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Ekiti Polls: Police IG restricts movement in and out of the state

In a bid to ensure maximum security, ensure proper coordination of security operations and organise a hitch-free election, devoid of…

Oshiomhole’s flight grounded on ‘order from above’

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state was Thursday stopped from travelling to Ado Ekiti Thursday following the grounding…

More Nigerians Mourn Arisekola

Eromosele Ebhomele Tributes have continued to pour in for the late Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao, a popular businessman and…

Crackdown On Nigerian Media Sparks Censorship Row

From nationwide seizures of newspapers to tough new regulations on live political programming, rights groups and journalists say Nigeria’s media…

Pregnant Woman Commits Suicide

Jethro Ibileke/Benin  A middle aged mother of one identified as Ometere Aduga, a 300-level medical student drop-out, has reportedly committed…

Fraudsters Kill Ex-Customs Officer, Daughter

Yusuf Muhammed A suspected fraudster, Alhaji Olatunji Azeez, has allegedly killed a 64-year old retired customs officer, Angela Uzo Kery…

Ekiti Election: Candidates In Last-Minute Campaign Battle

Barely 48 hours to the governorship election in Ekiti State, western Nigeria, the leading candidates are locked in a last…

Confab: Absentee delegates to lose sitting allowance

Delegates who failed to show up for plenary sessions of the ongoing National Conference without any cogent reason will as…

Igbo group commends Fashola over Ndubusi Kanu park

The Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria (NCSN) has commended Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola for naming one of the finest…

Oyo declares 7 days mourning for Arisekola

The Oyo State Government has declared seven days of mourning following the death of Alhaji AbdulAzeez Arisekola-Alao in the UK…

Italy to repatriate 700 Nigerian prisoners

Nigeria and Italy would soon conclude negotiations on a Prisoners Transfer Agreement (PTA) to facilitate the return of over 700…

Italy to assist Nigeria against terrorism

The Italian Government on Wednesday in Abuja declared its support and willingness to assist Nigeria in the fight against terrorism.…

Confab restricts public office holders to local hospitals

The National Conference on Wednesday in Abuja recommended the restriction of government sponsorship of public officers for foreign medical care…

Jonathan, Atiku, Tinubu, others extol Arisekola-Alao

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan opened the floodgate of tributes for Alhaji Abdul-Azeez Arisekola-Alao, the Nigerian businessman who died in London…

OAU shut indefinitely over school fees

The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, has shut the university indefinitely following sustained protest of students over increment…

Boko Haram plans to bomb Abuja with petrol tankers – FG

The Federal Government said on Wednesday that a plot by insurgent group, Boko Haram to bomb Abuja, the Federal Capital…

PDP working to rig Ekiti election – Oyegun

The National Chairman of the APC, John Oyegun has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP of planning to rig the…

Ekiti Election: APC loses faith in the Jega-led INEC

Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, (KFCO) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to explain the role of its…

Nigerian censors board wants ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ re-edited

The movie adaptation of Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda’s “Half of a Yellow Sun” will still not be showing in Nigeria, close…

Police warn Nigerian soccer fans Keep off TV venues

Nigeria’s police on Wednesday advised football fans to stay away from public venues showing World Cup matches after a bomb…

Brazil World Cup: Nigeria, Ghana lead in TV viewerships

The first-ever survey of World Cup viewing habits among Africans has given added weight to what has long been suspected…

Ibadan Bizman, Arisekola Alao Dies

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Foremost Ibadan businessman, Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao is dead. He reportedly died in a London hospital Wednesday…

Analysis: The Big Abacha loot Jonathan gave amnesty

By fiat, Nigeria’s Federal Government led by President Goodluck Jonathan, withdrew a theft charge for humongous amount of money against…

Alfa Charged For Allegedly Poisoning 2 Men

Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the zone II command, Onikan, Lagos State, western Nigeria, have arrested an Islamic scholar, Alfa Jamiu…

Okada Rider Threatens To Kill Self Over Housewife

Moyo Fabiyi A commercial motorcyclist known in local parlance as Okada rider, John Ami Tumba, 27, has reportedly vowed to…

Prophetess In Jail Over Failed Deliverance

Cyriacus Izuekwe A self-acclaimed prophetess, Nnenna James has been arrested and remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri for allegedly defrauding…

Students Appeal To FG On ASUP Demands

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to attend to the demands of…

Police stop terror charge against 12 APC members

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja In a dramatic twist on Wednesday, the scheduled arraignment of the Ekiti state Commissioner for Integration…

FRSC Trains Teachers To Curb Crashes

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Abuja on Tuesday began a teacher training campaign to curb road crashes in…

Nigeria’s educational system where India was in the ’70s – Devesh

Variam Devesh, Director of Training for EduSoft Associates believes that Nigeria’s educational system today is still where India was in…