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Jonathan inaugurates 1,000 housing units for police

President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, inaugurated 1,000 housing units for the police at Dakwa, Abuja and urged other security agencies…

Diezani nominated as OPEC secretary-general – Iraqi Oil Minister

Iraqi Oil Minister, Abdelkarim al-Luaybi on Tuesday 10 June claimed that Nigeria had nominated Petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to succeed…

Bomb Scare At Wuse Market Abuja

Sola Adeola/Abuja There was bomb scare in Wuse area of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital Tuesday. Residents woke up to see that…

Kano Airport Harassment: ‘I Drove Myself For 5hrs To Abuja’

Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has narrated how he escaped from Kano to Abuja on Sunday night when his life…

Teenager Faces Trial For Raping 80-Yr Old Blind Woman

A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday held that a teenager, Avoseh Satingo, has a case to answer…

UN urges Nigerians to work for safe release of Chibok girls

Said Djinnit, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative to West Africa, on Monday urged Nigerians to close ranks and work toward…

Okorocha bans proliferation of political posters in Owerri

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has banned the littering of the state capital with posters during political campaigns. The ban…

Revealed: Ozekhome paid kidnappers N40 million

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Lagos based lawyer and activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) paid N40 million in order to secure his release…

Sanusi receives appointment letter, preaches peace and unity

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano His Highness, Sarki Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, northwest Nigeria, on Monday assumed duties with an…

Rivers High Court bombed

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A High Court in Ahoada, Ahoada East Local Government area of Rivers State, southern Nigeria, was bombed…

SURE-P spends N280bn in two years

General Martin Agwai (retd.), Chairman, Subsidy Re-Investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), on Monday said N280 billion had been spent out…

Over 100 buried after Boko Haram attack

More than 100 bodies have been buried almost a week after a Boko Haram attack in northeast Nigeria, local leaders…

APC members slump during inauguration

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Some members of the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Monday slumped at the 12…

Lagos Gov Race: God Asked Me To Run, Says Ikuforiji 

Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has disclosed to members of staff…

LASU Fees: Committee Submits Report

Kazeem Ugbodaga The committee set up by Governor Babatunde Fashola to look into students’ complaints concerning school fees at the…

Wrangling Aborts Bomb Suspect’s Trial

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja Scheduled trial of one of the masterminds of  the 14th April bomb blasts which rocked a Bus terminal…

APC accuses PDP of inciting violence in Kano

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP of inciting the violence that followed the announcement of new Emir…

Tricycle Operators Protest Ban In Obalende, Ikoyi LCDA

Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria, TROAN, Obalende/Ikoyi/Victoria Island Branch has kicked against the order banning from plying some…

HEFAMAA Moves To Stamp Out Quackery

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency, HEFAMAA, has begun aggressive grassroots campaign to stamp out quackery in…

Fashola Calls For Preservation Of The Environment

As Lagos joins the rest of the world to mark the World Environment Day, Governor Babatunde Fashola has called for…

Abati denies naming UI after Akunyili

The presidency has denied naming the University of Ibadan after late Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug…

Seven dead in farmers, herdsmen clash in Taraba

The Taraba police command on Sunday confirmed that seven persons lost their lives in fresh clashes between farmers and cattle…

Daniel vows to unseat Amosun in 2015

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has declared that, come May 29,2015, Labour Party will be…

Police blame Gov. Fayemi, APC for rally violence

The Police Command in Ekiti State, on Sunday denied claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that its men were…

Rampaging soldiers attack drivers in Ijebu Ode

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Hell was let loose Sunday at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State when some military personnel invaded the popular Lagos motor…

Protests in Kano over choice of Sanusi as Emir

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Hundreds of Kano residents took to the streets Sunday evening to protest the appointment of immediate past governor…

Female bomber, soldier die in Army barracks explosion

The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, has confirmed that a bomb exploded at a Nigerian Army barracks…

Tinubu blasts Jonathan over Chibok girls

Jamiu Yisa Senator Oluremi Tinubu has decried the Federal Government’s handling of the rescue of over 200 students kidnapped from…

Omisore promises quality education

Senator Iyiola Omisore, Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate in 9 August gubernatorial election in Osun, has promised to ensure qualitative education…

Davido, Tiwa Savage named Africa’s best

Funsho Arogundade Nigeria’s music star, Davido has been adjudged the Artiste of the year at the 2014 MTV Africa Music…