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How to resolve education problems in Lagos – Ogunyemi

Lanre Ogunyemi, the representative of Ojo Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, has been severally rated as…

Donald Trump denies mocking disabled reporter

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump denied Thursday even knowing a disabled New York Times reporter whose jerking arm movements the…

Nigeria, South Africa, 4 others account for half of adolescents with HIV in Africa

A data released by UNICEF has revealed that about half of those living with HIV in Africa can be found…

White House lockdown after man jumps fence

A man who jumped the White House fence on Thursday, triggering a lockdown of the presidential mansion, was quickly caught…

Edo Igbo Community Union disowns ex-chairman, pledges loyalty to Benin Monarch

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The hope of one Chief Luke Abbas to be crowned Eze Ndigbo of Edo state has been further…

Vandals stole N50bn worth of petrol from single pipeline, says NNPC

Vandals stole nearly $250 million worth of petrol from a single pipeline in Nigeria in the first nine months of…

CCT vs Saraki: Free Speech & Politics of Contempt

By Kolawole Olaniyan It’s not often that a decision by the Supreme Court of Nigeria generates so much interest among…

Biafran Truth and the Illegal Trial of Nnamdi Kanu

By ‘Remi Oyeyemi “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it…
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Orubebe’s case adjourned till January

Hearing in the criminal charge against a former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe has been adjourned till 27…

NACA seeks improved funding to fight HIV, AIDS

Pro. John Idoko, the Director-General, National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) , on Thursday called for more funding…

Gov. Okowa seeks approval for N3bn agric loan

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta don Thursday sought permission of the State House of Assembly to obtain N3billion commercial agriculture…
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FG to amend charges against Orubebe

The Federal Government on Thursday asked for permission of the Code of Conduct Tribunal to amend charges against former Minister…

Gov. Abubakar unveils 3-point agenda for Bauchi State

Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State, says his administration will give priority to three key sectors – health, agriculture and…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) boss Hameed Ali urges Nigerians not to engage in smuggling or patronising smugglers in Easter message

Customs parade 5 suspects, records 38 seizures valued N72.7 m

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service on Thursday in Lagos paraded five foreign nationals suspected to be…

Dabiri-Erewa wants states to domesticate Violence against Persons Act

A former federal lawmaker, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Thursday in Lagos called for the domestication of the Violence Against Persons…

Pope appeals for a climate agreement equitable to the poor

Pope Francis on Thursday issued a strong plea for the upcoming Paris climate change summit to reach a socially equitable…

Lagos lawyer wants court to order fresh polls in Kogi guber race

A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, on Thursday, filed a suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking the…
Court adjourns trial for EFCC witness in the trial of former NSA Sambo Dasuki on an amended 32-count charge f N33.2 billion fraud.

Court dismisses FG’s application on Dasuki

Ayorinde Oluokun A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the application of the Federal Government seeking to compel the…

Tears as Lagos gives N5m to father who lost 4 children

Kazeem Ugbodaga Tears flowed at the Lagos State Secretariat as the state Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode presented N5 million to…

Industrial harmony key to national development – Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to the staff of the ministry to ensure industrial…

Tears as Lagos gives N5m to man who lost 4 kids in mudslide

Kazeem Ugbodaga Tears flowed at the Lagos State Secretariat as the state Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday presented a…

I did not pay tribute to Tinubu, says Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has stated that he did not pay a tribute to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on 25…

Photographer jailed 4 years for illicit drug

A 30 year-old photographer, Lucky Guieze and an 18 year-old Abdul Rasheed were on Thursday, sentenced to two years jail…

Lawyers protest marginalisation of women by Buhari’s govt

Henry Ojelu (@henryojelu) African Women Lawyers Association, AWLA today protested against the marginalisation of women by President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration.…

Boko Haram: Buhari’s December deadline not feasible – CCC

The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) has observed that the December 2015 deadline for the defeat of the insurgents by…

Audu’s son nominated as APC governorship candidate

Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi East Senatorial District have nominated Mr Mohammed, 43, first son of Late…

NIA urges FG to stop taxes on claims in insurance sector

The Nigeria Insurers Association (NIA) has urged the Federal Government to stop taxes on claims in insurance industry. The Director-General…

Mother charged with abandonment sentenced to 1 month community service

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 40-year- old mother to one month community service for abandoning her…

Declare Wada winner of Kogi polls, PDP tells INEC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare its candidate, Governor Idris Wada,…