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Police: Nkiru’s family paid N8m ransom to abductors

The Commissioner of Police in Nigeria’s Imo state, Mr Adisa Bolanta, has confirmed that the family of Nkiruka Sylvanus, the…

Ogun state sheds inherited debt burden

The Commissioner for Finance in the western Nigerian state of Ogun, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said on Friday that the debt…

Jonathan, PDP govs, others review 2012

Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday met with the leadership of the National Assembly and PDP governors to review the…

Nigeria: Babalakin’s bid to stop EFCC fails again

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed the application filed by Dr. Wale Babalakin, lawyer and Chairman of…

Obama: Kerry to succeed Hillary Clinton

US President, Barack Obama has nominated former presidential candidate, Senator John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state.…

47,289 Nigerian candidates cheat in WASSCE

The West African Examination Council revealed today that 47,289 candidates of the 413,266 that sat for the November-December West African…

Nigeria graduates 18,357 police constables

No fewer than 18,357 constables on Friday graduated simultaneously from the seven Nigeria Police Colleges nationwide, after a training programme…

Nigeria launches Lagos-Kano train service

The Federal Government on Friday in Lagos inaugurated the Nigeria Railway Corporation’s Lagos-Kano intercity passenger train services and haulage of…

Diezani Bigger Than Petroleum Ministry —TUC President

The President of the Nigerian Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Peter Esele, has described the country’s Minister of Petroleum as…

Nkiru: AGN Warns Kidnappers

Following the release of actress Nkiru Sylvanus by her abductors yesterday evening, the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria, AGN, has warned…

French President Vows To Rescue Kidnapped National

French President Francois Hollande confirmed yesterday that a French national had been kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria and said Paris…

Beware Of Toxic Beans

Nigerians have been warned of the existence of toxic beans in the market. Indeed, the Environmental Health Officers’ Registration Council…

Petty Trader Gives Birth To Quadruplets

It was a bundle of joy for Emmanuel Uba, 39, a second hand bags seller at Idumota market under bridge,…

Traffic Law: Group condemns Okada riders protest

A pressure group, Joint Action Movement, JAM, has described as illegal, the recent protest of some commercial motorcyclists popularly called…

Babalakin In Fresh Bid To Stop Arrest By EFCC

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest  Nigeria, was this afternoon looking into the request of Dr Wale Babalakin,…

Fashola Appoints 14 New Perm Secs

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola on Thursday held a send-off for 13 Permanent Secretaries who retired from the civil service…

School Curriculum Blamed For Unemployment

The Secretary General, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ilorin branch, Mr Sulyman Abaya, says  the present education curriculum is responsible for…

Senate Passes N4.99tr Budget

The Senate on Thursday passed the 2013 Appropriation bill of N4.99 trillion into law. The Senate Deputy President,  Ike Ekweremadu,…

1 Killed, 3 Injured In Accident

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Thursday in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, when a motorcyclist was killed while three others…

‘Red Meat Good For Health’

A nutritionist in St. Patrick Hospital, Kaduna State, Mrs Deborah Luka, has said that red meat contains important nutrients required…

Ex-CJN Wants Separate Regulator For Judges

A former Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Dahiru Musdapher, on Thursday in Lagos canvassed for the establishment of an…

PDP Slams LASIEC, Wants Body Dissolved

The Lagos State chapter of Nigeria’s Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the frequent stakeholders fora organised by Lagos State…

Mushin LG Boss Clears Air On Ownership Of Ladipo Market

The Chairman of Mushin Local Government, Mr Babatunde Adepitan has answered the lingering question about the ownership of Aguiyi-Ironsi International…

Isolo LCDA Chairman Marks 400 Days In Office

The chairman Isolo LCDA, Mr Shamsudeen Abiodun Olaleye marked 400 days in office on Wednesday at the council secretariat, Aswani,…

Yakowa, Azazi’s Death: Lawmakers Call For Probe

Two members of the House of Representatives and a lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly have called for…

Cement Palaver: Dangote, Ibeto At War

A silent war is currently brewing between cement manufacturing giant, Dangote Group and Ibeto Cement Company, the sole importer of…

Pope: Mankind at stake over gay marriage

Pope Benedict XVI on Friday weighed in on a heated debate over gay marriage, criticising new concepts of the traditional…

Nigeria police warns on bombs in Xmas gifts

The Police in Nigeria’s Gombe State on Thursday urged residents of the state to be on the look out for…

Nigeria’s aviation analysts question military aircraft use by civilians

Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A group of Nigerian aviation analysts under the aegis of Aviation Round Table, ART, on Thursday questioned…

Nollywood star, Nkiru set free

Nkiru Sylvanus, the Nollywood actress and Special Assistant to Imo State governor on Public Affairs, who was kidnapped last Sunday…