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Ambode: death of Borno Dep. Gov tragic loss

Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said the death of the Borno State Deputy Governor, Alhaji…

Wike pledges new shipping vessels for Navy

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has asserted that there cannot be any governance if there is no…

Customs destroy 600 cartons of frozen poultry products

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit Zone C, on Saturday destroyed 600 cartons of smuggled frozen turkey and…

Buhari condoles late Borno State Deputy Gov’s Family

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and immense sadness over the news of the passing away of the Deputy Governor…

APC mourns death of Borno Deputy Governor

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday expressed deep shock and sadness at the sudden death of the Borno State…

Ekiti PDP LG Secretaries back expulsion of Aluko, others

The 16 Local Government Secretaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have declared their support for the…

Why oil theft persists in the Niger Delta – Navy Commander

Commodore Aliyu Sule, Commander, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta, has identified impunity and slow pace of adjudication as factors responsible…
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Ooni: OAU dons, students, pay tribute

Scores of Senior Lecturers and Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, have eulogised the late Ooni of Ife, Oba…

Buhari not ‘BabaGoSlow’, says Yuguda’s aide

Alhaji Shehu Gabam, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said President Muhammadu Buhari has good intentions for the…

Power outage stalls INEC taskforce from sorting election materials in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The special taskforce set up by the acting chairman of the Independent National Election Commission, INEC, Mrs.…

Borno State Deputy Governor, Zannah Umar, is dead

Ayorinde Oluokun Zannah Umar Mustapha, the Deputy Governor of Borno State is dead. It was gathered the deputy governor died…

Cameroon pledges 2,450 troops to fight Boko Haram

Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s president says his country will contribute 2,450 troops to a five-nation army to fight the Nigeria-based…

Two arrested in Ogun for robbing bank customer

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Two armed robbers who trailed and robbed a resident on Nasiru street, behind The Bell University, Ota in…

Benue legislature holds valedictory session for late Hindan

The Benue House of Assembly says it is prepared to assist the Government to tackle the spate of assassinations in…

Alake embarks on vacation puts Regency Committee in charge

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As the Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Michael Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, Okujenu IV commences his annual…

PICTURES: The Palace is shut in Ile-Ife

By Idowu Ogunleye/Ile-Ife The palace used by the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse is shut and will…

Search for debris of crashed Malaysian plane to end on Aug. 17

Dominique Sorain, the administrator of French Island La Reunion, said on Friday that the search for more debris of the…
EFCC nabs ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku over N27bn fraud allegation

Border strife: Benue, Taraba exchange kidnapped indigenes

The Benue State Government on Friday in Makurdi handed over three indigenes of Taraba, kidnapped during the communal crises between…

China blast residents evacuated over chemical fears

Residents around the site of giant explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin were evacuated over fears of toxic contamination,…
Court awards N1 million fine against ICPC for unlawful detention of Professor Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar of JAMB.

Candidates decry high cost of JAMB, UTME scratch cards

The Federal Government has been urged to control the price of scratch cards to prevent marketers from exploiting candidates in…

Kerry presses Cuba for genuine democracy at flag raising ceremony

United States Secretary of State, John Kerry called for political change in Cuba on Friday, telling Cubans they should be…

Four dead, over 20,000 affected by Niger floods – UN

At least four people have died and more than 20,000 have been affected by floods in Niger caused by weeks…

Bird flu spreads to third location in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the…

PSP operators will get arrears payment – New LAWMA MD

Abdulwahab Ogunbiyi, the new Managing Director, Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), on Friday assured Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators…

Meet, Corduroy, 26, the world’s oldest cat

Los Angeles (AFP) – Who needs nine lives? Corduroy the cat seems to be getting the most out of this…

I never knew the depth of wisdom, good heart in my wife, says Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has stated that he did not know the depth of wisdom and good heart that…

Aisha Buhari urges women to foster unity

Wife of the President of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on women to engage in activities that will foster…

New AIG, Force Hq, Lagos dismantles illegal motor parks

Paul Iyoghojie The new Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, I. O. Caulcrick, in charge of marine section, Force Headquarters…

APC behind rumour of Metuh’s sack, PDP alleges

Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from the 118 electoral wards, and seven Local Government Areas of…

Gowon says only prayers can save Nigeria, Buhari

Kazeem Ugbodaga Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon has called on Nigerians to pray fervently for the leadership of the…