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Polio: LG to immunise 111,180 children in Jigawa
Dutse Local Government Council of Jigawa on Monday said it would vaccinate at least 111,180 children against polio in the…
Grande Oakbridge boss seeks FG, State Govts’ support for private schools
Paul Iyoghojie The Executive Director of Grande Oakbridge Montessori School, Lekki, Eti-Osa LG Area of Lagos State, Mrs. Hannah Royeke…
Ogun LG bosses charged to improve IGR
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Transition Committee Chairmen in the 20 Local Government Council Areas in Ogun State have been asked to devise…
Families gather for rare North, South Korea reunion
Close to 400 South Koreans, many of them elderly and nearly all in a state of fevered anticipation, gathered Monday…
Platini admits ‘no written contract’ for FIFA payment
AFP – Michel Platini, president of European football body UEFA and suspended amid a huge corruption scandal rocking the game,…
German prosecutors ‘looking into’ 2006 World Cup graft claims
AFP – German prosecutors said Monday they were looking into, but not yet formally investigating, claims that Germany bribed football…
Anambra Accident: Masquerades, victims for burial
Cyriacus Izuekwe Igwe Gody Ezechukwu, the traditional ruler of Umuchu town in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, where a truck crashed…
US wants to avoid ‘total destruction’ of Syria – Kerry
The United States is working to avoid the “total destruction” of Syria, and plans a meeting in the coming days…
Navy destroys 1,500 drums of diesel, illegal refinery in Delta
The Central Naval Command in Bayelsa has destroyed 1, 500 drums of diesel and one illegal oil refining camp in…
FG to sanction DISCOs over installation of substandard electricity equipment
The Federal Government on Sunday said it would sanction any distribution company that engaged in installation of sub-standard electricity equipment…
Edo 2016: In quest for free & fair party gubernatorial primaries, By Iyoha Darlington
By Iyoha John Darlington You will agree with me that over half of Nigeria’s qualified voters, are disenfranchised and live…
Afe Babalola University produces 65 First Class graduates
Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado-Ekiti, western Nigeria, says 65 students will receive First Class degrees at the institution’s convocation scheduled…
Israel erects wall to protect Jews in east Jerusalem
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli police on Sunday began erecting a wall in east Jerusalem to protect a Jewish neighbourhood subject…
Boko Haram kills 12 in Adamawa, seizes military food supply
Suspected Boko Haram militants have struck again in Madagali local government area of Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, killing 12 villagers…
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Odia Ofeimun: I will be the Governor of Edo State
By Odia Ofeimun I want to be Governor of Edo state in 2016. My purpose is to realize a collective…
Dickson wants Bayelsa APC ministerial nominees cleared
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt In a rare show leadership devoid of partisan politics, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State over the…
French envoy seeks FG’s support for Lagos Govt.
Amb Stephane Gompertz, France’s Ambassador for Climate Change, has called for a robust participation from Nigeria at the climate change…
Industrialist decries exorbitant taxes, levies
An industrialist, Dr Godwin Maduka has called on Anambra government to support indigenous investors in the state by reducing the…
Osun, France sign N8bn solar plant agreement
Osun Government and France have signed an agreement to build a 35 million Euros (N8 billion) 13 megawatts solar plant…
Why EFCC is investigating Akpabio — Metuh
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Sunday that the investigation of Godswill Akpabio, the Senate Minority Leader, by the…
Maiduguri hospital records 43,000 cases of mental disorder
The Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital in Maiduguri recorded no fewer than 43,000 cases of mental disorder in the past 16 years.…
Suicide bomber targeting Nigerian army barracks killed
Soldiers of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno State, today gunned down a female suicide bomber…
Ex-Edo NMA Chair, 2 other doctors kidnapped
Jethrro Ibileke/Benin A former Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), in Edo State, Dr Philip Ugbodaga and two other…
FASHOLA, MINISTERS AND THE BURDEN OF EXPECTATIONS
Tayo Ogunbiyi His brilliant performance at the senate ministerial screening only goes to authenticate to a global audience what some…
INEC is not competent to operate with two national commissioners – Falana
By Femi Falana The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the fixture of dates for the governorship elections in Bayelsa…
World Cup: USA coach bemoans loss to Nigeria
Losing 0-2 to Nigerian Golden Eaglets in their first match of the Chile 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was an…
ANALYSIS: Competitors linked to CPC raid on Multichoice office
By Olalekan Bilesanmi The face-off between the Consumer Protection Council,CPC, and Multichoice got to a head, last week, when the…
Nigerian nabbed in Australia with $10m hard drug
A 32 year old Nigerian could be jailed in Australia for life for allegedly smuggling $10million worth of methamphetamine into the…
GOtv Boxing Night: Fans to win decoders, other gifts
Some lucky fans coming to the fourth edition of the GOtv Boxing Night on 25 October are to go home…
APC tasks Ambode’s new cabinet
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has charged Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s new cabinet to…