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Oshiomhole tasks royal fathers on crude oil theft

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has appealed to royal fathers in the South-South to help check the…

APC slams Jonathan, says he’s playing dirty politics with Chibok girls’ plight

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the President Goodluck Jonathan administration of seeking to negotiate the timing of the…

Jonathan is most friendly president, says 2015 support group

The Mass Movement for Goodluck (MMG), a President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election support group, has described him as the most-friendly president…

NMA urges Lagos to pay withheld emoluments of doctors

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Chapter, on Sunday appealed to the Lagos State Government to pay the withheld…

2015: Lagos PDP distances self from Agbaje suit against Jonathan

The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday disowned Mr Adejumo Agbaje, who filed a suit…

Turkey bans tattoos, piercings

Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government has banned pupils from wearing tattoos or body piercings in schools, a measure denounced by opponents as…

Swiss voters reject shift to state-run health insurance

Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a plan to ditch the country’s all-private health insurance system and create a state-run scheme,…

Cameron considered resigning over Scotland

British Prime Minister David Cameron thought about resigning if Scotland voted to leave the United Kingdom, he said in an…

Parents protest in China after school stampede kills 6

Chinese parents staged a protest on Sunday after six pupils were killed in a stampede at a primary school, as…

Airstrikes, gunfight kill 21 militants in Pakistan

At least 21 militants have been killed in airstrikes and a gunfight in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal areas, officials said…

Jonathan Should Provide Leadership And Protect The Judiciary – Saraki

The current security situation in Ekiti State today is a big threat to our nascent democracy, political stability and judicial…

Over 30 in ‘cardiac arrest’ on Japan volcano

More than 30 hikers were found in “cardiac arrest” near the peak of an erupting volcano in Japan Sunday, police…

Boko Haram dims hopes of crude oil exploration in the north

Social and economic development has long been touted as the way to revive the fortunes of Nigeria’s impoverished north and…

Police officer shot in Ferguson

A police officer was shot in the arm late Saturday in Ferguson, Missouri, where the fatal shooting of an unarmed…

At UN, Cuba slams US sanctions

Cuba on Saturday slammed the United States for applying unilateral sanctions as a foreign policy instrument — like the five-decade…

Inventor of World Wide Web warns of threat to internet

The British inventor of the World Wide Web warned on Saturday that the freedom of the internet is under threat…

Kenyan election lessons for INEC

Electoral Institute and Africa Vision 252 Initiative, an NGO, is to organise a lecture on lessons Nigeria ought to learn…
Pioneer chairman of APGA Chekwas Okorie, others demand investigation into allegation of forgery against a lawyer, Sopuluchukwu Ezeonwuka.

2015 Election: UPP set to form alliance

The United Progressive Party (UPP) says it is ready to form alliance with any interested political party ahead of the…

2015: Pro-Dankwambo group inaugurates executives

A group rallying support for the re-election of Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State, ‘Talba House to House’, on Saturday…

Focus on tourism development, Nigerians urge govt

Residents of Lokoja, Kogi, has called on government at all levels to focus more attention on the development of the…

107 arrested in Kano over sanitation offences

No fewer than 107 persons were arrested for various sanitation-related offences in Kano State during Saturday’s monthly sanitation exercise. NAN…

Modi invokes ancient Indian tradition in UN debut

India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his UN debut Saturday presented a worldview shaped by ancient tradition, promoting multilateralism…

I’ve reduced poverty in Nigeria by 50 per cent – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Benin said the country had reduced its poverty rate by 50 per cent. Jonathan…

Awujale, Governor Fashola in secret talks

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos state today paid a visit to the Awujale and Paramount ruler of…

Fayose no different from Uganda’s Idi Amin – Femi Falana

Nigeria’s human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on the acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, to “arrest and prosecute…

Plateau begins monthly sanitation

Plateau State Government on Saturday directed traders at the various markets in the state to conduct monthly environmental sanitation on…

Tambuwal turbaned Matawallen of Sokoto

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Saturday, conferred on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji…

Oba of Benin gives Jonathan highest royal attire

The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba Erediauwa, on Saturday presented Red Egbeigbe, the highest Benin traditional attire to President Goodluck…

Cuba sends 461 doctors, nurses to help fight Ebola in West Africa

Cuba will send a total of 461 doctors and nurses to West Africa to help fight the Ebola epidemic, local…

Washington experts recruit ‘Call of Duty’ creator

A Washington think tank is recruiting the mastermind behind the best-selling “Call of Duty” video games to help policy wonks…