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US poet Maya Angelou dies at 86

Celebrated African-American author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died, the North Carolina university where she taught said…

LASU Strike Cripples Academic Activities

The strike by the Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSANU) Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo Chapter, on Tuesday paralysed activities…

Tributes Galore For Otedola

Yisa Jamiu & Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The late Sir Michael Atolagbe Otedola, former Governor of Lagos State, has been described as…

Confab Adjourns As  Kutigi Loses Wife

Proceedings at the ongoing National Conference was adjourned after less than an hour sitting on Wednesday following the death of…

Nigerian Jailed In Ghana For Robbery

An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday handed a 30-year jail term to Kingsley Ibe, 23, a Nigerian, for robbery and…

Couple Beats Son, 12, To Death

Yusuf Muhammed On the eve of a day children were to be celebrated worldwide, a couple in Lagos, southwest Nigeria,…

Police, Taskforce Clash In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Over 180 men of the Federal Taskforce have been arrested at Tollgate area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, after…

ASUP/COEASU strike: Commission kicks against payment of arrears

The Federal Government on Tuesday alleged that the Salaries, Wages and Income Commission was opposed to the payment of arrears…

China sentences 55 in mass trial at Xinjiang stadium

Authorities in China’s mainly Muslim Xinjiang mounted a mass sentencing in a stadium for 55 people on offences including terrorism,…

Chibok Girls: ‘Condemn the animals, not govt.’ – Suswam

Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state on Tuesday in Abuja said Nigerians must stop playing politics with the kidnap of…

Children’s Day: Chibok Girls Protests Rock Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Massive protests rock Lagos State on Children’s Day in solidarity with the abduction of 234 secondary school girls…

US doubts Nigeria’s claim of sighting abducted schoogirls

The United States said on Tuesday it did not have independent information to confirm Nigeria’s claim to know the whereabouts…

Mali’s defence minister resigns after forces routed

In a move rarely demonstrated by Nigerian officials, Mali’s Defence Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga resigned Tuesday, a week after government…

Nigerian doctors issue strike warning

Nigeria health sector is set for fresh crisis as the National Association of Resident Doctors(NARD) on Tuesday indicated its intention…

Court gives date for suit over APC registration

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja will on Thursday, 3 June commence hearing in a suit…

No plans to spend $800m On Image Laundering – Presidency

Nigeria Federal Government on Tuesday described as false and malicious recent reports that it intends to spend 800 million dollars…

It’s bad to abuse the President – Patience Jonathan

Patience Jonathan, whose husband has come under censure from some Nigerians and foreigners over his handling of the kidnap of…

Sambo inaugurates 100 buses, says commuters will ‘greatly rejoice’

The Federal Government on Tuesday said that its road-map on the transport sector was aimed at tackling the challenges in…

Confab delegates disagree on pilgrims welfare boards

Delegates at the National Conference disagreed with a clause in the recommendations of it’s Standing Committee on Religion on Tuesday.…

Emir of Gombe dies at 76

The Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu Abubakar, has died at the age of 76. A statement signed by the Secretary…

Spain police seize fake medicine from Asia, detain 13

Spanish police said Tuesday they have detained 13 people suspected of selling large quantities of fake medication, including erectile dysfunction…

24 dead after Boko Haram attacks military, police base

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked the military and police in the northeast Nigerian town of Buni Yadi, where the group…

Ooni backs Aregbesola 100% for second term

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, has promised 100 per cent support for Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s second term ambition.…

Financial Intelligence Centre: Senators disagree over bill

Senators on Tuesday disagreed on whether the Bill for an Act to establish Nigeria Financial Intelligence Centre (NFIC) should be…

2016 census must be devoid of religion and ethnicity – IBB

Former Military President Ibrahim Babangida on Tuesday urged the National Population Commission (NPC) to adequately publicise the aims and objectives…

Children’s Day: Fashola pleads for release of Chibok girls

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Tuesday urged the Boko Haram insurgents to release over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted…

There is no alternative to democracy – Mark

Senate President, David Mark, has said that in spite of the challenges, democracy remains the best form of government for…

Chibok girls: Comments from Defence Chief reassuring – Group

Grand Alliance Against Terrorism (GAAT), an Abuja-based NGO, has commended the military’s search for the abducted Chibok girls, saying comments…

N1.1bn subsidy fraud: Court admits more exhibits

An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday admitted more exhibits in the trial of an oil marketer, Opeyemi Ajuyah, charged with…

US announces new visa renewal process

The United States Mission to Nigeria on Tuesday announced a new visa renewal process for applicants, tagged Expanded DHL Drop…