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Explosion injures 4 at gas plant in Ibadan

An explosion at a gas refilling plant at Orita-Challenge area of Ibadan on Monday 5 May injured four persons while…

Court did not stop N10bn NNPC probe – Judge

An Abuja Federal High Court, on Monday ordered the House of Representatives to appear and explain allegations that it had…

Nyanya blast victims: No FG official has visited us

Some victims of the Nyanya bomb blast receiving treatment at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) on Monday called…

Insecurity will end soon – Sultan

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Monday expressed optimism that the challenge of insecurity in the country would…

Ex-Ekiti Gov. Segun Oni dumps PDP for APC

Former Ekiti State Governor, Chief Segun Oni has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Oni dumped the Peoples Democratic…

Saraki disowns presidential campaign posters

Senator Bukola Saraki on Monday disowned the campaign posters pasted in Abuja, indicating his interest in the 2015 presidential election.…

Fashola pays tribute to Otedola, declares 7-day mourning

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday declared a seven-day mourning period in honour of a former governor of…

Charly Boy plans concert for late father

Eccentric entertainer, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has said prominent musicians, Dbanj and Terry G would perform at…

Substandard phones contribute to poor network – NCC

Nigerian mobile telephone service subscribers have been advised to ensure their handsets meet the prescribed standard specification set by the…

Fayemi Slams Okonjo-Iweala Over Voodoo Opinion Poll

Eromosele Ebhomele The John Kayode Fayemi (JKF) Campaign Organisation, the campaign group of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, western…

Sheraton Beefs Up Security Over Bomb Threat

Jamiu Yisa There are strong indications that the management of Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has fortified its security…

Ex-Lagos Gov Otedola, Dies

Former governor of Lagos State, Sir Michael Otedola is dead. He died this morning at his Epe residence in Lagos,…

Lagos Shuts Markets For Chibok Schoolgirls

Jamiu Yisa & Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, Mrs Folashade Tinubu-Ojo has ordered the shutting down of all Lagos…

Boko Haram leader vows to sell abducted schoolgirls

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has vowed to sell hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped in northern Nigeria three weeks ago, in…

Kenyan president begins official visit to Nigeria

The Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Abuja on Sunday on an official visit to Nigeria. The Kenyan president, who…

In Picture: Principal of the Chibok Girls Secondary School

Here is the face of the principal of the Chibok Girls Secondary School, Borno state, North east Nigeria, where 276…

Jonathan keeps Nigeria guessing over future

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday kept Nigeria guessing over whether or not he will seek re-election, saying the issue was…

Justice Chukwudifu Oputa is dead

Eminent jurist and retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa is dead. A statement released by the family…

How To Defeat Boko Haram – Police Affairs Minister

Jamiu Yisa All Nigerians must unite and stay focused in the war against terrorism for the country to defeat the…

Nigeria will ‘surely’ free abducted girls – Jonathan

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Sunday vowed that his government will ensure the release of the 223 schoolgirls abducted by suspected…

Leke Pitan Joins Lagos governorship race

.The ex-commissioner for health vows To Build On Tinubu, Fashola’s Legacies Jamiu Yisa Former Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr.…

Police foil suicide bombing in Damaturu

The Police on Sunday said they foiled an attempt by a suicide bomber operating in a pick-up van laden with…

CAN Releases Names Of Kidnapped Chibok Schoolgirls

The names of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram gunmen from their dormitories on 15 April, 2014 have been released…

Abduction of schoolgirls: WAEC boss blames Borno officials

The Head of National Office of WAEC, Charles Eguridu, says the Borno government officials should be blamed for the abduction…

WEF: IG orders security barrier in Abuja

Mohammed Abubakar, Inspector-General of Police, has ordered a massive security cordon in the FCT to ensure a hitch-free take off…

Chinese Premier to visit Nigeria, other African countries

Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, will on Tuesday 6 May, commence visits to Nigeria, Ethiopia, Angola and Kenya. Li, who disclosed…

Secret Service seized my passport – Lamido Sanusi

Nigeria’s suspended Central Bank governor Lamido Sanusi said on Sunday that secret police had seized his passport as he tried…

National Confab: Face security issues, says Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has called on delegates at the national conference to concentrate on matters that will improve…

FCT Minister appeals to relations of Nyanya blast to claim corpses

The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, has appealed to relatives of the 20 persons who died in the May Day…

Senator Ndume: Civilian JTF more effective than Nigeria’s military

Senator Ali Ndume representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly told participants at Abuja rally of #BringBackOurGirls on…