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Ambode underscores judiciary’s critical role in economic development

AKIN KUPONIYI & HENRY OJELU Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday restated the determination of his administration to partner…

Hajj Tragedy: No casualty recorded among Lagos pilgrims

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has said that no casualty was recorded among the pilgrims from…

Mama’s legacies transcend Yoruba nation, says Amosun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has declared that the legacies left behind by the late matriarch of…

Man, 88, faces trial over N100m Lekki land fraud

Cyriacus Izuekwe For allegedly defrauding more than 15 victims of over N100m in land scam in Lekki Resettlement Schemes in…

SDP cautions Adamawa Govt against diverting bailout fund

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Adamawa has cautioned the state government against misusing the bailout fund secured from the…

Account for all Nigerians in Saudi Arabia, Buhari orders NAHCON

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) and the Nigerian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to urgently account…

Lunar Eclipse: Nothing to fear, just watch, appreciate science – Scientist

An official of National Space Research and Development Agency (NASDRA) has advised Nigerians not to panic over the lunar eclipse…

Plateau State varsity to get accredication soon – NUC boss

The Plateau State University, Bokkos, will soon have all its 17 courses accredited, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has assured.…

PICTURES: Buhari meets South Korean president

President Muhammadu Buhari seems to be killing many birds with one stone during his stay in New York to attend…

Toning creams are harmful to health – Dermatologist

Dr Bola Ogunbiyi, President, Nigerian Association of Dermatology, has advised Nigerians against the use of skin lightening cream popularly known…

Putin, Obama head for UN showdown over Syria

AFP – Russian President Vladimir Putin squared up for a clash Monday with his US counterpart Barack Obama at the…

Mama Awolowo was a ‘Special Woman’ — IGP Arase

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has described the late HID Awolowo as a ‘Special Woman’, who…

Homophobic mobs attack gays, lesbians in Kenya

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Homophobic mobs have repeatedly attacked lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Kenya but police…
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Please give us scholarship, Ibeno community tells ExxonMobil

Prof. Ebong Eshett, an indigene of Ibeno community in Akwa Ibom, has pleaded with Exxon-Mobil to provide scholarship to students…

Climate Change: Nigeria ready to adopt binding agreement, says Buhari

Nigeria is strongly committed to the adoption of a legally binding universal agreement to mitigate climate change, President Muhammadu Buhari…

South Sudan, rape headquarters of the world?

AFP – One woman was abducted by soldiers and taken to a military camp, tied up and raped repeatedly for…
A Nigerian pilgrim on 2024 Hajj from Niger State, Hajiya Adeshetu Abubakar, dies reportedly of heat stroke in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Pilgrims from Cross River, Ondo other states among 54 dead in hajj stampede

A breakdown of the Nigerian pilgrims killed in Thursday’s stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia has revealed that pilgrims from Cross…

Boko Haram attacks Borno village, kills 9, injures 10

The Borno Police Command on Sunday confirmed the killing of nine persons after a suspected Boko Haram insurgents’ attack in…

54 Nigerians confirmed dead, 61 injured in Mina stampede – Hajj Commission

At least fifty-four Nigerians have been confirmed dead and 61 injured during Thursday’s stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia. The confirmation…

Explosion rocks boat conveying Maldives president

An explosion ripped through a speed boat carrying Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Monday, injuring his wife and two others…

Pope concludes US tour, leaves Americans wanting more

Philadelphia (AFP) – Pope Francis celebrated an open-air mass at the culmination Sunday of an historic tour of the United…

Liberia struggles to regain economic footing after Ebola

Liberia needs two years to regain its economic footing after it was battered by the Ebola epidemic, as it moves…

Preach on only what unites Nigeria, Osinbajo tells religious leaders

*Condoles with the families of Nigerians killed, injured in Mecca stampede Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has urged…

Police beef up security at Millennium Park, Abuja

The Nigerian Police have tightened security at the Millennium Park, Abuja to safe guard the lives and properties of fun…

Probe of misappropriated NNPC revenue to commence – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday in New York said that the prosecution of those who misappropriated the NNPC’s revenue under past…

Corruption: Religious leaders have failed Nigerians – House of Reps member

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonanyima, has stated that religious leaders have failed…

Lagos govt moves to enforce guidelines for boat operators

…confirms 17 rescued, five dead in Ikorodu boat mishap The Lagos State Government has concluded plans to embark on an…

Expand Abuja-Keffi Federal Highway, Al-Makura urges Buhari

Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has appealed to the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to expand the…

What I did in my first three months in office – Ambode

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has explained to the citizens what he achieved in his first three months in…

Breast milk to the rescue

Nothing is more important and beneficial to a newborn baby than breast milk, OLUREMILEKUN OSOBU-ASUBIOJO, writes The joy of every…