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Ambode charges women to embrace vocational skills

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday urged women to embrace vocational and skill acquisition to empower themselves and…

Buhari, Corruption and Party Loyalty

By Remi Oyeyemi “Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably…

UN Sec Gen meets governors amid tight security

The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, on Sunday in Abuja, began his visit to Nigeria with a meeting with state…

Let vulnerable Nigerians benefit from its riches, Ban Ki-moon tells governors

United Nations Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, on Sunday urged states and local governments in Nigeria to ensure that available resources…

Corruption Allegation: Amaechi has no bank account in Minnesota – APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the corruption allegations against immediate…

DHQ alerts the public on fake CDS Facebook accounts

Nigeria Defence Headquarters has alerted the general public of the existence of fake Facebook accounts claiming to belong to the…

Nigerian Air Force destroys two Boko Haram trucks

Two trailers suspected to be carrying logistics support to members of the Boko Haram Terrorist (BHT) sect have been intercepted…
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2 die in auto crash

Two persons died while three others sustained injuries in an auto crash on Bauchi – Jos Road in Bauchi State…

Taskforce clears Oshodi, arrests 223 miscreants

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) on Sunday, raided some black spots at the…

Buhari inaugurates hajj 2015 flight to Saudi Arabia

President Mohammadu Buhari on Sunday inaugurated Muslim pilgrims flight to Saudi Arabia for 2015. Buhari, represented by Gov. Nasir El-Rufai…

PDP commences e-registration for members

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) resuscitates the online system for registration of party members…

Buhari to Lawyers: Expose all crooks, corrupt persons

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian lawyers not to sacrifice the integrity of the country’s legal system in a bid…
Scene of a plane crash

Death toll in British air show could be as high as 11 – London police

London police said on Sunday that the number of dead in the crash of a military jet taking part in…

8 countries arrive in Abuja for Pan-African Science Olympiad

Participants from eight African countries have so far arrived in Abuja for the Pan-African Science Olympiad 2015, the News Agency…

Cuba begins building first church since revolution

Cuba begins building first church since revolutionCuban authorities have commenced building the first Catholic Church since Fidel Castro’s revolution. The…

Opposition activist shot dead in Burundi

A Burundian opposition activist, Pontien Barutwanayo, was on Sunday shot dead in the east of Bujumbura. A witness said on…

Ambode prioritises food security

Mr Olajide Basorun, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture, on Sunday said that food security remained one of the…

24 corpses of migrants found near Thai border

Malaysian police said on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur that security forces discovered 24 bodies of suspected trafficked Bangladeshi and Rohingya…

10 killed in CAR after beheading of Muslim youth

10 people were killed in the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Bambari, in an incident that began when a…
A Nigerian pilgrim on 2024 Hajj from Niger State, Hajiya Adeshetu Abubakar, dies reportedly of heat stroke in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Buhari accepts voluntary offer of services by Muslim leaders at hajj

President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the voluntary offer of services to 2015 Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia by the leadership of…

Ban Ki-moon in Nigeria to mark bombing, Chibok girls

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived Nigeria on Sunday to commemorate the bombing of UN’s headquarters by Islamist sect,…

Senate to introduce e-legislation to enhance debates

The Nigerian Senate Leader, Sen. Ali Dume, said on Sunday that the senate would introduce e-legislation to engender “robust and…

Mother-in-law of richest Nigerian monarch kidnapped

Mrs Omogbene Adeborile, 65, the the mother-in-law to Oba Fredrick Obateru-Akinruntan, the Olugbo of Ugboland, has been kidnapped in Igbotako,…

Fowler: Perfect Man for the Perfect Job By Gbenga Olorunpomi

The steady and exponential growth of the internally-generated revenue of Lagos state since the return of democracy in 1999 is…

Why marriages fail in the western world – Oyedepo

Eromosele Ebhomele Founder of the Living Faith Church, popularly called Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, has attributed the high rate…

Usain Bolt beats Gatlin to retain 100m title

Beijing (AFP) – Jamaican Usain Bolt trumped American rival Justin Gatlin to retain his world 100m title in spectacular style…

Otuoke community head decries water scarcity

Mr Elijah Ateki, the Chairman, Community Development Committee (CDC), Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa, has bemoaned the scarcity of…

Philantropist trains 500 drivers in Plateau

A philantropist, Chief Samuel Pukat, has trained 500 Plateau youths as drivers, as part of efforts to reduce joblessness in…

World Jollof Rice Day takes centre stage

Eromosele Ebhomele To some, this should not be an issue of discussion, but for Nigerians, one of the happiest countries…

Photo Archive: Emir of Katsina marvels at London traffic light

The late Emir of Katsina, Usman Nagogo and his aides admiring a traffic light in London during a visit in…