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Boko Haram: Nigeria, neighbours meet on cross-border strategy

Foreign ministers of Nigeria, Chad, Cameroun, Benin Republic and Niger will meet in Abuja on Monday to agree on appropriate…

Jonathan’s development of North Central will get him votes, Omotosho

Dr Mike Omotosho, the North Central Zonal Coordinator of Jonathan Actualisation Movement (JAM), on Sunday called on the people of…

Police warn Edo politicians against violence

The Edo Police Command on Sunday warned politicians against sponsoring and masterminding violence in the state. The warning was contained…

Lawyers call for release of abducted ex-NBA president

The Ikeja and Lagos branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Sunday appealed to the abductors of ex-NBA President,…

2015: I will not contest for Presidency – Saraki

Senator Bukola Saraki has declared that he will not run for presidency in 2015. The former Kwara state governor said…

I didn’t declare Suntai missing, says Taraba Ag Gov.

The acting governor Garba Umar said on Sunday that he never declared ailing Governor Danbaba Suntai missing. Umar offered the…

Hajj: Borno awarded best behaved state in Saudi Arabia

Borno state pilgrims has emerged the best behaved Nigerian state in terms of pilgrims behaviour and sanitary condition during this…

Sex starved man attempts to burn lover’s house

Cyriacus Izuekwe A jilted man, Sunday Ishiaku has been arrested by the police and charged before Ijeshatedo court for allegedly…

I’ve delivered the dividends of democracy in Gombe – Dankwambo

Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe state has expressed satisfaction with his performance in the last three and a half years…

Texas health care worker tests positive for Ebola

A Texas health care worker who treated a man who later died of Ebola has tested positive for the disease…

Oyedepo, Oyakhilome, Joshua top pastors rich list

When a guesthouse belonging to one of Nigeria’s leading Christian pastors collapsed last month, killing 115 mostly South African pilgrims,…

$9.3mn: Northern Youth Takes Case To UN

Northern Youth Assembly has issued the Federal Government of Nigeria a three-week ultimatum to constitute a commission of enquiry into…
Kogi governor Ahmed Ododo says his administration's efforts to combat crime are yielding fruits with recovery of 53 stolen transformers

5 transformers vandalised in Gowon estate in 2 days

Five transformers at Gowon Federal Housing Estate in Ipaja area of Lagos were vandalised in the last two days. NAN…

Fire guts UNILAG hostel

A fire outbreak has occurred in the Madam Tinubu hall of the University of Lagos, Yaba, Lagos state. The Nation…

Tinubu, Buhari, Atiku attend Okorocha’s daughters’ wedding

The Catholic Bishop of Okigwe Diocese, Bishop Solomon Amatu, on Saturday, charged couples in Nigeria to endeavour to keep their…

Buhari will emerge Nigeria President – Dauda

Ibrahim Dauda, the National Publicity Secretary, Buhari Support Group Centre (BSGC), said “with the structures BSGC has on ground, General…

Aviation minister gives N10m scholarship to Anambra students

The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, on Saturday instituted a N10 million scholarship scheme for indigent school children in Obosi,…

Jonathan congratulates Malala, co-winner of Nobel Prize

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday congratulated Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, the co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Malala,…

2015: Campaign group promises to buy Buhari’s N27m nomination form

The Bauchi State Chapter of the Buhari Campaign Organisation pledged to buy nomination form for General Muhammadu Buhari to contest…

Gunmen assassinate INEC Executive Secretary in Yenagoa

Unknown gunmen on Friday assassinated the Executive Secretary of Bayelsa State Independent Electoral Commission (BYSIEC), Mr Simon Akpen, in Yenagoa.…

ABU Zaria don joins APC presidential race

A professor of business education at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Mr Mahmood Aliyu, has declared his intention to contest…

Borno spends N500m on Hajj

The Borno government said Saturday that it spent about N500 million toward the successful conduct of this year’s Hajj in…

PDP thugs destroy cars, homes of APC lawmakers

Thugs believed to be working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stormed into the Legislators quarters in Benin, Edo state…

Amosun is architect of modern Ogun – Awosedo

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former governorship candidate of Labour Party, LP during the 2011 gubernatorial election in Ogun state, Asiwaju Olajide Awosedo…

I drink cow blood before operations – Robbery suspects

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 19-year old Chadian citizen and cross-border armed robbery suspect, Jamal Nasiru, arrested by the men of the…

Boko Haram: Colonel, others arrested for sabotage

A Nigerian army colonel has been arrested along with some junior officers, for sabotaging the country’s military offensive against Boko…

Boko Haram: Mark to address the world at 131st parliamentary

The Senate President, Senator David Mark, will on 11 October, lead Nigerian parliamentarians to the 131st Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU)…

We have reduced cost of food import by $2bn, says Sambo

The Federal Government says it has turned agriculture to a big business by reducing the cost of food import by…

Kirikiri Prisons inmates attempt to escape after protest

Many inmates of the Kirikiri Medium Prison in Lagos reportedly attempted to escape the prison on Friday following a protest…

Edo APC ‎lawmakers arraigned over assault of PDP lawmaker

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Philip Shaibu (Etsako West II) and Hon.…