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PDP woos former APC members in Edo

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Sunday called on leading politicians who recently dumped All Progressives Congress (APC)…

NEMA decries poor technology infrastructure in disaster management

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has decried the low institutional capability in data generation, risk analysis and early warning…

House committee seeks emergency funds for NAPTIP

The House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights has called on the Federal Government to provide emergency funds for the…

10 authors make Glo-sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature

Ten African authors made the long-list for the 2014 edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. This…

Priests are not ‘masters of doctrine’ – Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Sunday ordained 13 new priests in the Vatican, telling them they were not “masters of doctrine” and…

Netherlands confirms Dutch hostages freed in Nigeria

Niger Delta gunmen have released three Dutch nationals who were abducted last week, the Dutch foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday.…

IG’s son survives IRS plane crash in Niger Republic

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent An IRS aircraft, which was returning from maintenance abroad, has crashed in Niger Republic, with two crew…

Jonathan congratulates Zuma on resounding victory

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday congratulated President Jacob Zuma and his party, the African National Congress (ANC) on their resounding…

Discrimination against women in politics is undemocratic – Sen. Aisha

Senator Aisha Alhassan of Taraba North on Saturday described the perception that women have no equal rights with men in…

Police arrest 3 robbery suspects in Gombe

The Gombe State Police Command on Saturday said it arrested three persons suspected to have carried out armed robbery at…

LASRAB DG, Uthman Dies At 56

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Director-General, Lagos State Records and Archives Bureau (LASRAB), Mr. Rafiu Bolaji Uthman is dead. He died on…

Early campaigns: INEC orders politicians to remove billboards

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has given politicians in Taraba seven days to remove all campaign billboards and posters…

Atiku urges Nigerians to unite against Boko Haram

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for unity among all Nigerians in the fight against insurgency in the country.…

Terrorism: Nothing is wrong with seeking foreign assistance – ACF

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) on Friday said terrorism was an international crime against humanity and it was not wrong…

2015: No late arrival of election materials – INEC

INEC has assured that all election materials would be deployed to all states of the federation in good time for…

Gordon Brown lauds Nigeria’s zero tolerance for terrorism

The United Nations’ Special Envoy on Education, Gordon Brown, on Friday in Abuja praised the Nigerian Government’s zero tolerance for…

UN Security Council condemns schoolgirls kidnap

The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls Friday, as the world body’s secretary…

Gunmen kill 2 in Taraba attack

Gunmen on Friday attacked Kano-Kambarawa Village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba and killed two persons. Police Public Relations…

Amosun Rescinds Decision on TASUED

Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta Succour has finally come the way of students of the first University of Education in Nigeria, Tai Solarin…

Court orders Prof. Utomi to pay N66mn debt

Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered professor Patrick Utomi and his company U T Roads…

You are the best Monarch, Tinubu Praises Awujale

Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta Former governor of Lagos state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu described…

PDP decries media attack on Mu’azu

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday in Abuja, decried the use of a section of the media to attack…

Police debunk rumour of Boko Haram kidnap in Lagos

DSP Ngozi Braide, Lagos State Police Command, Public Relations Officer, has said that the rumour about activities of Boko Haram…

Court fixes May 13 for Ajudua’s bail application ruling

An Ikeja High Court on Friday fixed 13 May for ruling on a bail application by suspected fraudster, Fred Ajudua.…

Mandela widow calls on Nigerian government to find girls

Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel has broken the customary mourning period to call on the Nigerian government and international community…

Suspected Kidnapper Stoned To Death

Cyriacus Izuekwe An unidentified man suspected to be a kidnapper reportedly died Thursday after he was pelted with stones by…

Woman attacks ex-husband’s genitals with liquid substance

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 35 year-old woman, Fausat Yakub, in prison for allegedly attacking her ex-husband,…

Boko Haram Threat Not Just About Girls And School

With international attention focused on Nigeria and the plight of more than 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram, Margee Ensign…

Man Batters Wife For Denying Him Sex

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 28-year old man, Nicholas Inyang, has been arrested and charged before Oshodi Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, western…

Civil Society Activists, Labour Push For Opeifa As Gov

As Lagos politicians begin subtle search for Fashola’s successor, activists in the civil society and organised labour are insisting that…