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Bankole denies governorship ambition

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole has dismissed rumours that he will be…

US comedienne Joan Rivers is dead

Joan Rivers, the acerbic US stand-up comic and television presenter, died on Thursday, a week after being rushed to a…

Credible Candidate Is Our Priority – Delta APC

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that the main priority of the…

Boko Haram: ‘Bodies litter’ Bama town – BBC

A lawmaker has told the BBC that bodies littered the streets of Bama, a northern Nigerian town two days after…

Lagos Speaker to sue Premier Newspaper for alleged defamation

Eromosele Ebhomele The leadership of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria has threatened to sue a weekly Lagos-based…

Boko Haram planning attacks on Maiduguri – US official

By Simon Ateba Boko Haram is planning to launch attacks on Maiduguri following the fall of Bama, Borno state second…

Flush Out Cult Gangs, Fashola Orders Police

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has ordered the Lagos State Police Command to flush out members of various…

Ebola could spread faster in Port Harcourt than Lagos – WHO

An Ebola outbreak in Nigeria’s oil producing hub of Port Harcourt could spread wider and faster than in Lagos, the…

At A Glance: Attacks, abductions by Boko Haram in 2014

Nigeria has suffered a dramatic upsurge in violence claimed by, or blamed on, the armed Islamist group Boko Haram, including…

Osoba must not accept Amosun’s apology – Sen. Obadara

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Senator Gbenga Obadara, representing Ogun Central Senatorial district on Wednesday said that former governor of the state, Aremo…

Boko Haram: Shettima truncates trips to Sudan, UK

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has cut short his trips to Sudan and the United Kingdom following fierce attacks…

Shut down funds, arms to Boko Haram – Foreign Ministers

Nigeria and its regional allies on Wednesday called for greater international support to shut down Boko Haram’s weapons and funding…

Ebola: Schools may resume mid-September – Minister

The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, said on Wednesday that students in private and public schools across country may…

IG decorates newly promoted senior police officers

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Wednesday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, decorated two newly promoted Assistant Inspectors-General…

Osun Election: INEC should stop PDP from peddling lies – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state has called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately clear the…

Security meeting in Nigeria as Boko Haram attacks intensify

Foreign ministers from Nigeria and neighbouring countries met on Wednesday to discuss Boko Haram, as the militants’ rapid land grab…

Fake Ebola Test Kits On Sale In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga/with agency report Some unscrupulous Nigerians are profiteering from the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, as…

Mother, Triplets Detained In Hospital Over Bill

Jethro Ibileke/Benin  A Delta State-based fashion designer, Godswill Echenim, has appealed to the state government in southern Nigeria, and the…

Fire razes 40 apartments at Police barracks in Lagos

Paul Iyoghojie Fire has razed at least 40 apartments at Ijeh Police Barracks in Obalende, Lagos state. About 40 rooms…

Marriage Tragedy: Man dumps lady at Ikoyi registry, steals her N4m

Cyriaus Izuekwe Uzor Emmanuel, a 45-year old married man with three kids played a fast one on a 42-year old…

‘Lotto Business Not For Miscreants’

Jamiu Yisa Managing Director, Golden Chance Lotto, Charles Arthur, has bemoaned the activities of miscreants in the lotto industry. Speaking…

Boko Haram has not invaded Ogun, says Police PRO

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Deputy Superintendent Officer, DSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi has dispelled rumours that…

Ogun private schools kick against new resumption date

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta National Association Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Ogun state chapter yesterday expressed their dissatisfaction at the Federal Government’s…

Diamond Bank boss dismisses governorship ambition

Henry Ojelu The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Bank Plc, Dr Alex Otti has tactically dismissed…

British envoy dies of heart attack at Lagos airport

By Henry Ojelu The Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Peter Leslie Carter has reportedly died of heart attack…

Marketers accuse IPMAN of creating kerosene scarcity in S/West

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The internal crisis rocking the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, Mosinmi, Sagamu in Ogun state, southwest,…

Voters Registration: Edo monarch alleges plot to disenfranchise Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Ahead of the commencement of voter’s registration exercise and distribution of voters’ permanent cards in Edo state later…

Doctors’ Strike: Hospital detains mother, triplet over unpaid bill

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Delta state-based fashion designer, Godswill Echenim, has appealed to the Delta state government and the general public…

Ebola: Kaduna records first suspected case

A student at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) has been put into isolation at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital,…

Fire guts Big Brother House in S.Africa

Henry Ojelu Fire has gutted the studio of Big Brother Africa (BBA) halting the launch of Big Brother Hotshots. The…