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Jonathan receives 2013 Peace Award

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday attributed the slow economic growth in the country to the numerous crises that trailed his…

FAAN admits buying 2 armoured limos for Princess Oduah

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzodinma, on Wednesday said the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) purchased…

Police stop another ASUU rally, teargas lecturers

The Nigerian police on Wednesday disrupted a peaceful rally by members of Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), University of…

Senate Committee threatens SURE-P of zero allocation

The Senate Ad hoc Committee on SURE-P on Wednesday in Abuja threatened zero appropriation for the programme if funds already…

Oduah’s BMW cars: Can of worms as Coscharis faces Reps panel

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday said that the Federal Ministry of Finance granted a waiver of N10.1 million…

Justice Ayo Salami: Tributes To His Integrity

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Stakeholders in the judiciary and the legal practice as well as politicians from across political parties…

National conference ill timed,says Kwara Speaker

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Abdulrazak Atunwa, has advised Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan to suspend the…

Six Naval Officers Beat Teacher to Stupor

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta If not for the quick intervention of the Commandant of the Nigerian Navy Secondary School,Onikoko, Adigbe area…

Soyinka: Justice Is Never ‘Siddon Look’!

By Wole Soyinka Let me be candid. It was with mixed feelings that I accepted to deliver this lecture. On…

PDP To Set Up State Disciplinary Committees

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has directed its state branches to inaugurate disciplinary committees to ensure discipline among members. This…

No-Work-No-Pay Rule May Escalate Crisis — ASUU

The Delta State University Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday warned that implementing the No-Work-No-Pay…

450,000 People Resistant To TB Drugs Globally– WHO

The 2013 WHO Global Tuberculosis Report says an estimated 450,000 people develop Multi-Drug Resistance to Tuberculosis (MDR-TB). MDR-TB is a…

Strike: UCH Ejects Patients From Wards

The on-going strike of resident doctors has started to take its toll on the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, as…

Lead Poisoning: 29 Villages Still In Danger

Only eight of the 37 communities affected by lead poisoning in Zamfara have been remediated with 29 villages still awaiting…

4 Arraigned For Kidnapping

The police on Wednesday arraigned four men before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for alleged kidnapping. The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Ebenezer…

MWUN Threatens To Shut Down Port Operations

Maritime workers have threatened to shut down the nation’s seaports should the management of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) fail…

Surrender Your Arms, Police Tell Vigilante Groups

The Anambra Police Command on Tuesday ordered vigilance groups to surrender the arms in their possession ahead of the 16…

PDP Drops 20 Gov Aspirants

The PDP in Ekiti State on Tuesday announced that it had dropped 20 of its governorship aspirants. Twenty-nine aspirants were…

Lagos Arrests Fake Doctor

Officials of the Lagos State Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, accompanied by taskforce officials have arrested a 46-year…

N146m Bank Fraud: Manager Flees To UK With Family

A manager with a new generation bank, Kayode Adeyanju, has allegedly fled to the United Kingdom with his family following…

Fashola Budgets N490b For 2014

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State today presented a budget of N489.69 billion to the State House of Assembly for…

4 Freed French hostages head to Paris

NIAMEY (AFP) – Four Frenchmen kidnapped by Al-Qaeda militants in Niger were on their way back to France Wednesday after…

Okonjo-Iweala’s N10b libel suit adjourned

A High Court in the Nigerian capital of Abuja on Tuesday adjourned the N10 billion libel suit filed by Finance…

Osun state recruits 222 teachers

The Nigerian State of Osun has employed 222 secondary school teachers to boost teaching and learning in the state’s East…

UN votes to end US embargo against Cuba

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted for the 22nd time to condemn the US economic embargo against Cuba.…

Court of Appeal to hear suit against Gov. Chime

A Nigerian Court of Appeal on Monday in Abuja reserved 8 November for hearing in a suit seeking the removal…

Nigeria To Witness Partial Solar Eclipse On Sunday —NASRDA

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has predicted that a partial solar eclipse will occur in different parts…

Al Qaeda frees 4 French hostages in Niger

Four French hostages kidnapped by al Qaeda’s north African arm three years ago in Niger have been released, President Francois…

Jonathan notifies National Assembly on Budget 2014

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday wrote the Senate expressing his intention to present the 2014 budget to the National…

UNHCR urges Cameroon not to expel Nigerian refugees

The UN’s refugee agency on Tuesday urged Cameroon and other nations not to expel Nigerians who have fled their homes…