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APC Youth leader urges Buhari to tackle corruption
Nkoyo Benjamin, All Progressives Congress (APC), Youth leader in Akuku-Toru LGA of Rivers, has called on the President-elect, General Muhammadu…
Mu’azu calls truce, sues for peace in PDP
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, has appealed to party members and stakeholders to rest all misunderstandings…
7 doctors get kidnap notice in Ekiti State
The Ekiti State chapter of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), on Tuesday said seven doctors have received threats of kidnap from…
Council of State approves template for inauguration of new govt.
The National Council of State on Tuesday in Abuja approved a template for the smooth inauguration of new government in…
Jonathan, Buhari mourn Chukwuma Azikiwe
President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the family of Nigeria’s first President, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, over the passing away of…
Solomon Arase confirmed IG of Police
The acting Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has been confirmed IG of Police by the Police Council today in…
We have no reason to embark on strike — Edo NLC, TUC
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The organised labour sector in Edo state, on Tuesday said it has no reason to embark on strike…
Igbo group slams APC Vice Chairman for slapping Enugu guber candidate
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba An Asaba-based socio-cultural group, Nsukka Platform, has condemned in strong terms, an alleged assault on the governorship candidate…
Italy better than Libya but Nigeria is worst – Nigerian mother
RAGUSA, Italy (Reuters) A Nigerian who gave birth on a warship after the Italian navy rescued her from a migrant…
Chuka Umunna to run for UK Labour Party leadership
LONDON (Reuters) – Chuka Umunna, a centre-left politician who specialises in business policy, said on Tuesday he would run for…
Ahmadu Ali’s son re-arraigned for N4.5b subsidy fraud
Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today re-arraigned Mamman Ali, son of former Chairman of the Peoples…
Bamaiyi: Afe Babalola Chambers deny involvement in N8.6bn fraud
Henry Ojelu The law firm of Chief Afe Babalola today denied that it received payments from a one-time Lagos socialite,…
Don Jazzy, Mavins set to join Glo in multi-million naira deal
In a move set to rock the corporate and entertainment world, Don Jazzy and the Mavins look set to ‘port’…
NDIC drags Doyin Okupe to court over unpaid debt
Akin Kuponiyi The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, (NDIC), Liquidator of Gulf bank Nigeria Plc in a debt recovery suit before…
Ado Bayero has no interest or stake in Intels – NPA
The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority has reacted to news report and enquiries that the Ado Bayero family of…
4 killed in another Nepal earthquake
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A strong earthquake shook Nepal on Tuesday, sending people in the capital Kathmandu rushing out on to…
ASUU set to strike over unpaid salaries
Prof. Valene Obinna, Media Director, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Imo State University Chapter, says the strike called by…
Ilorin Elders forum backs Saraki for Senate President
Some eminent elders in Ilorin Emirate of Kwara have expressed their support for the aspiration of Dr. Bukola Saraki, a…
Kerosene now costs N200 per litre in Yola
Following the scarcity of kerosene in Yola, Adamawa, the commodity is now selling at N250 per litre. A survey conducted…
Universal Energy commence crude oil production at Stubb Creek
Universal Energy Resources Limited has announced commencement of crude oil production from its Stubb Creek Field in Akwa Ibom state,…
Company workers protest non-payment of 3 month salary
Some staff of Valley Nigeria Limited, a rubber shoe industry, on Monday in Kano protested the non-payment of their three…
Cultism not part of Edo’s tradition – Edebiri
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A former governorship candidate of the ANPP in Edo state, Solomon Iyobosa Edebiri, has decried the recent upsurge…
Boko Haram: Nigerian army to court martial 30 top officers – FULL LIST
The Nigerian Army has ordered 30 of its top officers to proceed to the Army Headquarters Garrison in Abuja to…
Man treks from Abeokuta to Lagos to thank Tinubu for Buhari’s victory
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A lad identified as Abdullahi Afolabi Nadabagi on Monday morning left Abeokuta, Ogun state capital to embark on…
A Tale of Two Cities By Toibudeen Oduniyi
This is the year a political tsunami hit Iluola, the lush evergreen forest at the tip of the Savannah. The…
Schalke axe Boateng, Sidney Sam after loss
Schalke 04 released midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng and striker Sidney Sam on Monday following the 2-0 Bundesliga defeat by Cologne which…
Moroccan F-16 warplane goes missing in Yemen
A Moroccan F-16 warplane has gone missing while on a mission with Saudi-led forces in Yemen, Morocco’s military said on…
Nigerian pirates free 3 French firm crew members
French oil services company Bourbon said on Monday that the three Nigerian crew members kidnapped after one of its speedboats…
Fashola presents C of O to 230 communities
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday presented Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) to no fewer than 230…
Illegal Detention: Appeal Court fixes 5 Nov for case against IGP
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Court of Appeal, sitting in Benin, has fixed 5 November, 2015, for hearing of a case of…