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NSE: Capital market indices up by .06 per cent
Equity transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday closed on a bullish note as some blue chips sustained…
Presidential election not about Jonathan, Buhari alone
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the names of the 11 presidential candidates and their running mates who…
2015: Vote Jonathan, Vote Hunger, says Osinbajo
Kazeem Ugbodaga Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, running mate to General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year’s…
Landlord, 85, defiles 7 year-old girl
Peter Eliaho, an 85-year old landlord, has been arrested by the police in Benin for allegedly defiling a seven year…
Man, 55, impregnates daughter, 17, defiles another, 9
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin City-based housewife, simply identified as Stella, has narrated how Osaro, her 55 year-old husband, defiled their…
Osun Tribunal: Obanikoro’s Statement A Dream Of Drunk, Drug Addict – APC
Jamiu Yisa The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described former Minister of State for Defence,…
Yuletide: Nine killed, 76 injured in 21 auto crashes in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Nine persons were killed and 76 person sustained varying degrees of injuries in 21 auto crashes recorded in…
I was raised by an artisan Mother, says Ambode
Akinwumi Ambode, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Lagos state, on Tuesday disclosed that he was raised by…
IG donates N7m to wives of missing policemen
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Tuesday donated N7 million to 14 wives of the 35 police officers…
Lagos-Ibadan expressway motorists are indiscipline, says Controller
The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Godwin Eke, on Tuesday said indiscipline among most motorists had led to the…
We’ve not endorsed Jonathan for 2015, says Labour Party
Mr Abdulkadri Abdulsalam, the National Chairman, Labour Party, on Tuesday said that the party had not endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan…
Northern farmers sell yams to raise N5bn for Buhari’s campaign
A group of yam farmers across some northern states in the country have pledged to support the All Progressives Congress…
House of Rep aspirant dumps PDP for APC after winning primary
A People Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representative aspirant, Ms Ayisha Osori, has dumped the PDP for the All Progressives…
PDP governorship aspirant, others defect to SDP in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The political drama in Ogun State, Southwest, Nigeria is gathering more momentum as another bigwig from the Peoples…
PDP accuses APC of destroying its campaign materials
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has alleged that there are incessant destruction…
Police task Lagos residents on information sharing
In a bid to fight crime effectively, the Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday appealed to residents to volunteer information…
SEC approves UBA’s rights issue
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday approved the proposed rights issue of N13 billion for existing shareholders of…
Barcelona banned from players transfer until 2016
The main international sport appeal court on Tuesday backed a one year transfer ban against Barcelona in a major blow…
Rooney wants festive fixture break
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has added his voice to calls for changes to the Premier League’s breathless festive fixture…
40 bodies retrieved in AirAsia search
An Indonesian warship recovered more than 40 bodies from the sea Tuesday in the search for the AirAsia jet, a…
Body found in sea search for AirAsia
A body was found in the sea Tuesday during the search for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, Indonesia’s National Search and…
Navalny calls for protests, says Putin’s regime ‘must be destroyed’
Russia’s charismatic protest leader Alexei Navalny, who got a suspended sentence but saw his brother sent to jail Tuesday, galvanised…
Indonesia confirms debris from AirAsia
Debris spotted Tuesday during an aerial search for AirAsia flight QZ8501 is from the missing plane, Indonesia’s director general of…
Nigeria hit as oil trade near five-year low
Almost half of Nigeria’s cargoes due to be exported in January are still available, Reuters has reported, even as oil…
Militants burn primary schools in Pakistan
Militants set fire to two primary schools in Pakistan’s troubled northwest on Tuesday as authorities extended winter holidays amid threats…
Video: Nigerian actor stranded in London, narrates experience
Nigerian actor and model, O.C Ukeje shares his worst holiday experience in an interview with MTV Base Happy Holidays The…
Okorocha postpones 2015 budget presentation to honour late lawmaker
The Imo government on Monday said it postponed the presentation of 2015 budget following the death of a lawmaker, Mrs…
Dimeji Bankole loyalists set to defect this week
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta There are indication Monday morning that over 100,000 members of the coalition group, loyalists to former Speaker of…
Items resembling slide, plane door seen in AirAsia search
Items resembling an emergency slide, plane door and other objects were spotted in the sea during an aerial search Tuesday…
Ogonis protest political slavery in Port Harcourt, slams APC, PDP
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Disappointed by the rejection of the two major political parties in Rivers state, Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, and…