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Ikechukwu Uche, Gignac join Mexican side, Tigres
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – UANL Tigres, determined to become the first Mexican team to win South America’s Libertadores Cup, have…
Why I took N10 billion loan – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has explained why he has applied for a N10 billion loan less than a…
Ignatius Ajuru Varsity VC Kidnapped
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, southern Nigeria, Professor Rosamund…
Wike goes after Amaechi full scale, sets up Judicial Commission
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike has gone for the jugular of former governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state…
Benin airport to be shut down for maintenance
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There are indications that the Benin Airport may be shut down to air passengers for about four weeks…
Wike sends policemen to invade, raid Ibim Semenitari’s property
The immediate past Commissioner of Information in Rivers state, Ibim Semenitari, has raised alarm over the unlawful invasion of her…
Zamfara, USAID join forces to combat malaria
The Zamfara Government on Thursday renewed its commitment to fight malaria in the state. The Permanent Secretary in the state’s…
Ogun police bust ritualist den, find remains of 20-year old girl
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun state police operatives attached to Ishara division of Ogun State Command on Monday busted a den of…
Election petition tribunal upholds APC’s Akpatason’s election
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday dismissed the petition filled by the state chapter of the…
US House of Reps grants Obama power to negotiate trade deals
The United States House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill granting President Barack Obama wide-ranging authority to negotiate trade…
NSE transactions maintain negative trend
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday remained on downward trend for the third consecutive days as a…
El-Rufai condemns killings in Kaduna State
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has condemned the recent killings in Katsak and Ungwan Danborno villages of Jema’a and…
Lagos government provides toll free line to report flooding
The Lagos State government on Thursdsy, provided a free phone line for residents to report outbreak of flooding in their…
Thailand confirms first MERS case
Thailand’s Public Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed the country’s first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Public Health…
Kashamu arrested, tried in UK – Police
The police, on Thursday, said the British High Commission in Nigeria confirmed that Buruji Kashamu (senator-elect), was arrested and tried…
EFCC arrests Ohakim, quizzes Lamido over corruption allegations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, said it had arrested former Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State.…
Merkel urges fair distribution of refugees in Europe
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called on all EU member states to show solidarity over migration issue and participate…
Aregbesola can’t stop me from giving money to Osun workers – Murray-Bruce
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce representing Bayelsa East in the red chambers has stated categorically that Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state…
Ogun Police rescue man, 97, from kidnappers, arrest ritualists at den
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pa Iposiola Samaye, 97, who was kidnapped last Thursday at Isire village in Ijebu East local government has…
PICTURES: The #CharlestonShooting victims
They were at Bible study. Many of them were members of the clergy at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal, a historic…
US needs to address gun violence after #CharlestonShooting – Obama
Washington (AFP) – A clearly frustrated President Barack Obama said Thursday the United States should look again at how killers…
UPDATE: 38 civilians killed in Boko Haram attack in Niger
Niamey (AFP) – Boko Haram militants killed 38 people in an attack in southeast Niger which occurred overnight Wednesday, with…
Unpaid Salaries: Edo NLC threatens strike
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The leadership of the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has threatened to embark on…
Don’t turn court to playground, Judge warns PDP, APC, LP
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Justice Olatunregun Ishola of Federal High Court, sitting in Asaba, Delta state, has warned political parties not to…
NASS: Let’s unite for Nigeria’s interest, Ashafa urges APC lawmakers
Senator Gbenga Ashafa representing Lagos East Senatorial District, has urged other senators elected on the platform of his party, All…
Ambode moves to decongest Lagos traffic
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is putting in place pragmatic solution to decongest traffic in the Lagos metropolis. The governor…
Lagos Assembly introduces Yoruba language in schools
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday asked the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to begin a compulsory…
Tanzania urges China to reduce ivory demand to save elephants
Tanzania’s Natural Resources and Tourism Minister, Lazaro Nyalandu, on Thursday described elephant poaching as a national disaster and urged China…
Court jails 3 Mauritanians for terrorism
A court in Nouakchott has jailed three Mauritanians after they pleaded guilty to terrorism charges, a news report said on…
Chadian army lied, there was no airstrikes in Nigeria – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said the claim that the Chadian military had conducted air strikes against six terrorist camps…