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Death toll in Kogi ‘Amala’ meal poison rises to 9

Three more that partook in the cassava flour meal in Ogaminana area of Okene in Kogi have lost their lives.…

200 migrants die in shipwrecks off Libya coast

More than 200 migrants are believed drowned in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, migration officials say. The UN…

I will cut my green card if Trump wins- Wole Soyinka

Literature guru and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has told students that if Donald Trump is elected president of the United…

EKO Disco threatens to publish names of electricity thieves

The management of EKO Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDCP) on Thursday said it would soon publish the names of energy…

Ogun workers suspend strike

Organised labour in Ogun on Wednesday suspended its two-week strike. The suspension of the strike was announced in Abeokuta by…

Okonjo-Iweala’s father bags Ghana’s highest award

Professor Chukwuka Okonjo, Obi of Ogwashiukwu and NLC Trustee has been conferred with Ghana’s highest civil national award. The award…

EFCC arrests Akpabio’s cousin over N10 million scam

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested Ibanga Ime Akpabio, cousin to the former Akwa Ibom…

JAMB adopts pin vending for 2017 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will adopt “pin vending” for the 2017 UTME test, advising intending…

Why I sacked 5,000 teachers-Gov. Udom

Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State says he decided to sack 5,000 teachers because his administration uncovered the illicit…

4 companies guilty over Patience Jonathan’s $15m – Court

A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos Southwest on Wednesday convicted four companies alleged to have been used by former…

Breaking; Zuma ‘corruption’ report released

The findings of an investigation into corruption allegations against South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma have been released. In the report,…

FG approves 8 new universities

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved the establishment of eight new private universities for the country. The decision was…
Nigerian Senate

Breaking: Senate issues Dec 10 ultimatum to INEC over Rivers rerun

The Senate on Wednesday gave the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Dec. 10 ultimatum to conduct pending National Assembly elections…

Breaking: Amosun holds emergency meeting with labour leaders

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State is holding a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC),…

Tragedy: ‘Amala’ meal kills mother, 3 children, 2 others

Six people, including a mother, three of her children and two of their neighbours, on Tuesday lost their lives in…

Niger Delta stakeholders present 16-point demand to Buhari

Niger Delta stakeholders on Tuesday presented a 16-point request before President Muhammadu Buhari asking, among other things, for the restoration…

Army says 8 suicide bombers blew themselves up in Maiduguri

The Nigerian Army has clarified that the explosion which occurred on Tuesday in a vehicle in Maiduguri was caused by…

Buhari orders probe of IDPs abuse

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja ordered Inspector-General of Police to commence immediate investigation into alleged sexual abuse and…
PDP appoints Eyitayo Jegede chairman of committee that will screen all aspirants for national offices in its forthcoming National Convention

BREAKING: Appeal Court suspends hearing on Ondo PDP crisis

The Special Court of Appeal panel led by Justice Hannatu Sankey constituted to determine all appeals arising from the Ondo…

Explosion kills 9 in Maiduguri

Police in Borno said nine persons were killed on Tuesday in Maiduguri in a vehicle explosion. Spokesman of the command,…

Breaking News: Senate throws out Buhari’s plan to borrow $30 billion

The Senate on Tuesday threw out President Muhammadu Buhari’s plan to borrow $30 billion from external bodies for infrastructural development.…

Breaking: Corrupt judges: CJN blames FG, governors for inaction

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Mahmud Mohammed has said that the “the failure on the part of the Executive Arm…

Ogun sacks NLC, NUT chairmen, 14 others

Eleven days after Ogun workers embarked on an indefinite strike, government responded today with the dismissal of the state chairman…

Breaking: EFCC re-arraigns Orji Uzor Kalu in court for fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday charged former Gov. Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia with money laundering…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Sambo Dasuki to call Jonathan as witness

Embattled former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd), on Sunday said he would like former President Goodluck Jonathan…

Breaking: Boko Haram kills 5 soldiers, 4 civilians in Borno

The Nigeria Army says suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed and killed five soldiers, three vigilantes and one Civilian JTF in…
Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

We still have contract with Tompolo’s company- NIMASA

The Federal Government has described as false reports that it had terminated the 10 years contract awarded to ex-militant Chief…

Reuben Abati still in EFCC cell

One week after he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly collecting N50m from the…

800 herdsmen arrested over violent attacks

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that no fewer than 800 suspected violent herdsmen have been arrested across the country…

Obasanjo, Folorunsho Alakija tango in Lagos

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Africa’s richest woman, Mrs Folorunsho Alakija on Saturday in Lagos exchanged words over the latter’s…