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836 Deadwood teachers sacked in Edo State

Edo Government on Monday confirmed the sack of 836 deadwood teachers following a verification carried out by the Department of…

EFCC arrests Kano speaker, 10 others

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Authorities of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday invited 11 principal officers of Kano State…

How Sesan Ogunro was Killed

FOLARIN ADEMOSU A developing story on last Sunday’s killing of the Managing Director, Eminent Communications, Mr. Sesan Ogunro, has revealed…

Ogun government donates 50 patrol vans to Police

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state, western Nigeria boosted the protection of the citizens by donating 50…

Obasanjo to Jonathan: ‘I have done my duty to you’

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo today declined to make fresh reaction to the open letter sent…

Hassan Zein, Lebanese national kidnapped in Nigeria

The Police Command in the northern Nigerian state of Kano on Monday confirmed the abduction of a Lebanese national, Mr…

2 Nigerians shot dead by kill-and-go cops

Stephen Oni/Ilorin Two persons have been killed by stray bullets from a team of Police officers on patrol around the…

Advertising Guru, Sesan Ogunro Murdered

—Funsho Arogundade & Ayodeji Dedeigbo Marketing communications guru, Mr. Sesan Ogunro Snr., has been shot dead. Ogunro, the Managing Director,…

Mother Attempts To Kill Day Old Baby

A housewife who cheated on her husband and got pregnant has been arrested by the police at Ajegunle Divisional Headquarters,…

Kumuyi stirs fresh controversy in Christendom

Just after Pastor Chris Okotie created some tremor effect by his declaration that ‘Catholics will go to hell’ and that…

Dino Melaye a beast, alleges ex-wife’s brother

FOLARIN ADEMOSU Since news of their bitter divorce, it has been the word of former House of Representatives member, Dino…

Full Copy: Jonathan ‘s letter to Obasanjo

The much awaited response by President Goodluck Jonathan to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter has come. Jonathan wrote his open…

Jonathan replies Obasanjo, debunks allegations

It is a season of letter writing and President Goodluck Jonathan has capped it with his much awaited response today…

Nigerian on way to Dubai caught with cannabis

Simon Ateba/Lagos A 34-year old Nigerian trader has been arrested at the Lagos airport over attempt to smuggle 16.335kg of…

Rights activist, Shehu Sani eyes Kaduna senate seat

Mr. Shehu Sani, a human rights activist,based in Nigeria’s northern state of Kaduna wants to be a senator. Reports said…

Doctors end strike, mull fresh action January

Dr Osahon Enabulele, the National President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Sunday said doctors in public hospitals would end their…

Nigeria: Police formations on red alert

With few days to Christmas, Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has put the entire police formations in the…

Okotie acquires traffic-stopping Rolls Royce Coupe

Pastor Chris Okotie of the Household of God Church International,has added a Rolls Royce Coupe, the 2014 Bespoke Edition, to…

Obasanjo’s letter: Danjuma says no public comment for now

Former Nigeria’s defence minister, General Theophilus Danjuma said he would not make a public comment on the 18 page letter…

Okonjo-Iweala Suffers Twitter Backlash

Seun Bisuga Minister for Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, suffered a public attack on social network site, Twitter this afternoon after she…

House of Reps’ 50 Knotty Questions For Okonjo-Iweala

On Thursday, the Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, appeared before the House of Representatives Finance Committee, headed by Dr.Abdulmumin…

Amnesty calls on Jonathan to reject anti-gay bill

Amnesty International on Friday urged Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan to reject a bill that would outlaw gay marriage and crackdown…

19 pregnant girls freed in latest baby factory bust

Nigeria’s police said Friday they had raided a home in Umuahia, capital of Abia state where 19 pregnant women were…

Woman charged with murder of her son

A petty trader and single parent, Titilayo Odedele has been charged with the murder of her own son at the…

Police Commission Promotes 2 AIGs, 3 CPs

The Nigerian Police Service Commission has announced the promotion of two Assisatnt Inspectors-General of Police, Messrs. Michael Zuokumor and Jonathan…

Tukur Gets Governors, Reps Approval

The Peoples Democratic Party governors and House of Representatives members have passed a vote of confidence on Alhaji Bamanga Tukur,…

Nigerian state outlaws begging

Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of the northern Nigerian state of Kano on Thursday signed the Street Begging Prohibition Bill 2013 into…
More details emerge of the meeting between President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the NNPP's Musa Kwankwaso in Paris, France last week.

Kwankwaso formally joins APC

Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of the northern Nigerian state of Kano, has formally declared for the All progressives Congress (APC). He…

WAEC releases poor November SSCE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released what its official called ‘a discouraging’ result for the November/December 2013 West…

No work, no pay, Oshiomhole tells striking doctors

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of the southern Nigerian state of Edo Thursday reprimanded doctors for joining the ongoing nationwide…