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Ebola: Lagos Orders Churches To Stop Crusades

Kazeem Ugbodaga/with Agency Report Following the death of two victims of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in Lagos, western Nigeria, the…

Omisore’s Bus Gift Tears OAU Students Apart

Damilare Okunola Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have described their union leaders as gluttons for receiving…

Jonathan hosts summit to evaluate MDGs’ success in Nigeria

As parts of efforts to accelerate the attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) ahead of the 2015 target date, President…

Secret ballot papers smuggled to Osun – APC

By Simon Ateba, Jethro Ibileke & Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo   Despite assurances by President Goodluck Jonathan and Professor Attahiru Jega that…

All is set for Osun guber election – Jega

Prof. Attahiru Jega, the National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday said all was set for the Osun…

PDP, APC guilty of ‘stomach infrastructure’ in Osun – Socialist Party

By Simon Ateba/Osogbo The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has accused the frontrunners in the 9 August governorship election in…

Boko Haram kills dozens in Borno, burns Police HQ

Boko Haram gunmen attacked Nigeria’s restive northeastern town of Gwoza on Wednesday leaving dozens dead, residents said, in the latest…

Adamawa ex-deputy gov. seeks court order to become Gov.

By Henry Ojelu Barr. Bala James Ngilari, deputy to impeached governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, has proceeded to court…

Osun students rally for Aregbesola, warn INEC‎, security agencies

By Simon Ateba/Osogbo Thousands of students on Wednesday defied the heavy security presence in Osun State to hold a rally…

Obanikoro planning to assassinate 2 APC members, says Aregbesola

By Simon Ateba/Osogbo Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday evening accused Nigeria’s minister of state for defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, of planning…

Ebola: Nigeria in talks with US for drug for victims

By Ayorinde Oluokun Nigeria Federal Government said on Wednesday that it has formally requested for the experimental drugs being developed…

‎We’ll win Osun election, APC, PDP claim

By Simon Ateba, ‎Jethro Ibileke & Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on…

Southwest govs. unite to fight Ebola, hold emergency meeting

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Governors of the Southwest geopolitical zone held an emergency meeting in Lagos, Nigeria on Wednesday over the…

Nasarawa lawmakers rebuff Jonathan’s peace moves

Tanko Maikatako, Minority Leader, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has revealed that President Goodluck Jonathan’s efforts to amicably settle the…

Legislator Advises African Leaders On Terrorism

Senator Ita Enang (PDP-Akwa Ibom) on Tuesday advised the Federal Government to use the opportunity of the ongoing summit between…

Ekiti State Election, An Eye Opener —APC Chieftain

Bode Towoju, an Abuja-based chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says  the 16 June Ekiti governorship election is an…

Adeboye Bans Delegates From Ebola-Hit Countries

Kazeem Ugbodaga The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has banned delegates from…

Tension in Osun as army, police take over state

Simon Ateba & Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo ‎Tension was sky high and hotels were fully booked on Wednesday in Osogbo, capital of…

WHO holds emergency Ebola meeting

The World Health Organization on Wednesday began a two-day emergency meeting on west Africa’s Ebola epidemic, with the UN agency…

Ebola kills Nigerian nurse, FG confirms five more cases

Federal Government on Wednesday confirmed five new cases of Ebola in Lagos and a second death from the virus, bringing…

Soldiers, Police take over Aregbesola’s support rally venue

Simon Ateba & Jethro Ibileke/Osogbo Men of the‎ Nigerian Army and mobile policemen on Wednesday morning took over‎ the Nelson…
Ebenezer Alabi, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, dump party over alleged extortion

We will recapture Rivers, Edo – PDP

Joe Onyewelu, the South-South Zonal Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has said that the party will recapture Rivers…

Impeachment: Nasarawa House rejects probe panel decision

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday rejected the verdict of the panel set up by the state Chief…

Jonathan will contest 2015 election, say Anenih, Dankwambo

The Chairman, PDP Board of Trustees (BOT), Chief Tony Anenih, said on Tuesday in Calabar that President Goodluck Jonathan will…

Oyinlola’s defection will not affect our victory – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Tuesday’s defection of former Osun governor, Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to All Peoples Congress (APC)…

Don’t use security agencies to settle scores, FG tells politicians

The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja cautioned politicians in the country against involving security personnel in settling their personal…

Church, 3 buildings linked with kidnapping demolished

Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra has revoked the Certificates of Occupancy of four buildings, including a church in Awkuzu, Oyi…

Ritualists pluck eyes of 7 year-old cattle rearer

Some suspected ritualists on Friday in Babujaye village of Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi, plucked the two eyes of…

Adamawa inaugurates panel to probe company

The Adamawa State Government on Tuesday inaugurated a five-member panel to probe the activities of Adamawa Homes and Savings Limited.…

Ebola drug hard to produce on large scale – US

An experimental drug given to two American patients with Ebola is made from tobacco leaves and is hard to produce…