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May Day: Jonathan allocates housing schemes to workers

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that three districts be allocated for housing schemes for workers in the Federal Capital Territory…

Workers celebrate May Day in Abuja amidst tight security

Workers in Abuja on Thursday celebrated May Day amidst tight security as the Eagle Square, venue of the celebration, was…

ASUU gives LASU management another seven-day ultimatum

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University (LASU) chapter, on Thursday said it had given the institution’s…

Lagos police arrest seven suspected armed robbers

The police in Lagos state arrested seven suspected armed robbers between 24 and 30 April. The command’s Public Relations Officer,…

Watch out: Your child can get high inhaling deodorant spray!

In northern Nigeria, children have been getting high inhaling gum, giving authorities a lot of concern about drug addiction. But…

Nigerian runs drug supply ring from Aussie detention centre

A Nigerian detainee at Sydney, Australia’s Villawood Detention Centre has been arrested by New South Wales police for allegedly running…

May Day turns protest day, sombre in Seoul

Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse May Day protesters in Istanbul on Thursday, as tens of…

Turkish police teargas protesting workers on May Day

Turkish police used water canon and tear gas on Thursday to disperse thousands of protesters who tried to defy a…

Tributes pour in for Amaka Igwe

FUNSHO AROGUNDADE As the Nigerian entertainment industry mourns the demise of Nollywood icon, Mrs Amaka Igwe, who died Monday at…

May Day: APC tells workers better days coming

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerian workers to remain strong and keep hope alive, despite the prevailing situation…

4 persons killed in cult wars in Ijebu-Ode

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta No fewer than four persons were killed in clashes between rival cult groups in Ijebu Ode, Ijebu Ode…

Adamawa APC installs first female party chairman

Mrs Binta Masi,made history on Wednesday as she was elected the chairman of the Adamawa chapter of the All Progressives…

China’s Xi Jinping vows decisive actions after Xinjiang attack

Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered a crackdown after a stabbing spree and explosion at a railway station in the restive…

South Africa allow imams to perform marriages

South Africa on Wednesday accredited over 100 imams as marriage officers, allowing the Muslim clerics to officiate at fully recognised…

Confab creates role for states in mineral exploration

After four days of debate and disagreement, the Committee on Devolution of Power at the on-going National Conference, on Wednesday,…

IMF approves $17bn aid for Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday a $17 billion aid deal for Ukraine, even as Kiev fights to prevent pro-Moscow…

Confab extended by six weeks

The Federal Government has approved a six weeks extension for the national conference, according to the new work plan for…

Why the abducted girls have not been freed— CDS Badeh

Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh said on Wednesday that though the military know the location…

Terrorism: US warns on Shebab, Boko Haram threats

The worldwide terror threat is evolving as Al-Qaeda linked groups and other militants become increasingly violent and Syria spawns a…

Spanish police arrest French terror suspect

Police in Spain arrested a French-Algerian man suspected of fighting for Al-Qaeda-linked groups in Syria, the Spanish interior ministry said…

One ‘lucky’ kidnap suspect saved

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC,Ogun State Command have rescued a middle-aged woman, Favour Okoye,…

NERC stops fixed charge in areas without electricity for 15 days

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Wednesday in Abuja directed electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOS) to stop collecting N750 monthly…

‘Bring back our daughters’, chant protesters in Abuja

Nigerian protesters marched on the National Assembly Wednesday to demand the government and military do more to rescue scores of…

9,500 Lagos pupils partially blind

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says 9,498 pupils in Lagos public primary schools have visual impairment or partial blindness…

Lagos Shuts 28 Illegal Hospitals

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it has shut down 28 substandard hospitals and 319 illegal pharmacies across the…

New date for Babalakin on bid to stop trial

A Nigerian High Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Wednesday adjourned till 12 May hearing in an application filed by…

Mob justice: 3 suspects burnt to death

YUSUF MUHAMMED Three suspected kidnappers were early this morning burnt to death by a mob along Ijoko Road, Sango, Ogun…

Tanker driver kills pregnant road sweeper

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni A pregnant road sweeper working with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has been crushed to death.…

Court declines to stop NMA from reviewing constitution

An Abuja High Court on Wednesday refused to grant a perpetual order of injunction restraining the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)…