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6 die in boat accident in Sokoto

Six persons have been confirmed dead in a boat accident that occurred on Saturday in a river in Bengaji District…

Motorcycle operator burnt to death, 3 others injured

A commercial motorcycle operator was burnt to death in an accident on Saturday in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa,…

I’ll fulfil my electoral promises, Ambode tells Lagosians

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the weekend assured Lagosians that he would fulfill the electoral promises he made…

Kano pilgrims board says no indigene killed in Mina stampede

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has described as untrue reports that 11 pilgrims from the state were among the…

Boko Haram: APC urges military to step up intelligence gathering

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday urged the military to sustain its gallantry and patriotism and step up intelligence…

OPC protects Yoruba nation more than Nigerian police – Mimiko

Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state, western Nigeria, may have stirred a new controversy on the relevance of the Nigerian…

Oshiomhole’s driver arrested for burglary in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Eagle-eyed security operatives attached to the Edo State Government House Friday night foiled an attempt by one of…

OPC founder, Fasehun quits politics, activism

Dr Frederick Fasehun, founder of Oodua Peoples’ Congress announced today his retirement from partisan politics and civil rights activism. Fasehun…

Emir Sanusi secretly marries 18-year old Adamawa princess

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has finally tied the knot with his rumoured heartthrob, Sa’adatu Barkindo-Musdafa, the daughter…
Awujale

Awujale tasks leaders on redeeming plegdes

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona has called on the government at…

Don urges PMB to strengthen institutions

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Professor Owolabi Usman, Head, the Department of Management and Accounting, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has counseled…
University of Ibadan

Law, Medicine top cut-off point at UI with 74 marks

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN In the on-going 2015/2016 admission exercise at the University of Ibadan (UI), which will see the admission of…

Presidency explains why Buhari missed meeting on IDPs in New York

The Presidency on Saturday refuted reports that the Nigerian delegation to the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly…

Sallah Tragedy: 5 dead, 17 rescued as ferry capsizes in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy struck as Muslims celebrated the Sallah festival. At least five people have been confirmed dead and 17…

Lagos Speaker mourns The Nation newspaper assistant editor

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has commiserated with the management and staff…

We place priority on safety, not arrests – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says it does not derive fulfillment in arresting motorists but in creating road safety…

Nigerians paying the salaries of people abroad – SON DG

The Director General of Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Dr Joseph Odumodu, has said that Nigerians must change their consumption…

Hajj Stampede: Shehu Sani mourns Hajiya Bilkisu

Femi Adi/Kaduna Senator Shehu Sani has described the late Hajiya Bilkisu Yusuf as a woman who lived an exemplary life…

Gov Lalong, his deputy, others turn part-time teachers

Governor Lalong promises to become ‘part-time teacher’ to boost education in Plateau State and has compelled his deputy, Prof. Sonni…

Hajj: Gombe declares five pilgrims missing

Five pilgrims from Gombe State have been declared missing in Saudi Arabia, the Executive Secretary, Gombe State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare…
Gunmen:

Gunmen attack DSS office, kill policeman

Some gunmen on Friday night attacked the headquarters office of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Lokoja. Mr Emmanuel…

PICTURES: Buhari, King of Spain in bilateral meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari attends bilateral meeting with His Majesty, Don Felipe VI, King of the Kingdom of Spain at the…

Nigeria shuns meeting for IDPs, angers US, EU

The absence of Nigeria’s United Nations Mission at a meeting to discuss and proffer solution to the problems of Internally…

Oshiomhole lied about Bayelsa guber primary – Sylva Campaign Org

The Timipre Sylva Campaign for the Bayelsa State 2015 gubernatorial election has described as misleading and completely untrue reports purporting…

Nigeria de-listed from polio-endemic countries

Eromosele Ebhomele It is good news for Nigeria as the World Health Organisation, WHO, late Friday announced that polio is…

Girl, 18, jailed 14 years for luring boy, 17, to death

A teenage girl lured a bright student to his death at the hands of three knife-wielding boys in a murder…

Nigeria committed to a transparent, accountable public revenue system – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in New York reaffirmed his administration’s total commitment to the entrenchment of a fully transparent…

Nigeria working to be AIDS-free by 2030, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has stated that Nigeria is working and hoping to be AIDS-free by 2015 as it…

200 Boko Haram fighters surrender in Borno

The Nigerian Army said on Friday that 200 suspected Boko Haram terrorists had surrendered after the military overran their territories…

Powerful Nigerians trying to sabotage war against Boko Haram – Nigerian Army

Nigerian Army has warned those it described as “unscrupulous individuals and their cohorts” specifically in Borno State and the North…