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Accreditation, voting commence in Ondo poll
The simultaneous accreditation and voting innovation adopted by INEC commenced on Saturday as voters gathered at polling units across Ondo…
Ondo Decides: Impressive turnout as voters cast their votes
The ongoing Ondo governorship election is witnessing a large turnout of voters as residents trooped out to cast their votes.…
Ondo election: Gov Mimiko spits fire, vows to resist INEC’s team
Here is excerpts from Governor Olusegun Mimiko’s address to journalists on today’s governorship election which he claimed is being predetermined…
Abducted ex-minister of state regains freedom – Family
Mr Bagudu Hirse, former Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), who was abducted by gunmen in Kaduna on Sunday, Nov. 20,…
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Breaking: Former Cuban President Fidel Castro dies at 90
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro is dead at the age of 90, his brother, Cuban President Raul Castro announced. Fidel…
Poll predicts Akeredolu to win Ondo governorship election
An opinion poll conducted by the Punch newspaper has predicted victory for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship candidate, Rotimi…
Ondo 2016: APC chieftain killed in Owo
Mr Afolabi Olaposi, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owo, Ondo State, was killed by unknown gunmen on…
Breaking: Ondo on edge as Gov Mimiko vows to resist rigging
Less than 12 hours to tomorrow’s governorship election in Ondo State, the atmosphere in Ondo is tense as security agents…
Our experiences in prisons-Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Ajibade
Adefoyeke Ajao Legendary Kenya writer, Prof.Ngugi wa Thiong’o and the Executive Editor of The News Magazine, Kunle Ajibade have recounted…
My characters determine the course of my stories-Omotoso
Yewande Omotoso is an architect and novelist resident in Cape Town. Her widely-acclaimed debut novel, ‘Bom Boy’, won the 2012…
Why I chose to write about aging-Ladipo-Manyika
Sarah Ladipo-Manyika is an accomplished academic and novelist. Her recently-published novella, ‘Like A Mule Bringing Ice Cream To The Sun’…
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Obla loses N1 billion suit against EFCC
Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday struck out the N1 billion fundamental rights…
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EFCC arraigns Ogunlewe, FUNAB VC, Bursar
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday arraigned the trio of Senator Adesewe Ogunlewe, former Works and Housing…
Osun PDP crisis deepens, faction suspends Omisore
As the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State deepens, a faction of the party on Friday…
Enugu govt to recruit 2,000 volunteer teachers
The Enugu State Government says it will recruit 2,000 volunteer teachers for primary and post-primary schools in the state. The…
Senate to unravel mismanagement of resources
The Chairman, Senate ad hoc Committee on the Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East has pledged to unravel massive corruption allegedly…
Man docked for stealing N250,000
A 30-year-old man, Idowu Ojo, who allegedly stole N250, 000 from his sister under the pretence of settling the police…
Ondo election: FRSC restricts vehicular movement
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it will restrict inter-state traffic during Saturday’s Governorship Election in Ondo State. Mr…
Principal tasks mothers to resist teenage marriage
The Principal of Day Secondary School Bari Kinsale, Minna, Hajia Hajara Mohammed, has urged parents to resist teenage marriage in…
Monarch woos investors to Epe community
The Alara of Ilara, Oba Akeem Adesanya, on Friday called on investors to take advantage of the abundant investment opportunities…
Mixed reaction trails marrying persons with tribal marks
Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Friday expressed mixed reactions over marrying persons with tribal marks on…
Dangote donates food items to IDPs
The Yobe Committee on Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on Friday distributed food items donated by Dangote Foundation to…
FIFA to promote 2018 World Cup
Russian football chief Vitaly Mutko has urged the ruling body FIFA to promote the 2018 World Cup in Russia in…
15 dead, dozens wounded in Iran train crash
Two passenger trains collided in Iran’s north-central province of Semnan on Friday, killing no fewer than 15 people and injuring…
Hurricane Otto hits Nicaragua
Hurricane Otto battered Nicaragua and Costa Rica with powerful winds and torrential rains on Friday, damaging homes, forcing thousands to…
Borno to close IDP camps –Shettima
The Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, says all Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camps in the state would be closed…
2 Dead, 4 injured in U.S. Thanksgiving Day shooting
Two persons were killed and four were injured in a shooting at a Thanksgiving Day football tournament in Kentucky on…
FG to revive abandoned Police barracks
Mr Paul Agbo, the District Head of Akwana in Wukari Council Area of Taraba, has appealed to the Federal Government…
Amnesty office receives N25b appropriation
The Presidential Amnesty Office received a total of N25 billion appropriation under the 2016 Budget including a N5 billion loan…
China power plant death toll climbs 74
Police took 13 people into custody as the death toll in the collapse of a platform under construction at a…