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Most politicians guilty of false declaration of assets – Okunrounmu
Sen. Femi Okunrounmu, Chairman of the 2014 National Conference Convocation Committee, said on Saturday said that more than 90 per…
Law, Medicine top cut-off point at UI with 74 marks
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN In the on-going 2015/2016 admission exercise at the University of Ibadan (UI), which will see the admission of…
Hajj stampede: Sokoto confirms death of 9 pilgrims
Sokoto State Government has announced that nine pilgrims from the state were among those who lost the lives in the…
NiMet predicts rainy, cloudy weather conditions for Sunday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted rainy weather conditions over the high ground areas of the central states of…
Rainstorm destroys 200 houses in Zaria, Sabongari
Rainstorm on Saturday destroyed no fewer than 200 residential houses and shops in Zaria City and parts of Sabon-Gari Local…
Buhari congratulates Pa Fasanmi on his 90th birthday
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday felicitated with a senator in the second republic and elder statesman, Chief Ayo Fasanmi, as…
Presidency explains why Buhari missed meeting on IDPs in New York
The Presidency on Saturday refuted reports that the Nigerian delegation to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly…
Atiku expresses regret on death of pilgrims
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed regret on the death of more than 747 Muslims in a stampede during pilgrimage…
Hajj stampede: Sokoto confirms death of 9 pilgrims
Sokoto State Government has announced that nine pilgrims from the state were among those who lost the lives in the…
Sallah Tragedy: 5 dead, 17 rescued as ferry capsizes in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy struck as Muslims celebrated the Sallah festival. At least five people have been confirmed dead and 17…
Saudi stampede: Taraba Amirul Hajj, two wives, confirmed dead
The Taraba State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, has confirmed the death of the state’s Amirul Hajj for the 2015 pilgrimage,…
Why APC is opposed to Ekiti Airport project – PDP
The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given reasons the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) was…
Lagos Speaker mourns The Nation newspaper assistant editor
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has commiserated with the management and staff…
Table Tennis : Asian stars storm Thailand for Suzuki Open
Asian top table tennis players have gathered in Pattaya, Thailand for their quest for gold at the Suzuki 2015 ITTF-Asian…
Tottenham demolish Man City 4-1
Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to thrash English Premier League leaders, Manchester City 4-1 at White Hart Lane thanks to…
We place priority on safety, not arrests – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it does not derive fulfillment in arresting motorists but in creating road safety…
Nigerians paying the salaries of people abroad – SON DG
The Director General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Joseph Odumodu, has said that Nigerians must change their consumption…
Hajj Stampede: Shehu Sani mourns Hajiya Bilkisu
Femi Adi/Kaduna Senator Shehu Sani has described the late Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf as a woman who lived an exemplary life…
Gov Lalong, his deputy, others turn part-time teachers
Governor Lalong promises to become ‘part-time teacher’ to boost education in Plateau State and has compelled his deputy, Prof. Sonni…
Hajj: Gombe declares five pilgrims missing
Five pilgrims from Gombe State have been declared missing in Saudi Arabia, the Executive Secretary, Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare…
Gunmen attack DSS office, kill policeman
Some gunmen on Friday night attacked the headquarters office of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Lokoja. Mr Emmanuel…
‘We can’t find him’ – pilgrims lament after hajj disaster
AFP – “We can’t find him” was the lament of anxious relatives and friends Saturday as they scoured hospital wards…
FIFA scandal engulfs Sepp Blatter, Platini
AFP – Embattled Sepp Blatter was urged to stand down as FIFA president on Saturday after he was placed under…
Brazil court freezes Neymar assets worth $47m
Sao Paulo (AFP) – A Brazilian court on Friday froze $47 million in assets belonging to football superstar Neymar over…
Burkina Faso disbands elite unit behind coup
Reuters – Burkina Faso’s cabinet on Friday dissolved the elite presidential guard that took the president and prime minister hostage…
Pope condemns ‘boundless thirst’ for wealth, power
Reuters – Pope Francis, a day after addressing the United Nations in New York, travels on Saturday to Philadelphia, the…
Egypt police kills militants who attacked Italian consulate
Reuters – Egyptian security forces on Friday killed nine militants who took part in a bomb attack at the Italian…
2.8m people face hunger in Malawi, warns WFP
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday warned that no fewer than 2.8 million people will face hunger in…
PICTURES: Buhari, King of Spain in bilateral meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari attends bilateral meeting with His Majesty, Don Felipe VI, King of the Kingdom of Spain at the…
Nigeria shuns meeting for IDPs, angers US, EU
The absence of Nigeria’s United Nations Mission at a meeting to discuss and proffer solution to the problems of Internally…