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At APC rally, Amaechi carpets Mbu, insists $48b oil money stolen

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Save Rivers Movement and Governor Rotimi Amaechi, had their rally in Bori, Rivers State today,with Nigerian…

Not wet season yet, says Meteorological agency

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), said on Saturday that the rain which fell on Friday evening in FCT and its…

Abegunrin succeeds Job as Catholic archbishop of Ibadan

Forty bishops and archbishops, and 394 Roman catholic priests, hundreds of reverend sisters and brothers, the governors of Ekiti and…

Falana: Police have no legal rights to issue permits for rallies

Femi Falana A senior advocate of Nigeria and leading human rights lawyer outlines the position of the law as regards…

Only God saved me during students protest, says LASU VC

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, western Nigeria, Prof. John Obafunwa, on Friday told members of…

Nigeria’s presidential election to hold February 2015

Nigeria is to hold its next presidential election on February 14, 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission said Friday, with…

SSS Officials Invade El Rufai’s Abuja Residence

Armed officials of the State Security Service (SSS) invaded the Abuja’s residence of Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai Friday afternoon after…

LASU CRISIS: Lagos Assembly Grills VC

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, on Friday grilled the management of the state owned tertiary…

Afenifere, CLO, Condemn APC’s Directive To Lawmakers

The pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, on Friday condemned the directive issued by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to its members in…

We Need Our Certificates —LASU Graduates

Thousands of part-time programme graduates of the Lagos State University, Lagos, western Nigeria, now roam the streets daily in frustration…

Police Kill 3 Kidnappers

The police in Delta State, southsouth Nigeria, have shot and killed three suspected kidnappers, including Eze Ogugua, a 21-year-old student…
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Amosun Jabs Daniel Over N9b Obsolete Equipment

The Governor Ibikunle Amosun-led government in Ogun State has again lashed out at the former administration of Otunba Gbenga Daniel…

Shopkeeper bolts with boss’s N200k

A 21-year-old shopkeeper, Chinedu Okey, who allegedly absconded with his employer’s N200, 000, was arraigned on Thursday in Lagos. Okey,…

Amosun, Osoba to meet again weekend

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Another peace meeting to reconcile feuding chiefs and factions of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun state…

LASU Students Disrupt Exams, Stone Vice Chancellor

Lagos State University students went on the rampage Thursday, disrupting the university’s  second semester examination and destroying properties in the…

Skeletal Services In Hospitals As Strike Enters Day 2

The three-day warning strike by medical and health workers in the country is taking its toll on patients in Lagos…

I Supply Guns To Robbers —Suspect

A citizen of Repubic of Benin, who resides in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Abbey Edward, has allegedly confessed that he…

21-Year Jail Term For Lagos Land Grabbers

The Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, on Wednesday proposed 21 years imprisonment for anyone convicted of land grabbing.…

Nigeria’s booming methamphetamine business

Simon Ateba/Lagos On the plane, up there in the skies, a 32-year old Nigerian woman began to excrete wraps of…

British woman jailed for drugs blames Nigerian gang

A former British police community support officer Andrea Waldeck, jailed for 14 years in Indonesia after pleading guilty to smuggling…

Nigerian mob stones homosexuals in court

A Nigerian court in the northern state of Bauchi adjourned abruptly hearing a case of sodomy on Wednesday after a…

Stripped women: Rights commission to punish the culprits

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will ensure that those involved in the alleged torture of a woman and her…

‘My Girlfriend Made Me Rape Young Boys’

The police in Benin have arrested and paraded a 33-year paedophile, Justine Olise, who allegedly raped five boys aged between…

Trader Killed At Ladipo Market

A trader has been stabbed to death as fresh crisis has erupted a Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market in Mushin,…

APC Disowns Interim Chairman

The All Progressives Congress, APC,  in Kwara State, northcentral Nigeria, has disowned Rev. Bunmi Olusona, who is parading himself as…

Jonathan Set To Retain Oduah

With the submission of 12 ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening on Tuesday by President Goodluck Jonathan, there are…
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Cleric Warns Jonathan Not To Contest 2015 Election

President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised not to contest the 2015 presidential election in the interest of the country. Giving…

Fashola sued to provide school funding details

A human rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Governor of Lagos State Babatunde Fashola to…

Lagos gridlock: Mega city, Mega Commute, Mega agony

Ochuko Oghuvwu is surprisingly chirpy for a man who spends upwards of 30 hours a week in his car, commuting…

Deinde Fernandez’s Daughter Hopes To Be New Rihanna

Abimbola ‘Bim’ Fernandez, daughter of Nigerian billionaire, Deinde Fernandez, has got her sight on being the next Rihanna. The Nigerian…