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2015: Agbaje, others urge INEC to repeat PVC exercise in Lagos
The governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbeje, on Saturday urged INEC to review and if…
Nigeria forces repel Boko Haram fighters near Gumsuri
Nigerian troops have repelled a Boko Haram attack near the village where 185 people were kidnapped last week, killing several…
Rondo makes winning debut with Mavericks
Rajon Rondo tallied six points and nine assists in his Dallas debut as he helped lead the Mavericks to a…
Muhammad Ali hospitalized with pneumonia
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali was in stable condition after being hospitalized with a “mild” case of pneumonia, his spokesman Bob…
Mother charged with murder of eight children in Australia
The mother of seven of eight children killed in the northern city of Cairns was charged with their murder on…
Gombe governor persecuting our members, APC Cries
Eromosele Ebhomele The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday condemned alleged acts of intolerance by Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Hassan…
Angry Madonna releases songs early after leak
Madonna on Saturday suddenly released six new songs months ahead of schedule, furious that early versions had leaked online in…
Eko Disco purchases 40 transformers worth N200m
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), says it has acquired 40 new distribution transformers as part of efforts to boost…
Nigeria repatriates 430 illegal foreigners, seizes 20 voters’ cards
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) arrested and repatriated 430 illegal immigrants in Jigawa between January and November this year. The…
Community wants $100m compensation from Mobil
Ibeno community in Akwa Ibom, wants Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN) Unlimited, to pay 100 million dollars annually to the community…
Terror plans against Nigeria will not succeed – DSS Boss
Ita Ekpenyong, Director-General, Department of State Services, on Saturday said any divisive tendencies or machinations against Nigeria by terror elements…
French police kill knife-wielding man who shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’
French police on Saturday shot dead a man who attacked them with a knife in a police station while shouting…
Insurgency: UN scribe expresses solidarity with Nigeria
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Friday expressed solidarity with the governments and people of Nigeria, Pakistan and Yemen in their…
Government urged to be sincere on fight against corruption
A Kano-based non-govermental organisation, Network for Empowerment and Development Initiative (NEDIN), has called on government at all levels to be…
IS has executed 100 foreigners trying to quit
The Islamic State extremist group has executed 100 of its own foreign fighters who tried to flee their headquarters in…
Jonathan promises to end rivalries in health sector
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised that the Federal Government would act expeditiously on the report of the Presidential Committee…
Two men burnt alive in DR Congo after attack
Two men were burnt alive Saturday by civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile east after they attacked a…
Lagos workers to get 15 per cent bonus
The Lagos State Government will pay its workers 15 per cent bonus in the December salary as an end of…
APC distributes 124 vehicles to officials
The Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday distributed 124 vehicles to the officials of the…
Seven dead as Pakistan hits militant hideouts
Seven people including a policeman and paramilitary soldier were killed in two separate incidents when Pakistani security forces hit militant…
Guardiola’s delight as Bayern claim more records
Even perfectionist Pep Guardiola could not fail to be impressed with Bayern Munich’s spectacular performance in the first half of…
NiMet predicts dust haze, misty conditions for Saturday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze conditions with visibility of about 5000 metres in the central states…
INEC sets up task force on IDPs voting in 2015 elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it had set up a Task Force on how to ensure…
FIFA to decide Qatar World Cup dates in March
FIFA hope to finalise the dates for the 2022 Qatar World Cup in March, ending a debate over the Gulf…
Ogun to recruit 1000 teachers in 2015
The commission’s Full-Time Commissioner 1, Mr Timothy Adebowale, made this known when he defended the 2015 budget proposal before the…
2015: Yobo endorses Jonathan for second term
Former captain of the Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, on Friday led a group known as PDP Ward 2 Ward Initiative…
Military: Claims of mass abduction are under investigation
The military said it had yet to verify reports of alleged kidnapping of scores of villagers at Gumsuri in Borno,…
FG’s Leadership Failure Responsible For Insecurity, Says Tinubu
Former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has blamed the challenges…
Primaries: APC to set up reconciliation committees
Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto state on Friday said All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state would set up reconciliation…
Boko Haram: Navy to deploy personnel to North-East
The Nigerian Navy said on Friday it would deploy some of its personnel to participate in internal security operations in…