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MRA condemns Jonathan’s onslaught on media

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the renewed onslaught on the Nigerian Press by the Goodluck Jonathan administration with the…

Ngige, Obi, others pay tribute to Akunyili

Nigerians on Saturday paid tributes to Prof. Dora Akunyili, former Minister of Information, who died in an Indian hospital early…

Four dead in Gwari/Fulani clash

The police in Gwagwalada (FCT), Abuja, have confirmed that four people were killed and 19 others injured in a clash…

Dora Akunyili passes on

Professor Dora Akunyili, former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and a…

Ekiti Polls: House of Reps leader canvasses women for Fayose

The Leader of the House of Representatives, Mrs Mulikat Akande-Adeola, has urged women in Ekiti to mobilise to ensure success…

Amaechi, others draw up governors’ retirement benefits

The Amaechi-led Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has promised to make objective recommendation for governors retirement benefits. This is part of…

Shehu-Abubakar is 11th Emir of Gombe

The Gombe State Government has approved the appointment of Alhaji Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar as the new Emir of Gombe. The Secretary…

Tributes pour in as Emir of Kano is buried

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano The late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero was buried around 6:15 p.m. on Friday 6 June.…

Boko Haram a cult group – Bishop

Bishop Josiah Idowu Fearon of the Kaduna Diocese, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), on Friday described the Boko Haram as…

Terrorism: Army reopens more training schools

The Nigerian Army on Friday commenced a nationwide special training programme on combating insurgency for its officers. The Commandant, Infantry…

Amaechi wants governors to resolve differences

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state has called on governors of the 36 states of the federation to reflect on…

EFCC calls clerk as witness in Ikuforiji’s trial

A witness, Adewale Olatunji, on Friday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that the conferences attended by the members…

Ado Bayero: I’ve Lost A Father —Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that he has lost a father in Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero who…

Lagos Taskforce Impounds 67 Vehicles On BRT Lane

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has impounded 67 vehicles plying the Bus…

Nigeria military denies muzzling the media

Nigeria’s military on Friday said they had begun searching vehicles carrying newspapers and newsprint because of security concerns, denying the…

Unilag Students Protest Causes Gridlock

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni & Damilare Okunola Protesting students of University of Lagos, Akoka, on Friday morning caused traffic jam in Yaba area…
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Jonathan Mourns Ado Bayero

President Goodluck Jonathan has joined other Nigerians to mourn the passing of Kano monarch, Ado Bayero. Bayero died in his…

Yoruba Leader Assassinated In Kano

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano A business man and a Yoruba leader in Kano, northwest Nigeria, Alhaji Ganiyu Akanbi, has been assassinated in…

Nigerian Military Clamps Down On Media

Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja The Nigerian military which has come under severe criticisms locally and international for failing to contain the Boko…

Lagos PMAN To Hold Peace Concerts For Chibok Girls

The Lagos State chapter of the Performing Musicians’ Association of Nigeria, PMAN, has joined the call for the release of…

Gen. Agwai calls for dialogue of herdsmen, farmers

Former Chief of Defence Staff, Lt.-Gen. Martin-Luther Agwai (retd.) has emphasised the need for dialogue to end the clashes between…

Aregbesola challenges opposition to debate

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state on Friday challenged opposition political parties to a live television debate on the finances…

LASU students storm Fashola’s office again

Some students of the Lagos State University (LASU) on Thursday staged another protest at the Government House, Ikeja, over what…

Gunmen invade Enugu Broadcasting Service, kill policeman

The Police in Enugu State has arrested 12 men who invaded the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) with guns. The…

3 dead, 9 injured in road accident

The Federal Road Safety Commission on Thursday confirmed the death of three persons on the Onitsha-Owerri road in a road…

PDP passes vote of confidence on President Jonathan

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the PDP has passed vote of confidence on President Goodluck Jonathan. This was contained…

I have restored PDP’s lost glory – Mu’azu

PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu said the lost glory of the party had been restored under his leadership, while…

Ogun recruits 3,000 environmental marshals

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State government has approved the recruitment of 3,000 environmental marshals to improve the environmental compliance by residents.…

Community leader assassinated in Kano

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Alhaji Ganiyu Akanbi, business man and a Yoruba leader in Kano, northwest Nigeria was assassinated in his Race…

Deadly bomb explosion near Gombe governor’s home

A deadly bomb blast has killed four persons near the home of Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe state in northeast…