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Jonathan, Ministers Mourn Akunyili

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja  The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday held a special session in honour of the late Professor Dora Akunyili,…

Senator Kuta Dies

Senator Dahiru Awaisu Kuta representing Niger East Senatorial District is dead, according to Leadership newspaper. He was 65. Senator Kuta…

No Lesson Learnt From June 12, Says Okei-Odumakin

Kazeem Ugbodaga Twenty-one years after the annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election won by the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola,…

‘Be Responsible Youths’

Nigerian youths have been charged to step up and take responsibility of their lives in order to achieve their life…

Lawmakers Exchange Blows Again In Benin

The leadership tussle in the Edo House of Assembly entered its third day on Wednesday as the factions battle to…

‘The Essence Of June 12 Has Not Been Realised’

Eromosele Ebhomele The lawmaker representing Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bisi Yusuf, has declared that…

House Condemns Military’s Clampdown On Media

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has slammed the Nigerian government and its military over the latter’s current…

‘Sanusi Lamido Will Take Emirate To Greater Heights’

Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has described the appointment of the…

Pregnant Woman Saved From Prison

Moyo Fabiyi A kind Nigerian who craved anonymity has saved a housewife, Fasilat Yusuf from being sent to prison on…
Court orders final forfeiture of $16,500 and N127m fraudulently diverted from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA.

NIMASA Rescues Ghanaian Fishing Vessel

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said its satellite surveillance system had helped to rescue a Ghanaian fishing…

Employee Abducts Employer’s Child Over Unpaid Salaries

A 38-year old domestic staff, Oke Omoloye, was on Tuesday in Okitipupa arraigned on a two-count charge of abduction and…

Imposition: Lagos APC Disowns Protesting Group

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has disowned a group which protested purported imposition…

Man Kills Father To Travel Abroad

An Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday remanded a man, Yusuf Akinbiyi, 41, at the Ikoyi Prison for…

West African Countries Sign MOU On Terrorism

Nigeria’s Federal Government said on Wednesday that heads of external intelligence agencies across the West African sub-region including Cameroon have…

Amaechi signs amended High Court law

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has signed into law the amended 2014 State High Court Bill. He signed…

Gunmen kill eight in fresh Boko Haram raid

At least eight people, including three security officers, were killed when gunmen raided three villages in Nigeria’s volatile central Plateau…

Declare June 12 Unity Day – Fasehun tells FG

The Chairman of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), Dr Frederick Fasehun, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to proclaim…

Ma`azu at 59, seeks 2015 victory

Members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP have been told to work in peace and unity to…

Shun divisive utterances, bitter politics – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday called on Nigerian politicians to shun divisive utterances and politics of bitterness that cause a…

‘llegal arrest’ sparks tension in Al-Hikmah varsity

Stephen Oni/Ilorin Pandemonium broke out at the Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara state on Wednesday when three unidentified fully armed men…

Protesting students go berserk in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Protesting students under the aegis of Joint Campus Committee, Ogun State chapter today went berserk and attacked government…

Court restrains suspended Edo lawmakers ‎

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin City High Court Wednesday restrained the four lawmakers suspended on Monday by the Edo State House…

FEC mourns Akunyili at a special session

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday held a special session in honour of late Professor Dora Akunyili, Nigeria’s…

Fashola Slashes LASU School Fees By 60 Percent

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has approved 60 percent reduction in the school fees being paid by…

Ekiti Commissioner Seeks N1bn Damages From Police

Ekiti State Commissioner for Integration and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Funminiyi Afuye, has instituted a civil rights suit against the state Commissioner…

Ban On Rallies: Melaye Floors Police

Nnamdi Felix/Abuja An Abuja High Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of Dino Melaye that the Nigeria Police Force lacks…

Fashola Declares June 12 Holiday

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has approved Thursday, 12 June, 2014 as public holiday in Lagos. This…

All Set For APC’s Convention

All is set for the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC. At the convention scheduled for Abuja, Nigeria’s…

Adamawa bans football viewing centres

The Adamawa Government has banned the operation of football viewing centres indefinitely in the state. The state government said in…

Fayemi, Ogunsakin, To Receive Integrity Award

The  Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, Tunde Ogunsakin are among the…