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PDP working to rig Ekiti election – Oyegun

The National Chairman of the APC, John Oyegun has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP of planning to rig the…

Ekiti Election: APC loses faith in the Jega-led INEC

Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, (KFCO) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to explain the role of its…

Nigerian censors board wants ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ re-edited

The movie adaptation of Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda’s “Half of a Yellow Sun” will still not be showing in Nigeria, close…

Police warn Nigerian soccer fans Keep off TV venues

Nigeria’s police on Wednesday advised football fans to stay away from public venues showing World Cup matches after a bomb…

Brazil World Cup: Nigeria, Ghana lead in TV viewerships

The first-ever survey of World Cup viewing habits among Africans has given added weight to what has long been suspected…

Ibadan Bizman, Arisekola Alao Dies

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Foremost Ibadan businessman, Alhaji Abdul Azeez Arisekola Alao is dead. He reportedly died in a London hospital Wednesday…

Analysis: The Big Abacha loot Jonathan gave amnesty

By fiat, Nigeria’s Federal Government led by President Goodluck Jonathan, withdrew a theft charge for humongous amount of money against…

Alfa Charged For Allegedly Poisoning 2 Men

Paul Iyoghojie Operatives of the zone II command, Onikan, Lagos State, western Nigeria, have arrested an Islamic scholar, Alfa Jamiu…

Okada Rider Threatens To Kill Self Over Housewife

Moyo Fabiyi A commercial motorcyclist known in local parlance as Okada rider, John Ami Tumba, 27, has reportedly vowed to…

Prophetess In Jail Over Failed Deliverance

Cyriacus Izuekwe A self-acclaimed prophetess, Nnenna James has been arrested and remanded in prison custody at Kirikiri for allegedly defrauding…

Students Appeal To FG On ASUP Demands

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) on Tuesday appealed to the Federal Government to attend to the demands of…

Police stop terror charge against 12 APC members

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja In a dramatic twist on Wednesday, the scheduled arraignment of the Ekiti state Commissioner for Integration…

FRSC Trains Teachers To Curb Crashes

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Abuja on Tuesday began a teacher training campaign to curb road crashes in…

Nigeria’s educational system where India was in the ’70s – Devesh

Variam Devesh, Director of Training for EduSoft Associates believes that Nigeria’s educational system today is still where India was in…

N100bn Scam: Court discharges Mohammed Abacha

A Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Wednesday, discharged Mohammed Abacha, son of late former Military Head of State ,…

COSON Mourns Kefee

The board, members and management of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) said it received with shock the news of the…

Amaechi Tasks Nigerians To Pray For Good Leaders

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has urged Christians to…

Man Dupes 100 Land Buyers

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 36-year old fake land speculator, Muyiwa Akinwande, has confessed to Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court sitting in Lagos State,…

Ekiti Polls: INEC accredits 29 domestic, international observers

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has accredited 29 domestic and international organisations to observe the Ekiti State…

Woman Burns Ex-Lover To Death

Jethro Ibileke/Benin  The police in Benin, the Edo State capital, southern Nigeria, have arrested and detained a 35-year-old woman, Esohe…

Confab: Delegate worries over recommendation implementation

Delegates to the National Conference have recommended measures that would revamp the transportation system in the county for sustainable development,…

Hairdresser arraigned for murder

A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday granted permission to the police to arraign a 29-year old hair dresser,…

EFCC arraigns 2 for defrauding applicants of N2.25m

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned James Onu and Abuchi Nwigwe before the Federal High Court in…

21 die, 27 wounded in Damaturu bomb attack

Latest reports said no fewer than 21 people have died in the latest bomb attack at a TV viewing centre,…

Ogun completes two more bridges

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Governor Ibikunle Amosun led administration in Ogun State has completed two flyover bridges in Abeokuta, the state…

Police charge 12 APC supporters with terrorism

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti state, southwest Nigeria, the federal government has slammed…

President Jonathan kicks off Safe School Initiative

President Jonathan has kicked off the Safe School Initiative, a programme designed to build confidence in young Nigerians and their…

Wanted terror suspect arrested, says DHQ

Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters on Tuesday claimed that a wanted terror kingpin was among the 486 Boko Haram suspects arrested in…

Edo set to recruit 3,000 into civil service

The Edo government on Tuesday said it had concluded arrangements to employ no fewer than 3,000 qualified persons into the…

Katsina APC wants free, fair LG election

Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State, has urged the State Independent Electoral…