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Goodluck Jonathan buries relative amid tears

Samuel Oki, a relative of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s uncle, kidnapped on Tuesday February 17 along with the uncle, has…

I’m not out to oppress anyone with my wealth – Davido

Funsho Arogundade Afro-pop star and Sony/BMG Record new signee, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has said that he is…

Ibadan agog as 41st Olubadan ascends throne

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, western Nigeria, stood still Friday as people from all walks of life thronged…

Buhari congratulates new Olubadan on his coronation

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the new Olubadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogungunniso 1 on his coronation on Friday. This…

Wike to create 3000 jobs in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has said in a bid to create 3000 direct and indirect…

EFCC arrests, grills Ebonyi Speaker over N60m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Rt Hon. Ogbonnaya Francis Nwaifuru, Speaker, Ebonyi State House of Assembly.…

Women Arise protest at Kirikiri court over battering of housewife

Cyriacus Izuekwe Dr Joe Okey-Odumakin and members of the women Arise Against Domestic violence on Friday protested at the premises…

Obasanjo’s place in history is assured – Buhari

anjo President Muhammadu Buhari heartily congratulated former president of Nigeria and elder statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (GCFR), as he turns…

Cattle market ‘financing’ Boko Haram shut in Borno

Nigeria’s military has closed one of Africa’s biggest cattle markets, charging sales of stolen animals is helping finance Boko Haram’s…

Wike warns against playing politics with implementation of UNEP Report

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has cautioned against the politicisation of the process leading to the implementation…

Tension in Mile 12, residents flee

Kazeem Ugbodaga More tension is brewing in Mile 12 area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, following Thursday’s deadly clashes between Yoruba…

Oshiomhole raises Edo doctors’ pay by 5%

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has approved a five per cent increase in the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS)…

Arms Deal: Dasuki loses bid to stop trial

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has dismissed an application brought before it by former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo…

Eskor Toyo will be remembered for fight against corruption – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to renowned scholar and elder statesman, Professor Eskor Toyo, describing him as a role…

Lagos residents call for relocation of Mile 12 market

Eromosele Ebhomele Following Thursday clash between the Hausa and Yoruba communities in the Mile 12 area of Lagos State, western…

Manny Pacquiao’s message to Nigerian lawmakers

Manny Pacquiao is most reputed as one of the best pound for pound boxer of all times but he is…

Scientists ‘find cancer’s Achilles heel’

BBC News: Scientists believe they have discovered a way to “steer” the immune system to kill cancers. They have developed…

Amaechi behind my misrepresented ordeal, says Uche Secondus

The deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has hinted that former Rivers governor, Rotimi Amaechi is…

Blessing Edet, 24, stabs boyfriend to death

For allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death, 24-year-old Blessing Edet is to be kept behind bars for the next 30…

52 suspected criminals paraded in Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Alkali Baba Usman Thursday announced that 52 suspected criminals have been arrested…

Ogun Assembly receives 20 petitions against ex-Sagamu DPO

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta All is not yet laid to rest concerning the faceoff between the former DPO of Sagamu Police Station,…

Olubadan: Oyo declares public holiday

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State Thursday declared Friday, 4 March, 2016 as a public holiday in honour…

Assassins shoot, kill chief priest

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ A‎chief priest (Ohen-Ogba) of Aruogba village, a community in Oredo local government area of Edo state, Pa…

Prosecute abductors of Ese Oruru, Dickson orders

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the abduction and subsequent prosecution of the culprits…

I received cars from Omokore but I’m innocent – Uche Secondus

Eromosele Ebhomele Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, on Thursday admitted he made some…

Bayelsa Polls: Dickson sets up 5-man panel to probe civil servants

The Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson, has constituted a five-man panel to investigate the level of involvement of some career…

Army council orders release of General Ransome-Kuti

The Nigerian Army Council has quashed the conviction of Brig. – Gen. Enitan Ransome-Kuti by a Special Court Martial and…

Ikodoru Kidnapping: Lawmakers admit inadequate policing of Lagos

Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday admitted inadequate policing of Lagos State following the…

Breaking: Ambode shuts Mile 12 Market, imposes curfew on 4 streets over mayhem

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the closure of the popular Mile 12 Market and imposed curfew…

3 dead as Hausa, Yoruba clash in Mile 12

Kazeem Ugbodaga A massive riot broke out in Mile 12 area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday as Hausa and…