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OAU Matriculates 5,608 Students

Akintola Lukman It was a glamorous day for the new students at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, as the…

Delta Correspondents’ Chapel Gets New Executive

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta State Correspondents’ Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Tuesday elected officers to pilot its affairs…

Ebola: NAFDAC begins check on fake sanitizers nationwide

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has begun a nationwide check on fake and unregistered sanitisers…

Ebola: OAU dismisses outbreak on campus

Authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun, on Tuesday dismissed a rumour that a student of the institution had…

Babalola picks PDP governorship form

An Ibadan-based businessman, Olufemi Babalola, on Tuesday became the first Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant to pick the party’s…

Delta retirees protest N16.9bn unpaid pension

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Hundreds of retired public servants under the aegis of Association of Contributory Retirees on Tuesday protested the non-payment…

20 policemen still missing after Boko Haram attack – IG

Twenty Nigerian police officers are still missing three weeks after Boko Haram fighters attacked a training academy outside the remote…

Lagos to prosecute employers, landlords for sacking Ebola survivors

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it will prosecute employers of labour for sacking two patients who survived the…

Insecurity: Expert advocates PPP in intelligence sharing

A security expert, Dr Ona Ekhomu, has urged the Federal Government to adopt public-private-partnership initiative in intelligence gathering and sharing…

Ogun police arrest four for duping couple N14.5mn

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Four suspected fraudsters; Shehu Salam, Mrs Risikat Oriyomi, Mrs Sola Babalola and a physically challenged man, Wasiu Ajani…

NDLEA arrests 30 suspects, seizes 31kg of Indian hemp

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger on Tuesday said it had seized 31 kilograms of dried weed…

Fintiri visits Obasanjo’s injured son, lauds military

Adamawa acting governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, on Tuesday commended officers and men of the Nigerian Army for their effort in containing…

IG redeploys 32 Commissioners of Police

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Tuesday ordered the redeployment of 32 Commissioners of Police to various commands…

INEC issues certificate of return to Niger East senator-elect

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday issued certificate of return to the Niger-East senator-elect, Dr Shem Zagbayi of…

Ebola: Ondo passes cremation bill to law

The Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law a bill to provide for disposal of unclaimed corpses…

JTF uncovers new tactics to stealing oil in Niger Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa‎ The anti-illegal oil bunkering squad of the Joint Task Force (Operation Pulo Shield), has uncovered new tactics used…

Sokoto CP commends APC for peaceful rally

The Sokoto State Police Command, has commended politicians in the state for their maturity that led to the peaceful conduct…

Delta poly student, 4 others arrested for gang-raping student

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Five persons have been arrested and detained by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly gang-raping one Favour…

Boko Haram: Transport fares increases in Adamawa

Transport fare has increased following mass movement of people from the northern part of Adamawa state to other parts as…

Obasanjo’s son in stable condition

Lt. Col Adeboye Obasanjo, son of former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo is recuperating at the Federal Medical Centre in Yola,…

Fintiri will not recontest in 2015

Prof. Wale Oladipo, PDP National Secretary, said the Adamawa acting governor, Alhaji Umar Fintiri, would not recontest in 2015 if…

UK cancer boy has good chance of recovery

Cancer-stricken boy Ashya King, whose case made headlines after his parents removed him from a British hospital, underwent scans in…

Oshiomhole, an asset to Nigeria – Reps

The Chairman, House Committee on Education, Hon. Aminu Suleiman, has described the contributions of Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole,…

Jonathan knows more about Boko Haram than he’s saying – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that President Goodluck Jonathan knows more about Islamist sect Boko Haram than he…

Israel illegally coerces Africa migrants to leave

Israel has illegally coerced almost 7,000 African migrants into returning to their home countries, where some face persecution, Human Rights…

Ebola patient arrives at US hospital

European Union nations will hold fresh talks Wednesday about when to implement fresh sanctions against Russia, officials said, as differences…

Belarus appoints 2 Nigerians as honourary counsels

The Belarusian Government has appointed two Nigerians, Mr Abba Usman and Mr Oluseyin Olufade, as honourary counsels to represent the…

Assembly urges Suswam to set up panel of enquiry

The Benue House of Assembly on Tuesday advised Governor Gabriel Suswam to set up a judicial panel of enquiry to…

Ebola: Nigeria, others to get $10mn aid from US

The United States will contribute $10 million to pay for medical workers and equipment to fight the deadly Ebola epidemic…

Britain arms Kurds with machine guns to fight IS

Britain is to ship heavy machine guns and ammunition to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, Defence Secretary…