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Aregbesola sets up 17-man committee on revenue allocation

Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has set up a 17-man committee to oversee the allocation of funds accruable to the…

FRSC appeals to security agents to stop escorting over-loaded vehicles

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has appealed to security agents to stop escorting over-loaded vehicles, saying the practice is…

Kogi gov. poll : Group backs Wada

A group, National Coalition of Ebira/Okun/Lokoja/Koton Youths for Good Governance, has promised to support the re-election bid of Gov. Idris.…

APC mourns Alamieyeseigha

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condoled with the family of former governor of Bayelsa, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, who died…

Fayose hails Jonathan’s appointment as leader of election observers

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has hailed the appointment of former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan as leader of a…

NSC DG loses elder brother in Saudi stampede

Alhaji Abdullahi Yakmut, elder brother to Alhassan Yakmut, Director General, National Sports Council (NSC), is among the pilgrims who died…

19m children blind globally- Opthalmologist

An Ophthalmologist, Dr Jaiyeola Adido, has said that at least 19 million children were blind globally. Adido, who disclosed to…

RATTAWU again advocates media salary structure

The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) on Saturday again called for a new salary structure…

Stringent bail condition: Ogiamen seeks relief in high court

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Richard Arisco Osemwengie, the PDP chieftain in Edo state who was remanded in prison custody by an Oredo…

Late Ogun RTEAN chairman buried

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun state chairman of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, Alhaji Mugisu Akinpelu, who died…

Edo LG accounts frozen over attempt to withdraw N18m

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Following an alleged plot to illegally withdraw the sum of N18 million from one the accounts of Oredo…

Soyinka resigns from Centre for Black Culture

Professor Wole Soyinka has resigned from Centre for Black Culture and International Understanding (CBCIU) in Osogbo, Osun State, western Nigeria.…

Four Nigerian journalists scoop CNN/Multichoice Award in Kenya

Seun Bisuga/Nairobi Two journalists from Punch Newspaper, one from Tribune Newspaper and another from online news platform, PremiumTimes News scooped…

Ex-Bayelsa governor, Alamieyeseigha is dead

Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha,former Nigerian air force officer and former Bayelsa State governor, is dead. He died today in Port…

285m people blind worldwide, says ophthalmologist

A Consultant Ophthalmologist, Dr Abiola Oyeleye, on Saturday said there were at least 285 million blind and severely vision impaired…

Military in massive hunt for vandals, criminals

Kazeem Ugbodaga There is heavy presence of Nigerian military personnel in Ikorodu, a suburb of Lagos, western Nigeria, as they…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Please pray for me, Diezani asks Nigerians

The family of the former oil minister is asking Nigerians to pray for her as she fights cancer and British…

N18.3bn Scam: Judge fixes Nov 4 for hearing against Teidi, ex-Pension Director, others

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed November 4, 2015 for definite hearing, in a 21-count…

Wike orders prosecution of Amaechi, three others

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than 72 hours after Justice George Omeriji probe panel set up by Governor Nyesom Wike submitted…

NDLEA nabs Brazil-bound passenger with $34,000

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a passenger for attempting to smuggle out 23 wraps containing 34,000…

CNN/Multichoice Awards: 20 years of journalism in Africa

Seun Bisuga/Nairobi Joana Mantey, a Ghanian journalist, who currently freelances was the first African journalist to scoop the African Journalist…

Buruji Kashamu sacked from Senate

The Election Tribunal in Ogun State has nullified the election of alleged US wanted drug baron, Buruji Kashamu. The tribunal…

6 die in Lagos auto crash

Report just coming in indicates that there a fatal accident has occurred at Onipanu bus stop, Lagos, western Nigeria. According…

Council boss decries attacks on villages

Mr Titus Bise, Chairman Mangu Local Government of Plateau has expressed concern over incessant attacks on villages in the area…

Gunmen kill oil worker in Bayelsa

Unidentified gunmen on Friday killed an oil worker at the Kolo Creek Oilfields operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Diezani Alison-Madueke has cancer, goes for surgery: Family

Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has cancer, the family’s lawyer confirmed. In a statement meant to debunk a rash…

Court issues Bench Warrant on Apugo over N36m fraud

A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Prince Benedict…

2 traders land in prison for removing another trader’s teeth

Paul Iyoghojie Two housewives who are traders at Daddy Alaja market, Oke Arin, Lagos Island, western Nigeria, have been arraigned…
Medical staff attending to Ebola Virus victim

Ebola: 10 quarantined in Nigeria

Reuters – Ten people have been quarantined after coming into contact with a patient with Ebola-like symptoms in the southern…

Akwa Ibom election alien to civilisation, counsel tells tribunal

The Akwa Ibom State governorship tribunal resumed sitting on Thursday for the adoption of final written addresses by parties with…