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Sanitary inspectors coming to Kaduna

Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State has ordered the state Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to re-introduce sanitary inspectors.…

Expand Plateau peace talks, Jonathan advised

The Taroh nation in Nigeria’s volatile Plateau state has suggested that on-going meetings by the Presidency toward peace should not…

Guardian: Ecuador will grant Assange asylum

Ecuador President Rafael Correa was set to grant asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Britain’s Guardian newspaper said on its…

Damaturu residents flee besieged town

Hundreds of residents of Damaturu in Yobe state fled Tuesday after arrests by troops and rumours of new attacks by…

Muslim leaders set to expel Syria’s Assad

Muslim leaders Tuesday began an emergency summit of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) with a proposal to suspend…

Late Steve Job’s home burgled

A Californian has been arrested and charged with stealing $60,000 worth of computers and other items from a home belonging…

Ugolor: Court fixes Thursday for ruling on bail

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Justice Esther Edigin of Benin High court 4 has fixed Thursday, 16 August for ruling in an exparte…

Edo State: Deputy leaves PDP candidate in the cold

JETHRO IBILEKE/ Benin Johnson Abolagba, running mate to Gen. Charles Airhiavbere of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14,…

Declaration of political autonomy Illegal, says NBA

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Tuesday in Abuja declared the declaration of political autonomy by…

Committee kills Nigeria’s state police idea

Canvassing the same shop-worn arguments, the retired DIG Parry Osayande led Presidential Committee on re- organisation of the Nigerian Police…

Bombs kill 2 Boko Haram bombers, one passerby

By Femi Adi/Kaduna Two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers met their end today as the bombs they were carrying on…
Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

Tompolo: The Billionaire Militant

Government Ekpemupolo,  a.k.a. Tompolo, a former militant has risen to become a strong ally of the federal government, and a…

Nigeria As Gulf Of Pirates

Incessant pirate attacks dim Nigeria’s maritime prospects Despite sustained efforts by the Nigerian government to check the activities of pirates…

State Police: To Be Or Not To Be

The call for an amendment of the constitution to provide for state police ignites a raging controversy and a sharp…

Why Soyinka Is Special

Professor Robert Elliot Fox, a United States of America citizen who taught in Nigeria for seven years and considers it…

1000 bombs recovered by Nigerian police in Kano

The Anti-Bomb disposal unit of the Kano State Police Command recovered and defused 996 different calibre of Improvised Explosive Devices…

Offa Poly student charged with cultism

A 21-year-old student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara state, Emeke Nwokobia has been charged before an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court…

Pastor Impregnates Daughter Twice After Wife’s Death

Pastor Emmanuel Alex in charge of a new generation church in Egan, on the outskirts of Lagos, has been arrested…

Man Docked For Issuing Dud Cheque

A 49-year old businessman, Harry Patrick has been arraigned before an  Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly paying…

Car Kills Pregnant Woman On Okada

A Pregnant woman died as vehicle knocked down a commercial motorcyclist (okada) which was conveying her this morning in Shasha…

Inspector, 2 Robbers Killed In Bank Raid

A police Inspector and two suspected armed robbers were killed today when policemen from the Apapa Division of the Lagos…

Akinyemi Named DG Of Ekiti State Communication Bureau

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has appointed Mr Kayode Akinyemi as the Director General of the newly-created Bureau of Strategic…

Thugs Batter Photo Journalists In Lagos

Four days after Mr. Benedict Uwalaka, a senior photo journalist with the Leadership Newspaper, was pummeled by mortuary attendants at…

Oba Akran Declares Badagry Festival Open

In a gathering of who is who in Badagry Local Government Area, which took place at the local government Secretariat…

PHCN Unions Acting Like Outlaws —Bart Nnaji

Professor Barth Nnaji, the Minister of Power on Monday said the various unions to which workers of Power Holding Company…

TERRORISM: Group Decries Action Of State Govs

The Foundation for Sustainable Peace and Conflict Resolution in Africa, a Non-Governmental, Non-Political Organization with Regional Offices in other African…

Gunmen in Cab Rob RCCG Pastor

A Pastor (simply called Gideon) with the Redeemed Christian Church of God was over the weekend robbed of all his…

Increasing Revenue, Wasteful Spending

The six months target hit by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has resulted in more posers for the Goodluck…

Assad’s regime collapsing, says former PM

Former Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab said on Tuesday President Bashar al-Assad’s government is falling apart and only controls 30…

Nigeria’s Plateau state splits as bridge collapses

The Shendam bridge in Jos on Tuesday collapsed, cutting off most parts of Plateau South from the rest of the…