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Protests in London as 2m people call for 2nd referendum on EU

Anti-Brexit protests broke out on the streets of London after a petition for a second EU referendum attracted 2 million…

14 killed in Somalia hotel attack

At least 14 people were killed when gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital and took an unknown number of…
ESUTH doctors present 10-point demand

Breaking: Resident doctors suspend nationwide strike.

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide indefinite strike which commenced on June 20. President of…

11 Nigerians deported from Spain

The Spanish Government on Friday deported 11 Nigerians alleged to have committed various offences in that country. Their deportation is…

Sanders says he’ll vote for Clinton

Bernie Sanders said Friday he will vote for Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election in November, bowing to his…

Brexit: David Cameron steps down as UK Prime Minister

Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Mr…

Update: UK voters opt for independence from EU

United Kingdom voters have dumped the country’s membership of the European Union. With all the votes yet to be counted…
Cameron gives reason he wants to serve in Sunak's cabinet

Britons vote to leave EU in early results

Early results from Britain’s bitterly contested referendum showed a lead on Friday for supporters of leaving the European Union, contradicting…

New IGP orders officers to declare assets

All officers from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to Inspector-General of Police, will henceforth declare their assets,…

Britons vote on EU membership

Report from London said voting began at 41,000 polling stations across Britain early Thursday in a referendum on whether or…

EFCC can prosecute Fayose as sitting governor – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has declared that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) can investigate and prosecute the…

Buhari holds interactive session with State House staff

President Muhammadu Buhari holds interactive session with State House staff… Photo: Bayo Omoboriowo

Lightning strikes 66 dead in India

At least 66 people were killed by lightning in India within 24 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday. Forty-six deaths were…
First Lady Aisha thanks Nigerians for supporting her husband, Muhammadu Buhari, wishes incoming government of Tinubu peaceful tenure

Aisha Buhari deletes Fayose’s mad dog tweet

Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, set Twitter on fire with her comment that the Ekiti state governor,…

TUC seeks Obasanjo’s help over unpaid salaries, allowances

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Leaders of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Nigeria’s south west states on Tuesday appealed to former President…

Buhari: I don’t know Fayose’s ‘Aisha Buhari’

Only if Governor Ayo Fayose’s media team had done a bit of literature research, there would have been no need…

Arase behind most political problems in Rivers – APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused outgoing Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, of being behind most…

Breaking: Buhari appoints Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as acting IG

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, as Acting Inspector-General of Police. The…

Its illegal to freeze Fayose’s account, Ajulo tells EFCC

Dr. Kayode Ajulo, a constitutional Lawyer and former national secretary of the Labour Party has described the freezing of Governor…

Jonathan’s former aide, Dudafa gets N500m bail

Former Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa and Iwejuo Joseph Nna (alias Taiwo A.…

Four Nigerian states in total darkness as national grid collapses

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, has notified electricity consumers in Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and…

President Buhari returns to Abuja after a successful vacation in London

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a successful vacation in London. The presidential plane carrying the president landed…

Godwin Obaseki wins Edo APC governorship ticket

Godwin Obaseki has emerged the winner of the Edo state All Progressives Congress governorship primary election held at Samuel Ogbemudia…

Sex Scandal: Speaker Dogara speaks out

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged Nigerians to refrain from passing judgment on the three lawmakers accused…

In Pictures: Chinese woman turns car boot into ‘barbecue pot’

A Chinese woman in the East China city of Jinan has turned the boot of a car into a ‘carbecue’,…

House of Reps probes 3 members over sex scandal

Nigeria’s House of Representatives is set to probe three members alleged to have committed sexual misconduct in the United States.…

Niger warns: Boko Haram now has an army

Niger’s defence minister, Hassoumi Messaoudou, told Radio France International on Friday that regional leaders needed to “rethink Boko Haram” and…

Bread price to go up again, say Masterbakers

Chief Simeon Abanulor, the National Chairman, Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, said there would be a hike…

Abducted wife, daughter of Ogun ex-deputy speaker freed

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Relief has come the way of the former Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly,…

Boko Haram strikes again, kills 18 in Adamawa

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have killed 18 people in Kuda-Kaya village of Madagali area in restive northeast…