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Bauchi will continue to sponsor pilgrims, says Gov Abubakar

Governor Muhammad Abubakar of Bauchi State has said that the government will not relent in the sponsorship of pilgrims to…

Tambuwal sacks 23 LG caretaker committees

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday approved the immediate dissolution of the 23 local government caretaker committees in…

Akwa Ibom Guber: Udom Emmanuel witnesses fail to counter Umana Umana, APC

Witnesses for Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) failed to adequately counter…

Lawmaker explains why Buhari seems slow

Eromosele Ebhomele The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Sanai Agunbiade, has said Nigerians should rather concentrate…

100 Days: Rivers PDP showcases Wike’s achievements

The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed satisfaction with the programmes and activities of the…

Five killed as Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram

Gunmen killed at least five villagers in a raid in northern Nigeria’s Borno state on Wednesday before being repelled by…

10 dead, 100 wounded in twin blasts in Cameroon

Reuters – About 10 people were killed and 100 wounded on Thursday when a bomb went off near an army…

Group gives El-Rufai 48-hour ultimatum to sack aide

FEMI ADI/Kaduna Centrum Initiative For Development and Fundamental Rights Initiative, CEDRA, has given 48 hours to Kaduna Governor, Malam Nasir…

COWLSO Mobilises 1500 women for National Conference

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO) is mobilising over 1,500 women for this year’s National…

Tricycle operator jailed for theft of transformer

A Jos Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced Daniel Joseph, a 25-year-old tricycle operator to one month in prison for…

Accidents claim 14 on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

At least 14 persons were on Thursday confirmed dead in two separate accidents at Ogunmakin on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The…

VIDEO: Nigerians give their verdict on PMB100Days #BabaGoSlow

Video By Idowu Ogunleye President Muhammadu Buhari has been labelled as #BabaGoSlow in some quarters mainly because some Nigerians expected…

Driver, 11 passengers in Young Shall Grow bus die in Benin crash

Cyriacus Izuekwe Twelve passengers have died in a road accident after a 16-seater inter-state transport company bus crashed into a…
FILE PHOTO: Nigerian soldiers accused of mutiny during a court martial session in 2015

Dismissed soldiers reinstated on merit, says Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the reinstatement of 3,032 out of 5000 dismissed soldiers whose cases were reviewed by a…

Osun Speaker urges local councils to improve IGR

The Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Mr Najeem Salaam, has urged the 30 local governments in the state to…

NOUN graduates to join NYSC, Law School programme – Director

Graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) would soon be allowed to participate in the National Youth Service…

PAC decries criticisms over Buhari’s appointments

The Police Assistance Committee (PAC) has condemned the criticisms trailing President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent appointments into key positions. The appointments…

Late Perm Sec’s widow, Folashade Omotade, appeals against bench warrant

Mrs Folashade Abiodun Omotade, widow of a former permanent secretary of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Deji Omotade, has filed…

$26m bribe: CACOL petitions PAC to probe Adoke

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has petitioned the Presidential Advisory Committee, on Anti-Corruption, PAC, to urgently investigate…

IGP bans use of commercial vehicles for patrol, operational duties

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has ordered all police commands and formations to immediately stop…

Jideonwo, Adekunle, Monalisa Chinda, others for Success Stories Africa event

On September 12 2015, young Nigerians will be empowered to buy the future and change history at the 5th edition…

120 suspected cultists arrested in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Hard times await suspected cult members in Ogun State, western Nigeria, as the police operatives deployed by the…

Bayelsa Poll: Jonathan, Ijaw leaders for Dickson’s declaration

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief D.S.P. Alamieyeseigha, Ijaw leaders from around the…

Fake cop arrested at Police College for fraud

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 35-year old man, Friday Michael who has allegedly been parading himself as a policeman to defraud innocent…

Buhari on course to wipe out Boko Haram, says French Defence Attache

The French Defence Attache, Col. Marc Humbert, has lauded fresh efforts by the Federal Government to wipe out insurgency in…
Ibrahim Lamorde, former EFCC Chairman is dead

EFCC returns €10, 540 to victim of love scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has returned the sum of 10, 540 euros to a Polish…

Akwa Ibom Guber: PDP witness contradicts self at tribunal

The Akwa Ibiom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, on Wednesday opened defense in the election petition challenging his victory in the…

Container falls off Ojuelegba Bridge, crushes couple to death

A container being conveyed by a truck fell off Ojuelegba Bridge in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, crushing a couple who…

PDP e-registration suffers setback, members kick against N1000 levy

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Efforts by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to mop up its aggrieved and disgruntled members across the country…

My wife of 10 years is an unrepentant drunk, smoker, man tells court

A middle-aged man, Kunle Isalu, has urged a Grade “C” Customary Court in Iseyin, Oyo State to dissolve his 10-year-old…