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Boko Haram: APC urges military to step up intelligence gathering

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday urged the military to sustain its gallantry and patriotism and step up intelligence…

Fasehun is a bridge builder and peace maker – Al Mustapha

Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha (retd), former Chief Security of Officer (CSO) to late Nigerian head of state, General Sani Abacha, has…

OPC protects Yoruba nation more than Nigerian police – Mimiko

Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state, western Nigeria, may have stirred a new controversy on the relevance of the Nigerian…

Oshiomhole’s driver arrested for burglary in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Eagle-eyed security operatives attached to the Edo State Government House Friday night foiled an attempt by one of…

OPC founder, Fasehun quits politics, activism

Dr Frederick Fasehun, founder of Oodua Peoples’ Congress announced today his retirement from partisan politics and civil rights activism. Fasehun…

Emir Sanusi secretly marries 18-year old Adamawa princess

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has finally tied the knot with his rumoured heartthrob, Sa’adatu Barkindo-Musdafa, the daughter…
Awujale

Awujale tasks leaders on redeeming plegdes

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona has called on the government at…

UN launches $25bn public-private strategy on maternal, infant mortality

The United Nations on Saturday launched an ambitious public-private strategy to end preventable death of women, children and adolescents, staking…

Don urges PMB to strengthen institutions

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Professor Owolabi Usman, Head, the Department of Management and Accounting, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has counseled…

Most politicians guilty of false declaration of assets – Okunrounmu

Sen. Femi Okunrounmu, Chairman of the 2014 National Conference Convocation Committee, said on Saturday said that more than 90 per…
University of Ibadan

Law, Medicine top cut-off point at UI with 74 marks

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN In the on-going 2015/2016 admission exercise at the University of Ibadan (UI), which will see the admission of…

Hajj stampede: Sokoto confirms death of 9 pilgrims

Sokoto State Government has announced that nine pilgrims from the state were among those who lost the lives in the…

NiMet predicts rainy, cloudy weather conditions for Sunday

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted rainy weather conditions over the high ground areas of the central states of…

Rainstorm destroys 200 houses in Zaria, Sabongari

Rainstorm on Saturday destroyed no fewer than 200 residential houses and shops in Zaria City and parts of Sabon-Gari Local…

Buhari congratulates Pa Fasanmi on his 90th birthday

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday felicitated with a senator in the second republic and elder statesman, Chief Ayo Fasanmi, as…

Presidency explains why Buhari missed meeting on IDPs in New York

The Presidency on Saturday refuted reports that the Nigerian delegation to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly…

Atiku expresses regret on death of pilgrims

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has expressed regret on the death of more than 747 Muslims in a stampede during pilgrimage…

Hajj stampede: Sokoto confirms death of 9 pilgrims

Sokoto State Government has announced that nine pilgrims from the state were among those who lost the lives in the…

Sallah Tragedy: 5 dead, 17 rescued as ferry capsizes in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy struck as Muslims celebrated the Sallah festival. At least five people have been confirmed dead and 17…

Saudi stampede: Taraba Amirul Hajj, two wives, confirmed dead

The Taraba State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, has confirmed the death of the state’s Amirul Hajj for the 2015 pilgrimage,…

Why APC is opposed to Ekiti Airport project – PDP

The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given reasons the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) was…

Lagos Speaker mourns The Nation newspaper assistant editor

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has commiserated with the management and staff…

We place priority on safety, not arrests – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it does not derive fulfillment in arresting motorists but in creating road safety…

Nigerians paying the salaries of people abroad – SON DG

The Director General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Joseph Odumodu, has said that Nigerians must change their consumption…

Hajj Stampede: Shehu Sani mourns Hajiya Bilkisu

Femi Adi/Kaduna Senator Shehu Sani has described the late Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf as a woman who lived an exemplary life…

Gov Lalong, his deputy, others turn part-time teachers

Governor Lalong promises to become ‘part-time teacher’ to boost education in Plateau State and has compelled his deputy, Prof. Sonni…

Hajj: Gombe declares five pilgrims missing

Five pilgrims from Gombe State have been declared missing in Saudi Arabia, the Executive Secretary, Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare…
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Gunmen attack DSS office, kill policeman

Some gunmen on Friday night attacked the headquarters office of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Lokoja. Mr Emmanuel…

‘We can’t find him’ – pilgrims lament after hajj disaster

AFP – “We can’t find him” was the lament of anxious relatives and friends Saturday as they scoured hospital wards…

Burkina Faso disbands elite unit behind coup

Reuters – Burkina Faso’s cabinet on Friday dissolved the elite presidential guard that took the president and prime minister hostage…