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Gabon president warns of unrest ahead of elections

Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba has warned of possible unrest during the August 27 election which he said was the…

Busi communal clash displaces 3,000 in Cross River

No fewer than 3000 persons in Busi 4, one of the communities at the base of the famous Obudu Ranch…

FCMB opens up on bank manager’s suicide

First City Monument Bank Plc has finally opened up on one of its managers, Olisa Nwakoby who committed suicide last…

Cultists kill four in Ikorodu rampage

Suspected cult members of a six-man gang, over the weekend, shot dead four persons at 24 Road, in the Igbogbo,…

Koton Karfe Jailbreak: 5 escapee prisoners recaptured

The Controller-General of Prisons, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has confirmed that five of the 13 prisoners who escaped from Koton Karfe prison…

Fire-for-Fire: OPC members battle Niger Delta militants

Armed members of the Oodua Peoples Congress have engaged suspected Niger Delta militants, who have been terrorising riverside communities, in…

Security guard batters employer with interlocking stones

Paul Iyoghojie The police at the Maroko Division, Lekki, Lagos have arrested a security guard, Ibrahim Musa, 30, for allegedly…

Lagos-Ibadan expressway: FG appeals for patience

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has appealed for patience, orderliness and the cooperation of motorists…

Prison break: Kogi governor insists on FG investigation

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has asked the Federal Government to set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate…

Our committee will be fair to all – Kogi Auditor-General

The location and work schedule of the Kogi State Staff Screening Review and Complaints Committee will be announced next Wednesday.…

Facts on Osun: Salaries and pensions

Since the problem of non-payment of salaries for public sector workers across states of the federation became national issue early…

Troops recover cache of arms and ammunition in Gamboru

The Nigerian Army on Sunday said it had recovered cache of arms and ammunition in Gamboru. This is contained in…

Kogi jailbreak : 2 robbery convicts among inmates on the run

Two armed robbery convicts and 11 awaiting trial suspects were among the 13 inmates who escaped from Koton Karfe prison…

2 more Nigerians killed in South Africa

Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, President, Nigeria Union in South Africa, has confirmed that two Nigerians were killed in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province.…

Breaking News: JAMB withdraws 2016 admission lists

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has withdrawn the list of recommended candidates for admission earlier sent to tertiary…

Poll: Ambode leads as Nigeria’s top performing governor

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode is leading other Governors in the poll organised by the African Leadership Magazine to…

Lagos arrests 85 sanitation offenders

The Lagos State Taskforce on Saturday arrested 85 people for violating the environmental sanitation law of the state. Taskforce’s Head…

Eko Atlantic City’ll boost Lagos economy, IGR-Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday embarked on an extensive tour of the Eko Atlantic City project, expressing…

Police arrest 15 suspects for allegedly stealing school computers

Superintendent of Police (SP), Dolapo Badmos of the Lagos State Command, on Sunday said that the police had arrested 15…

Govt reminds workers of no-work-no-pay rule

With workers of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) set for a fresh strike over the non-payment of April and May…

Lagos pays N142 million to deceased staff’s families

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government at the weekend paid N142 million to families of deceased staff as insurance claim.…

EKO Disco throws National Theatre into darkness

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC) on Sunday confirmed that electricity supply to the National Arts Theatre in Lagos…

Peacekeeping: Police warn officers against offering bribe

The Nigeria Police Force on Sunday in Abuja warned personnel of the force against giving money for selection for Peace…

Suicide bombers kill 5 in Somalia

At least five people were killed and several others were injured on Sunday in twin car bomb blasts at the…

SERAP asks Dogara, principal officers to resign

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mr…

Breaking: Tokyo elects first female governor

Former Japanese defence minister Yuriko Koike has been elected as the Japanese capital’s first woman governor, exit polls project. Public…

Lebanese Mathematics teacher murdered in Sokoto

The Sokoto State Police Command has confirmed the alleged murder of a Lebanese, Mr Moin Amsuri, a Mathematics Teacher, at…

Austerity Measures: Buhari bans conference bags, T-shirts at workshops

The Federal Government has banned the procurement and distribution of conference bags, T-shirts and other souvenirs at events such as…

APC wins Minjibir constituency by-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State has declared Alhaji Tasi’u Ibrahim of the All Progressives Congress as…
Northern State Governors’ Forum pays tribute elder statesman and Chairman of PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark who died on Tuesday.

FG, militants dialogue useless without Ijaw leaders – Clark

The Ijaw national leader Chief Edwin Clark said on Saturday that any dialogue between the Federal Government and militants in…