a 5-year-old…
Middle East tensions triggers Oil and Gold prices rise
Oil prices have jumped as worsening relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran raised concerns about possible supply disruptions. Brent crude…
Amosun orders closure of markets over garbage
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun has ordered the closure of all markets in Ota township in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area…
APC sweeps Zamfara LG Council polls
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the Chairmanship positions in the Saturday’s local council election in the state.…
How Obafemi Awolowo predicted Jonathan’s presidency, Boko Haram
It is safe to say Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a Nigerian nationalist and statesman who played a key role in Nigeria’s…
Benin businessman to contest in presidential polls
A prominent Benin businessman, Sebestien Ajavon, announced on Sunday he would run for president in an election scheduled for February…
Mikel is my ideal player, says Hiddink
Chelsea’s caretaker boss, Guus Hiddink, has lavished praise on the resurgent midfielder, John Mikel Obi. Reacting to the Nigerian international’s…
I’ll accept Supreme Court’s verdict – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has told his loyalist that he has braced up to accept…