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Ogun signs agreement to build 2nd largest refinery

The Ogun State Government has signed an agreement with a consortium of four private firms to build a refinery, proposed…

Soludo’s demand for apology is a joke

In his rather hasty reaction to my petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on the criminal diversion of…

Edo election: Collation of results begins Thursday

The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo, Mr Sam Olumekun, says collation of results for the governorship election in the state…

Sudan accused of using chemical weapons in Darfur

Dozens of children in Darfur have died writhing in agony, allegedly killed by chemical weapons dropped on them by their…

US warns Russia over Aleppo bombing

US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned his Russian counterpart that Washington will end Syria talks unless Moscow stops…

Congress rejects Obama veto of Saudi 9/11 lawsuits bill

Congress has voted to override President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to…

Ambode mourns passage of former IGP, Iyang

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday expressed sadness over the death of a former Inspector General of Police,…

N600m Fraud: Ex-Naval Chief, Jubrin, 2 Rear Admirals get N100m bail

Justice A. S. Umar of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 granted bail to…

Champions League: Barcelona win at Monchengladbach

Barcelona came from a goal down to beat Borussia Monchengladbach and make it two wins out of two in this…

Troops kill 9 Boko insurgents, capture 2 AK-47 rifles

The Army on Wednesday said its troops, Operation Lafiya Dole, had killed nine suspected terrorists at Bulabulin, Borno. In a…

Breaking: OPEC agrees cut in oil output in first deal since 2008

OPEC agreed on Wednesday modest oil output cuts in the first such deal since 2008, with the group’s leader Saudi…

Lagos Trade Fair will address economic recession – LCCI

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says the 2016 Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF) would open opportunities to…

Vandalism: NNPC solicits traditional rulers’ support

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru has called on traditional rulers and…

Former police I-G Etim Inyang dies at 85

A former Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Etim Nyang, has died in Lagos at the age of 85. His son,…

Man, woman found dead in Umuahia brothel

The police in Abia on Wednesday confirmed the death of one unidentified man and a woman in a brothel in…

Edo poll: Electoral officer confirms ballot box snatching at Ekpoma

Mr Lebari Nduh, INEC Electoral Officer in Esan West Local Government Area, has confirmed that hoodlums had snatched a ballot…

NASS crisis: Jibrin vows to continue anti-corruption crusade

Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin, former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation who was suspended on Wednesday, says he will follow…

Nigeria is already getting out of recession –Minister

Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the Minister of Finance, on Wednesday said that the nation was already getting out of recession, saying…

Oshiomhole, INEC planning to rig Edo poll at collation centres – PDP

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised an alarm that Governor Adams Oshiomhole…

APGA calls for cancellation of Edo guber poll

Jethro Ibileke‎/Benin Candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the ongoing Edo State governorship election, Mr. Osaro Onaiwu,…

House of Reps suspends Abdumumin Jibrin

The House of Representatives on Wednesday suspended Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin (APC-Kano), the embattled former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, for…

Edo Poll: APC chairman, Oyegun loses in polling unit, Obaseki wins

Jethro Ibileke/Benin‎ The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, has again lost in his polling…

$7b saga: Soludo’s a joker for demanding apology-Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falan (SAN) has described the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, governor, Prof. Charles Soludo as…

Ize-Iyamu’s a liar, Ambode overseas-LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Wednesday dismissed allegations made by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

IOC to convene Olympic Summit on Oct. 8

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to convene an Olympic Summit to discuss the protection of clean athletes and more…

Odunlade Adekola, Richard Mofe-Damijo star in The Grudge

It is not every day actors in the Yoruba sphere of Nollywood get to feature in the out and out…

Edo guber poll: Anenih sues for peace

Chief Tony Anenih, former Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday called for peace among the…

Commissioner of Police says Edo election peaceful so far

The Commissioner of Police in Edo, Mr Haliru Gwandu, has said that the governorship election in the state has been…

Edo Poll: APC, PDP candidates commend INEC, electorate

Mr Godwin Obaseki, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Wednesday’s governorship election in Edo, said he was satisfied with…

Ambode, el’Rufai in Edo to rig guber poll, ‎Ize-Iyamu alleges

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has accused of two governors of the APC, Akinwumi…