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Bayelsa Speaker’s House bombed

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ahead of Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa State, the home of…

Wike’s ex-media aide declares support for Dakuku, APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt With defection from Peoples Democratic Party to All Progressives Congress on the rise, Governor Nyesom Wike might…

Aubameyang is new King of African football

Taiwo Adelu Gabon striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been crowned the new king of African football as he won the 2015…

Rivers PDP launches attack on Semenitari, acting MD NDDC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed concern over discoveries of alleged…

N1.8bn Theft: PDP calls for Sementari’s arrest

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed concern over discoveries of alleged…

Bayelsa deputy governor’s brother escapes death by whiskers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Bayelsa deputy governor’s brother, Beinmopre Jonah, escaped death by the whiskers on Thursday, as thugs suspected…

Rivers: Youths defect to APC, bury PDP alive

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Over 70 youths from Ogogoro community of Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers who are former members…

VIDEO/PICTURES: 24 armoured vehicles presented to Nigeria by US Govt

By Idowu Ogunleye As part of its effort at supporting the fight against Boko Haram, the United States’ Government on…
Hunters

Allow Borno hunters assist you against Boko Haram, Yoruba group tells DHQ

Eromosele Ebhomele The Egbe Omo Oduduwa, a pan-Yoruba group, said Thursday it has endorsed the recent call by hunters in…

Confusion, anger over fate of Nigerian Shiite cleric Zakzaky

Supporters of a Shiite Muslim cleric in Nigeria are calling for his release, more than three weeks after he was…

Nigeria ready to compete globally in science, technology – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria is ready to compete in science, technology and innovation both locally and internationally.…

Demolition: Oshodi traders were adequately notified – Lagos Govt

…says new ultra-modern market given for N5, 000 monthly …denies destroying any goods …criminals harbored in the market loop –…

Lagos convicts 3, 178 miscreants, traffic offenders

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 3,178 hoodlums were charged and convicted in the last one year in Lagos State for different…

Lagos alerts public on Lassa Fever

Kazeem Ugbodaga \ The Lagos State Government has alerted the public on the outbreak of the deadly Lassa Fever in…

Demolished Oshodi market a den of criminals —LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has justified the demolition of the Owonifari Loop Market in Oshodi, saying that the…

Arms Deal: Ex-PDP chairman, son get N300m bail

Justice A. R Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, January 7, 2016 granted bail to…

Fire consumes octogenarian, burns 66 houses in 7 days

Kazeem Ugbodaga An octogenarian has been consumed in an early morning fire tragedy in Ikorodu area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria.…

US donates sophisticated vehicles to Nigerian army after Boko Haram strikes

The United States on Thursday donated 24 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Nigeria’s military, to enable the country’s soldiers to combat…

Arms deal: EFCC arrest of ex-military administrator

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it had arrested a former Military Administrator of Kaduna State, retired Brig.-Gen.…

Lassa Fever: Over 60 persons placed under observation in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has placed placed under close medical observation 60 persons who had direct contact with…

Robbers cart away N9m from Lagos filling station

Cyriacus Izuekwe Dare devil robbers on motorcycle struck at a filling station in Ejigbo area and carted away N9 million…

NSCDC ordered to sell seized vessel

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has secured an interim order from the law court to sell the…

Lagarde to Nigeria: Act with Resolve, Build Resilience, and Exercise Restraint

On Wednesday, 6 January, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director addressed the national assembly, speaking on ‘Global economic transitions and…

We’ll win Bayelsa polls, says Sylva

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Ahead of the Saturday, January 9 supplementary election in Bayelsa state, the governorship candidate of the All…

Group hails Buhari over Ojudu’s appointment

The Action Group caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing…

Ogun orders revalidation of private health facilities

Ogun State Government, western Nigeria, has directed that all owners of private health facilities operating within the State must revalidate…

Data, piracy could be problem for Netflix in Nigeria

By Seun Bisuga Nigerians have offered Netflix Inc. free consultancy by advising the movie streaming company of possible hitches it…

No petitions against APC leaders yet – EFCC chairman

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has defended what is perceived to be…

Buhari not influencing EFCC’s anti-graft war – Lai Mohammed

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s minister of information and culture has described as false allegations by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that…

Alleged dinner cash: Soyinka blasts Wike for ‘abominable distractions’

Professor Wole Soyinka has described as ‘abominable distractions’, the statement by Rivers State Information Commissioner , Dr Austin Tam-George that…