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Masked security personnel won’t supervise 2015 elections – Jega

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said it will not allow the use of masked security men during…

El Rufai says he’ll defect to PDP, if……..

Former Nigerian Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said he will defect to the Peoples…

Up to 30,000 in need of Ebola drugs now

Up to 30,000 people would have required Ebola drugs in the west African outbreak by now, according to a scientific…

Police promote Mbu, 17 others AIGs

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Controversial Police chief, Mbu Joseph Mbu was among the 18 Commissioners of Police elevated to the rank of…

Councillors Impeach Council Chairman In Lagos

The battle for supremacy between the Chairman of Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, western Nigeria, Engineer…

I’ve not declared my presidential ambition yet – Saraki

Senator Bukola Saraki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has squashed rumours surrounding his ambition in next years’ presidential election.…

FG committed to welfare of military personnel – Presidential C’ttee

The Federal Government is committed to improving the welfare of military personnel, the Presidential Committee on Barracks Rehabilitation has said.…

Police, FCDA partners to upgrade hospital, says IG

The Police on Wednesday pledged to collaborate with the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to upgrade its 40-bed hospital at…

Hoodlums Clash In Lagos

Two persons were shot dead Tuesday in Oto town, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area as hoodlums continued their reign of…

Fashola Swears In New Chief Judge

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola Wednesday swore in Justice Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade as the new Chief Judge of…

Nigerian soldiers revolt over lack of weapons

Dozens of Nigerian soldiers have refused to deploy for an offensive against Boko Haram Islamists until they receive better weapons,…

Oil Bunkering: Operation Pulo Shield Destroys 2 Trucks In Abia

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, has arrested and destroyed two Mack trucks each laden with…

Why We Withheld  Approval For Ebola Drug —Minister

The Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday said that the Federal government was withholding its approval for the…

Parents Worry Over Poor WAEC Results

Yetunde Idowu Some parents have expressed displeasure over the general poor performance of students in the recently released 2013/2014 West…

Nigerian showing signs of Ebola faints in Germany

A Nigerian woman was rushed to the hospital and hundreds of people were quarantined after she showed symptoms of Ebola…

Ebola: Nigerians in Austria not infected

Austria’s health ministry gave the all-clear Tuesday evening after regional authorities earlier reported two suspected cases of Ebola in two…

Nigerian doctor dies of Ebola Virus

A senior doctor who treated Nigeria’s first Ebola patient has died, taking the death toll in Africa’s most populous country…

Ebola: FG targets fruit bats, healthcare wastes

Ayorinde Oluokun The Federal Government said on Tuesday that it has started a survey of areas of the country with…

Jonathan criticises violence against humanitarian workers

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday expressed concern at the increasing rate of violence against persons working as humanitarian personnel across…

Police Commission promotes 6 AIGs to DIGs, others

The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday approved the promotion of six Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) and two Commissioners…

Funmi Iyanda marks her birthday with dance steps that will blow you away

This is the closest you’ll see broadcaster Funmi Iyanda dance. And she managed to do it rather seamlessly. Watch the…

Three petroleum smugglers burnt to death

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Three petrol smugglers were roasted alive Tuesday at Temitope axis of Idiroko border town of Ogun State, western…

NIMASA, Air Force showcases aircraft to monitor crime-infested waters

Nigeria’s military on Tuesday took the wraps off a new aircraft to tackle high-seas pirates off the country’s coast, as…

The Spelling Bee Competition Goes National

Funsho Arogundade  As The Spelling Bee, a competition targeted at students between ages 8 and 14 overseas, enters its second…

Fire Razes 5 Houses In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Fire has razed five bungalows, 100 make-shift shops and a sawmill at Oko-Baba area of Ebute Meta, Lagos,…

IG Orders Transfer Of Lagos Airport Bomb Suspect

Cyriacus Izuekwe Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the Commissioner of Police in charge of Lagos Airport Command,…

Ebola Death Toll Passes 1,200

Cases in West Africa’s Ebola outbreak this year have risen to 2,240, including 1,229 deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO)…

Fallout Of Osun Gov Election: 50 APC Members Still In Detention

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said at least 50 of its members are still…

APC warns DSS against arrest of its Borno Chairman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly warned against the plan by the DSS, acting at the behest of some…

Military did not commit war crimes, DHQ blasts UK newspaper

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has faulted a British Newspaper report that Nigerian government committed war crimes by terrorising some of…