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Court upholds Ajimobi’s election, strikes out Ladoja’s appeal
The five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday unanimously struck out the petition filed by…
Police foil bank robbery in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A crack team of Special anti-robbery squad from the Rivers State Police Command at about 5:00 p.m…
Niger imposes state of emergency on region hit by Boko Haram
Niger imposed a state of emergency on the southeastern region of Diffa on Wednesday where at least 40 people have…
Nigeria gas firm to reduce supply to Ghana over $181m debt
Nigeria’s N-Gas on Wednesday threatened to reduce by 70 percent its gas supplies to Ghana’s main power generation company on…
Death toll from Ankara attack rises to 99 – Turkish PM
AFP – The death toll from the double suicide bombing in Ankara now stands at 99, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet…
Migrant woman, baby and child drown trying to reach Greece
Athens (AFP) – A woman, a young girl and a baby have died after a boat carrying migrants and refugees…
Boko Haram urges Shabab to join Islamic State
Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists are urging Somalia’s al-Shabab rebels to join them in pledging allegiance to the leader of the…
Boko Haram: Obama sends US troops, drones to Cameroon
The United States is sending 300 US troops, along with surveillance drones, to Cameroon to bolster a West African effort…
Buhari certain that Boko Haram will be unable to attack by December
President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday in Abuja that he remained fully confident that by the end of this year, Boko…
World Bank defends $75m loan to Edo
The World Bank on Wednesday defended the $75 million loan it granted to Edo State Government, saying it grants significant…
Skye Bank rewards more customers
Skye Bank has continued to reward more winners nationwide who emerged in its on-going ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire’ savings…
Alamieyeseigha: Dickson sets up burial committee
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Bayelsa state Government has concluded plans to give the first civilian Governor of Bayelsa state, Diepreye…
Tears as LFTZ boss, Disu is buried
Kazeem Ugbodaga There was weeping Wednesday as the Managing Director of the Lekki Free Trade Zone, LFTZ Limited, Mr. Tajudeen…
EFCC arraigns two for visa scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 arraigned the duo of Nosa Ohenhen Ericson and…
3 kidnap victims rescued by hunters, police in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three inter-state passengers who were abducted on Monday by suspected kidnappers along the Benin-Lagos express way have been…
NHRC, NOA to translate constitution into 3 major local languages
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in collaboration with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) is to translate parts of the…
Tribunal upholds Adeyemi’s victory
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Ibadan on Wednesday upheld the election of Rep. Akeem Adeyemi representing Oyo East,…
Ex-banker docked for fraud
A former banker, Oyewusi Oyewumi, was on Wednesday charged with defrauding Stallion Microfinance Bank, Lagos, of N535,000 at a Surulere…
Nigeria loses N8.7bn using Incandescent bulbs — ECAN
Mr Goodluck Enyinnaya, Secretary, Board of Trustees, Electricity Consumers Association of Nigeria (ECAN), says Nigeria loses N8.7 billion yearly because…
Naira appreciates at parallel market
The naira on Wednesday firmed against the dollar at the parallel market. The naira gained N1 on Wednesday afternoon as…
Chief of Naval Staff wants increased funding for Navy
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, has called for increased funding for the Nigerian Navy to enable…
Ambode seeks UK partnership to boost power supply in rural areas
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday played host to the British Minister of State for Foreign Commonwealth Affairs and…
Plateau Assembly probes N10bn loan
The Plateau House of Assembly is investigating the N10 billion loan facility being sought by State Government. This is sequel…
Obasanjo decries worsening corruption in Africa
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has decried the worsening level of corruption in Africa, urging African nations to…
Odu’a declares N150m dividend payment to shareholders
Odu’a Investment Company Limited on Wednesday declared N150 million dividend payment, representing 26.1kobo per share for each shareholder after such…
APC chieftain to Buhari: Make Kogi 11th oil-producing state
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and leader of Kogi Concerned Citizens (KCC), Chief Sumaila Adamu Jadams has…
I’ll still pursue election petition, ministerial nominee tells Senators
Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, one of the ministerial nominees told Senators when she was being screened on Wednesday that her…
Senate confirms the nomination of Fayemi, Fashola, others
The senate has approved the nomination of 18 ministerial nominees who have been grilled in the last two days by…
Ogun Assembly approves N10b infrastructure fund for Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State House of Assembly has granted approval to the state government’s request to participate in the N10b…
Nigerian military repels attack in Okene, kills terrorists in Geidam
Authorities of Nigerian Army confirmed on Tuesday that its men on cordon and search operations at the general area of…