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Money, juju, the problems of Emmanuel Adebayor

Tottenham and former Arsenal Striker, Emmanuel Oluseyi Adebayor has taken to Facebook to clarify all the rumours circulating about him…

Buhari might deal ruthlessly, quickly with corrupt persons – Soyinka

Prof. Wole Soyinka has suggested that Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari might “take advantage of ambiguous areas” in the law…

[PREDICTION] We will never get rid of Boko Haram – Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka believes that Nigeria cannot completely get rid of Islamist sect, Boko Haram, because of the…

Lagos Election Petition Tribunal Begins Hearing

Henry Ojelu The Lagos State National and State Assembly Election Tribunal on Tuesday officially began hearing of petitions brought before…

Buhari meets journalist he jailed as military ruler

Nigeria’s president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari met with Mr. Tunde Thompson, a journalists he jailed by the Decree 4 in 1984.…
Tinubu

Plateau workers begin strike, seal up schools over salary arrears

Schools and local government secretariats in Plateau were sealed up by labour leaders on Tuesday following the commencement of strike…

Pandemonium in Edo following discovery of grave inside classroom

Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium at Iguodala Primary School, in Uhunduhun community of Oredo local government area of Edo State,…

Bad economy responsible for owing 13 months salary – Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has attributed the poor state of the nation’s economy for the non-payment salary arrears being…

2015 Budget: FG earmarks N145.2bn for oil subsidy – Okonjo-Iweala

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance, said that N145.2 billion had been set aside for payment of subsidy on petroleum…

Tribunal: Agbaje to inspect Lagos election material

Henry Ojelu The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja today granted leave to Mr Jimi Agbaje of…

Rep Speaker: South-South canvasses support for Pally Iriase

Jethro Ibileke/Benin As senior members of House of Representatives from different zones continue to lobby for the position of Speaker,…

Scrap Amnesty Programme, Senator-Elect Tells Buhari

Adi Femi/Kaduna Kaduna senator-elect and President Civil Rights Congress, Comrade Shehu Sani, has urged president-elect Muhammadu Buhari to scrap the…

I cannot be impeached, says Chime

Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State in eastern Nigeria has described the threat of impeachment against him by the state…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

Jonathan sacks PEF, NCMDB Fund boss, appoints replacement

President Goodluck Jonathan continued his last gale of appointment and sack of public office holders on Tuesday with the removal…

Ejigbo Torture Saga: 10 Suspects Arraigned

Henry Ojelu Ten persons were Tuesday arraigned before a Lagos High Court in connection with the torture of three women…

Amputee joins Buhari trekkers, set out to Abuja from Kaduna

Femi Adi/Kaduna A double Amputee, Musa Ibrahim said has embarked on a 200km walk from Kaduna to Abuja in solidarity…

Police IG, Arase set to crackdown on cultists

The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Solomon E. Arase has expressed concern about the activity of cult groups in Benue,…

LASG To Buhari: Declare June 12 Democracy Day

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has charged the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari to declare June 12 Democracy Day in honour…

Woman Bites Off Employee’s Ear Over Salary

Cyriacus Izuekwe A Magistrates’ court on Monday ordered the arrest of a hotel director, 38-year-old Mrs Mary Joan Adeiekwe who allegedly…

NNPC pipeline vandalised in Gov. Amosun’s village

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta An NNPC pipeline has been vandalised early Tuesday morning around Ajura-Ogere Remo axis of Ogun state, Southwest,Nigeria. The…

Kogi has no reason to be a poor state – gubernatorial aspirant

A governorship aspirant in Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, said the state had no reason to be listed among poor states…

Ugolor holding to my husband’s property, Oyerinde’s widow cries out

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Mrs. Funke Olaitan, wife of Olaitan Oyerinde, slain Principal Private Secretary to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state,…

FG paid oil marketers N154bn not N156bn – Okonjo-Iweala

Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has stated that the Federal Government paid oil marketers N154 billion and not N156…

PDP NWC blames Patience Jonathan, Fayose, others for party’s presidential election loss

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed the party’s loss at the March 28…

Rivers: Abducted LG boss, Ikegbidi released, hospitalised

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After spending about two weeks in the kidnappers’ den, Chief Cassidy Ikegbidi,the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ahoada…

Female banker, others charged with defrauding Emir of Kano’s account

Three former employees of a Nigerian top bank: Amina Magaji, Haruna Bulama Namadi and Muhammed Abdullahi (at large) were today…

140 convicted rapists make Lagos register of sex offenders

The Lagos State Government on Monday said that 140 convicted sex offenders had been recorded in a Sex Offenders’ Register…

Extradite ex-MINT boss, Okoyomon to UK, courts orders

Justice E. S Chukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Monday, May 4, 2015 ordered the…
Senator Rasheed Ladoja

Ladoja challenges Ajimobi’s victory, heads to tribunal

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Senator Rasheed Ladoja, former governor of Oyo state and gubernatorial candidate of Accord Party in the last governorship…