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Audu, Faleke begin guber campaign in Kogi
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced its governorship campaign in Kogi with a call on the electorate to vote…
Lagos businessman faces criminal charge
AKIN KUPONIYI A Federal high court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till 8 October, 2015, the arraignment of…
Ministerial List: We are still waiting for Buhari, says Melaye
The Senate is yet to receive the list of ministers from the President even as Nigerians were expecting the list…
Falae’s kidnap: ARG blasts police, other security agencies
Eromosele Ebhomele The Afenifere Renewal Group on Wednesday expressed lack of confidence in the Nigerian Police Force for not being…
African investment leaders launch Sustainable Development Goals Business Statement
Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, has announced that it has launched a seminal business statement…
Tinubu, Adebule, others decry dearth of women in govt
Senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District in the Senate, Senator Oluremi Tinubu and the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr…
Dodan Warriors player dies while training
Taiwo Adelu A player with the Dodan Warriors Basketball Academy died on Tuesday while training alone on the Basketball Court…
APC greets Nigerians as nation turns 55
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has felicitated with all Nigerians on the occasion of the country’s 55th independence anniversary, to…
Independence Anniversay: Buhari to address Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, October 1, 2015, make a nationwide broadcast as part of the programme of activities…
Nigeria @ 55: Envoy calls for sober reflection
Nigeria’s Consul General to South Africa, Ambassador Uche Ajulu-Okeke, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to use the nation`s 55th independence anniversary…
Pay Ecobank N3.1bn, court orders Zamfara Govt
Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered Zamfara Government to pay Ecobank Nigeria N3.1 billion…
BUHARI: Converted or convoluted democrat?
By Bola Bolawole By President Muhammadu Buhari’s own admission, he is a “converted” democrat. That statement itself is a direct…
Shell to direct future investments in Nigeria on gas – MD
Reuters – Shell will focus its future investments in Nigeria on natural gas for domestic consumption and export, the managing…
Bayelsa: Coast clear for Sylva as Alaibe pulls out of APC guber primary
Timi Alaibe, former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDCC, has withdrawn from the gubernatorial primary of the All…
Groups tackle Amosun over plan to privatise water
Daniels Ekugo Plans by the Ogun State government to privatize water through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model promoted by…
Adeyeye emerges Senate chief whip
Senator Olusola Adeyeye (APC-Osun Central) has been made the new chief whip of the Nigerian senate. Adeyeye was nominated for…
Man batters wife, throws her out for rejecting custody of love child
Cyriacus Izuekwe A housewife, Mrs Sinmiat Omowumi Ogunbanjo, has been battered by her husband, Jimmy Omotalabo Ogunbanjo, after she reportedly…
Husband, wife sent to prison for human trafficking
Cyriacus Izuekwe The police at Ikotun division have rescued a 20-year-old youth, Godspower Otache, allegedly kept in captivity for several…
Tension in Ibadan Poly as student dies at Medical Centre
Taiwo Okanlawon Uneasy calm pervades the Polytechnic Ibadan following the death of a student on Tuesday morning due to alleged…
World Inventors Day: Contribution of science to GDP is low – Agency
The National Space and Research Development Agency (NASRDA) said on Tuesday that while science drives development, its contribution so far…
Nigeria’s foreign reserves crash by $1billion
The Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed in its data for the month of September that there has been a…
World first ‘drone-port’ planned in Rwanda
Kigali (AFP) – It sounds like science fiction: unmanned drones carrying emergency medicine zooming above the rolling hills of Rwanda.…
US state of Georgia executes first woman in 70 years, despite Pope Francis appeal
Washington (AFP) – The US state of Georgia executed its first woman in 70 years early Wednesday, despite an appeal…
Man who accused Amosun’s wife of money laundering arraigned
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Emmanuel Adediran, the man that went on the social media to defame the wife of the state governor,…
Chris Brown vows to raise awareness about domestic violence
American R&B singer Chris Brown has said he will raise awareness of domestic violence if he is granted a visa…
Amosun approves payment of backlog of deductions
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has announced the commencement of payment of backlog of co-operative deductions and leave…
Next lunar eclipse to occur in 2033 – NASDRA
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has said that those who missed the chance to view the Monday…
Tinubu commiserates with Onosode’s family
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commiserated with the family of Gamaliel Onosode…
Promoting Exclusive Breast feeding in HIV-Positive mothers
Combination of exclusive breastfeeding and the use of anti-retroviral treatment can significantly reduce the risk of transmitting HIV to babies…
Arsenal on the brink after Ospina mistake
AFP – Arsenal’s Champions League campaign was plunged into crisis as a horrendous mistake from goalkeeper David Ospina helped Olympiakos…