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6 die in Lagos auto crash

Report just coming in indicates that there a fatal accident has occurred at Onipanu bus stop, Lagos, western Nigeria. According…

Council boss decries attacks on villages

Mr Titus Bise, Chairman Mangu Local Government of Plateau has expressed concern over incessant attacks on villages in the area…

Gunmen kill oil worker in Bayelsa

Unidentified gunmen on Friday killed an oil worker at the Kolo Creek Oilfields operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Diezani Alison-Madueke has cancer, goes for surgery: Family

Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has cancer, the family’s lawyer confirmed. In a statement meant to debunk a rash…

Court issues Bench Warrant on Apugo over N36m fraud

A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Prince Benedict…

2 traders land in prison for removing another trader’s teeth

Paul Iyoghojie Two housewives who are traders at Daddy Alaja market, Oke Arin, Lagos Island, western Nigeria, have been arraigned…
Medical staff attending to Ebola Virus victim

Ebola: 10 quarantined in Nigeria

Reuters – Ten people have been quarantined after coming into contact with a patient with Ebola-like symptoms in the southern…

Akwa Ibom election alien to civilisation, counsel tells tribunal

The Akwa Ibom State governorship tribunal resumed sitting on Thursday for the adoption of final written addresses by parties with…

I did not accuse PENCOM of diverting N3.5trn – Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State Thursday denied accusing Nigerian Pension Commission (PENCOM) of diverting N3.5 trillion pension…

Improving national security my priority, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday in Abuja that significant improvements in national security remains the topmost priority of his…

Nigerian army reinforces after Boko Haram attack on troops

The Nigerian Army on Thursday confirmed an attack on Sector 1 of 27 Task Force Brigade located at Gaidam, Yobe…

Oshiomhole canvases more support for Buhari

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has appealed to Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s quest to build…

Defected former commissioners are thieves, debtors – Delta PDP chairman

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The chairman of Delta state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Edwin Uzor, has described prominent…

2Face advises Kogi youths to shun violence during poll

Popular musician, Innocent Idibia aka 2Face, has advised youths in Kogi not to engage in violence before, during and after…

Lagos warns residents: Prepare for heavy rainfall

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned residents of the state to prepare for heavy rainfall and advised those…

Ogun Assembly approves Amosun’s commissioners

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State House of Assembly Thursday approved the request of the Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to appoint 18…

APC lauds Ambode on dialogue with Lagosians

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has lauded Governor Akinwumi Ambode for setting one week aside…

AP count from Saudi hajj disaster shows over 1,250 killed

An Associated Press count shows that at least 1,254 pilgrims were killed in a crush and stampede during the hajj…

Tribunal upholds Rep. Soba’s victory

Femi Adi/Kaduna The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna Thursday affirmed the election of Barrister Mohammed Musa Soba…
RMAFC on Tuesday reacts to ongoing controversies over the salaries and allowances being paid to members of the National Assembly.

Corruption: National Assembly can’t grant themselves immunity — SERAP

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to immediately…

VIDEO: CNN’s Zain Asher, dazzles Nigerians in Igbo

Seun Bisuga/Kenya Zain Asher’s ability to speak English fluently is not in doubt. Her ability to also dazzle when anchoring…

EFCC arraigns Executive Director, accountant for N156m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday October 8, arraigned Adebola Adeseye Idowu and Isiah Kayode Ajisafe before…

Closure of Daily Independent: Lagos NUJ calls for sack of MD

The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Lagos State Council, has condemned the use of armed policemen to harass and intimidate…

35-Year Darkness: Ambode unveils plans to light up 67 villages

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has unveiled plans to light up 67 villages that have been in darkness…

Court grants 2 Nigerians, 5 foreigners N1m bail each

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday granted one million bail each for two Nigerians, one Beninese and four…

Anambra suspends pilgrimage sponsorship

The Anambra Government says it currently lacks the financial resources to sponsor intending pilgrims from the state to the holy…

Lagos Assembly investigates abuse by security agents

Eromosele Ebhomele A four-man ad-hoc committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly, headed by Rotimi Abiru, has commenced investigations…

Nigeria’s ‘Baby Francesca’ is new symbol of hope for migrants globally

Dubbed “the princess of migrants”, a Nigerian baby born on the Italian ship that rescued her mother in the Mediterranean…

Five dead in latest attack on Borno – Police

The Borno Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the killing of five persons after a botched attack by four suspected suicide…

Buhari meets Saraki, Dogara, others behind closed door

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with the leadership of the National Assembly at the Presidential Villa, behind closed doors.…