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Statutory Allocation: Fashola Sues Jonathan

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Babatunde Fashola says he is suing the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government over illegal…

Parents protest killings of students in Yobe

Kazeem Ugbodaga Parents of students in Federal Government colleges,also known as Unity Schools, have protested in Lagos the killing of…

Political rallies outlawed in Sokoto state

The Police Command in Sokoto State on Monday banned all political parties from holding rallies, pasting of posters and billboards…

Ekiti governorship election: 12 struggle for PDP ticket

No fewer than 12 aspirants have picked the nomination forms of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest the party`s…

Justice Kutigi to chair National Conference

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday approved the appointment of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Legbo Kutigi, as the…

Jonathan, Mu’azu receive defectors to PDP

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The seat of Nigeria’s federal government literally moved to the central state of Kwara today as President Goodluck…

7 arrested over murder of muslim cleric

Seven persons have been arrested in connection with the death of a Muslim cleric who had criticised the banned Nigerian…

Luka, deputy governor of Nasarawa state joins PDP

The Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Damishi Luka, on Monday renounced his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Tanko Al…

In firefight, Cameroon kill 6 Boko Haram militants

Seven people were killed on Sunday when Boko Haram militants launched an assault in northern Cameroon, a Cameroonian security source…

Sharia court saves 2 Nigerian drivers from amputation

The Sokoto Shariah Court of Appeal in northern Nigeria has set aside the judgment of the Upper Shariah Court 2,…

Bomb scare shuts Kano state secretariat

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Security has been beefed up at Audu Bako secretariat in Kano, northwest Nigeria following bomb-scare that made civil…

Incredible: Long snake eats up crocodile

A snake strangled and then swallowed a crocodile in an epic winner-takes-all contest that will make Mount Isa residents think…

Fashola raises alarm over declining Nigerian revenue

.says NNPC has failed to remit N2.4 trillion for sharing by all the 36 states and Abuja EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Governor…

Anti-gay law: Uganda’s lawmaker says aid cut worthy price to pay

David Bahati, a lawmaker and author of Uganda’s anti-gay law, which criminalises homosexuality, said that aid cuts by Western donors…

Boko Haram kill 29 after giving notice of attack

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents killed 29 people in Nigeria’s embattled Borno state, even after giving notice of the attack to…

Nigeria: Why long queues persist at petrol stations

Long queues of vehicles piled up at petrol stations across Nigeria on Monday while commuters were left stranded at bus…

Markets plunge as Russian troops flood into Crimea

KIEV (AFP) – Ukraine accused Russia on Monday of pouring more troops into Crimea as world leaders grappled with Europe’s…

$8.4m Fraud: Court Dismisses Ajudua’s Objection To Trial

Henry Ojelu Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Ikeja High Court Monday dismissed the application filed by alleged fraud kingpin, Fred…

360m People Deaf, Says WHO

Eromosele Ebhomele The World Health Organisation, WHO, has released a report showing that 360 million people across the world are…

Lagos HOMS Draws Hold Tomorrow

Kazeem Ugbodaga The first draw for the Lagos Homes Ownership Mortgage Scheme, HOMS, will hold tomorrow at the Blue Roof,…

Nigerian Sex Workers Demand Recognition

Eromosele Ebhomele As the world marks the 14th International Sex Worker’s Rights Day today, Nigerian sex workers have joined their…

Boko Haram: Women Mobilise For Mother Of All Protests

Kazeem Ugbodaga Thousands of women are gearing up for mass protest in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Benin and Abuja following Boko…

85 people killed by Boko Haram in two days

It was a very bloody weekend as Boko Haram militants continued their campaign against Nigerians, killing 85 people in two…

APC unveils manifesto this week

The All Progressives Congress (APC) will unveil its long awaited manifesto to Nigerians on Thursday. The manifesto, styled a “Road…

Soyinka: ‘I reject my share of national insult’

The full statement of Professor Wole Soyinka’s rejection of Nigeria’s centenary award The Canonisation of Terror The sheer weight of…

Ukraine: Canada threatens to boycott G8 summit in Russia

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper threatened Saturday he may join Washington in snubbing June’s G8 summit in Russia over the…

APC Senator’s campaign office burnt

Yet to be identified arsonists have set ablaze the campaign office of the All Progressives Congress Senator Ibrahim Gobir, located…

Sultan Abubakar urges unity to fight terrorism

The Sultan of Sokoto, Ahaji Sa’ad Abubukar, has urged traditional rulers and other Nigerians to unite to collectively fight extremism…

ECOBANK core investor wants CEO Tanoh sacked

The main shareholder in Ecobank , one of the biggest banks in sub-Saharan Africa, called on Saturday for its Ivorian…

35 die in double bomb blasts in Maiduguri

Two explosions on Saturday rocked the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a stronghold of the radical Islamist Boko Haram group,…