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Obasanjo blames colonialism, not leaders for Africa’s underdevelopment

‎Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday in Ibadan identified colonialism as an impediment to Africa’s progress and development. ‎Obasanjo spoke…

Police foil bank robbery in Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A crack team of Special anti-robbery squad from the Rivers State Police Command at about 5:00 p.m…

Buhari certain that Boko Haram will be unable to attack by December

President Muhammadu Buhari said Wednesday in Abuja that he remained fully confident that by the end of this year, Boko…

Alamieyeseigha: Dickson sets up burial committee

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Bayelsa state Government has concluded plans to give the first civilian Governor of Bayelsa state, Diepreye…

Tears as LFTZ boss, Disu is buried

Kazeem Ugbodaga There was weeping Wednesday as the Managing Director of the Lekki Free Trade Zone, LFTZ Limited, Mr. Tajudeen…

Obasanjo decries worsening corruption in Africa

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has decried the worsening level of corruption in Africa, urging African nations to…

APC chieftain to Buhari: Make Kogi 11th oil-producing state

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and leader of Kogi Concerned Citizens (KCC), Chief Sumaila Adamu Jadams has…

I’ll still pursue election petition, ministerial nominee tells Senators

Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan, one of the ministerial nominees told Senators when she was being screened on Wednesday that her…

Senate confirms the nomination of Fayemi, Fashola, others

The senate has approved the nomination of 18 ministerial nominees who have been grilled in the last two days by…

Ogun Assembly approves N10b infrastructure fund for Amosun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State House of Assembly has granted approval to the state government’s request to participate in the N10b…

Nigerian military repels attack in Okene, kills terrorists in Geidam

Authorities of Nigerian Army confirmed on Tuesday that its men on cordon and search operations at the general area of…

Lagos Speaker tasks Nigerians at hijrah

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has admonished Muslims and other Nigerians to rededicate…

Saraki attempting to malign Tinubu, group says

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State Association of Indigenous Youths, LAIY, has accused Senate President Bukola Saraki of being behind a…

Buhari withdraws name of ministerial nominee

President Muhammadu Buhari has withdrawn the name of one of the ministerial nominees he sent to the Senate for confirmation.…

Slain Lekki Free Trade Zone boss for burial Wednesday

The slain boss of Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos, western Nigeria, Tajudeen Ajibola Babatunde Disu, will be buried Wednesday…

Ooni of Ife: Screening Committee member collects N20m, car, says Prince Ogunleye

The spokesperson of the Agbedegbede Royal Compound, Prince Ade Ogunleye, has refuted and dissociated the royal compound from the pronouncements,…

Widow of Falae’s son sues Associated Airline over crash

Akin Kuponiyi The legal hostility between the widow of Deji Falae, son of Chief Olu Falae, and Associated Airline rages…

With millions dying, Nigerian Society of Anaesthetists launches global health campaign

*5 billion people do not have access to safe and affordable surgery. *16.9 million lives were lost from conditions needing…

How Blaise Compaoré’s greed inspired CNN/Multichoice Award Winner

At the Kenyatta International Convention Centre, in Nairobi, Hyacinthe Boowurosigue Sanou, a Burkina Faso journalist and a finalists at the…

Nigerian cons New Zealand woman of $250,000

A New Zealand woman who was looking for love online has reportedly been conned out of more than $250,000 by…

Amnesty opens Nigeria office to investigate abuse charges

Amnesty International opened an office Tuesday in Nigeria, promising to investigate allegations of abuses from oil pollution and forced evictions…

Explosions kill seven in Maiduguri – Red Cross

Reuters – Blasts detonated by three suicide bombers in the northeastern Nigeria city of Maiduguri killed at least seven people…

Nigeria a highly privatized country, says Odinkalu

Funsho Arogundade Nigeria has been described as a highly privatized nation where citizens pay for everything that naturally should have…

Donu Kogbara: DSS arrests 4 suspects in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Weeks after Donu Kogbara, the Vanguard columnist and broadcaster was set free by her abductors, the Department…

Patience Jonathan visits Alamieyeseigha’s family

Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, made a surprise appearance in the family house of the…

Edo 2016 Guber: group seeks credible successor for Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the 2016 governorship election in Edo state, a social-political group, Edo Accord Initiative (EAI), has challenged…

FG receives final EU election report, pledges free, fair electoral system

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said it is the duty of President Muhammadu Buhari administration to guarantee…

BRT Lane Violation: Soldiers beat up LASTMA officer

Kazeem Ugbodaga Irate soldiermen beat up an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA for daring to take…

10 fundamentalists killed in Kogi clash

Ten Islamic fundamentalists were killed on Tuesday in Okene, near Lokoja in Kogi during a bloody encounter between an Islamic…

Kachikwu to lecture in Lagos on leadership

Eromosele Ebhomele Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and ministerial nominee, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, is to present…