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Grandmother, 2 others remanded for killing grandson

A Minna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of a 55-year old woman, Fatima Tsaraka for allegedly killing…

New Lagos Police Boss Resumes Duty

Cyriacus Izuekwe The new Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Cornelius K. Aderanti assumed duty Thursday. He took over from his…

MEND threatens bomb attacks against Lagos probate judges

Henry Ojelu The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has threatened to launch a serial co-ordinated attacks…

Aregbesola evading petition sent to him – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun said it had approached the Election Petition Tribunal to seek for an order…

Missing couple found in SSS cell in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Sixty-five days after they were declared missing, Islamic Cleric, Uztadh Abdul Ganniyu Jumah and his wife, Muinat, were…

David Mark to ensure creation of additional states

The Senate President, Senator David Mark, on Wednesday restated his commitment to ensure that the quest for creation of additional…

Bureau decries public servants refusal to declare assets

The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) on Wednesday decried the poor compliance of public servants with the law on the…

Ebola: OAU student quarantined, under surveillance

Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, Minister of Health has said that there is no new cases of Ebola Virus Disease in the…

Boko Haram: Emir debunks reports he fled his palace in Mubi

The Emir of Mubi, Alhaji Abubakar Isa, has debunked media reports that he fled his palace in Mubi as a…

NIS repatriates 7, 000 illegal immigrants

The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr David Parradang, on Wednesday said that the service repatriated no fewer…

Gates donates $50mn to Nigeria, others to fight Ebola

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said Wednesday it was pledging $50 million to Nigeria and other countries hit by…

Ajimobi Seeks Empowerment Of Girl Child

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Wednesday urged government at all levels to focus on the empowerment of the…

Wamakko Calls For Support To Security Agencies

Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State on Wednesday urged members of the public to give maximum support to all security…

Jonathan made a mockery of Nigeria with #BringBackJonathan – APC

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned President Goodluck Jonathan for making a mockery of Nigeria by waiting for an…

PDP, others condemn vote of confidence passed on Ajimobi

Some opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the vote of confidence motion passed on Governor Abiola Ajimobi by the Oyo State…

#BringbackourPonmo Campaign Gains Ground

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerians are not taking the proposed ban on the consumption of hides and skin, better known in the…

Jonathan says #BringBackJonathan banners insensitive, orders removal

Ayodele Oluokun/Abuja Pesident Goodluck Jonathan has directed that the #BringBackJonathan2015 signs and banners posted in different parts of Abuja by…

Osun to repair rural roads

The Osun Rural and Mobility Project (O’RAMP) is to begin repair work on rural roads in the state. The coordinator…

Delta retirees protest N16.9bn unpaid pension

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Hundreds of retired public servants under the aegis of Association of Contributory Retirees on Tuesday protested the non-payment…

Lagos to prosecute employers, landlords for sacking Ebola survivors

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it will prosecute employers of labour for sacking two patients who survived the…

Ogun police arrest four for duping couple N14.5mn

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Four suspected fraudsters; Shehu Salam, Mrs Risikat Oriyomi, Mrs Sola Babalola and a physically challenged man, Wasiu Ajani…

Fintiri visits Obasanjo’s injured son, lauds military

Adamawa acting governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, on Tuesday commended officers and men of the Nigerian Army for their effort in containing…

JTF uncovers new tactics to stealing oil in Niger Delta

Jethro Ibileke/Yenagoa‎ The anti-illegal oil bunkering squad of the Joint Task Force (Operation Pulo Shield), has uncovered new tactics used…

Delta poly student, 4 others arrested for gang-raping student

Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Five persons have been arrested and detained by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly gang-raping one Favour…

Obasanjo’s son in stable condition

Lt. Col Adeboye Obasanjo, son of former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo is recuperating at the Federal Medical Centre in Yola,…

Jonathan knows more about Boko Haram than he’s saying – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed that President Goodluck Jonathan knows more about Islamist sect Boko Haram than he…

Adamawa bye-election will hold – Security Committee

The Adamawa Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) said on Tuesday that the Oct. 11 governorship by-election in the…

Supporters’ turnout en masse at Alao-Akala’s rally

A political pressure group, Team Akala, said on Tueasday that the large turnout at the gubernatorial rally of former governor,…

Cultist attack community head as residents flee

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta All hell let loose over the weekend when suspected cult boys numbering about ten stormed the house of…

Lagos 2015: Doherty to join race

Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni Following months of consultations and underground campaigns, former acting national vice chairman (south west) of Peoples Democratic Party…