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APC wins all seats in Kano council polls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in Saturday’s council polls in Kano state.…

7 oil thieves die in pipeline fire disaster

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt At least seven persons were confirmed to have been burnt to death while several others are seriously…

NEMA confirms fire outbreak near Port Harcourt refinery

Umesi Emenike, the South-South Zonal Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has confirmed a fire incident near the…

Fire destroys 120 shops in Lagos

At least 120 open shops used in storing palm oil were on Sunday morning razed at the popular Daleko market…

Nigeria must tackle corruption to improve image – Don

Dr Kwaghmande Joseph, a sociology lecturer at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, says Nigeria must tackle corruption in order…

Cameroon says abducted Chinese likely in Nigeria

The 10 Chinese workers abducted by Boko Haram gunmen in Cameroon have most likely been taken back across the border…

Delta introduces e-bursary registration

The Delta Government says it has introduced e-bursary registration to check fraud in the state’s bursary and scholarship scheme for…

Borno sponsors 50 students to India

The Borno Government on Sunday said it had sponsored 50 students to India on irrigation agriculture. A statement by Malam…

SSANU-LASU threatens strike, gives 7-day ultimatum

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo Chapter, on Friday urged its management to…

Lagos bomb scare: Fashola commends Lagosians alertness

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Saturday commended Lagosians residing on the Island for their vigilance in the discovery…

Kanye and Kim Kardashian to wed in France, party in Italy

Hip hop star Kanye West and reality TV celebrity Kim Kardashian are to marry in a chateau near Paris next…

Paris Summit: President Jonathan’s full speech

President Jonathan delivers his speech at the Regional Summit on Security in Paris, France on Saturday, 17 May 2014. The…

Ballot snatching, violence mar Kano council poll

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The Local Government election in Kano, northwest Nigeria, held on Saturday was characterized by violence and electoral malpractices,…

World powers set to sanction Boko Haram

The global powers led by France have agreed to introduce sanctions against Boko Haram and Ansarul terrorist groups in Nigeria,…

Why I cancelled Chibok visit – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday at Elysee Palace, Paris, France said that he cancelled his visit to Chibok where over…

Paris Meeting Takes Far-Reaching Decisions on Boko Haram

Representatives of the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Presidents of France, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Niger…

Tribunal upholds Esan North East election

Edo Local Government Election Appeals Tribunal on Saturday affirmed the election of Sam Oboh of All Progressives Congress (APC) as…

JAMB: Lagos records hitch-free CBT examination

The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Computer Based Test (CBT), conducted by JAMB on Saturday was hitch-free at the Federal…

NIS repatriates 45 immigrants in Abia

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in Abia says 45 illegal immigrants were arrested in different parts of the state and…

In Pictures: 2014 IPEF Annual Award

Pictures by Emmanuel Osodi Mr Adebayo Onanuga, Managing Director, The News Magazine and PM News Paper was awarded Ijebu Professional…

Traffic offences drop by 17 per cent – LASTMA

The number of arrests made by the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) for traffic offences has dropped by 17…

PDP threatens to sue INEC over voters register cancellation

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State has threatened to sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for cancelling…

60, 000 commercial bus operators defy documentation – LASG

The Lagos State Government on Friday said about 60, 000 commercial bus operators in the state had defied the state’s…

Saudi MERS death toll rises to 163

Health authorities in Saudi Arabia have reported three more fatalities from the MERS respiratory virus, taking the death toll in…

APC leader warns Oba Akiolu over Ambode

Jamiu Yisa Oba Rilwan Akiolu’s endorsement of Akinwunmi Ambode as Governor Babatunde Fashola’s successor in Lagos State, has stirred a…

Bomb Blast: Okah requests for family doctor

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Alleged mastermind of the 2010 Independent Day twin bomb explosions in Abuja, Charles Okah, on Friday…

Kano LG Polls: Fake ballot papers in circulation

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano With less than 24 hours to Saturday 17 May local government election in Kano, northwest Nigeria, the electoral…

Two men arrested for burying woman alive

Two American men have been accused of burying a woman alive, according to court documents released Friday after the pair…

Foreign military won’t undermine our sovereignty – Amosu

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, said the presence of foreign military in Nigeria to assist in…