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18 killed, 70 injured in Tunisia train crash
Eighteen people were killed and 70 injured when a train crashed into a lorry near the northern Tunisian city of…
Rivers APC tells Wike to declare assets
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State,Governor,…
Ozekhome’s abductors received N28m ransom
Frank Azuekor, one of four suspects charged with kidnapping Chief Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, on Tuesday, said…
El-Rufai appoints drivers for rural, community development
Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, has approved the appointments of Mrs Balaraba Aliyu-Inuwa and Dr. Clement…
Ban Ki-Moon concerned over death verdict for Morsi
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Tuesday, said he was deeply concerned by the confirmation of death sentence on former…
Nigerian appointed secretary of CTO
A Nigerian Shola Taylor has been appointed secretary-general of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), an international organisation headquartered in London.…
Ondo pensioners protest, demand payment of arrears
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Ondo State chapter, on Tuesday, protested to the State Governor’s Office, demanding the payment…
Deputy speaker defends National Assembly’s N150b budget
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun (Osun-APC), on Tuesday in Abuja, said N150 billion budgetary allocation…
I’m not owing 11 months salaries, says Okorocha
The Imo government has denied owing its workforce 11 months’ salary arrears. A statement from the Chief Press Secretary to…
Boko Haram: US supporting Nigeria, others with $5m, not $5bn
The United States plans to provide $5 million to help support a regional military force fighting Nigeria’s Islamist militant group…
Xenophobia: Nigeria Union reports new attacks in South Africa
The Nigerian Union in South Africa on Tuesday reported new xenophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreigners in Sternkopf, Namakwa…
Industrial court restrains Oshiomhole, others from sacking judiciary workers
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, has been restrained by the National Industrial Court sitting in Akure, Ondo…
Woman dumps 3-day old baby, arrested in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Residents of Obazuaye Street, off Osakpamwan Street, Evbareke Quarters, in Benin, capital of Edo state, on Tuesday woke…
Boko Haram: 27 missing policemen yet to be declared dead, says I-G
Twenty seven policemen missing after terrorists attacked Gwoza in Borno in August, 2014, are yet to be declared dead, Inspector-General…
Egyptian court confirms Morsi’s death sentence
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday confirmed the death sentence for deposed president Mohammed Morsi for orchestrating a prison escape…
Nigerians react angrily to #9bn wardrobe allowance for NASS
Nigerians have reacted angrily to reports that members of the National Assembly will receive a wardrobe allowance of N8.64bn Naira…
Israel bars UN human rights envoy from its territory
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson, confirmed that government has banned the entry of a UN human rights envoy, Makarim Wibisono, into…
Father doubts paternity of 35-year old son
I doubt the paternity of my first child, a 67-year-old businessman, Mr Vincent Omojena told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos,…
Corruption: Nobel Peace Centre to end partnership with FIFA
The board of the Nobel Peace Centre said on Monday it wished to end its formal cooperation with football’s scandal-plagued…
Buhari to meet anti-corruption watchdog head
ABUJA, (Reuters) Nigeria’s new leaders will meet the head of a leading global watchdog on corruption to see how billions…
APC NWC members meet, discuss party crisis
The APC Board of Trustees and national leaders will meet in Abuja today to deliberate on the crisis plaguing the…
Ban condemns bombing in N’Djamena
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has condemned the bombings on Monday in N’Djamena, Chad, which reportedly killed 25 people and…
African leaders commend NEPAD
African leaders have commended the role of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) in keeping the dreams and potential…
14 dead, hundreds of zoo animals wiped out in Tbilisi floods
Tbilisi (AFP) – Nine people were missing in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Monday, a day after freak floods killed 14…
Stand firm, remain united, Opadokun tells APC
Chief Ayo Opadokun, Convener of the Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms (CODER), on Monday urged members of the All…
IAEA urges Nigeria to ensure safety of its nuclear energy programme
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has stressed the need for Nigeria to ensure that its nuclear power programme is…
14,000 South Sudanese flee Sudan – UNHCR
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that some 14,000 South Sudanese, mainly women and children, fled into…
Work in the interest of Nigerians, Dogara urges lawmakers
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has urged members of the 8th Assembly to work in…
What They Won’t Tell You About Pay-As-You-Watch TV
SPONSORED The budget-conscious segment of the pay-Television market in Nigeria has been strident in its push for a pay-as-watch (PAYW)…
Bauchi elects 8th Assembly Speaker
Sani Muh’d Sani/Bauchi Lawmakers of Bauchi State House of Assembly have elected Kawuwa Shehu Dhamina as speaker of the 8th…