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APC condemns forced conversion of abducted Chibok schoolgirls

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday condemned the reported forced conversion to Islam, of some Chibok schoolgirls abducted by…

Aregbesola restates commitment to project execution

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state has said that his government will continue to execute projects for the development of…

$8.4m Fraud: Court Denies Ajudua Bail Again

Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja Tuesday turned down a bail application filed by Fred Ajudua who…

World Cup: Nigeria Supporters club demand 62mn condoms

The Nigeria Football and other Sports Supporters Club (NFSSC) on Monday demanded for the provision of 62 million condoms for…

New Video Gives Me Joy, Says Man With 3 Kidnapped Cousins

A man whose three cousins are among more than 200 schoolgirls being held by Islamist militants in north-eastern Nigeria tells…

LASTMA Official Sacked, Docked Over N1k Bribe

Cyriacus Izuekwe An official of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, Mr. Saliu Mutiu, has been dismissed and arraigned…

‘APC Will End Boko Haram’

A Lagos-based APC Chieftain, Kunle Ademoye, has assured Nigerians that the Boko Haram terrorism which had persisted over the years,…

Gov Shettima Orders Mass Production Of Abducted Girls Video

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno has ordered mass production of video clip showing some of the 234 girls abducted on…

Kidnapped Schoolgirls: Presidential committee meets foreign officials

The Presidential Committee on the abduction of Chibok’s schoolgirls on Monday interacted with officials of some countries that had pledged…

Obasanjo condemns Chibok schoolgirls abduction

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday condemned the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok…

UNAIDS appoints Jonathan as “Face of Protect the Goal”

The UNAIDS on Monday appointed President Goodluck Jonathan as Face of Protect the Goal, a global initiative to use football…

Smoking In Public: LASEPA  Begins Enforcement Aug

With effect from 17 August, 2014, anybody caught smoking in public places in Lagos State, western Nigeria, will be arrested…

Chibok Girls: Hundreds Of Women Protest In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Hundreds of women and men staged a protest in Lagos State, western Nigeria, Monday, demanding the release of…

Police Sergeant Arrested For Shooting Victim Dead

The Lagos State Command has arrested Sgt. Otene Godwin with Force number 355272 for allegedly shooting and killing a man…

3km Redeemed Auditorium: Landlords Send SOS To Adeboye

Land owners in Agunfoye village in Ogun State, western Nigeria, where the Redeemed Christian Church of God is building a…

EFCC secured 117 court convictions in 2013 – Lamorde

Ibrahim Lamorde, Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said on Monday that the commission secured 117 court convictions in…

APC Solution To Poor Governance – Onu

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, former governor of Abia State, southeast Nigeria, and the Chairman, second Progressive Governance Lecture Series…

Govt. agencies not paying water bills

Michael Dzungu, the General Manager, Benue Water Board, has accused most government agencies and organisations in the state of not…

Borno govt. to rebuild 400 shops destroyed by insurgents

The Borno Government on Sunday said it planned to rebuild about 400 shops destroyed during last Monday’s attack by suspected…

Apete bridge will be completed in September – Oyo Govt

The Oyo State Government has said that the Apete bridge currently undergoing reconstruction will be completed by the end of…

Bishop Kukah calls for prayers for release of Chibok girls

Bishop Hassan Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has called on Nigerians to embark on fervent prayers for the successful…

In Video: Homage to Oba Sikiru Adetona, Awujale of Ijebuland

On Thursday 8 May, the Ijebu people from six local council areas of Ogun state, converged in Ijebu-Ode to pay…

Heavy traffic on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway as truck laden with beer crashes

Eromosele Ebhomele A crowd took over the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Sunday evening stealing bottles of Goldberg Lager Beer from a…

Onanuga, veteran editor joins Ogun East Senatorial race

Biodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Seasoned journalist and the Managing Director/CEO, of The News/PM News newspapers, Mr. Bayo Onanuga on Sunday declared his…

Four killed, 30 houses razed in fresh herdsmen attack in Taraba

The Police in Taraba on Sunday in Jalingo said gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked Dinya village in Gassol Local…

PDP woos former APC members in Edo

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Sunday called on leading politicians who recently dumped All Progressives Congress (APC)…

NEMA decries poor technology infrastructure in disaster management

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has decried the low institutional capability in data generation, risk analysis and early warning…

House committee seeks emergency funds for NAPTIP

The House of Representatives Committee on Human Rights has called on the Federal Government to provide emergency funds for the…

10 authors make Glo-sponsored Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature

Ten African authors made the long-list for the 2014 edition of the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. This…

Priests are not ‘masters of doctrine’ – Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Sunday ordained 13 new priests in the Vatican, telling them they were not “masters of doctrine” and…