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Tributes pour in for Amaka Igwe

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE As the Nigerian entertainment industry mourns the demise of Nollywood icon, Mrs Amaka Igwe, who died Monday at…

4 persons killed in cult wars in Ijebu-Ode

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta No fewer than four persons were killed in clashes between rival cult groups in Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Ode…

Adamawa APC installs first female party chairman

Mrs Binta Masi,made history on Wednesday as she was elected the chairman of the Adamawa chapter of the All Progressives…

Confab extended by six weeks

The Federal Government has approved a six weeks extension for the national conference, according to the new work plan for…

Why the abducted girls have not been freed— CDS Badeh

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh said on Wednesday that though the military know the location…

One ‘lucky’ kidnap suspect saved

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC,Ogun State Command have rescued a middle-aged woman, Favour Okoye,…

NERC stops fixed charge in areas without electricity for 15 days

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday in Abuja directed electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) to stop collecting N750 monthly…

‘Bring back our daughters’, chant protesters in Abuja

Nigerian protesters marched on the National Assembly Wednesday to demand the government and military do more to rescue scores of…

9,500 Lagos pupils partially blind

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says 9,498 pupils in Lagos public primary schools have visual impairment or partial blindness…

Lagos Shuts 28 Illegal Hospitals

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has shut down 28 substandard hospitals and 319 illegal pharmacies across the…

New date for Babalakin on bid to stop trial

A Nigerian High Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Wednesday adjourned till 12 May hearing in an application filed by…

Mob justice: 3 suspects burnt to death

YUSUF MUHAMMED Three suspected kidnappers were early this morning burnt to death by a mob along Ijoko Road, Sango, Ogun…

Tanker driver kills pregnant road sweeper

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A pregnant road sweeper working with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has been crushed to death.…

Prayers for late Sabo Sambo draw the high and mighty

Prominent Nigerians from within and outside the country on Wednesday participated in the “Fidda’u” prayer session in honour of Vice…

Taraba Govt. to search for missing cows

Taraba state government has promised to search for cows that have been missing following clashes between the Jukun, Tiv and…

BPP saves N5.5 bn in 3 months through projects cost reduction

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) said it saved the country N5.5 billion in three months following its review of…

Nigeria needs Community- Based Police

By Nwike (S) Ojukwu The National Conference Committee on Devolution of Power rejected the establishment of state police and ipso…

Amaechi abolishes discriminatory policy in Rivers State

Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has abolished the concept of non-indigenes, a policy that discriminates against Nigerians from other…

FG trains 2,000 youths on ICT

Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, on Tuesday in Abuja inducted 2,000 beneficiaries of SURE-P on Information Communications Technology…

Nigerian pleads guilty to terror charge in US court

A Nigerian has pleaded guilty in New York to charges he took part in a Yemen-based al-Qaida faction’s efforts to…

Jonathan cancels FEC to mourn VP Sambo’s brother

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that the weekly meeting of the Executive Council of the Federation, FEC, scheduled for Wednesday…

Pa Osibogun dies

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Former Chairman, Federal Public Complaints Commission in Ogun State, Otunba Olufunminiyi Adekunle Osibogun is dead. He died…

Amosun launches community health insurance scheme

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State today launched the pilot phase of the States Community Based Health…

Iponri residents protest blackout

No fewer than 100 electricity consumers from Iponri Housing Estate in Lagos on Tuesday protested at the premises of the…

Abducted school girls sold for $12 each to Boko Haram fighters

Nigerian parents lashed out on Tuesday at the government’s failure to rescue scores of schoolgirls kidnapped two weeks ago by…

Police disperse protesters over closure of Polytechnics, colleges

Nigerian police fired teargas at teachers and students and shot live rounds into the air as they tried to disperse…

Jonathan sacks Gulak, the garrulous political adviser

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has terminated the appointment of his Special Adviser (Political), Alhaji Ahmed Gulak with immediate effect.…

N5.6b pension theft: Accused collapses in court

A Nigerian High court sitting in Ibadan, capital of the western state of Oyo today postponed the re-arraignment of a…

Diezani’s aircraft charter: House of Reps lied over court order

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A visibly angry Justice Ramat Mohammed of Federal High Court in Abuja, Tuesday berated Nigeria’s House…