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Chad arrests 60 militants after suicide bomb attack
N’DJAMENA, (Reuters) – Security forces in Chad have arrested 60 suspected militants and dismantled a cell responsible for two suicide…
Boko Haram: Mubi Poly reopens, begins lectures on Monday
The Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa, closed in October, 2014, in the wake of Boko Haram invasion of the town, has…
Femi Adesina replies Metuh, says PDP has long road of regrets to travel
Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has blasted the national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after…
No Boko Haram Suspect Sent to Anambra
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Victor Afam Ogene, has called on the people of Anambra…
Shettima dissolves boards of agencies
The Borno Government on Sunday announced the dissolution of all boards of agencies in the state. Alhaji Jidda Shuwa, the…
Let’s sacrifice for change, APC lawmaker urges colleagues
A Lagos lawmaker, Bisi Yusuff, on Sunday urged lawmakers in the country to make sacrifice in the interest of the…
2,200 Chinese officials investigated for corruption
Chinese authorities have investigated more than 2,200 government officials for involvement in major fiscal fraud, the country’s top auditor said…
Go tough on divisive elements, group urges APC
Eromosele Ebhomele The Youths For Change Nigeria, a group of Nigerian youths with sympathy for the ruling All Progressives Congress,…
God’s wrath is near, cleric warns Nigerians
Eromosele Ebhomele The Chief Imam of Offa in Kwara state, Western Nigeria, Sheikh Muhydeen Huassain Salman Al-Adabiyy, has warned that…
CCC Leadership Tussle: Oshoffa’s family denounces Olatoso as Unification Leader
Kazeem Ugbodaga The leadership crisis rocking the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) took another twist, as Oshoffa’s family has denounced…
Regular salaries: Labour hails Gov Dickson
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt At a time when some many states and companies are owing backlog of salaries causing industrial action,…
Ndigbo hails FG for lifting ban on importation of textile, furniture products
A group, Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN), on Sunday commended the Federal Government for the decision to lift ban…
Only divine wisdom can solve Nigeria’s problem, says Dogara
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called on citizens of the west African country to pray…
“Power is transient, Justice Eternal”: Why Nigeria needs to address impunity
By Netsanet Belay Observing the public debate following the publication of Amnesty International’s recent report on war crimes committed by…
Wike pays unscheduled visit to hospitals, laments their terrible state
The Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, paid unscheduled visits to two general hospitals in Rivers State on Saturday and promised…
Rivers sacks all waste mgt. contractors, calls for fresh applications
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Waste Management Agency, (RWMA), has finally sacked all contractors and service providers doing business…
Nigeria’s loss is South Africa’s gain – TB Joshua birthday fallout
A report in Nigerian business newspaper ‘Hallmark’ has suggested that South Africa capitalised on the religious tourism value of Nigerian…
How South Africa earned huge foreign exchange from Joshua’s Birthday bash
By Oredola Adeola “Yesterday, we were talking about xenophobia but today, we are talking about happiness. That can only happen…
Elections tribunal turns down APC witness in Ekiti
The Legislative Election Petitions Tribunal for Ekiti State on Saturday, declined the APC lawyer from leading one Mr Aderemi Akinlade…
FG now funding IDP camps, says Shettima
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno said on Saturday that the Federal Government has taken over the funding of the 22…
Over 200 injured in Taiwan water park explosion
More than 200 people were injured, over 90 of them seriously, in an explosion at a water park outside Taiwan’s…
Greek bailout programme will expire June 30 – Eurogroup
Brussels (AFP) – Eurozone ministers agreed Saturday that Greece’s bailout programme should expire as planned on June 30 after Greece…
Female suicide bombers kill 3 in Maiduguri hospital attack
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers killed at least three people and injured 16 in the capital of the northeastern…
Projects abandoned by Nigeria govts worth N12trn – CIPPMN
The Chartered Institute of Project Programme and Project Portfolio Management of Nigeria (CIPPPMN) has said that the projects abandoned by…
Tanker driver, FRSC truck burnt in Edo auto crash
A towing truck belonging to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Edo and two other vehicles were burnt in…
Bakassi returnees want permanent resettlement
Bakassi returnees in Cross River have called for permanent resettlement and intervention to improve their welfare. The leaders of the…
Petrol tanker explosion kills 5, injures 6 in Kebbi
A fully loaded petrol tanker on Saturday exploded at Dabi in Kebbi, killing five people and injuring six others. The…
Two men die rescuing a chicken
Two men on Saturday died while rescuing a hen that fell into a well in Dawakin Tofa local government area…
Police Barracks, a looming epidemic, says Lagos Deputy Gov
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos state deputy governor, Oluranti Adebule has raised the alarm over the high level of environmental decay…
Lagos demolishes SURE-P Taskforce HQ
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Saturday demolished the headquarters of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment programme, SURE-P taskforce…