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We Are Not Owing TASCE Lecturers – Ogun Govt.

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State government Thursday debunked claims by the striking workers of the Tai Solarin College of Education, TASCE,…

SSS Arrests father of Nyanya bomb suspect

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The State Security Services, SSS said on Thursday that it has arrested Colonel Agene Ogwuche, the father of…

NBA Asks Jonathan to Negotiate with Boko Haram

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Thursday in Abuja, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to reconsider…

Oba Rilwan Akiolu endorses Akinwumi Ambode as Fashola successor

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, says Mr Akinwumi Ambode, an All Progressives Congress (APC) member eyeing the Lagos…

EFCC Arraigns Ex-Commissioner Over N108m Theft

Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday arraigned the former Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Anambra…

TheNEWS MD Bags Professional Award

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Veteran editor and the Managing Director of TheNews and PMNews newspaper, Mr Adebayo Onanuga was today honoured with…

Chibok Girls: Police Stop Street Protest in Kaduna

Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna Police Command yesterday disrupted a planned street peaceful protest organised by Women Arise For Change Initiative led…

Between Girls And ICT

By Tayo Ogunbiyi Without doubt, the Information and Communication Technology, ICT, sector remains a fast growing area with limitless possibilities…

Kidnapped schoolgirls: Families want ‘unconditional’ release

Relatives of more than 200 schoolgirls held hostage by Boko Haram on Thursday called for their unconditional release, after Nigeria’s…

LASU Fees: 5,000 Students Stage Peaceful Protest

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The Lagos State University Student Union, LASUSU, led by its President, Comrade Nurudeen Temilola Yusuf, will Thursday  stage…

Bomb Scare On Lagos Island

Paul Iyoghojie There was bomb scare Thursday morning on Tom Jones, near the ever busy Idumota market, Lagos Island, Lagos…

Estate Agent Dupes 60 Home Seekers

Yusuf Muhammed An estate agent, Lateef Balogun, is on the run after allegedly swindling 60 unsuspecting home seekers in Lagos…

2 Policemen Die During Fight With Suspects

Cyriacus Izuekwe Two policemen have been killed in an auto crash while conveying some suspects to Lagos State, western Nigeria.…

Osun Govt. warns against illegal cutting of trees

The Osun Government on Thursday warned residents of the state against indiscriminate felling of trees. Bola Ilori, the Special Adviser…

MH370 pushes Malaysia Airlines to wider Q1 loss

Malaysia Airlines on Thursday announced that it posted a wider loss in the first quarter year-on-year as the impact of…

Presidency announces plans for national curricum on ethics, values

Mrs Sarah Jibril, Special Adviser to the President on Ethics and Moral Values has said that plans are underway to…

Sudan judge sentences woman to death for converting from Islam to Christianity

A Sudanese judge on Thursday sentenced a Christian woman to hang for apostasy, despite appeals by Western embassies for compassion…

Gunmen killed 390 people in Zamfara – Gov. Yari

The Zamfara Government said on Wednesday that gunmen had killed more than 390 villagers in the the last 20 months…

S.Sudan ceasefire crumbles as battles rage in oil-state

Warring forces in South Sudan battled on Thursday, trading blame for breaking a ceasefire as the civil war entered its…

Terrorism: Jonathan solicits global support for rehabilitation of affected states

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday solicited international support for his plans for the socio-economic rehabilitation of the north-eastern states after…

Maiduguri is not boiling – Defence HQ

The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday said that the rumour making the rounds that Maiduguri was boiling as a result of…

Boko Haram: Experts doubt gains of state of emergency

by Ben Simon/AFP Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid to extend an ineffective year-long state of emergency in the northeast has…

US confirms drones deployed to Nigeria

The US military is flying surveillance drones as well as manned aircraft over Nigeria to help the search for more…

Nigerian troops angry after Boko Haram killed 4 in ambush

Nigerian Soldiers fired shots in the air at Maiduguri barracks on Wednesday because they were angry with their commanders about…

Jonathan withdraws assent from 2014 budget bill

Nigeria’s Government said on Wednesday that the 2014 appropriation bill passed by the National Assembly about two months ago has…

FRSC confirms 3 dead in Ogun auto crash

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said three persons died and three others sustained injury in an accident which occurred…

Jonathan rules out prisoner swap with Boko Haram

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ruled out the release of Boko Haram fighters in exchange for the freedom of…

Ogwuche, fleeing Nyanya bomber arrested in Sudan

Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, one of the two suspects declared wanted on Monday by the State Security Service in connection with…

Woman dies praying for Chibok girls

A woman, Hajiya Maimuna Danja, died on Wednesday on her way to Katsina to pray for the release of the…

Fayemi reiterates commitment to repositioning Ekiti

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has reiterated the commitment of his administration to repositioning the state. Fayemi stated this on…