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Lagos hospitals death centres for women in labour —rights group
Eromosele Ebhomele The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, WARDC, on Monday stormed the Lagos State House of Assembly demanding…
South Africa’s credit rating under threat after downgrade
South Africa’s investment credit rating under serious threat due to its inability to fund crucial infrastructure projects and help to…
#BayelsaDecides: We will use minimum force to stop protests – AIG Argungu
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of security in the ongoing gubernatorial election in Bayelsa state,…
Pistorius to apply for bail on Dec.8
Oscar Pistorius is set to appear in court on Tuesday to apply for bail following his conviction for murdering girlfriend…
Rapper Kendrick Lamar gets 11 Grammy nominations
Rapper Kendrick Lamar on Monday received the most nominations for the Grammy Awards, with pop superstar Taylor Swift leading nods…
U.S. investigating Blatter’s role in bribery scandal
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly investigating FIFA President Joseph Blatter’s role in a 100-million-dollar bribery scandal, a…
Osinbajo outlines attributes of the Yoruba race
The Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday identified honesty, integrity, and hard work as integral attributes of the…
Businessmen in Lagos groan under weak Naira
Some businessmen in Lagos on Monday expressed concern that the continued crashing of the Naira at the parallel market was…
EFCC arraigns three for N123m fraud, another for N200m forgery
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday arraigned Okewole Dayo (alias Okewole David Dayo), Bishop Katung Jones and Dadin…
Appeal Court sacks PDP’s Uche Ekwunife from Senate, orders fresh election
The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu has reversed the election of Uche Ekwunife of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…
LASU re-issues ASUU chairman’s PhD certificate
The Lagos State University (LASU) has re-issued the withdrawn PhD certificates of Dr Adekunle Idris, Chairman, Academic Staff Union of…
Ebola: Sierra Leone cleared to host international matches
Sierra Leone can again host international matches now that the country is free of Ebola. The Confederation of African Football…
GOtv Boxing Night: Skoro gets Ugandan opponent for title fight
The African Boxing Union (ABU) has named Uganda’s Edward Kakembo as the opponent of National and West African Boxing Union…
Money Laundering: Sule Lamido’s son, Aminu loses appeal
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna on Monday, December 7 dismissed the appeal of Aminu Sule Lamido, the 34-year…
Lagos RRS parade 4 Indian hemp peddlers
The Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS), an arm of the Lagos State Police Command headquartered in Alausa, Ikeja, on…
Abuja’s Team Tombim win inaugural NCC Tennis League
Taiwo Adelu After eight months of competition among tennis players across the country, Tombim Tennis Club of Abuja have won…
INEC puts result collation on hold indefinitely #BayelsaDecides
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa The Chief Returning Officer of Bayelsa state gubernatorial election, Prof. Zana Akpagu, has put on hold indefinitely, the…
#BayelsaDecides: Dickson extends victory to 6 LGAs
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa state and candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in the state gubernatorial election, Seriake Dickson, has…
U-23 Nations Cup: Dream Team star predicts tough duel against Senegal
Taiwo Adelu One of the players of Nigeria’s Dream Team IV, Ogenekharo Etebor, has warned his teammates that the semi…
PICTURES: Protest at INEC collation centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Despite police ban on processions and demonstrations in Bayelsa state, hundreds of PDP supporters, men, women…
DHL, Total announce retail partnership in Nigeria
DHL Express, a foremost international express services provider and Total, Nigeria’s leading multinational energy company retailer and provider of convenience…
#BayelsaDecides: PDP supporters protest in Yenagoa
Despite police ban on processions and demonstrations in Bayelsa state, hundreds of PDP supporters , men, women and youths, took…
Nigerian, Ghanaian nominees excel at “The Future Africa Awards 2015”
Four Nigerians and three Ghanaians won seven of the 11 awards presented at “The Future Africa Awards 2015’’ which held…
#BayelsaDecides: Police ban procession, rallies, demonstrations
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa Apparently to forestall possible breakdown of law and order after the final announcement of the gubernatorial election result…
VIDEO: Nigeria’s corruption trending on US television
On 2 December, 2015, Nick Schifrin, PBS Newshour special correspondent aired the report “Nigeria: Pain and Promise: How a…
#BayelsaDecides: Results still expected from Nembe, Southern Ijaw
Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa Prof. Zana Akpagu, the Chief. Returning Officer of Bayelsa state gubernatorial election has announced that collation of results…
Nigeria continues airstrikes on Boko Haram bases, destroys 11
Nigeria’s military says it has carried out air strikes against militant Islamist group Boko Haram “deep inside” the Sambisa forest,…
Engineer kidnapped, freed, wife taken away
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A building contractor, Engr. Adewale Akindehinde was at the weekend abducted by some unidentified gunmen in Ijebu Ode,…
Referendum: All FG properties will go to Biafra, debts to Nigeria
The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), an international governmental organization that promotes self-determination and the end to colonial…
Bonang Matheba, D’banj, Linda Ikeji, Nasir El-Rufai at The Future Awards Africa 2015
Bonang Matheba, D’banj, Linda Ikeji, Nasir El-Rufai at The Future Awards Africa 2015 The 10th edition of Africa’s biggest youth…