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I’m ready for fresh impeachment plot – Al-Makura

Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa state on Friday in Abuja said he was not worried over the reported fresh plot…

Boko Haram attacks challenge to Nigeria’s sovereignty – DHQ

Nigeria’s military on Friday said that increasing Boko Haram attacks were a challenge to the country’s sovereignty but rejected claims…

Sue me if you can, Australian negotiator tells ex-governor Sheriff

Eromosele Ebhomele Dr Stephen Davis, the Australian negotiator reportedly appointed by the Nigerian government in the heat of the #BringBackOurGirls…

Schools to re-open in Nigeria on 22 September

All private and public primary and secondary schools in Nigeria are now to reopen for 2014/2015 academic activities on 22…

Ebola: Lagos To Provide 600 Schools With Pipe-Borne Water

As part of measures to curtail the spread of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, among students in the state,…

Ebola: Health Minister Moves To Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Sampson Parker says the Minister for Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu will be…

One in 10 girls sexually abused – Unicef

A United Nations reports says about 120 million girls around the world which is slightly over one in 10 girls…

Ndigbo demands refund of money paid for release of Chibok Girls

Henry Ojelu The Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN) has demanded for the full refund of all monies paid to…

Ewedu a cure for Ebola – LUTH Consultant

Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo A professor of Ophthalmology at the Lagos State Teaching hospital, LUTH, Prof Adebukola Adefule Oshitelu, has laid claims…

Nigerian swindles 75-Year old Dutch woman of N41.8M

By Eromosele Ebhomele A 75-year old Dutch woman, Jeanet De Jonge, is currently grieving after she was scammed of 200,000…
Amosun

Homeowners’ Charter: Ogun alerts public on fraudsters antics

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Members of the public have been warned by the Ogun State Government to watch out for fraudsters that…

Two Ogun lawmakers defects to PDP

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Two lawmakers who were elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun state, southwest,…

Bankole denies governorship ambition

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole has dismissed rumours that he will be…

US comedienne Joan Rivers is dead

Joan Rivers, the acerbic US stand-up comic and television presenter, died on Thursday, a week after being rushed to a…

Credible Candidate Is Our Priority – Delta APC

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the main priority of the…

Boko Haram: ‘Bodies litter’ Bama town – BBC

A lawmaker has told the BBC that bodies littered the streets of Bama, a northern Nigerian town two days after…

Lagos Speaker to sue Premier Newspaper for alleged defamation

Eromosele Ebhomele The leadership of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria has threatened to sue a weekly Lagos-based…

Boko Haram planning attacks on Maiduguri – US official

By Simon Ateba Boko Haram is planning to launch attacks on Maiduguri following the fall of Bama, Borno state second…

Flush Out Cult Gangs, Fashola Orders Police

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has ordered the Lagos State Police Command to flush out members of various…

Ebola could spread faster in Port Harcourt than Lagos – WHO

An Ebola outbreak in Nigeria’s oil producing hub of Port Harcourt could spread wider and faster than in Lagos, the…

At A Glance: Attacks, abductions by Boko Haram in 2014

Nigeria has suffered a dramatic upsurge in violence claimed by, or blamed on, the armed Islamist group Boko Haram, including…

Osoba must not accept Amosun’s apology – Sen. Obadara

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Senator Gbenga Obadara, representing Ogun Central Senatorial district on Wednesday said that former governor of the state, Aremo…

Boko Haram: Shettima truncates trips to Sudan, UK

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has cut short his trips to Sudan and the United Kingdom following fierce attacks…

Shut down funds, arms to Boko Haram – Foreign Ministers

Nigeria and its regional allies on Wednesday called for greater international support to shut down Boko Haram’s weapons and funding…

Ebola: Schools may resume mid-September – Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said on Wednesday that students in private and public schools across country may…

IG decorates newly promoted senior police officers

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Wednesday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, decorated two newly promoted Assistant Inspectors-General…

Osun Election: INEC should stop PDP from peddling lies – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state has called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately clear the…

Security meeting in Nigeria as Boko Haram attacks intensify

Foreign ministers from Nigeria and neighbouring countries met on Wednesday to discuss Boko Haram, as the militants’ rapid land grab…

Fake Ebola Test Kits On Sale In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga/with agency report Some unscrupulous Nigerians are profiteering from the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, as…

Mother, Triplets Detained In Hospital Over Bill

Jethro Ibileke/Benin  A Delta State-based fashion designer, Godswill Echenim, has appealed to the state government in southern Nigeria, and the…