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Edo Commissioner, others injured at APC ward congress

Jethro Ibileke/Benin No fewer than fifteen persons, including Edo state commissioner for youths and sports, Chris Okaebean, a policeman, a…

Nigerian police free man arrested for tweeting jail break pictures

Yusuf Siyaka Onimisi, has been released after he was arrested for tweeting pictures of an attempted jail break at the…

Guinness partner FRSC on road safety, responsible drinking

Guinness Nigeria has partnered with the Federal Road Safety Corporation (FRSC) Benin, Edo State Command to host a Mega Easter…

Shelve strike plans, Orelope-Adefulire tells health workers

Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Lagos State Deputy Governor, has made a passionate appeal to workers in the health sector to shelve any…

Obiano swears-in new commissioners

Governor Willie Obiano of the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra on Friday in Awka swore in 19 commissioners and 10…

Chiwetel Ejiofor: ‘I’m proud to be a Nigerian’

A London-born Nigerian Hollywood star, Chiwetel Ejiofor, on Friday said he was proud to be identified as a Nigerian. Ejiofor…

SSS Jail break: Nigerian arrested for tweeting attack pictures

Amnesty International urged the Nigerian security forces Friday to disclose the whereabouts of a man who was arrested after tweeting…

Nigerian mob set female kidnapper ablaze

Stephen Oni,Ilorin A middle-aged woman suspected to be a kidnapper was on Friday, 11 April lynched by an irate mob…

Two dead in renewed Benue crisis

The Police in Benue state has confirmed the death of two persons following a renewed attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen…

FG to build renewable energy plant in Borno

The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, has said the Federal Government would partner with the Borno government…

Lagos Begins Surgery On 48 Goitre Patients

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government will as from Monday begin free surgery on 48 residents of Badagry area of…

Lagos Polytecnic Scraps Satellite Campuses

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH, would be closing all its satellite campuses across the country by 2015. This…

Pope asks forgiveness for child sexually abused by priests

Pope Francis personally asked forgiveness from a child that was sexually abused by priests; the apology is the first of…

Redeemed Church Ends 100 Days Fasting

Femi Anjorin The 100 days of fasting and prayer programme embarked upon by the members of the Redeemed Christian Church…

186 Hoodlums Arrested In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit stormed Oshodi area of Lagos State, western…

Troubleshooter Killed With Stone

Yusuf Muhammed A 65-year old man identified as Ibraheem Yusuf who tried to make peace between two men at abattoir…

‘Why I Killed My Husband, 3 Others With Rat Poison’

A child bride in Kano State, northwest Nigeria, has told the police why she killed her husband and three of…

Jilted NURTW Member Sets Ex-Lover Ablaze

Cyriacus Izuekwe After several adjournments, the trial of a senior staff of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Ikotun…

Child Kidnapper Clubbed To Death

Simon Ateba & Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A man, accused of trying to kidnap a child in Mile 12 Area of Ketu…

Women protest against persecution of Deziani Allison-Madueke

A group of women under the umbrella of Association of Concerned Nigerian Women on yesterday protested against what they described…

Nigerians warned against Ebola virus

The Director of Primary Healthcare in the Anambra Ministry of Health, Dr Chukwudi Okoye, has called on the people to…

Mimiko wants INEC to release bye-election result

Governor Olusegun Mimiko of the western Nigerian state of Ondo on Thursday urged INEC to declare the result of Saturday’s…

Pregnant woman, 4 others electrocuted in Lagos stampede

A pregnant woman and four others were electrocuted today as they fled from a petrol fire in a densely-populated part…

Corruption: Nigeria protests Mugabe’s attack

Nigeria’s Federal Government on Thursday summoned the Zimbabwean Head of Chancery over remarks credited to President Robert Mugabe, which depicted…

Osun APC to hold governorship primary

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun state said it will hold its party governorship primary on 12 April ahead…

GDP Rebasing Public Relations Gimmick —APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as an orchestrated distraction and a mindless public relations gimmick the ongoing hullabaloo…

Olofa Of Stool: Appeal Court Suspends Proceedings

Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Thursday put on hold all proceedings and…

Flood Wreaks Havoc In Ilorin

Stephen Oni/Ilorin Two children reportedly drowned in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, during a storm that accompanied a downpour on Wednesday…

Woman Rejects Father’s Paternity

A 25-year old woman, Adijat Waheed, on Wednesday rejected the paternity of her father, Mr. Jimoh Asabari, at a Grade…

APC Warns Obanikoro On Mayhem In Lagos

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has raised the alarm over the inordinate use of soldiers…