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Aregbesola commiserates with families of hajj stampede
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, has commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives in a stampede at…
Oshiomhole lied about Bayelsa guber primary – Sylva Campaign Org
The Timipre Sylva Campaign for the Bayelsa State 2015 gubernatorial election has described as misleading and completely untrue reports purporting…
Nigeria de-listed from polio-endemic countries
Eromosele Ebhomele It is good news for Nigeria as the World Health Organisation, WHO, late Friday announced that polio is…
Girl, 18, jailed 14 years for luring boy, 17, to death
A teenage girl lured a bright student to his death at the hands of three knife-wielding boys in a murder…
Nigeria committed to a transparent, accountable public revenue system – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in New York reaffirmed his administration’s total commitment to the entrenchment of a fully transparent…
150 world leaders adopt 2030 agenda for SDGs – Ki-Moon
No fewer than 150 World leaders on Friday adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon announced…
Nigeria working to be AIDS-free by 2030, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has stated that Nigeria is working and hoping to be AIDS-free by 2015 as it…
200 Boko Haram fighters surrender in Borno
The Nigerian Army said on Friday that 200 suspected Boko Haram terrorists had surrendered after the military overran their territories…
Powerful Nigerians trying to sabotage war against Boko Haram – Nigerian Army
Nigerian Army has warned those it described as “unscrupulous individuals and their cohorts” specifically in Borno State and the North…
Buhari deeply saddened by Saudi tragedy
President Muhammadu Buhari is deeply saddened by the colossal calamity which occurred Thursday in Saudi Arabia, claiming the lives of…
Army chief fetes wounded soldiers
In a bid to motivate soldiers and give them a sense of belonging, the Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen.…
High school fees not guarantee for quality education – Educationists
An educationist, Mrs Ronke Soyombo, says fees being charged by private schools is not a guarantee for access to quality…
Boko Haram fighters kill at least 15 in Niger village raid
Reuters – Islamist Boko Haram militants operating out of Nigeria raided a village across the border in southern Niger and…
That Buhari’s anti-corruption war may not become ephemeral
By Bolanle Bolawole I feel strongly about the present administration’s war against corruption that I have decided to think aloud…
BVN: 32m accounts yet to enrol, says CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that 32 million active bank accounts have yet to be enrolled on…
Indian women bathe village’s top cop to appease rain gods
Women in northern India gave a bath to a police officer in an unusual attempt to appease the rain gods,…
Ex-minister backs Buhari’s anti-graft war
A former Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war, describing the menace…
FIFA sets winter dates for Qatar World Cup
FIFA announced on Friday that the 2022 World Cup, to be held in Qatar, will start on Nov. 21 with…
Police constable kills two officers, shoots self
ASP Toyin Gbadegesin, Police Public Relations Officer in Yobe, says a police constable suspected to have gone insane on Friday…
Kano state governor sets 14 prisoners free
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has set 14 inmates of the Kurmawa Central Prison in Kano metropolis free, after…
NNPC may sell refineries that don’t meet ultimatum on rehabilitation –GMD
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it may sell refineries that fail to work optimally by the expiration of…
Thousands defy rain to attend Kumuyi’s crusade
Thousands of residents of Oshodi defy yesterday’s heavy downpour to attend the Lagos City-wide Crusade being organised by the Deeper…
Lagos government set to acquire 2 new helicopters
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State government will acquire two new helicopters for safety and emergency rescue purposes between now and…
PICTURES: Women Arise condoles with Awolowo family
Women Arise paid a condolence visit to the Awolowo family to commiserate with them over the death of Hannah Idowu…
Don’t assess Buhari yet -PDP BOT scribe
Sen. Walid Jibrin, the Secretary, Board of Trustees of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), has observed that 100 days of the present…
Super Falcons drop 9 places in latest FIFA ranking
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Falcons have lost nine places in the latest world’s women football ranking released by FIFA Friday.…
Police arrest 46 cultists in Edo
The Police in Edo arrested 46 suspected cultists in Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State on Thursday. The…
Iroh warns Buhari over Saraki’s travail
Eromosele Ebhomele Former Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA, Eddie Iroh, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari, the presidency as…
Mobile court convicts 25 motorists
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Mobile Court, Kakau Unit in Kaduna, has convicted 25 motorists of various offences. Mr…
Two suspected cultists arrested for robbery
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nemesis caught up with two suspected cultists in Ogun State as they were arrested by the Police operatives…