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New York confirms first Ebola case

New York confirmed the first case of Ebola in the largest city in the United States as the EU dramatically…

Wamakko visits Niger Republic for bilateral talks

Governor Aliyu Wammakko of Sokoto State on Thursday arrived in Niamey, Niger Republic, for a two-day official visit. This was…

APC inaugurates 18-man committee for convention

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday in Abuja inaugurated an 18-man committee for its mini convention scheduled to take…

Revenue Allocation: Amaechi accuses Okonjo-Iweala, FG of massive corruption

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has accused the federal government of massive corruption and inability to draw…

Alison-Madueke’s sister kidnapped in Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Police command has confirmed the kidnap a woman known as Osio Agama while returning from…

Ex-NBA President Okey Wali Released

Former NBA President Okey Wali has been released by his abductors in Port Harcourt today. In a press statement issued…

In Pictures: Fayose showcases Glitzy life of ex-governor Fayemi

Governor Ayodele Fayose has opened the interior of the new Ekiti Government House to the cameras, to show the world…

IS attack on Kobane stalls amid US air assault

A bid by Islamic State fighters to seize the flashpoint Syrian border town of Kobane has stalled, American officials said,…

2015: Ogun Monarchs Endorse Amosun for Second Term

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state today got royal support from all the traditional rulers in Egbaland as…

Microsoft co-founder pledges $100 mn to Ebola fight

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen said Thursday he was boosting his donations to combat the Ebola outbreak in West…

Fraud: Government takes over female banker’s property

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigeria’s anti-graft organisation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it has secured an order of the…

Yoruba group angry at Kwara governor

Eromosele Ebhomele The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, a Yoruba a socio-cultural group operating in the western part of Nigeria, has…

Rivers PDP Chairman Commends Aspirants For Complying With Directives

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State chapter, Felix Obuah has given kudos to…

INEC to distribute PVC in Edo, Lagos, others

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced that the third phase of the distribution of Permanent Voters’…

Coup in Rivers NLC: Vice sacks chairman with thugs, takes over

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt In what could be akin to a coup, vice chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Rivers…

Jonathan leaves for pilgrimage to Israel

President Goodluck Jonathan will on Friday depart Lagos on a brief pilgrimage to Israel, his office said in a statement…

Jonathan to announce re-election bid next month

A source close to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Thursday the leader of Africa’s most populous country has decided…

Ceasefire with Boko Haram in doubt after fresh unrest

A deadly bombing in northern Nigeria and new details about kidnappings at the weekend blamed on Boko Haram cast further…

Oyo State Confirms Outbreak Of Lassa Fever

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has confirmed the outbreak of Lassa fever in the state…

Fire Guts Bodija Market

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Property worth millions of naira were lost to fire disaster which occurred at Better Life plank section of…

Dogs nab Nigerian after jumping White House fence

A suspect who climbed over the White House fence Wednesday was nabbed by Secret Service agents and dogs, a spokesman…

$8.39m Fraud: Court Orders Separate Trial For Ajudua’s Co-Accused

Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today ordered a separate trial for a court registrar, Mrs Idowu…

2015: Ambode Declares At Onikan Stadium Friday

Lagos state gubernatorial aspirant and former Accountant General of the state, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, will on Friday 24 October, formally…

Zimbabwe university bans kissing, sex in public places

The Zimbabwe students’ union on Thursday made war not love over a new code of conduct banning students from kissing…

Rwanda ends Ebola checks on travellers from US, Spain

Rwanda lifted Thursday Ebola travel restrictions on travellers who had been in the United States and Spain after the president…

Boko Haram abducts more women, pays N1,500 dowry

No fewer than 60 women have now been confirmed abducted by Boko Haram militants from Wagga Mangoro and Garta villages…

Five dead in Bauchi bus station blast – Police

A bomb blast at a bus station in a north Nigeria area previously targeted by Boko Haram killed five people,…

Fayose begins political intimidation, shuts Speaker’s petrol station

The drama and tension in Ekiti state had barely doused when newly sworn-in governor, Ayodele Fayose seems to have taken…

Senator accuses journalists of phone theft

Journalists who covered the official visit of the Senate Committee on Privatisation at the Kano Electricity Distribution Company, Kano, were…

Explosion rocks bus station in Bauchi

A large explosion rocked a bus station Wednesday in a north Nigeria area previously targeted by Boko Haram, witnesses said,…