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Knocks For Fani-Kayode For Meeting With Jonathan

Eromosele Ebhomele Many Nigerians who could not bear the way chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Femi Fani-Kayode, went to…

The Making Of My New Book

A book, Yoruba Elites and Ethnic Politics In Nigeria: Obafemi Awolowo And Corporate Agency, will be presented to the public…

The Orator’s Last Bow

(For Columbus Chukwujindu Ihekaibeya, 1942-2004) Niyi Osundare No two acts could have been more dramatic in their tragic coincidence. I…

Routing Criminals In Kaduna

Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna Police Command reaps dividend in its renewed effort to rid the state of criminals For more than…

Italy sounds alarm after rescuing 4,000 immigrants

Italy has rescued about 4,000 immigrants trying to cross the Mediterranean by boats to reach its shores in the past…

Maria Miller, British minister quits over expenses scandal

The British minister overseeing future regulation of the press, Maria Miller, has quit her cabinet post following a row over…

How Indian parties corrupt voters

NEW DELHI(AFP) – Rickshaw puller Rampal Singh remembers vividly the “feast” of democracy he enjoyed last time India went to…

Fani Kayode meets with Jonathan after APC diatribe

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja There were speculations that Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation and lately, a member of the…
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Amosun promotes over 2,000 civil servants

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest, Nigeria has approved the promotion of 2,141 civil servants. In a…

Godswill Akpabio hands Nigeria over to God

The Chairman of PDP Governors Forum, Mr Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday urged clerics to pray for God’s intervention in the…

Thai police nabs Nigerian, Briton for selling cocaine

Police in Phuket, Thailand have arrested a Nigerian seller of crack, after a sting operation. The operation involved a series…

Ghana court jails 2 Nigerians for theft

Two Nigerians identified as Obilo Solomon Chigozie and Nande Okafor have been sentenced to a total of 20 years imprisonment…

Ex-deputy governor among Obiano’s commissioners

Governor Willie Obiano of the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra on Tuesday nominated 19 commissioners and 10 special advisers for…

CBN Suspension: Sanusi gets judgment on May 20

A Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment until May 20 in the case by Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,…

Delegates harp on true federalism, restructuring of Nigeria

Issues bordering on corruption, unemployment, restructuring of the country into federating units, economic development and national security topped deliberation on…

Boko Haram terrorists kill five Nigerian soldiers – Defence Headquarters

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s military authorities said on Tuesday that five of their men fighting the Boko Haram insurgent group in…

One dead in film shooting fracas in Ilorin

At least one person was killed and many others injured in a fracas that broke out during a film shooting…

Gunmen kill 10, burn 20 houses in Taraba

The Police Command in Taraba has confirmed that gunmen on Tuesday killed 10 people in Jibu village in Wukari Local…

Pension fraud thieves to get 10 years imprisonment

The Senate has passed the Pension Reform Bill which prescribes a minimum of 10 years imprisonment for any person found…

JAMB assures hitch-free exams, builds 10 computer-based centers

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it had built 10 Computer-based Testing (CBT) centres for smooth conduct…

Lagos residents lament poor power supply

Some residents of Ojota, Lagos state staged a peaceful protest over what they described as the epileptic power supply in…

Okorodudu’s N82.8m Theft Trial Adjourned Till April 28

Henry Ojelu A Lagos High Court today fixed April 28 for ruling on an application filed by the Economic and…

Gov. Fashola Opens Economic Summit

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola today declared open the 7th Lagos Economic Summit, tagged Ehingbetti 2014, with the…

Island Hoodlums Attack Policemen, Burn Patrol Van

Paul Iyoghojie Eleven suspected hoodlums in Adeniji Adele area of Lagos Island, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have been arrested and …

Pistorius breaks down in court, forcing trial adjournment

Oscar Pistorius broke down in tears in the dock today, forcing an adjournment in his murder trial, as he recalled…

Crisis Rocks Ladipo Spare Parts Market

Cyriacus Izuekwe Crisis rocked Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market in Mushin, Lagos, western Nigeria, last weekend after a 48-year old…

Ogaga Ifowodo Joins House Of Reps Race

Lanre Babalola Renowned writer and commentator, Ogaga Ifowodo has joined the race for the House of Representatives for the Isoko…

Tax Evasion: Lagos Shuts 72 Companies

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has sealed 72 companies in the first quarter of the year for failure…

Nigerian food vendor conceals cocaine in vagina

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A food vendor who concealed wraps of cocaine in her vagina has been arrested at the Lagos…

‘Go For Regular Medical Check Up’

Nigerians have been advised to carry out regular medical examinations in order to keep their body in a good shape.…