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LASU Crisis: Govt, Lecturers Maintain Hardline

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has warned striking lecturers of the Lagos State University, LASU, that they cannot stampede…

Male Fertility Linked To Early Death –Report

Eromosele Ebhomele The problems caused by infertility in men seems to be multiple. Apart from its psychological effect on the…

Insecurity: Senator smuggles fake bomb into parliament

An Australian senator produced a fake bomb in parliament on Monday to demonstrate how easy it was to smuggle dangerous…

Drunk driver crashes on rooftop in Lagos

An ostensibly drunk driver careered off the Akerele Street in Oworonshoki area of Lagos, western Nigeria Sunday night and landed…

Set Chibok school girls free – Reverend Ibikunle

Reverend Bamidele Ibikunle of the Methodist Cathedral of Unity, Abuja, on Sunday appealed to the abductors of the Chibok school…

Nigerians must unite with FG against terrorism – Maku

Labaran Maku, Minister of Information, on Sunday in Abuja called on Nigerians to stand united with the Federal Government in…

Fuel tanker crushes NYSC member to death

A vehicle conveying petrol on Saturday evening crushed to death, a member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Muibi…

Chibok Girls: Obiano orders low-key Children’s Day celebration

Children’s Day celebration with less fanfare as a sign of concern for the abducted school girls in Chibok, Borno. Governor…

NNPC: 9 cops missing as oil thieves attack pipeline

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a shutdown of its System 2B Pipeline as a result of a…

Jonathan not booed in South Africa – Presidency

The Presidency on Sunday described as “unfortunate and absolutely untrue” a report that President Goodluck Jonathan was jeered during the…

Chibok Girls: APC, Presidency in fire-for-fire

A statement issued by Nigeria’s opposition party, the All Progressives Congress accusing President Goodluck Jonathan of abdicating his responsibility by…

Chibok Girls: We’ve made progress – Presidential Committee

The Presidential Fact-Finding Committee on the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has made tremendous progress, the committee said on Sunday in Abuja.…

Chibok Girls: Nigerian army is one of the best in the world – Gana

Prof Jerry Gana, a former Minister of Information, has assured Nigerians that its army is one of the best in…

5 dead, 52 injured in auto crash

Five persons died and 52 others sustained injuries in an accident on Sunday at Gora village in Malumfashi Local Government…

Bayelsa Govt seeks support for permanent voters card

The Bayelsa Government has called on community leaders and youths to mobilise support for the ongoing Permanent Voter Cards (PVC)…

Israel hails Pope Francis anti-Semitism stance

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Pope Francis Sunday for his “determined stance” against anti-Semitism, a day after a shooting…

Jos blast was a car bomb – Police

An explosion that killed at least three people in the central city of Jos was hidden in a car, police…

Ambode is a true Lagosian – Mogaji Of Edu Family

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The last may not have been heard of the indigeneship tussle of Akinwumi Ambode, governorship aspirant on the…

Muslim students serve as potent tool for national unity – Folayemi

The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) on Saturday said that the society has been serving as a potent tool…

Three dead, three injured in another Jos blast – Police

At least three people died and three others were injured in a blast Saturday in the central Nigerian city of…

Sambo,Tambuwal task Muslims on peaceful coexistence

Vice President Namadi Sambo and House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Tambuwal on Saturday urged Muslims to live in peace with…

Past leaders should help curb insurgency – Aliyu

Niger state governor, Babangida Aliyu, on Saturday urged General Abdulsalami Abubakar to prevail on past leaders of the country to…

Another bomb blast rocks Jos

At least three people have been confirmed dead and three injured as another bomb explosion ripped through a football viewing…

Avoid partisan politics, PDP urges monarchs

Chief Dan Orbih, Chairman PDP Edo state, has advised traditional rulers in the state to refrain from partisan politics. He…

Ex-minister suspends birthday bash for Chibok girls

Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, former Minister of Sports and Special Duties, has suspended his 63rd birthday anniversary celebration because of the…

PDP alleges plot to disrupt peace in Gombe

The PDP has called on the people of Gombe State to remain alert and resist any plot to destroy the…

Police arrest two suspected kidnappers

Usman Gwari, Anambra Police Commissioner, said on Saturday in Aguleri, that the police have arrested two suspected kidnappers operating in…

EU, World Bank donates N48bn for youth employment in 4 states

The European Union and World Bank contributed 300 million dollars (N48 billion) grant for the implementation of “State Employment and…

British Secretary lauds UN sanctions on Boko Haram

British Foreign Secretary, William Hague, on Friday lauded United Nations (UN) sanctions against Boko Haram, describing the insurgents as an…

Kano Govt. approves N88.3m for village construction

The Kano State Government had approved N88.3 million for the construction of a model village in Madobi Local Government Area,…