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Shootout at APC Ondo primary

There was a shoot-out on Saturday in Akure as some police men and personnel of the Nigerian Security and Civil…

Coach Gernot Rohr pledges to build formidable team

Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr, says his priority is to build a formidable team and qualify for the 2018 World…

Onanuga charges NAN staff to sit up

Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, has urged his staff to live up to the…

US Election: Trump leads Clinton nationally

Donald Trump has jumped ahead of Hillary Clinton nationally in the race for the White House, according to a new…

Stop bringing phones to church – Catholic Archbishop

Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has advised Christians to desist from the use of phones in…

Train carrying 500 cows arrives Lagos

The Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says train carrying about 500 cows which left Gusau on Thursday…

PDP is half dead, Obasanjo tells Modu-Sheriff

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was blunt in his response to the request for support by the factional chairman of the…

Super Eagles record slim 1-0 victory over Tanzania

The Manchester City young sensation’s brilliant strike handed coach Gernot Rohr a winning start in charge of the Super Eagles…

Earthquake hits 7 states in US

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning near Pawnee, Oklahoma, and rattled through at least six surrounding states in the…

Alaafin, Ooni laud Lagos Assembly for promoting Yoruba heritage

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi have commended the Lagos State…

APC commences Ondo governorship primary amidst tight security

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced its primary election in Ondo State for the Nov. 26 governorship poll, amidst…

We served contravention notices before demolishing structures in Ikoyi-LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Saturday said owners of the buildings demolished in Ikoyi were duly served with…

Lagos procures, commercialises tree-transplanting equipment

The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Babatunde Adejare, on Saturday, said that the state government had procured three…

Adeuti emerges LP Ondo governorship candidate

Mr Taye Adeuti, on Saturday, emerged as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the Nov. 26 governorship…

Indecent dressing: Lawyer blames parents

A legal practitioner in Ilorin, Mr. Jude Obi, has blamed parents for indecent dressing that he describes as rampant among…

UN official commends U.S., China on Paris Climate Agreement

UN Environment Programme Head Erik Solheim says the agreement of China and the United States (U.S.) to ratify Paris Climate…

Edo election: Cleric urges politicians to eschew violence

Rev. Jacob Bada, Bishop of Etsako Diocese of the Anglican Communion, has urged politicians in Edo to avoid violence in…

NGO provides free medical care in Edo

Five hundred men and women are to benefit from a free medical treatment sponsored by Yakson Initiative Organisation in conjunction…

First gay bishop emerges in Church of England

The bishop of Grantham has become the first Church of England bishop to say that he is gay and in…

Insecurity: NAF vows to protect nation’s territorial integrity

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has urged its officers and soldiers to keep fit and be ready for deployment or…

FRSC convicts 25 motorists in Jos

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Plateau Command, has convicted 25 motorists in Jos over various road traffic offences. The…

APC inaugurates caretaker officers in Gombe

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated caretaker officers for the Gombe State chapter…

Nigerians want world leaders to prioritise Africa’s development

Some Nigerians have appealed to world leaders attending the forthcoming G20 summit in China to consider the development of Africa…

Edo election: INEC accredits 44 observer groups

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has accredited 44 observer groups for the Sept.10 gubernatorial election in Edo. The INEC…

UK to help Nigeria overcome economic, security challenges

The United Kingdom will assist Nigeria to overcome its current economic and security challenges, UK Minister for International Development, James…
The University of Jos Chapter of ASUU decries the victimisation of its members in some public universities across the country

ASUU decries reduction of budgetary allocation to education

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the reduction of the Federal Government’s allocation to the education sector…

Teenagers arrested for attempting to sell unborn babies

The Abia State Police Command have arrested two teenage girls identified as Esther Odum and Ebere Ejimadu for allegedly attempting…

Ritualists pluck out man’s eyes in Bauchi

19-year-old Hussain Emmanuel, from Bauchi State says his eyes were removed by people who wanted to use them for ritual…
NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

NDLEA arrests female pilgrim at Abuja airport

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), recently arrested a 55-year-old female pilgrim to Saudi Arabia, Mrs. Binuyo…

I am unaware of Rohr’s appointment – Dalung

Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has insisted that he was not kept in the know as the Nigeria Football Federation…