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Why ‘Half of A Yellow Sun’ release date was postponed

Funsho Arogundade Contrary to reports of the ban of Nigeria’s international movie, “Half of A Yellow Sun” by the National…

Former Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova dead at 45

Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova died on Friday at the age of 45 after a prolonged battle against cancer, the…

Apapa Expressway Shut As NUPENG Protest Killing of Member

Cyriacus Izuekwe Protest broke out this morning at Apapa Warf area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria  after a member of the…

LG Shuts Biz Premises Over Tax Evasion

Seun Bisuga & Damilare Okunola Officials of Iru-Victoria Island Local Council Development Area (LCDA) sealed the outlets of tax defaulters…

10 Escape Death As 2-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Ten people escaped death on Thursday morning when a two-storey building under construction collapsed at 11, Sand Beach…

Lagos Captures Database Of 62,789 Criminals

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has captured the database of 62,789 suspected criminals that have passed through…

Fighting P-Square Brothers Reconcile

Funsho Arogundade After weeks of bickering that would have torn apart one of Africa’s music powerhouses, P-Square -twin brothers, Peter…

Rapist To Die By Stoning

An Islamic court in northern Nigeria has sentenced a man, 63, to death by stoning for raping a girl of…

Nigeria halts screening of Chimamanda’s ‘Half a Yellow Sun’ film

Ngozi Chimamanda Adichie’s ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ will hit the cinemas worldwide today. But it will not be shown…

Northern Govs urge Falani herdsmen to expose deviants

The Northern States Governors` Forum (NSGF) has called on Fulani associations to expose deviants in their midst who perpetrate evil…

Lagos APC will hold a hitch-free state congress – Ajomale

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State Chapter, said on Thursday 24 April that it was prepared to conduct a…

‘Tortured’ Indonesian maid listed on Time’s top 100

Time magazine has named an Indonesian maid allegedly tortured by her Hong Kong employer as one of the world’s 100…

INEC prints, distributes 1, 108,495 permanent voter cards in Ekiti ,Osun

INEC has distributed 1, 108,495 permanent voter cards (PVCs) to people who registered in 2011 in Ekiti and Osun. A…

NNPC committed to economic growth through gas value chain – GMD

The Group Managing Director (GMD) of NNPC, Andrew Yakubu, on Thursday 24 April, said the corporation was committed to the…

Jonathan tells military to rescue abducted schoolgirls

The expanded National Security Council meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, tasked the military to ensure the…

Osun Speaker denies N400bn debt profile

Najeem Salaam, Speaker Osun House of Assembly, says it is false that the debt stock of the state is N400…

Missing Schoolgirls: APC Urges Jonathan To Cancel Rallies

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to cancel the political rally being planned for him by…

NURTW to install CCTV in Lagos motor parks

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State chapter, said on Thursday that it would install Circuit Camera…

Gov Akpabio Sacks 2 Aides

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom has relieved two commissioners of their appointment. This is contained in a statement by…

Land Use Charge Fraudsters Sent To Kirikiri Prison

Kazeem Ugbodaga Two suspected fraudsters have been sent to Kirikiri Prisons in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly forging Land…

Malaria Kills A Child Every Minute, Says WHO

Eromosele Ebhomele As the world prepares for the annual World Malaria Day Friday, the World Health Organisation, WHO, says malaria…

Terry G, Hotel Manager Exchange Blows

Funsho Arogundade & Taiwo Okanlawon Controversial singer and producer, Gabriel Amanyi, popularly known as Terry G, has again been involved…

Thugs Destroy Gov Fayemi’s Billboards, Posters

As violence continues to trail the governoship election campaign in Ekiti, western Nigeria, thugs have destroyed the billboards and campaign…

Nigeria has over 1,400 illegal border routes – Immigration Boss

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), on Wednesday 23 April in Abuja, disclosed that Nigeria has over 1,400 illegal border routes.…

Tinubu: Boko Haram greatest enemy of Nigeria

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Boko Haram the greatest enemy of Nigeria,…

Let Jonathan rescue abducted school girls now, says Soyinka

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka,has lashed out at President Goodluck Jonathan administration for its inability to rescue…

Nigerian writer,Ben Okri to be honoured by South African varsity

Ben Okri, the famous Nigerian author of ‘Famished Road’ will receive an honorary doctorate at the University of Pretoria’s Autumn…

Jonathan applauds Buhari’s call for national unity against terrorism

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday 23 April commended former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari’s call for national unity against…

Army arrests Boko Haram terrorists in Taraba

The Defence Headquarters on Wednesday said that a group of terrorists, operating under the guise of herdsmen at a camp…

Boko Haram Scare On Lagos/Ibadan Expressway

Kazeem Ugbodaga There was panic in Lagos and some parts of Ogun State this morning following rumours that members of…