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Teacher sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling pupil, 11
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin City High Court has sentenced a 35 year-old teacher, Bright Asiruwa, to life imprisonment for defiling…
Oil Theft: JTF arrests 6 persons, destroys 31 illegal refineries
Jethro Ibileke/Niger Delta Seven suspected oil thieves have been arrested by the special squad of the anti-illegal oil bunkering of…
No Ebola in Ogun, just an ulcer patient, says Soyinka
Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Olaokun Soyinka has debunked rumours making the rounds that the deadly…
Existing law on firearms weak – Presidency
The Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM), has described the existing law on firearms in the country…
US teenager plots world chess domination
Samuel Sevian may only be 13, but the American chess prodigy is in a hurry. He wants to become the…
Couples who meet online are likely to have lasting marriages
Couples who meet online are likely to have marriages that last, according to a survey of 20,000 married people. John…
Kwara govt to hand schools back to private owners
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has restated the readiness of government to hand over grant aided schools to proprietors…
Moroccan held, with daughters, for trying to join IS
A Moroccan man, with his two young French daughters in tow, were arrested in Casablanca Wednesday as he sought to…
Hillary Clinton campaigns for Democrats as 2016 looms large
Hillary Clinton hit the campaign trail Wednesday in support of a Democratic Senate hopeful, but she sounded every inch like…
2015 polls: Groups tip Buhari for APC ticket
Major General Muhammadu Buhari has begun to enjoy the support of groups to land the party ticket after he formally…
6.4m Nigerian adults are exposed to tobacco smoke – Senate
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP-Delta) said on Wednesday that statistics had shown that about 6.4…
US to be ‘more aggressive’ in monitoring Ebola, says Obama
United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged a “much more aggressive” response at home to the Ebola threat, and…
APC making mockery of Buhari, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday in Abuja has urged the handlers of former Head of State, General Muhammadu…
Jonathan returning Nigeria to era of impunity, Akande Warns
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande today lashed out that…
Nigeria, 63 others for Commonwealth Taekwondo Tourney
Nigeria and 63 other nations are expected to feature at the 6th Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships holding in Edinburgh, Scotland in…
Social Media Awash With Eagles’ Praises After Sudan’s Fall
Taiwo Adelu Nigerians showed Wednesday’s evening that though they might be angry, they always want their team to produce good…
Jonathan under pressure to contest – Okupe
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, said that President Goodluck Jonathan is under pressure…
Buhari, Atiku are serial losers – Presidency
The Presidency on Wednesday in Abuja enjoined supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan not to worry about the declaration by some…
Reps approve 71 amendments to Nigerian constitution
The House of Representatives on Wednesday in Abuja voted to effect 71 amendments to sections of the 1999 constitution, NAN…
US offers $45m for info on 8 terrorist leaders
The US has offered a reward of 45 million dollars for information on eight key leaders of the Al-Qaeda in…
59 soldiers arraigned for mutiny plead not guilty
Fifty-nine soldiers on Wednesday in Abuja appeared in an Army General Court Martial on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy…
2015: Ihedioha joins Imo governorship race
The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, has said that he would ensure the enthronement of good governance…
Nigeria beat Sudan 3-1 to keep AFCON hopes alive
By Taiwo Adelu African champions, Nigeria put life into their qualification race for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations by…
2015: Tonye Princewill declares for governorship under PDP
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Prince Tonye Princewill, former Rivers State Governorship candidate on the platform of the defunct Action Congress of…
Alamieyeseigha’s son: Jonathan values some Nigerians over others – Keyamo
Eromosele Ebhomele Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo has taken a swipe at the Nigerian government over the swiftness with…
Attack on Edo legislative quarters an act of terrorism, Lagos lawmaker
Eromosele Ebhomele The chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, Segun Olulade, has…
Obama cancels campaign trip, Ebola meeting set at WHouse
President Barack Obama set aside a campaign trip Wednesday to lead a meeting at the White House on the US…
Soldier injured as JTF repels pirates attack
The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, ‘Operation Pulo Shield’ says its troops have repelled a second attack…
2015: Security operatives encounter tough time at Buhari’s declaration
Security operatives had a tough time organising the large crowd that attended the Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of Gen. Muhammadu…
Newcastle upbeat over Krul fitness
Newcastle United are confident goalkeeper Tim Krul will be fit for their Premier League match against Leicester on Saturday despite…