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Lagos Lawmakers Raise Alarm Over Traffic Robbery Attacks
Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Western Nigeria, have raised an alarm over robbery attacks in…
Nollywood Actor Killed In Police, Robbers Gun Duel
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Tragedy struck Tuesday in Asaba, capital of Delta State, as a Nollywood actor, simply identified as Onyeka, was…
UNIBEN Gets New Vice Chancellor
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A substantive Vice Chancellor, Prof. Osasere Faradey Orumwense, has been appointed for the University of Benin (UNIBEN), by…
Ogun Model Schools to Open Next Month – Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The first set of students to be admitted into the newly constructed model schools in Ogun state will…
Zuckerberg donates $25 million to Ebola fight
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday he and his wife were donating $25 million to help US efforts to contain…
Zuma mourns Ali Mazui
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dlamini Zuma, on Tuesday expressed shock over the death of…
Gunmen kill 27 in Plateau
The Chairman of Riyom Local Government in Plateau, Mrs Josephine Piyo, has said that 27 people died in an attack…
David Mark seeks global support against terrorist groups
The Senate President, David Mark, on Tuesday solicited the support of the global community to bring an end to activities…
Jonathan’s Claims To Rebuild Rumuwoji Mile One A Deceit
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Angry reaction has trailed the plan by the Federal Government to rebuild the Rumuwoji Mile One Market…
APC tells FG, ‘Cash-for-arms deal in South Africa is shady’
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the PDP-led Federal Government for its insulting and disingenuous explanation aimed at deceiving…
SERAP sues CBN for shielding Boko Haram sponsors
A human rights group in Nigeria, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
TASCE Unions Paralyses Activities, Embarks on Indefinite Strike
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Academic and commercial activities were on Tuesday paralysed at the Tai Solarin College of Education, TASCE, Omu Ijebu…
Lagos Assembly Summons Contractors Over Poor Performance
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has summoned two of the state’s major contractors for what is believed…
TASUED Deputy VC Kidnapped
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Prof. Joseph Olusoga Olusanya, the deputy Vice Chancellor of Tai Solarin University of Education, TASUED, Ijagun in Odogbolu…
Australia fast-tracks residency for super rich
Australia said Tuesday it would introduce a “premium investor visa” to give immigrants permanent residency after a year if they…
Etihad Airways sees 29% revenue surge in Q3
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways said Tuesday it posted a 29 percent surge in revenue to $1.8 billion in the third…
Norwegian teen makes Euro football history
Norway’s Martin Oedegaard made European football history on Monday in becoming the first player under the age of 16 to…
W. Bank mosque torched in suspected settler hate crime
Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank allegedly carried out an arson attack on a mosque near the city of…
Ebola dominates emergency preparedness training in Osun
Simon Ateba The Ebola Virus Disease would dominate deliberations at an Emergency Preparedness Response workshop holding in Nigeria’s western state…
Ebola-infected UN employee dies in Germany
A United Nations employee infected with the Ebola virus in west Africa has died after arriving in Germany last week…
Accept defeat in good fate, Abdulsalam tells politicians
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, on Monday urged politicians to accept defeat and results of the 2015 general…
Peace, most expensive commodity in Nigeria – Gen. Abdulsalam
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar believes that peace is the most expensive commodity in Nigeria today. Abdulsalam who…
#BringBackOurGirls protesters mark six months of Chibok girls’ kidnap
Protesters calling for the release of 219 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants were set Tuesday to mark the…
APC chieftain donates 27 cars, 287 motorcycles to party
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa, Alhaji Badaru Abubakar, on Monday donated 27 cars and 287 motorcycles…
2015: Atiku buys 27.5m presidential nomination form
Former vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday picked All Progressive Congress (APC) nomination form to contest the presidential election primaries on…
Brazil inmates take guards hostage in latest riot
Inmates at a Brazilian prison took 12 guards and several fellow inmates hostage Monday in the latest of a series…
Stocks value fall by N130bn at NSE
The value of shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Monday declined by N130 billion, falling from N13.354 trillion…
Femi Kuti urges Nigerian leaders to shun corruption
Femi Kuti, a musician and son of legendary Afro beat musician, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, on Monday, urged leaders in the country…
AFCON: I’ll resign as NFA chairman for Eagles to qualify – Pinnick
Amaju Pinnick Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) said on Monday that he was ready to resign his position…
I’m yet to recover from Eagles loss in Sudan – Minister
Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, said on Monday that he had yet to recover from the defeat of Nigeria by…