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I stole my boss car to attend Valentine party —Suspect

Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command, have arrested a suspected car…

Rivers PDP holds victory celebrations 27 Feb.

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, holds a thanksgiving and victory celebrations on…

Lagos partners Commission to fight societal injustice

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has agreed to partner with the Public Complaints Commission, PCC, to fight injustice in…

Lagos judge, husband sue Air France-KLM over missing luggage

Akin Kuponiyi A Lagos State High Court judge, Mrs Oke Lawal and her husband, Chief Bayo Lawal, have sued Air…

Adetunji for coronation as Olubadan on March 4

The Olubadan-designate, High Chief Saliu Adetunji, has confirmed March 4 as the date set aside for his coronation as Olubadan…

PDP clears Taraba supplementary elections

pdp The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the three legislative positions contested at Saturday’s re-run in Taraba. The Resident…

Buhari heads to Saudi Arabia, Qatar

Eromosele Ebhomele President Muhammadu Buhari is to begin a week-long official visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar from 22 February,…

Don’t spend our pension on infrastructure, TUC warns

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Sunday blew hot over suggestions by some lawmakers in the country that…

Fayose lectures Buhari on the naira, economy

Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Sunday joined those who have called for the devaluation of the…

Vulcaniser commits suicide in Lagos

Yusuf Muhammed A middle aged man, Afape Fatai, has committed suicide in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. Fatai, who resided at…

N225,000 Bribe: SERAP drags NJC, NBA before UN

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a petition to Ms. Monica Pinto UN Special Rapporteur on the independence…

David Mark wins 5th term to the senate

Senator David Mark has won his fifth term back to the Nigerian Senate. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared this…

INEC collates results in Benue South senatorial re-run election

Collation of results by INEC officials across the 3000 polling units in the rescheduled Benue South Senatorial election between David…

Wike alleges plot to arrest PDP leaders on eve of rerun polls

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has alerted Nigerians that the Rivers APC chairman has written a letter…

Gowon urges peace, unity among Nigerians

A former Head of State, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has again urged Nigerians to continue to be united in spite…

Angry youths attack electricity company staff

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC), says some of its staff on legitimate duties had been attacked by some…

Son, 15, takes over from murdered Ubulu-Uku king

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ubulu-Uku community in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, was thrown into jubilation as a…

2016 budget has not been padded, says Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Saturday said that the 2016 budget was not padded…

Police arrest robbery suspects, firearms maker

YUSUF MUHAMMED The Police stationed along Moniya area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, southwest Nigeria, have arrested Olalekan Abiodun,…

Minister urges varsity dons to join the anti-corruption battle

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to university teachers across the country to join the…
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Accreditation, voting peaceful in Benue South Senatorial district

Accreditation and voting are ongoing simultaneously in all polling units across the nine local governments of Benue South Senatorial district…

Kano Assembly mourns member

The Kano State House of Assembly has declared a three-day emergency break to mourn one of its members who passed…

Council staff electrocuted in Ikorodu

Tragedy occurred on Thursday in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State when a revenue officer with the council was…

Mother in-law chases away son’s wife over barrenness

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 31-year-old housewife has narrated how she was chased away from her matrimonial home by her mother-in-law because…

4 abducted girls rescued, gangsters arrested

Femi Adi/Kaduna The Kaduna State Government’s Joint Special Anti-kidnapping Squad comprising military and police personnel have rescued four young girls…

Wike’s administration will be best in Rivers history – Justice Suzette

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Wife of Rivers State Governor, Justice Suzette Nyesom-Wike has declared that the Wike-led administration will be the…

Senator Abe charges Andoni to embrace APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Rivers South East Senatorial District…

30 candidates battle for 6 chairmanship seats in FCT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says 30 candidates are vying for the six chairmanship seats in the forthcoming Federal…
NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

NDLEA raids Mushin, recovers 301.2kg of Cannabis

The Lagos State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday recovered 301.2kg of cannabis in Mushin.…

Ijaw youths storm NDDC, begs Buhari to spare Maritime University

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ijaw youths on Friday, stormed the headquarters of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC not for anything sinister…