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Ikorodu gets new monarch

The Lagos State Government Monday approved the appointment of Prince Kabiru Adewale Sotobi as the next Ayangbunren of Ikorodu to…

75 illegal warehouses stocked with N319.9b fabrics unconvered

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Comptroller-General of Customs, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko Inde declared in Kano, northwest Nigeria on Tuesday that Customs has identified…

Asisat Oshoala wins BBC Womens Footballer of the Year

Nigeria and Liverpool forward Asisat Oshoala has been named as the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. The 20-year-old forward…

Akon launches solar institute in Africa

Senegalese-American musician, Akon, whose “Akon Lighting Africa” initiative is aimed at bringing electricity to some 600 million Africans on Tuesday…

Senate President: Saraki’s aide apologises for blunder on zoning

The Special Adviser to Senator Bukola Saraki on media has apologised for wrongly informing Nigerians that the All Progressives Congress…
Senator Liyel Imoke

Unpaid Salaries: Workers declare indefinite strike in Cross River

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress in Cross River has declared an indefinite…

Resist plans by Wike to sack you, Amaechi tells LGA chairmen

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi has advised the newly sworn in local government chairmen and councillors to…

Dokpesi to testify in Tinubu’s N150bn libel suit

Henry Ojelu The suit instituted by a national leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu challenging an alleged…

Court sends NDLEA packing from Kashamu’s residence

Akin Kuponiyi Reprieve came the way of the Ogun East senator-elect Buruji Kasamu today as a Federal high court sitting…

Teenage girl docked over attempted murder

A teenage girl, Chidima Sunday, was on Tuesday charged before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly attempting to kill…

Tribunal grants APC’s request to inspect election materials in Lagos

The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday granted leave to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to inspect documents…

Wife drags husband to court over alleged phone theft

The police on Tuesday arraigned a 38-year-old civil servant, Cyril Agochi, of Federal Government College, Keffi, before a Mararaba Upper…

Burundi protesters vent rage over killing of opposition leader

Hundreds of anti-government protesters took to the streets of Burundian capital, Bujumbura to protest the killing of opposition politician, at…

Saraki lied, we never zoned Senate Presidency to North Central – APC NWC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has dismissed talks by former governor of Kwara state, Senator Bukola…

US condemns killing of Burundi’s opposition leader, urges peace

The United States on Tuesday strongly condemned the killing of the leader of Burundi’s opposition party, Union for Peace and…

Fire kills 38 in old people’s home

Chinese media reports on Tuesday in Beijing that more than 38 people have died in a fire outbreak that occurred…

Police arrest 6 suspects over stabbing of 2 pupils in Kano

The police in Kano State have arrested six suspects in connection with the stabbing of two pupils of Fagge Special…
Parents must help govt wage war against drug abuse - Lagos Deputy Speaker

Eshilokun’s Speakership bid suffers again

Eromosele Ebhomele The bid by Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni, a former Lagos council chairman, to head the Lagos State House of Assembly…

5 Months Unpaid Salaries: Oyo workers embark on indefinite strike

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Civil servants in Oyo state commenced indefinite strike action as a result of non-payment of salaries by the…

Power distribution historically pathetic, down to 727MW

It has only gotten worse, not better for Nigeria as electricity output crashed to an all time, historic low of…

Gov. Amosun dissolves cabinet

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state on Monday dissolved the State Executive Council barely four days to the…

No end in sight to APC crisis in Ijebu Ode

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta There is more to the crisis rocking the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC in Ijebu Ode local government…

PDP appoints Haliru Mohammed, as acting BoT chairman

The Board of Trustees (BoT) of Peoples Democratic Party on Monday approved the nomination of the former acting National Chairman…
Senator Liyel Imoke

Calabar International Convention Centre will boost tourism, says Imoke

By Kanjal Godshield The Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke on Monday unveiled a 5000 Multipurpose Calabar International Convention…

Cross River shuts 200 illegal private schools

Kanjal Godshield/Calabar The Cross River State government on Monday said it has shut down over 200 illegal private schools between…

Unpaid salaries: Osun workers begin indefinite strike May 26

The Osun Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Adekomi Jacob, says workers in the state will begin an…

Jonathan signs two Bills into law

President Goodluck Jonathan has signed two bills recently passed by the National Assembly into law. The new Acts are the…

Boko Haram: NEMA deploys additional staff to Borno

The Natioonal Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Monday that it had deployed more field workers to Borno to cater…
Ibrahim Babangida and Buhar with Abdulsalami, a grudging birthday message?

IBB, Abdulsalami drum support for Buhari, others

Former President of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) has advised Nigerians to support the incoming APC led-government of Muhammadu Buhari,…
Ibrahim Lamorde, former EFCC Chairman is dead

N1Billion Scam: EFCC set to arraign staff of Accountant General of the Federation

Two staff of the office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Yahaya Yusuf Ayodeji and Mohammed Dogon Yaro Audu,…