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Nollywood Hails Economic ‘Approval’

Nollywood directors and investors on Monday hailed the industry’s inclusion in Nigeria’s economic data for the first time, calling it…

Fashola, Adefulire Decry Violence Against Women

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State and his Deputy, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire have decried rising cases of violence against women in…

Jonathan postpones campaign launch for Fayose

President Goodluck Jonathan’s one-day campaign visit to Ekiti State, western Nigeria, scheduled for 8 April has been postponed. The President…

How my ex-magistrate wife was killed–Wole Timehin

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The husband of Olufunmilayo Timehin, the slain retired magistrate in Ogun State has revealed that the alleged killer…

Okuneye, bizman shot dead inside a church

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pandemonium struck this morning in the western Nigerian city of Ijebu-Igbo in Ijebu North local government area of…

11 Railway staff indicted for N1bn Fraud

Eleven officers in the finance, legal and audit departments of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) have been indicted over a…

Senate to pass Bill on sexual violence, harassment

Senator Helen Esuene, Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs and Youths Matters, has said a bill on sexual violence and…

Tinubu donates N3.2mn to Nigerian students in UK

Senator Remi Tinubu has donated 20,000 US dollars (N3.2 million) as take-off fund to assist Nigerian students studying in various…

I still miss my late deputy – Fayemi

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has said that the vacuum left by his late deputy, Funmilayo Olayinka, had remained…

Boko Haram attack kills 17 in Yobe

Boko Haram militants have attacked a village in Yobe state, killing 17 people and setting houses and cars ablaze, the…

Moro apologises for failed NIS recruitment

Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has apologised to Nigerians over the recent botched Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) recruitment. Moro made…

INEC declares Ondo bye-election inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Ilaje/Ese Odo Federal Constituency bye-election inconclusive. Babatunde Adeyemi, Returning Officer for…

Nigerian soldiers storm Lagos community over missing gun

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Soldiers from Ibereko Barracks on the Badagry Expressway, in Lagos State have laid a siege on the Mowo…

Abducted Ebikeme Clark freed

The abducted son of Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark who was kidnapped last Wednesday has been released by his captors. Delta…

SERAP urges Fashola cancel new fees in LASU

A civil society, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State to “urgently reverse…

Planes, ships deployed to investigate Chinese signal

Planes and ships have been deployed today to the area where a Chinese vessel detected signals consistent with a black…

Protests in Lagos over APC ward congress

Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from some wards in different Local Government Areas of the state…

Omisore emerges Osun PDP governorship candidate

Senator Iyiola Omisore on Saturday emerged the torch bearer of the PDP for the 9 August governorship election in the…

APC Ward Congress marred by logistics problems

The ward congresses held today by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun state was marred by logistic challenges in…

Lagos State Waterways Authority recovers missing body

Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has recovered the body of a man declared missing after a tragic boat mishap on…

APC postpones ward congresses in Katsina, Plateau and Adamawa

The All Progressives Congress (APC) have postponed today’s nationwide ward congresses in Katsina, Plateau and Adamawa states. In Katsina, the…

Nine-month old boy in court for attempted murder

A nine-month-old baby has appeared in a Pakistan court along with other family members on charges of attempting murder, threatening…

Police deploys 3200 personnel for APC ward congress in Kwara

The Kwara Police Command has deployed 3, 200 personnel to ensure peaceful ward congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

Nigeria, China foster economic ties

Namadi Sambo, Vice President of Nigeria has said the established Nigeria-China Joint Commission is to be upgraded into a Bi-national…

Two Italian priests kidnapped in Cameroun

Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun have been kidnapped by gunmen in northern Cameroun, Italy’s foreign ministry said. The…

Nigerian army deploys more troops to North-Central

Major General Chris Olukolade, Director of Defence Information, said the military has deployed troops to some state in the North-Central…

Anglican leader fears Nigeria gay marriage backlash

Justin Welby, head of the Anglican Communion worldwide has warned that if the Church of England accepted gay marriage worldwide,…

Ten Nigerians hospitalised in South Africa following gang attack

At least ten Nigerians are in hospital and 25 shops owned by Nigerians have been looted following attacks by organised…

West Africa mobilises against Ebola virus

West African countries have mobilised against an epidemic of haemorrhagic fevers including Ebola, which has claimed more than 80 lives…