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Arase promotes three policemen who died in suicide attack, nine others
Ayorinde Oluokun It was promotion galore as nine members of the police rank and file got promoted to their next…
Nigeria Air force commences air strike over Sambisa forest
The Nigerian Military in its resolution to incapacitate and further degrade the fighting spirit of Boko Haram Terrorist Group (BHT),…
Customs destroy N5.8m frozen poultry products in Edo
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit Zone C, on Saturday destroyed 600 cartons of smuggled frozen turkey and…
Kingmakers flout court order, crown new Ikorodu king
Despite a subsisting court order, kingmakers in Ikorodu, Lagos State, western Nigeria, on Saturday, enthroned Oba Kabiru Shotobi, as the…
Kebbi Govt. to establish dry port on Nigeria, Benin Rep. border
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi and officials of the Republic of Benin have commenced discussion on the establishment of a…
APC harvests defectors from PDP as Alaibe, others decamp
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt All Progressive Congress, APC, had a big harvest in Bayelsa state today as the Peoples Democratic Party,…
Town Union to construct N250m cultural centre in Anambra
The National President, Anambra State Association of Town Unions, Dr Jude Okolo, on Saturday said the body would spend N250…
El-Rufa’i saves over N221m from Hajj stoppage
The Kaduna State Government said it has appointed the Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubairu Jibril, as the 2015 Amirul-Hajj…
Alaibe, Lokpobiri, 1,500 others dump PDP for APC
The All Progressive Congress (APC) on Saturday received 1,150 new members in Bayelsa ahead of the governorship election in the…
Nigerian Man, Freeman Osonuga Shortlisted To Fly To Space
Funsho Arogundade Nigerian Man, Freeman Osonuga Shortlisted To Fly To Space A Nigerian man Freeman Osonuga has been shortlisted as…
Helicopter Crash: Why release of manifest is delayed – Airline official
The delay in the official release of the names contained in the manifest of the ill-fated helicopter that crashed into…
Akpabio seeks leave to call additional 1,106 witnesses
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and now senator, Godswill Akpabio has applied to the state’s national and state Houses…
Former Okitipupa LG Chairman dies at 40
A former Chairman of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, Mr Femi Aju is dead. NAN learnt that the…
Ambode: death of Borno Dep. Gov tragic loss
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said the death of the Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji…
Wike pledges new shipping vessels for Navy
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has asserted that there cannot be any governance if there is no…
Customs destroy 600 cartons of frozen poultry products
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit Zone C, on Saturday destroyed 600 cartons of smuggled frozen turkey and…
Away With This Peace Committee
Joe Igbokwe “I think what we are concerned about is the process. It is no longer a military regime and…
Ayew on target as Swansea beat Newcastle 2-0
Swansea produced a stylish display to beat 10-man Newcastle and inflict a first defeat on new Magpies head coach Steve…
Leicester beat West Ham to go top of EPL
Leicester held on to beat West Ham and continue their 100% winning start to the season under Claudio Ranieri. Shinji…
U-17 World Cup Camping: Eaglets Relocate To Katsina
Nigeria’s U-17 side, Golden Eaglets on Saturday, relocated to Katsina from Abuja for their closed-camping ahead of the Chile 2015…
U-17 World Cup Camping: Eaglets relocate to Katsina
Nigeria’s U-17 side, Golden Eaglets on Saturday, relocated to Katsina from Abuja for their closed-camping ahead of the Chile 2015…
Buhari condoles late Borno State Deputy Gov’s Family
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and immense sadness over the news of the passing away of the Deputy Governor…
APC mourns death of Borno Deputy Governor
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday expressed deep shock and sadness at the sudden death of the Borno State…
Ekiti PDP LG Secretaries back expulsion of Aluko, others
The 16 Local Government Secretaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have declared their support for the…
Why oil theft persists in the Niger Delta – Navy Commander
Commodore Aliyu Sule, Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta, has identified impunity and slow pace of adjudication as factors responsible…
Ooni: OAU dons, students, pay tribute
Scores of Senior Lecturers and Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, have eulogised the late Ooni of Ife, Oba…
Lukaku brace fires Everton to victory at Southampton
London, (Reuters) – Two excellent first-half goals by Romelu Lukaku inspired Everton to an emphatic 3-0 victory at Southampton in…
Buhari not ‘BabaGoSlow’, says Yuguda’s aide
Alhaji Shehu Gabam, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said President Muhammadu Buhari has good intentions for the…
Power outage stalls INEC taskforce from sorting election materials in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The special taskforce set up by the acting chairman of the Independent National Election Commission, INEC, Mrs.…
Bank chief advocates 2-year jail term for defaulters of agric loans
Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture, Prof. Danbaba Danju, has suggested a two-year jail term for defaulters of agricultural loans in…