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PDP will win Bayelsa guber election – Jonathan

Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, failed to secure a second term in office but he is optimistic that Governor Seriake…

Bayelsa Poll: Jonathan, Anenih, Alamieyeseigha, others endorse Dickson

Ahead of the December 5 governorship elections in Bayelsa State, political heavyweights in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) including ex-President…

NIS asks ex-governors, lawmakers, others to return diplomatic passport

Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS has directed former public office holders like governors, lawmakers at the national and state level, ministers,…

Naval Chief unveils new strategy to tackle maritime crime

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, in one of his first major policy and administrative decision,…

Oranyan festival commences in Oyo with free medical treatment

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN As part of effort to commemorate this year’s Oranyan festival organized by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi…

Fernandez never joked with Yoruba tradition, says group

Eromosele Ebhomele The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, on Monday described the late Ambassador Deinde Fernandez as a man who never…

Lagos midwives protest 20 months salary arrears

Kazeem Ugbodaga Scores of midwives in Lagos State on Monday stormed the Lagos State Governor’s office and the Lagos State…

Prostitution: Lagos court jails 30 women for 6 weeks

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced 30 women to six weeks imprisonment for prostitution. Those sentenced are…
Candidates writing JAMB examination using Computer-Based Test (CBT) system

JAMB inspects facilities to be used as UTME centres

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inspected over 600 facilities nationwide for accreditation as centres for the conduct…

Army chief re-assures troops on welfare

The Nigerian Army on Monday re-stated that it would continue to ensure adequate welfare of its personnel to boost their…

Pakistan to support Nigeria’s military

The Pakistani Government has pledged to support Nigeria in strengthening its military apparatus to enable it join in promoting global…

PICTURES: Alaafin of Oyo visits Aregbesola on Ooni’s transition

Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi on Monday paid a visit to Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola to condole with…

Boy,16, burnt to death in Lekki

Kazeem Ugbodaga Early morning fire has burnt to death a 16-year-old boy along with a duplex at Lekki area of…

Woman stops late husband’s burial for 2 years after death

Cyriacus Izuekwe The traditional ruler of Umuchu town in Aguata in Anambra State Eastern Nigeria, Igwe Gody Ezechukwu, has lamented…

Polio: LG to immunise 81,000 children in Jigawa

The Jahu Local Government Council of Jigawa has said that it is targeting at least 81,000 children for vaccination against…
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Dogara mourns Olu of Warri, says its a big loss to Nigeria

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, has condoled with the government and people of Delta over…

EMCOAN, NBC collaborate towards digitization

The President of the Electronic Media Content Owners Association of Nigeria, (EMCOAN) Mrs. Debbie Odutayo, who is in her administration’s…

Buhari gives MDAs Sept 15 deadline to comply with single account directive

President Muhammadu Buhari has set a deadline of Tuesday, September 15, 2015 for full compliance with his directive that all…

10 suspected robbers, rapists nabbed in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ten suspected armed robbers and rapists who have allegedly been terrorising Ijebu Ode in Ijebu Local Government Area…

Buhari visits farm, optimistic of good harvest

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight over the abundant rainfall in most parts of Nigeria, saying this maybe a sign…

NAF, Navy restrategise to clear criminals from Nigeria waterways

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and Nigerian Navy (NN) in a combined effort to combat illegal activities along the Nigerian…
The 2015 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has said the victory of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election represents a promising moment in Nigeria's history.

Peterside lauds Buhari, Osinbajo on asset declaration

Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and…

NNPC to recover $9.6bn over-deducted tax from oil giants

Nigerian presidency said on Sunday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, NNPC has began the process of recovering over $7billion…

We won’t let Nigerians down, says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has assured Nigerians that the Muhammadu Buhari administration would not let them down inspite of their…

Assets Declaration: Buhari, Osinbajo impose moral burden on public officers – AANI

The Alumni Association of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (AANI) said on Sunday that declaration of assets by…

LASG to clamp down on street traders

The Lagos State Government on Sunday restated its resolve to stop street trading by fully enforcing the provisions of the…

I’m yet to receive salary as governor – Lalong

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau says he has not received salary as the governor since he assumed office on May…

2 community leaders found dead in bush

Two community leaders were on Sunday found dead on the outskirts of Namnai village in Gassol local government area of…

Chibok Girls will return, Rep tells Nigerians

A member of the House of Representatives, Olajide Jimoh, representing Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency, has assured of the return of…

Groups drag ICPC to Presidential Committee over failure to prosecute Okiro

Two civil society coalitions, Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) and NOPRIN have dragged the Independent Corrupt Practices & Other…