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This is your last Christmas in bondage, APC tells Nigerians
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured Nigerians that this will be their last Christmas celebration under the bondage of…
Excess crude account is empty, not shared in 18 months, says Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State Wednesday revealed that President Goodluck Jonathan-led federal government has emptied the nation’s…
Live your life like Jesus, Jonathan tells Nigerians
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday urged Nigerians to deeply reflect and imbibe the ideals and virtues taught by Jesus Christ…
Suicide bomber killed in Gombe
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said a suicide bomber who rammed into a military check point in Bajoga, Gombe State on…
Amosun is performing miracles in Ogun, says Ernest Sonekan
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former interim president of Nigeria, Chief Ernest Shonekan has declared that with the spate of development in Ogun…
Ogun promises food sufficiency in 2015 – Sokefun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Residents of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria have been assured of sufficient food production as well as food security…
Ogun Forestry Ministry rakes in N128m in 10 months
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Commissioner for Forestry, Alhaji Adebayo Fari has disclosed that his ministry had as at October 2014…
Fourth UN staff contracts Ebola in Liberia
A fourth member of the UN mission in Liberia, the country hardest-hit by the Ebola epidemic, has been hospitalised after…
Borno, Yobe restrict vehicular movement through Xmas
Two northeast Nigeria states have put heavy restrictions on vehicle movement beginning on Christmas Eve and lasting through the weekend…
Jacob Zuma denies marrying fifth wife
South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday denied media local reports that he has hinted he may be ready to…
Oshiomhole recalls Ihonvbere, accepts Commissioner’s resignation
Former Secretary to Edo State Government, Professor Julius Ihonvbere, has been recalled back to his duty post by the State…
Edo Sports Commissioner to sack female players for protesting 2-year unpaid salaries
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Chris Okaeben, has threatened to sack players of state-owned female football…
Obama right to shield millions from deportation – Court
A United States federal judge handed a victory to President Barack Obama late Tuesday, throwing out a lawsuit over controversial…
Oron youths, women lament over marginalization in A’Ibom
Some Oron youths in Akwa Ibom on Tuesday protested over “undue marginalisation” of Oron nation by the current administration. The…
President George H. W. Bush in hospital
Former United States president George H. W. Bush, 90, has been admitted to a Texas hospital suffering shortness of breath,…
Police did not attack Goje’s family house – Gombe Govt.
The Gombe State Government has debunked accusation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo ordered police and…
Fuel scarcity: DPR releases 335 trucks to Abuja
The Department of Petroleum Resources, Abuja, said 335 trucks of petroleum products were released from the depot between Monday and…
Jonathan yet to approve 40 NASS bills, says Zakari
The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Zakari Mohammed, on Tuesday said 40 bills were awaiting President Goodluck Jonathan’s assent to…
Why PDP described Buhari as a semi-illiterate jackboot – Metuh
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come out to defend the party’s national secretary, Prof. Wole Oladipo who referred to…
2015: Buhari’s campaign gets N54m donation
The presidential flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, says he has received N54 million from Nigerians…
Ogun swears in 10 new magistrates
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade today swore in ten new magistrates for effective and…
US to lift lifetime ban on blood donations from gay men
The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will move to ease a lifetime ban on blood donations from…
‘Canadian psycho’ convicted of first degree murder
The notorious “Canadian psycho,” Luke Magnotta, faced life in jail Tuesday after a jury rejected his plea of insanity and…
Elephant ivory smuggling ‘kingpin’ arrested in Tanzania
A suspected organised crime boss alleged to be a leading figure in the illegal ivory trade has been arrested by…
Nigeria’s economy is one of the world’s largest, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said on Tuesday that his administration had managed the country’s economy to become the greatest in Africa…
FG pledges stronger trade ties with developing countries
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said his administration would continue to support the development of more mutually beneficial trade and…
Southampton line up Dutch winger Elia
Werder Bremen’s Dutch winger Eljero Elia is close to signing a loan deal with Southampton, the English Premier League club’s…
2015: Cooperation of all stakeholders required – IG
The Police said the successful conduct of the 2015 elections required the cooperation of politicians, electorate and other stakeholders, and…
Reviving depleted wildlife parks and zoos in Nigeria
About 20 years ago, the country’s zoological gardens and parks ranked among the best in the Africa continent. Such parks…
Cost of Kerosine increases
Prices of Kerosine have increased in Kano, barely few days to the Christmas and New Year celebrations,NAN reports. A survey…