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N100,000 loan not enough, farmers tell govt

All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Kogi chapter, on Saturday said the N100, 000 loan grant to farmers by the…

Ensure Nigerians enjoy democracy, EU tells Buhari

The European Union (EU) on Saturday urged the president-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that Nigerians enjoyed the democracy…

Liberia now Ebola free – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday declared Liberia free of Ebola after no new cases were reported for 42…

Egypt: Mubarak, sons bag 3 years each for corruption

An Egyptian Court on Saturday sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison in a retrial on charges…

Uduaghan calls for new value system, diversification of economy

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta on Saturday stressed the need for Sub-Saharan Africa countries to fashion out a new value…
Court jails Lagos woman, Bose Lateef arrested by EFCC while hawking naira notes at Eko Club after she pleaded guilty to money racketeering.

Naira records mixed trading at official, parallel markets

The naira on Friday remained stable against some major international currencies at the official and parallel markets. NAN reports that…

APC’s claims on transition committee is a lie – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as diversionary and unnecessary claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it…

Nigeria Railway Institute graduates 205 technicians

Two hundred and five technicians, with diverse skills, on Friday in Lagos graduated from the Nigerian Railway Institute. NAN reports…

Putin hosts huge WWII victory parade amid Western snub

Moscow (AFP) – Russia on Saturday staged a huge military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi…

Rosberg pips Hamilton in Spanish GP practice

BARCELONA (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg boosted his morale by keeping Mercedes team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton off the…

Turkey denies new deal with Saudi on supporting Syria rebels

Ankara (AFP) – Turkey on Friday denied it had struck a secret new pact with Saudi Arabia to back Islamist…
Ex-PM David Cameron in shock return, appointed Foreign Secretary

Cameron shapes new team after stunning UK election win

London (AFP) – Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron was due to sketch out his new government on Saturday after returning…

Nigerian becomes first African to take charge of 120-year old Venice Biennale

Venice (AFP) – From migrant tragedies in the Mediterranean to war in Ukraine, the 2015 Venice Biennale, which opens Saturday,…

Fuel Scarcity: Oil marketers fear Buhari will stop subsidy payments

* Queues for petrol worsen across the country * Importers hold back over subsidy fears * Buhari government faces backlog…

Ikeja Electric explains power outage in Lagos

The management of Ikeja Electric (IE) on Friday attributed the current rate of power interruption across its network to low…

IG, Arase restates enforcement of ban on road blocks

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, on Friday restated that the ban on road blocks by policemen would…

Kogi CJ releases 3 inmates in Ankpa Prisons

Chief Judge of Kogi Nasir Ajanah on Friday unconditionally released three Awaiting Trial inmates from Federal Prisons, Ankpa in Kogi.…

Nigeria cannot afford humanitarian crisis – ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has declared that Nigeria cannot afford a humanitarian crisis that could threaten…
Tinubu

Jang leaving only N18bn debt – commissioner

Plateau State Government on Friday said its current debt profile was N18 billion and not N200 billion as being speculated.…

Supreme Court sets aside Appeal Court’s verdict on Okoye brothers

The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Court of Appeal decision which overruled an interlocutory application by five brothers.…
Shonekan: Nigeria's National Flag to fly at half-mast for 3 days

Jonathan fecilitates with Shonekan, Nwobodo on their birthdays

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has felicitated with Chief Ernest Shonekan on the occasion of his 79th birthday anniversary, saying that…

Group tasks police IG on missing suspect at SARS

Eromosele Ebhomele The Network Of Police Reform In Nigeria, NOPRIN, a coalition of civil rights groups based inn Nigeria, has…

Mu’azu should resign like Labour, Lib Dem leaders did – Fayose

Eromosele Ebhomele Despite pleas from Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan to members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to stop their…

Gov. Orji inaugurates handover committee

Sam Obinna Ibe/Umuahia Abia state governor, Theodore Orji, Eastern Nigeria on Friday afternoon inaugurated a 10-man transition committee members that…

I never had any fight with Fashola, says Tinubu

National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has stated that he has never had any fight…

Police foil bomb attack in Potiskum

Nigerian Police Force has foiled a bomb attack on a secondary school in Potiskum, Yobe state. The police said that…

Gunman opens fire in Potiskum, injures 6 students

BAUCHI, (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on students after walking into a high school in Potiskum in northeast Nigeria,…
Senator Liyel Imoke

Samsung inaugurates first digital village in Cross River

The first “Digital Village” in Nigeria was inaugurated on Thursday by Samsung Electronics West Africa in collaboration with UNESCO in…

How 4 Nigerians influenced UK election

By Seun Bisuga As the United Kingdom elections went down, four Nigerians wrote their name in gold as they helped…

Teachers, students laud MultiChoice for investing in education

MultiChoice Nigeria has received praises from teachers and students for its heavy investment in the public secondary school system through…