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David Mark denies involvement in arms scandal
Mr James Oche, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on New Media to former Senate President David Mark, has denied an allegation…
Anti-Social Media Bill: Before they Enter Yaba Left by Adewunmi Emoruwa
My people, My People! Seven days in Nigeria make one weak. In Nigeria we are accustomed to madness, like Prof.…
Votes counting commences in Kogi supplementary governorship election
Votes counting has commenced in many of the 91 polling units where the supplementary governorship election was held in Kogi…
Triple bombings in Lake Chad kills 27
A triple suicide bombing on an island in Lake Chad on Saturday killed at least 27 people and left more…
Mahrez hat-trick sends Leicester top of the table
Riyad Mahrez’s hat-trick propelled Leicester to the top of the Premier League as they beat Swansea to increase the pressure…
Arsenal beat struggling Sunderland
Olivier Giroud scored for both teams as below-par Arsenal battled past Sunderland to end a run of three Premier League…
Bayelsa Poll: Police arrest suspects during clash
The Bayelsa Police Command said on Saturday that normalcy had been restored in Oporoma, headquarters of Southern Ijaw Local Government…
Nigeria, Angola to cooperate on increasing oil price
Nigeria and Angola on Saturday agreed to cooperate and also reach out to other oil producing countries in an effort…
Nigeria imported 159 million toothbrushes from China in 2014
Here are seven surprising numbers from China-Africa trade
Queen Amina, BoI’s next movie, shoots in Jos
Funsho Arogundade Queen Amina, a story of the historical Hausa Muslim warrior queen and a new film project financed by…
Why I enlisted Obasanjo to solve Guinea Bissau’s crisis – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he decided to enlist the assistance of former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to…
Arnautovic brace helps Stoke down Man City
Marko Arnautovic scored twice to hand Stoke City a superb victory over Premier League leaders Manchester City. Xherdan Shaqiri created…
Buhari: Why I enlisted Obasanjo’s help on Guinea Bissau crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he decided to enlist the assistance of former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to…
Insecurity will be brought under control, says CNS
The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Adm. Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, on Friday night said that insecurity would be brought under…
Demand for OPEC crude to rise by 1.2m barrels daily in 2016 – Kachikwu
Dr Ibe Kachikwu, the President, Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), says the demand for OPEC crude is expected to…
Presidency promotes 907 FRSC officers
The Presidency has approved the promotion of 907 Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) officers between the ranks of Deputy Corps…
4 houses, 5 vehicles burnt as tanker falls off Ojuelegba bridge
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least four houses and five vehicles have been burnt as another fuel tanker fell off Ojuelegba bridge,…
#BayelsaDecides: It is a great day for us – Jonathan
…sues for peace Jethro Ibileke/Otuoke Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described the conduct of the Bayelsa state governorship election as…
Kogi Polls: Low turnout in Ankpa, Igalamela/Odolu LGs
A low voter turnout was recorded in the Kogi governorship supplementary election in Ankpa and Igalamela/Odolu local government areas of…
Adamawa ex-commissioner bags 10 years in prison
A former Commissioner of Local Government Affairs in Adamawa State, John Elias Babani was on Friday, December 4, 2015 handed…
Nasarawa CJ pardons 18 inmates, urges them to shun crime
The Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice Suleiman Dikko, has granted pardon to 18 inmates of federal prisons in Lafia,…
Ogun MDAs begin budget defence Monday
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In consonance with the provisions of Section 121, sub-section II of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (as amended), the…
Dream Team VI walk tightrope, seek semi-final ticket against Algeria
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles, otherwise known as Dream Team VI, will have their hands full when they confront Algeria…
Kogi Supplementary Poll: Accreditation begins early in Yagba West, Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu LGs
Accreditation commenced early in some polling units in Saturday’s governorship supplementary election in Kogi with voters turning out for the…
DSS discovers Boko Haram cells, says sect plans to attack Abuja
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria secret police, the Department of State Service on Saturday alerted residents of Abuja, the Federal capital territory…
Army holds COAS conference tomorrow
The Nigerian army will begin its annual Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Conference tomorrow. The one-week conference will take place…
Kogi peaceful as accreditation of voters begin #KogiDecides
Accreditation of voters for the supplementary governorship election in 91 polling units in Kogi has commenced amid peace. A correspondent…
We are ready for David Mark in rerun election, says APC
The All Progressive Congress (APC) says it is ready to participate in the Benue South Senatorial District rerun election between…
China, a dependable partner in my ‘Chnage’ agenda, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in South Africa said that the Peoples Republic of China remains a strategic and dependable…
#BayelsaDecides: Accreditation in progress in Ogbia LGA
Jethro Ibileke/Elebele The people of Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State trooped out in their numbers this morning to…