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Oil Theft: JTF arrests 6 persons, destroys 31 illegal refineries

J‎ethro Ibileke/Niger Delta Seven suspected oil thieves have been arrested by the special squad of the anti-illegal oil bunkering of…

No Ebola in Ogun, just an ulcer patient, says Soyinka

Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Olaokun Soyinka has debunked rumours making the rounds that the deadly…

Existing law on firearms weak – Presidency

The Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM), has described the existing law on firearms in the country…

Couples who meet online are likely to have lasting marriages

Couples who meet online are likely to have marriages that last, according to a survey of 20,000 married people. John…

No new contract: NFF sacks Coach Stephen Keshi

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has sacked Stephen Keshi, coach of the country’s national team, the Super Eagles. The Cable…

Kwara govt to hand schools back to private owners

Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has restated the readiness of government to hand over grant aided schools to proprietors…

Moroccan held, with daughters, for trying to join IS

A Moroccan man, with his two young French daughters in tow, were arrested in Casablanca Wednesday as he sought to…

Hillary Clinton campaigns for Democrats as 2016 looms large

Hillary Clinton hit the campaign trail Wednesday in support of a Democratic Senate hopeful, but she sounded every inch like…

2015 polls: Groups tip Buhari for APC ticket

Major General Muhammadu Buhari has begun to enjoy the support of groups to land the party ticket after he formally…

US to be ‘more aggressive’ in monitoring Ebola, says Obama

United States President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged a “much more aggressive” response at home to the Ebola threat, and…

APC making mockery of Buhari, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday in Abuja has urged the handlers of former Head of State, General Muhammadu…

Jonathan returning Nigeria to era of impunity, Akande Warns

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande today lashed out that…

Jonathan under pressure to contest – Okupe

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, said that President Goodluck Jonathan is under pressure…

Buhari, Atiku are serial losers – Presidency

The Presidency on Wednesday in Abuja enjoined supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan not to worry about the declaration by some…

Reps approve 71 amendments to Nigerian constitution

The House of Representatives on Wednesday in Abuja voted to effect 71 amendments to sections of the 1999 constitution, NAN…

US offers $45m for info on 8 terrorist leaders

The US has offered a reward of 45 million dollars for information on eight key leaders of the Al-Qaeda in…

59 soldiers arraigned for mutiny plead not guilty

Fifty-nine soldiers on Wednesday in Abuja appeared in an Army General Court Martial on a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy…

2015: Ihedioha joins Imo governorship race

The Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, has said that he would ensure the enthronement of good governance…

2015: Tonye Princewill declares for governorship under PDP

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Prince Tonye Princewill, former Rivers State Governorship candidate on the platform of the defunct Action Congress of…

Alamieyeseigha’s son: Jonathan values some Nigerians over others – Keyamo

Eromosele Ebhomele Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo has taken a swipe at the Nigerian government over the swiftness with…

Attack on Edo legislative quarters an act of terrorism, Lagos lawmaker

Eromosele Ebhomele The chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, Segun Olulade, has…

Obama cancels campaign trip, Ebola meeting set at WHouse

President Barack Obama set aside a campaign trip Wednesday to lead a meeting at the White House on the US…

Soldier injured as JTF repels pirates attack

The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta, ‘Operation Pulo Shield’ says its troops have repelled a second attack…

2015: Security operatives encounter tough time at Buhari’s declaration

Security operatives had a tough time organising the large crowd that attended the Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of Gen. Muhammadu…

2nd US Ebola patient flew on domestic airplane

The second US health care worker infected with Ebola flew on a domestic airplane a day before her diagnosis, and…

Taraba Assembly passes vote of confidence on Ag. governor, speaker

The Taraba House of Assembly on Wednesday passed a vote of confidence on the state acting Governor, Alhaji Garba Umar,…

LASU to mass produce identity cards for workers, students

Authorities of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Wednesday said it had concluded arrangements to mass produce identity cards for…

PDP working to secure future of Nigerian youths – Muazu

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is working in earnest to secure a better future for the teeming population…

4 APC legislators defect to PDP in Taraba

Four All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers in Taraba House of Assembly on Wednesday announced their defection to the ruling Peoples…

2015: Buhari puts insecurity top of campaign bid

Nigeria’s former military head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday put fighting insecurity and corruption at the top of…