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Achebe: Nigeria’s South East leaders plan befitting burial

Governors of the South East on Sunday in Enugu agreed to give the renowned author, Prof. Chinua Achebe, a befitting…

Gaps in MEND’s claim of killing 15 cops in Bayelsa

A statement on Sunday purporting to be from the main militant group in Nigeria’s oil-producing region, MEND, claimed an attack…

Missing 12 Nigerian cops confirmed dead

Governor Seriake Dickson of Nigeria’s oil rich southern state of Bayelsa on Sunday confirmed the death of 12 Nigerian policemen…

Alade, Popular Lagos Market On Fire

Simon Ateba/Lagos Fire broke out at Alade, a Lagos popular market, located at the busy junction of the Obafemi Awolowo…

Late Olayinka Was Optimistic Of Making It Through

Jamiu Yisa The family of the late Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Olayinka, said their daughter never gave…

PDP accuses opposition of plot to discredit party

On a day that Nigeria’s leading opposition party, ACN accused the PDP of planning some chaos ahead of the 2015…

More tributes as Ekiti declares 7-day mourning for Olayinka

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti on Sunday declared a seven-day mourning for his Deputy, Mrs…

Senator David Mark at 65: send your birthday wishes

Here is a golden opportunity: Nigeria’s Senate President, David Mark will clock 65 years on 8 April. It is an…

Church offers free breast, cervical screening for women

The Women of Destiny Group of Daystar Christian Centre, Lagos, on Saturday conducted free breast and cervical screening for 500…

Tinubu, Ribadu, Amosun mourn departed Ekiti deputy governor

Messages of condolence and tributes have started pouring for Mrs. Funmilayo Adunni Olayinka, the deputy governor of the western Nigerian…

Funmi Olayinka, Ekiti Deputy governor passes on

Mrs. Olufunmilayo Adunni Olayinka, the deputy governor of Ekiti State is dead. A terse statement by the Ekiti State Government…

Nigeria: Over 60 die in ghastly multiple crash

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Over 60 persons were Friday afternoon burnt to death in a fatal multiple accident involving a trailer, an…

6-Yr Tenure: Go To Court, Deputy Speaker Tells Falana

The Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Taiwo Kolawole, says the lawmakers are not scared of the…

Report: Software that can grade essays emerges

Imagine taking a college exam, and, instead of handing in a blue book and getting a grade from a professor…

Boy With Hole In The Heart Needs N2.8m

If nothing is done urgently, two-year old Muhammed Lawal may die in two weeks’ time as he has been diagnosed…

3 Nigerian Men Caught With Box Of Fake Dollars

The police at Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested three suspected  fraudsters who dupe unsuspecting…

Professor Slumps, Dies In Office

Ambrose Alli University in Ekpoma, Edo State, was thrown into mourning Thursday, after Professor Solomon Momoh of the Institute of…

Quack Doctor Damages Woman’s Uterus

A herbalist who claimed to be a medical doctor, has landed in trouble after he allegedly forced pepper and other…

MEND Threat: NBA, Others Want Security Beefed Up

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), and Voters Awareness Initiative (VAI), on Thursday urged the…

OPS Commends Lagos Government Over Fulfilled Promises

The Organised Private Sector on Thursday unanimously commended the Lagos State Government for addressing all the issues raised by the…

Fear grips INEC staff over reorganisation

The fear of retirement and transfer has gripped staff of Nigeria’s Indpendent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as they await the…

Obadare to be buried in August

Late Apostle Timothy Obadare would be buried in August, his family said in Akure. Pastor Abraham Obadare, one of the…

Scientists: Near death experiences hallucinations

Mem­o­ries of “near-death ex­pe­ri­ences”—such as as the pro­ver­bi­al light at the end of the tun­nel sensed dur­ing a brush with…

Study: Japan scientists can now read your dreams

Scientists in Japan said Friday they had found a way to “read” people’s dreams, using MRI scanners to unlock some…

Aliyu: ACN, Edo Taught PDP Lessons On Democracy

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu said the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the people of Edo State…

ACN: Arrest of Ekiti Chairman abuse of federal might

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as a gross abuse of federal might and a blatant misuse of…

MEND faction denies planned attacks over Okah

A faction of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, purportedly headed by Henry Okah now in jail in…

NAFDAC Impounds Fake Baby Drinks

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has impounded fake baby food and other products worth N3…

Gunmen Kill Guard After Attacking Family 3 Times

For the Sarumi family residing at 2, Adeshina Street, Iju-Ishaga, Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria, it is a case of living…

N20 Bribe: Corporal Dismissed For Killing Pregnant Woman

A police corporal, Abudu Alonge, who allegedly shot and killed a pregnant woman over a N20 bribe has been dismissed.…