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Boko Haram kills 12 in Adamawa, seizes military food supply

Suspected Boko Haram militants have struck again in Madagali local government area of Adamawa state, northeast Nigeria, killing 12 villagers…

Odia Ofeimun: I will be the Governor of Edo State

By Odia Ofeimun I want to be Governor of Edo state in 2016. My purpose is to realize a collective…

Dickson wants Bayelsa APC ministerial nominees cleared

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt In a rare show leadership devoid of partisan politics, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State over the…

French envoy seeks FG’s support for Lagos Govt.

Amb Stephane Gompertz, France’s Ambassador for Climate Change, has called for a robust participation from Nigeria at the climate change…

Suicide bomber targeting Nigerian army barracks killed

Soldiers of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri, Borno State, today gunned down a female suicide bomber…

Ex-Edo NMA Chair, 2 other doctors kidnapped

Jethrro Ibileke/Benin A former Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), in Edo State, Dr Philip Ugbodaga and two other…

Nigerian nabbed in Australia with $10m hard drug

A 32 year old Nigerian could be jailed in Australia  for life for allegedly smuggling $10million worth of methamphetamine into the…

APC tasks Ambode’s new cabinet

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has charged Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s new cabinet to…

Inadequate budgeting stalls recruitment of 10,000 policemen – Okiro

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Inadequate budgetary provision have stalled the recruitment of 10, 000 men into the Nigerian Police Force, as promised…

Biafra writes world leaders over Kanu’s arrest

Eromosele Ebhomele The Indigenous People of Biafra Worldwide, a group championing the secession of Biafra from Nigeria and which owns…

We will explain how Abacha’s loot was disbursed – World Bank

The World Bank has said it needs additional time to provide a more comprehensive response on how the fund looted…

Lagos consumes N1billion worth of rice daily, says Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga As the world marked World Food Day, Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode disclosed that the state consumes N365…

Fashola dismisses fake Twitter account

Kazeem Ugbodaga Minister-designate and immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, at the weekend disclaimed a twitter account purportedly…

Southwest records lowest road accidents in Nigeria – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said on Saturday that the Southwest geo-political zone of the country has recorded lowest…

Pension thieves must return stolen funds, El-Rufai vows

Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has vowed to recover all monies stolen from the coffers of the state…

Pope Francis shuns Nigeria set to visit Kenya, Uganda

Pope Francis will not visit Nigeria, the west African country hit by the incessant attack of Islamist sect, Boko Haram,…

Ebola: FG says deceased student free from pathogenic viruses

The Federal Ministry of Health has said that the student, who died of suspected fresh case of Ebola Virus Disease…

Akpabio’s Arrest: CACOL hails EFCC

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has hailed the effort of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

NDLEA arrests man with 108 ATM cards

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday said it had arrested a 34-year-old man, (name withheld) suspected to…

N108.1bn Fraud: Akpabio back in EFCC custody

Former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio, has returned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for more…

Ebola: FG says deceased student free from pathogenic viruses

The Federal Ministry of Health has said that the student who died of suspected fresh case of Ebola Virus Disease…

Tanker driver dies in auto crash

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ota, Ogun, said one person died, while six others sustained various degrees of…

Ambode lures Brazilian investors to Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has assured Brazilian and other foreign investors of his administration’s commitment to…

EFCC quizzed Akpabio over N108.1bn theft

A citizen’s petition, not an investigation by the EFCC was the reason the agency invited Senate minority leader and former…

Tribunal upholds Gov. Umahi’s election

Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki on Friday, upheld te election of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi in the…

2015 Pilgrimage: pregnant women, others not eligible

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Chairman of the Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, CPWB, Archbishop Oludotun Ogunseye has stated that pregnant women…

Sokoto APC rejects Buhari’s ministerial nominee

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State on Friday rejected the nomination of Miss A’isha Abubakar as the ministerial…

Strict tax policy solution to dwindling finances – Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has advocated the return to the strict tax policy of the colonial…

Akwa Ibom North West: Okori alleges plot to scuttle appeal as APC blasts tribunal

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Akwa Ibom North West, Inibehe Okori, has raised alarm over what he believes…

Afenifere calls for de-recognition of Eze Ndigbo titles

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has denounced the unrelenting desecration of Yoruba culture, particularly by the Igbo communities’…