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Not wet season yet, says Meteorological agency

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), said on Saturday that the rain which fell on Friday evening in FCT and its…

Abegunrin succeeds Job as Catholic archbishop of Ibadan

Forty bishops and archbishops, and 394 Roman catholic priests, hundreds of reverend sisters and brothers, the governors of Ekiti and…

Falana: Police have no legal rights to issue permits for rallies

Femi Falana A senior advocate of Nigeria and leading human rights lawyer outlines the position of the law as regards…

Only God saved me during students protest, says LASU VC

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, western Nigeria, Prof. John Obafunwa, on Friday told members of…

Nigeria’s presidential election to hold February 2015

Nigeria is to hold its next presidential election on February 14, 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission said Friday, with…

Boko Haram: Thousands flee to Niger, Cameroon

Thousands of people have fled across Nigeria’s borders with Cameroon and Niger amid renewed clashes between the Nigerian military and…

Boko Haram attack 2 villages, kill 18

Nigeria’s Boko Haram gunmen killed 18 people and burned dozens of houses in attacks on two villages in remote northeastern…

I am comfortable in APC, says defected reps member

A member of the House of Representatives, Suleiman Kwande, on Friday in Abuja said that he consulted with his constituents,…

SSS Officials Invade El Rufai’s Abuja Residence

Armed officials of the State Security Service (SSS) invaded the Abuja’s residence of Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai Friday afternoon after…

LASU CRISIS: Lagos Assembly Grills VC

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, on Friday grilled the management of the state owned tertiary…

Afenifere, CLO, Condemn APC’s Directive To Lawmakers

The pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, on Friday condemned the directive issued by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to its members in…

We Need Our Certificates —LASU Graduates

Thousands of part-time programme graduates of the Lagos State University, Lagos, western Nigeria, now roam the streets daily in frustration…

Police Kill 3 Kidnappers

The police in Delta State, southsouth Nigeria, have shot and killed three suspected kidnappers, including Eze Ogugua, a 21-year-old student…

Tennis: Nadal brushes aside Federer for Wawrinka final

For Rafael Nadal, it’s one Swiss down and another to go. The Spanish tennis star and world number one, extended…
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Amosun Jabs Daniel Over N9b Obsolete Equipment

The Governor Ibikunle Amosun-led government in Ogun State has again lashed out at the former administration of Otunba Gbenga Daniel…

Court Threatens To Jail Edo Commissioner

A Benin City Magistrates’ Court has threatened to commit Edo State Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Orobosa Omo Ojo, to jail…

Shopkeeper bolts with boss’s N200k

A 21-year-old shopkeeper, Chinedu Okey, who allegedly absconded with his employer’s N200, 000, was arraigned on Thursday in Lagos. Okey,…

South Sudan parties to sign peace deal

South Sudan’s government and rebels are expected to sign a peace deal later Thursday aimed at ending the month-old conflict…

Pope calls Internet ‘gift from God’

Pope Francis described the Internet on Thursday as “a gift from God” and called on Catholics to “boldly become citizens…

Tennis: Wawrinka overpowers Berdych for Australian final

Swiss tennis star, Stanislas Wawrinka, overpowered Czech 7th seed, Tomas Berdych to reach his first grand slam final in Melbourne,…

Amosun, Osoba to meet again weekend

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Another peace meeting to reconcile feuding chiefs and factions of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun state…

LASU Students Disrupt Exams, Stone Vice Chancellor

Lagos State University students went on the rampage Thursday, disrupting the university’s  second semester examination and destroying properties in the…

Skeletal Services In Hospitals As Strike Enters Day 2

The three-day warning strike by medical and health workers in the country is taking its toll on patients in Lagos…

Genevieve Seals Etisalat’s N100m Deal

Nigeria’s screen idol, Genevieve Nnaji was on Wednesday officially announced as the newest ambassador for Etisalat Nigeria. Sources said the…

I Supply Guns To Robbers —Suspect

A citizen of Repubic of Benin, who resides in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Abbey Edward, has allegedly confessed that he…

21-Year Jail Term For Lagos Land Grabbers

The Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, on Wednesday proposed 21 years imprisonment for anyone convicted of land grabbing.…

Nigeria’s booming methamphetamine business

Simon Ateba/Lagos On the plane, up there in the skies, a 32-year old Nigerian woman began to excrete wraps of…

British woman jailed for drugs blames Nigerian gang

A former British police community support officer Andrea Waldeck, jailed for 14 years in Indonesia after pleading guilty to smuggling…

52 senators warn on declaring defectors’ seats vacant

Fifty-two members of the Nigeria Senate, nearly half of its membership of 109, have written to the leadership of the…

ASUP to discuss FG’s proposal

Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has expressed dissatisfaction with the Federal Government’s proposal to the union. ASUP President…