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Two brothers batter church ushers over indecent dressing

Cyriacus Izuekwe Fight broke out between two brothers and church ushers who wanted to enforce the church rules on dressing…

The 8th Senate and Matters Arising by Prof Sola Adeyeye

By Prof Sola Adeyeye I am really at a loss about how to respond to the column of my friend,…

Succour for Surulere residents after road constructions

Kazeem Ugbodaga Sixty-four-year old Mrs Christiana Emela was beaming with smiles as she relaxed in front of her house, a…

Train crushes 2 to death in llorin

A Kano to Lagos passenger train on Sunday crushed a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger to death in llorin. NAN…
Ali-Modu Sheriff

Modu Sheriff deserves to be PDP chairman – Oyo lawmaker

Honourable Dokun Odebunmi (PDP- Ogo-Oluwa/Surulere) says the acting Chairman of his party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has the qualities to…

Over one million IDPs live in formal camps, host communities – NEMA

A total of 1, 934, 765 displaced persons are currently living in formal camps, host communities and satellite camps in…

N825.9m UBEC Fund: Fayemi replies faceless group

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has replied Vanguard for Credible Representation after the group called for…

Joe Igbokwe, the ‘Abobaku’ of Lagos on the loose again

By Sulyman Buhari The Yoruba concept of the Abobaku is a Yoruba phrase that translates literally as: One who dies with the King.…

Ajimobi calls for support to stamp out beggiing

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Sunday in Ibadan urged the media and law enforcement agencies and religious organisations…

Kidnapped Osun Perm Sec, others, regain freedom

The Permanent Secretary, Osun Ministry of Finance, Mrs Adebimpe Ogunlumade, who was kidnapped on Friday along other two officials, have…

Herdsmen cause auto crash in Ogun, two dead

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Two persons died early Sunday morning after a truck crushed a herdsman in Ogun state in an accident…

We did not divert bailout funds – Osun Govt

The Osun Government has denied allegations of diversion of N34.99 billion bailout fund it received from the Federal Government to…

Presidency, NASS agree on $300m Diaspora Bond

The Presidency and the national assembly seem to have finally agreed on something after the 2016 budget bickering and it…

Buhari right to verify 2016 budget – APC chieftain

A chieftain of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Chris Adighije, has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision…

Nigerian troops ambush, kill five Boko Haram terrorist

Nigerian troops at early hours of Sunday ambushed suspected Boko Haram terrorists escaping from Sambisa forest to Fulawani village during…

PICTURES: Ambode, Atiku, Afikuyomi grace LSE Africa Summit in UK

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos, former Nigerian vice president, Atiku Abubakar, former Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi…

Lekki Unrest: Lagos asks IG of Police to take over Disu’s killing

The Lagos State Government at the weekend released a White Paper on the report of the Tribunal of Inquiry into…

PH, Warri refinery now produce 7million litres of petrol daily – NNPC

In his avowed commitment to clear the fuel queues, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director…
Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria

$40m fraud: family of Ex-President Jonathan’s cousin accuses EFCC of impunity

Henry Ojelu The family of Rober Azibaola, cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes…

Ambode mourns passage of Jafojo, ex-Lagos deputy gov

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday expressed sadness over the passage of the former Deputy Governor of the State,…

Ex-NAN MD, Mgbemena dies of cancer

A former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Dr Nwabu Mgbemena, is dead. Mgbemena, 71, died of…

Group wants ICPC to probe Fayemi over N852.9m SUBEB fund

Eromosele Ebhomele A group, Vanguard for Credible Representation, has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC,…

Ex-Lagos deputy governor, Jafojo dies at 80

Kazeem Ugbodaga Former deputy governor of Lagos state during the Alhaji Lateef Jakande administration, Alhaji Rafiu Jafojo is dead. He…

Papa Wemba collapses on stage, dies

Funsho Arogundade Papa Wemba, one of Africa’s most popular musicians, is dead. The influential Congolese Soukous singer died after collapsing…

Buruji Kashamu is a political impostor – Doyin Okupe

Doyin Okupe, former special assistant to former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo on (Media & Publicity) has blasted Senator Buruji Kashamu…
Okupe

Southwest demands position of PDP national chairman – Okupe

Doyin Okupe, former senior special assistant on Public Affairs to former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has stated categorically that…

Confronting The Curse Of Oil By Reuben Abati

The monthly Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, meeting was held the other day in Abuja, with the representatives of state…

ILO affirms support to FG job creation drive

The massive employment creation initiative of President Muhamadu Buhari received yet another boost following the commitment of the International Labour…

Education standard in Kogi is unacceptable – Yahaya Bello

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has reiterated his determination to prioritize educational development in the state, noting that, the…
Petrol price jumps to N520 per liter in Edo, Delta

Fuel scarcity: DPR seals four petrol stations in Abuja

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed four petrol stations in Abuja for hoarding, under dispensing and other sharp…