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Abducted female member of Degema council, son released

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After nine days in captivity, a Mrs Palsy Elekima, a member of Caretaker Committee of Degema Local…

JAMB increases Unilorin’s admission quota to 9000 – VC

Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice- Chancellor,(V-C) University of Ilorin, (Unilorin) in Kwara, on Monday said that the Joint Admissions and…

Fire destroys timber market in Benin

An early morning fire outbreak has destroyed parts of the `Pipeline Timber Market’ in Benin, NAN reports. An eyewitness, Mr…

OAU students to resume on January 10

The authority of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, has asked students of the institution to resume from mid-semester break on…

Wike swears in new Rivers CJ

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that the swearing in of the substantive Chief Judge…
Governor Alex Otti explains how his administration has been able to cut down the cost of governance since assuming office in Abia State

Abia election: APGA chieftain hails Appeal Court judgment

Dr David Onuoha-Bourdex, a member of the Board of Trustees of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has hailed the judgment…

9 Jan. Election: Gov Dickson decries proliferation of arms

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, has decried the proliferation of arms in the state ahead of the…

Religion the soft target by Eseoghene Al-Faruq Ohwojeheri

Sierra Leone was to have an election. The theme of that election was “the future is in your hands”. Just…
EFCC nabs ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku over N27bn fraud allegation

Lassa fever ‘kills one’ in Nigeria

At least one person has died and two others quarantined following the outbreak of Lassa fever in the north-eastern Nigerian…

We have used all channels to warn Nigeria over Shi’ite leader – Iran

Iran says it is using all diplomatic channels to pursue the release of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim…

Don’t deport me to Nigeria, all I know is the British way of life, says Bayode jailed for killing

A killer has complained from his jail cell after being told that he will be deported to Nigeria when his…

Buhari, Adeosun to hold talks with Lagarde, IMF team Tuesday

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria will holds talks with a team the International Monetary Fund led by its managing director,…

Ambode signs N662.58bn budget into law

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode today signed the 2016 budget of N662.588 billion into law. The governor, who…

Nigerians urged to be patient with Buhari

A former chairmanship aspirant in Lagos state, Prince Idowu Ismail Irawo, has called on Nigerians to be patient with the…

Legislators more open, transparent than executive – NASS

The official Twitter Account of the Nigeria’s National Assembly has argued that the National Assembly is more transparent and open…
TB Joshua prays for YouTube

TB Joshua’s verdict on Audu Ogbeh, North Korea leader

After an eight month absence from his Lagos-based church, Nigerian ‘Prophet’ T.B. Joshua returned to The Synagogue, Church Of All…

Ogun has over 100 illegal borders – Amosun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun has declared that Ogun state has the largest number of borders, mostly illegal across the…

Police foil oil theft, recover 7 vehicles, 3 engine boats

YUSUF MUHAMMED The police at Ajuwon Division in Ogun State southwest Nigeria, have foiled an oil theft at Ishashi area…

Sodomy: Man defiles 5 year-old boy

YUSUF MUHAMMED That police at Alakuko Divisional Headquarters have arrested a youth, Ganiu Amusa, 22, for allegedly raping a 5-year-old…
Offshore oil rig

Middle East tensions triggers Oil and Gold prices rise

Oil prices have jumped as worsening relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran raised concerns about possible supply disruptions. Brent crude…

Amosun orders closure of markets over garbage

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun has ordered the closure of all markets in Ota township in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area…

APC sweeps Zamfara LG Council polls

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the Chairmanship positions in the Saturday’s local council election in the state.…

How Obafemi Awolowo predicted Jonathan’s presidency, Boko Haram

It is safe to say Chief Obafemi Awolowo, a Nigerian nationalist and statesman who played a key role in Nigeria’s…

Benin businessman to contest in presidential polls

A prominent Benin businessman, Sebestien Ajavon, announced on Sunday he would run for president in an election scheduled for February…

I’ll accept Supreme Court’s verdict – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has told his loyalist that he has braced up to accept…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,

Fresh crisis in muslim world as Iran and Saudis sever relations

(AFP)Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran on Sunday after protesters ransacked its embassy in Tehran to protest the…

Don Jazzy, Olamide apologize for The Headies fiasco

Don Jazzy and Olamide have agreed to sheath their swords and apologize to the organizers of The Headies and to…

We are not concessioning our Model schools, says Amosun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has cleared the air on the rumour that he has concluded plans…

Cop, youth, robber killed in gun battle

The Police in Bayelsa say a policeman attached to the state Command died of gunshot wounds following a gun duel…

Police nab suspected pipeline vandal with 13,800 litres of diesel

The Nigeria Police on Sunday arrested a suspected pipeline vandal and seized a petrol tanker conveying 13,800 litres of diesel…