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Impeachment: Court reserves judgment in ex-deputy gov’s suit

An Abuja Federal High Court on Thursday, reserved judgment till next week in a suit filed by Mr Bala Ngilari,…

Eid el-Kabir: IG orders tight security nationwide

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on Thursday ordered all commanding officers nationwide to provide water-tight security before, during…

2015: INEC lifts ban on political campaigns in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Ogun state on Thursday disclosed that it has lifted the embargo…

Oshiomhole abolishes 35-year retirement policy for workers

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has abolished the 35-year retirement policy for workers in Edo state as…

Rivers Poly students riot over death of colleague

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Authorities of Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori, were forced to close the institution today after the students went…

Dimeji Bankole loses daughter to sickle cell disease

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Tragedy struck on Wednesday at the home of the former Speaker of the Federal House of Representative, Rt.…

Mimiko finally dumps LP for PDP

Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo on Thursday in Abuja formally announced his defection from Labour Party (LP) to the ruling…
Nigeria must mobilize its resources and efforts to counter extremism and Imams and mosques must acknowledge their critical roles in this

DHQ ‘studying’ new Shekau video

The Defence Headquarters said on Thursday it was studying the claims made in a video purportedly released by terrorists showing…

2015: Katsina APC to buy form for Buhari – Chairman

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina state says it will purchase the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms…

El-Rufai declares to contest Kaduna governorship

Former FCT Minister Nasiru El-Rufai on Thursday declared his intention to contest the Kaduna State governorship on the platform of…

Army inaugurates another court martial to try 97 soldiers

The Nigerian Army on Thursday inaugurated a General Court Martial at the Mogadishu Cantonment at Asokoro in Abuja, to try…

Remi was exemplary, inspiring trail-blazer, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday described the immediate past Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), late Mrs…

I won’t drop my senatorial ambiton for Yarima – Takori

A Zamfara senatorial aspirant, Mr Sani Takori, said on Thursday he would not drop his ambition to contest Zamfara-West senatorial…

Borno orders private schools to re-open

The Borno Government on Thursday directed operators of private schools to re-open for the new session in compliance with the…

Dalai Lama accuses South Africa of ‘bullying’

The Dalai Lama on Thursday accused South Africa of “bullying a simple person” after authorities there failed to give him…

INEC urges politicians to observe rules of electoral process

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State has called on politicians to abide by the rules and regulations…

FCT court discharges and acquits Ogbulafor of all charges

A Federal Capital Territory High Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted former chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Vincent…

Ogun lawmaker’s mother abducted

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Mrs Racheal Hazzan, 65, mother of the lawmaker representing Odogbolu State constituency in the Ogun state House of…
Nigeria must mobilize its resources and efforts to counter extremism and Imams and mosques must acknowledge their critical roles in this

Breaking: Shekau appears in new video, debunks death claims

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau dismissed Nigerian military claims of his death in a new video obtained by AFP on…

Ashafa dumps governorship ambition, to vie for Senate

Jamiu Yisa/Political Correspondent Senator Gbenga Ashafa appears to have heeded the lessons of an ancient proverb:a bird in hand, being…

I prophesied the Synagogue building collapse – TB Joshua

Embattled Nigeria clergyman and general overseer of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua has claimed that…

Remi Oyo passes on

Oluremi Oyo, veteran journalist, editor and two-time managing director of The News Agency of Nigeria has died. She was aged…

15 feared dead in Bulgaria explosives blast

Fifteen people were feared dead Thursday after a blast flattened a Bulgarian explosives plant that decommissioned landmines, with the government…

French campaign funding scandal snares Sarkozy ally

A judicial enquiry into Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2012 presidential campaign Thursday snared a close ally of the former French president, who…

Army court martials 60 for refusing to fight Boko Haram

Nigeria’s army says it will on Thursday begin court martials of soldiers balking at taking part in a stepped-up campaign…

Bayelsa gets own security outfit to monitor pipeline vandalism

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A commercial security outfit, the Izon-Ibe Security Company Limited has been incorporated by the Bayelsa State Government.…

Mexico catches drug lord in tourist haunt

Soldiers captured one of Mexico’s most-wanted drug barons in a restaurant Wednesday in a colonial town popular with American tourists…

Jonathan hates Rivers people and we know it – Amaechi

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers state has explained that his frosty relationship with President Goodluck Jonathan is…

Italy probes $533mn bribe to Nigerian officials, politicians

On a day that Nigeria marked its 54th independence anniversary, Italian prosecutors were busy combing the books of state-backed firm…