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Liberia now Ebola free – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday declared Liberia free of Ebola after no new cases were reported for 42…

APC’s claims on transition committee is a lie – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as diversionary and unnecessary claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it…

Nigeria Railway Institute graduates 205 technicians

Two hundred and five technicians, with diverse skills, on Friday in Lagos graduated from the Nigerian Railway Institute. NAN reports…

Nigerian becomes first African to take charge of 120-year old Venice Biennale

Venice (AFP) – From migrant tragedies in the Mediterranean to war in Ukraine, the 2015 Venice Biennale, which opens Saturday,…

Fuel Scarcity: Oil marketers fear Buhari will stop subsidy payments

* Queues for petrol worsen across the country * Importers hold back over subsidy fears * Buhari government faces backlog…

Ikeja Electric explains power outage in Lagos

The management of Ikeja Electric (IE) on Friday attributed the current rate of power interruption across its network to low…

IG, Arase restates enforcement of ban on road blocks

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Friday restated that the ban on road blocks by policemen would…
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Jang leaving only N18bn debt – commissioner

Plateau State Government on Friday said its current debt profile was N18 billion and not N200 billion as being speculated.…
Shonekan: Nigeria's National Flag to fly at half-mast for 3 days

Jonathan fecilitates with Shonekan, Nwobodo on their birthdays

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has felicitated with Chief Ernest Shonekan on the occasion of his 79th birthday anniversary, saying that…

Group tasks police IG on missing suspect at SARS

Eromosele Ebhomele The Network Of Police Reform In Nigeria, NOPRIN, a coalition of civil rights groups based inn Nigeria, has…

Mu’azu should resign like Labour, Lib Dem leaders did – Fayose

Eromosele Ebhomele Despite pleas from Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan to members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to stop their…

Gov. Orji inaugurates handover committee

Sam Obinna Ibe/Umuahia Abia state governor, Theodore Orji, Eastern Nigeria on Friday afternoon inaugurated a 10-man transition committee members that…

I never had any fight with Fashola, says Tinubu

National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has stated that he has never had any fight…

Police foil bomb attack in Potiskum

Nigerian Police Force has foiled a bomb attack on a secondary school in Potiskum, Yobe state. The police said that…

Gunman opens fire in Potiskum, injures 6 students

BAUCHI, (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on students after walking into a high school in Potiskum in northeast Nigeria,…

How 4 Nigerians influenced UK election

By Seun Bisuga As the United Kingdom elections went down, four Nigerians wrote their name in gold as they helped…

Teachers, students laud MultiChoice for investing in education

MultiChoice Nigeria has received praises from teachers and students for its heavy investment in the public secondary school system through…

2900 Days: Fashola rolls out achievement, begs for forgiveness

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Thursday asked those he might have offended in the course of duty in…

Power sharing not threatening APC, says Ngige

Senator Chris Ngige on Thursday in Abuja denied reports that issues of power sharing was threatening the stability of the…

Aregbesola, Omisore to know fate on May 27 – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed May 27 for judgment on the appeal filed by Sen. Iyiola Omisore, challenging the…

Team Jonathan yet to deliver handover notes – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday said it was yet to receive handover notes from the Federal Government. Alhaji…

Tackling corruption is my priority, says Buhari

Nigeria’s President–elect, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, says his administration will kill corruption before it kills Nigeria. Buhari said this when…

Police recover ‘huge’ money in Abuja house

The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), of the Police has recovered a large sum of money in a bag hidden in…

APC leader Olu Adebanjo dies

Chief Olu Adebanjo, one of the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State and former Minister of…

Continue to boost railway system, Jonathan urges Buhari

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged the incoming Buhari administration to continue to boost the railway system as the cheapest…

Show proof I supported APC, Mu’azu challenges Fayose

Embattled national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged controversial Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose to show evidences…

Customs arrests 4 Chinese for illegal importation

The Nigeria Customs Service Anti-smuggling Taskforce on Thursday in Kano arrested three Chinese nationals for illegally importing printed textile materials…

Prophet Jailed 7yrs For Absconding From Court

Cyriacus Izuekwe Prophet Destiny Onwudinjo of Heaven Divine Ministry, Shasha, a suburb of Lagos in western Nigeria, has been sentenced…

Boko Haram: Nigerian Refugees Starve To Death

Some of thousands of Nigerians told to leave neighbouring Niger in the past week due to threats from Boko Haram…

My 2 Wives Know Me As Criminal —Suspect

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 27-year-old suspected kidnapper, Rasheed Adetunji, has confessed that his two wives knew he was a criminal and…