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Governor Orji sacks council caretakers

Governor Theodore Orji of the eastern Nigerian state of Abia has sacked the transition committee chairmen for the 17 local…

Jonathan shuts Abuja for WEF

Nigeria’s Federal Government on Friday directed that all government offices and schools in Abuja should be closed down for the…

Kidnapped School Girls: Jonathan sets up fact-finding committee

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday set up a fact-finding committee to unravel the inconsistent and contradictory information on the abducted…

GDP rebasing was not done for optimism or pessimism – Okonjo-Iweala

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Minister of Finance on Friday said the of rebasing Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was neither for…

Erastus Akingbola fails to stop N47.1bn theft charge

An Ikeja High Court on Friday dismissed an application filed by Erastus Akingbola, former Managing Director of defunct Intercontinental Bank.…

Islamic Singer Ariyo Dies

Kayode Aponmade Popular Islamic music artiste, Alhaji Waheed Yusuf Ariyo otherwise called Waheed Ariyo is dead. He died early Friday…

Angry Youths Lynch Cop

Following alleged widespread illegal arrests by policemen serving in Anambra State Police Command, angry youths from Ogbunike community in Oyi…

4 Escape Death As Truck Crashes

Yusuf Muhammed Four people narrowly escaped death on Thursday at Abule-Egba, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, when a truck conveying cement…

Fire causes panic in UI

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN There was pandemonium on Friday at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State, as…

APC inaugurates elected officials in Ogun state next week

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta All the newly elected officers of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun state, from the ward level to…

Abuja Bomb Blast: Death toll rises to 19

Labour Day car bombing at the bus station in Nyanya, on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital of Abuja killed at…

Lawyers, APC want search for kidnapped school girls intensified

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), on Thursday, urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to rescue the female…

Support the Nigerian project, Tambuwal urges citizens

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday called on Nigerians to support the Nigerian project. Tambuwal,…

Only Borno government will comment on missing school girls – DHQ

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said it has streamlined the dissemination of information on the abducted schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno, stating…

Abuja bomb latest: 12 dead, 19 injured

The Nigerian police said 12 persons died following an explosion that rocked Nyanya, on the outskirt of Abuja, on Thursday.…

Fresh Abuja bomb: NAN reports 10 dead

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), quoting witnesses said no fewer than 10 people may have died in the latest…

Fresh bomb blast in Abuja, 9 feared killed

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Another bomb explosion has rocked Nyanya, a suburb of Abuja, scene of the 14 April bombing that left…

No time extension for Confab

The secretariat of the National Conference has refuted reports indicating that the Federal Government has extended its duration by six…

Massive Protests Mar May Day Celebration In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Massive protests marred today’s May Day celebration at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria as hundreds of protesters…

Kidnapped School Girls: PENGASSAN boycotts May Day rally

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), on Thursday, boycotted the May Day rally at the…

Chibok School Girls: I was quoted out of context – Kema Chikwe

Former Minister of Aviation and present National Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Kema Chikwe, has said that she…

Former Kwara State Governor, Adamu Attah, dies at 83

The first civilian governor of Kwara, Alhaji Adamu Attah, is dead. Attah, aged 83, died on Thursday in his Abuja…

Now is the time to rescue our daughters – Kwankwaso

Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano, northwest Nigeria has called on politicians and opinion leaders to come together…

Amosun Pledges More Support to Ogun Workers

Abiodun Onafuye,Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest, Nigeria said the cooperation and positive attitude of Ogun State workers…

Negotiations For New Minimum Wage Begin Next Year-NLC

Eromosele Ebhomele The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), and its affiliate organisations will commence negotiaions for new minimum wage for Nigerian…

May Day: Jonathan allocates housing schemes to workers

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that three districts be allocated for housing schemes for workers in the Federal Capital Territory…

Workers celebrate May Day in Abuja amidst tight security

Workers in Abuja on Thursday celebrated May Day amidst tight security as the Eagle Square, venue of the celebration, was…

ASUU gives LASU management another seven-day ultimatum

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University (LASU) chapter, on Thursday said it had given the institution’s…

Lagos police arrest seven suspected armed robbers

The police in Lagos state arrested seven suspected armed robbers between 24 and 30 April. The command’s Public Relations Officer,…

Watch out: Your child can get high inhaling deodorant spray!

In northern Nigeria, children have been getting high inhaling gum, giving authorities a lot of concern about drug addiction. But…