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Osoba and I will resolve differences – Amosun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria has revealed that peace talk is ongoing to resolve the…

Ebola: Group sentisize women and drivers in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Call has gone to Nigerian women to be more cautious to prevent the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD…

Man drowns saving his child in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pandemonium struck Sunday evening when a commercial driver identified as Oluwagbeminija Oluwasanya Rhodes drowned at Ogun river in…

WHO staffer with Ebola taken to Germany for treatment

A World Health Organization (WHO) employee who has contracted Ebola arrived in Germany Wednesday, the first patient with the virus…

IMF chief Lagarde charged over French corruption case

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde announced Wednesday she had been charged for “negligence” over a multi-million-euro corruption case relating…

S.Sudan warring forces trade blame over UN helicopter crash

Warring forces in South Sudan traded blame Wednesday for the crash of a UN helicopter in which three crew died,…

Indian woman kills leopard with sickle

A 56-year old Indian woman is recovering in hospital after killing a leopard that attacked her as she tended her…

Hamas ‘brought Israel to its knees’ – Iran

Iran said Wednesday that Palestinian militants had emerged the victors and brought their Israeli foe “to its knees” during the…

I wish Ribadu luck with Goodluck – Tinubu

National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has wished former Economic Financial Crimes Commission boss, Nuhu…

Enugu records 51 cases of sexual harassment, rape in 5 months

No fewer than 51 minors were sexually abused or raped in Enugu State between April 2014 and August 2014, the…

VIO to sensitise motorists on good road usage

Newly appointed Director, FCT Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), Danjuma Garba, on Tuesday said that the directorate would partner stakeholders to…

Teachers urge FG to implement 27.5% allowance

The Unity Colleges Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has appealed to the Federal Government to implement the…

Ebola: FG postpones school resumption by one month

Nigeria said Tuesday that resumption of classes in all public and private schools will be delayed by a month to…

UN warns of food crisis in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone

The United Nations warned Tuesday of a looming food crisis in eastern Sierra Leone, under lockdown since the Ebola-hit west…

Navy to attend Sea Power symposium in US

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, has said that the Nigerian Navy would participate in the…

Boko Haram seizes town on Nigeria, Cameroun border

Boko Haram has seized control of a Nigerian town after soldiers deployed there fled to take refuge across the border…

Amosun promises prompt payment of arrears to midwives, nurses

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria has assured protesting Midwives posted to Ogun state by the…

Nigeria announces containment of Ebola, discharges 2 patient

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria minister of health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu announced on Tuesday said that two more patients of Ebola Virus…

Edo APC stronger after purge, says Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has described the defection of some prominent members of the All Progressives…

In Pictures: Osun PDP Legal Adviser Defects to APC

Barrister John Abolarinwa Abidoye, legal adviser, Peoples Democratic Party has defected to the All Progressives Congress in an elaborate welcome…

UNESCO advises state govts to tackle illiteracy

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has advised state governments to address illiteracy challenges confronting the country.…

Swiss delighted by first sex drive-in

Swiss authorities are basking in the afterglow of a decision to create a “sex drive-in” in Zurich, with social services…

FRSC orders removal of faulty vehicles on highways

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Authorities of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has ordered the removal of all broken down vehicles along…

2015 Elections: IPC to hold social media tweet-a-thon

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria will hold its second media tweet-a-thon with the theme: “Using new and social media…

Boko Haram attempts to blow Nigeria-Cameroun bridge

Boko Haram on Tuesday attempted to blow up a bridge on the Nigerian border with Cameroun after overrunning a town…

Jonathan Leads Others To Bid Akunyili Farewell In Abuja

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Funeral rites for the late former Information Minister and Director General of National Agency for Food, Drug Administration…
Chief Tom Ikimi, the National Chairman of the National Disciplinary Committee of the PDP, speaks on the assignment of his committee

At last, Ikimi dumps APC

Chief Tom Ikimi, one of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC made good his threat to dump the…

Boko Haram seeking attention with caliphate call

Boko Haram’s declaration of a caliphate in Nigeria may have been prompted by the attention heaped on Islamic State (IS)…

Mixed Reactions Trail Fleeing Of 480 Soldiers

Some Nigerians have described as half-truth the claim by the military authorities that the 480 soldiers who were found in…

Fighting between rival factions kills 17 in C. Africa

At least 17 people were killed in fighting between rival factions of the former rebel movement Seleka in the Central…