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Ten dead, three missing in Bulgaria flooding

At least ten people, including two children, died and three more were missing in heavy floods after torrential rain lashed…

LUTH reduces healthcare charges by 50%

The management of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, has agreed to reduction of cost of healthcare services in the…

Police should re-introduce road blocks – RTEAN

Alhaji Musa Shehu, National President, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN),on Thursday called on the police to re-introduce roadblocks…

Obanikoro denies involvement in Ekiti electoral malpractice

The Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musliu Obanikoro on Thursday, denied an allegation that he was involved in an…

Polytechnic student to die by hanging for robbery

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A 22-year old student of Delta State Polytechnic, Eguono Akpeghughu, has been sentenced to death by hanging by…

Jonathan appoints Roli, Bode George’s wife DG of NDLEA

President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Mrs. Roli Bode-George as the Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Roli…

Ekiti Polls: Police IG restricts movement in and out of the state

In a bid to ensure maximum security, ensure proper coordination of security operations and organise a hitch-free election, devoid of…

Oshiomhole’s flight grounded on ‘order from above’

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state was Thursday stopped from travelling to Ado Ekiti Thursday following the grounding…

Amaechi arrested, detained by soldiers

Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi has been arrested in Ondo state by soldiers. The Rivers State Government issued a statement…

Proposal to ‘ban high heels’ in Russia causes uproar

Russian women may soon undergo a dramatic makeover if a Kremlin-friendly lawmaker has his way and pushes through a ban…

More Nigerians Mourn Arisekola

Eromosele Ebhomele Tributes have continued to pour in for the late Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao, a popular businessman and…

Crackdown On Nigerian Media Sparks Censorship Row

From nationwide seizures of newspapers to tough new regulations on live political programming, rights groups and journalists say Nigeria’s media…

Pregnant Woman Commits Suicide

Jethro Ibileke/Benin  A middle aged mother of one identified as Ometere Aduga, a 300-level medical student drop-out, has reportedly committed…

Fraudsters Kill Ex-Customs Officer, Daughter

Yusuf Muhammed A suspected fraudster, Alhaji Olatunji Azeez, has allegedly killed a 64-year old retired customs officer, Angela Uzo Kery…

Ekiti Election: Candidates In Last-Minute Campaign Battle

Barely 48 hours to the governorship election in Ekiti State, western Nigeria, the leading candidates are locked in a last…

Confab: Absentee delegates to lose sitting allowance

Delegates who failed to show up for plenary sessions of the ongoing National Conference without any cogent reason will as…

Igbo group commends Fashola over Ndubusi Kanu park

The Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN) has commended Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola for naming one of the finest…

Charles Taylor pleads to serve jail term in Rwanda

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor says his imprisonment in Britain breaches his human rights and has applied to serve the…

Oyo declares 7 days mourning for Arisekola

The Oyo State Government has declared seven days of mourning following the death of Alhaji AbdulAzeez Arisekola-Alao in the UK…

Italy to repatriate 700 Nigerian prisoners

Nigeria and Italy would soon conclude negotiations on a Prisoners Transfer Agreement (PTA) to facilitate the return of over 700…

Ex-Jerusalem mayor jailed over corruption

An Israeli court sentenced former Jerusalem mayor Uri Lupolianski Thursday to six years in prison for his part in a…

US, Japanese cancer researchers win Asian ‘Nobel’ Prize

An American and a Japanese immunologists were Thursday named joint recipients of the Tang Prize, touted as Asia’s version of…

Pakistani female singer murdered

Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have shot dead a popular female singer in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar in the latest attack…

Nine missing as second boat sinks off Malaysia

Nine people were missing after an Indonesia-bound boat sank off western Malaysia early Thursday, a report said, as authorities searched…

Chime begins leave, hands over to deputy

Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has proceeded on his annual vacation after handing over to his deputy, Sunday Onyebuchi.…

UK promises more to support Nigeria

The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), says it will do everything possible to support the Nigerian Government. Ben…

Italy to assist Nigeria against terrorism

The Italian Government on Wednesday in Abuja declared its support and willingness to assist Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.…

Confab restricts public office holders to local hospitals

The National Conference on Wednesday in Abuja recommended the restriction of government sponsorship of public officers for foreign medical care…

New King takes charge in Spain

King Felipe VI took the Spanish crown Thursday, setting the stage for celebrations in the flag-festooned capital a day after…

Nigeria’s military chief debunks coup rumour

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff on Wednesday dismissed rumours that the military is…