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New Year: Enugu governor prays for peaceful election

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged Nigerians to pray for the peaceful conduct of the 2019 general elections.
Ondo Assembly Speaker Olamide Oladiji seeks probe, arrest of culprits behind attack on a vehicle of House member, Chris Ayebusiwa, in Akure,

Akeredolu presents N190bn 2019 Appropriation Bill to Ondo Assembly

Gov.Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Monday presented an Appropriation Bill of N190 billion for the 2019 fiscal year to…

Nigeria to expect 25,685 new babies on New Year day – UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday disclosed that an estimated 25,685 babies will be born in Nigeria on…

Tragedy as 3 youths drown in dam after Church Camp

Tragedy struck as three youths drowned while swimming in a dam after a church camp programmes.

Army: We didn’t close Maiduguri-Monguno Road

The Nigerian Army on Monday dismissed as ‘untrue’ social media reports indicating the closure of the Maiduguri-Monguno Road.

Saraki lied over N10m donation to victims of Offa robbery – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the claim by the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, that…

New Year: Adebule urges unity, tolerance among Lagosians

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule has called on Nigerians irrespective of their tribes or religions to embrace peace…

5 die, 9 critically injured in Enugu auto-crash – Police

The Police Command in Enugu state has confirmed that five persons were killed in an accident along Enugu-Abakaliki road on…
U.S. dollars

Dollar drifts in year-end trade as clouds gather

The dollar was broadly steady in thin year-end trading on Monday with the Australian dollar AUD=D3 leading gainers as tensions…
NIWA says it has sent an emergency rescue team to search for missing passengers of a merchant boat which capsized in Kogi on Friday.

Two drown as passenger boat capsises in Rivers

At least two persons have been confirmed dead as a passenger boat carrying 12 persons from Abonnema to Idama community…
Nigerian

Woman docked for allegedly stealing doctor’s phone

A 43-year-old woman, Yewande Okunoye, was on Monday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing…

Troops neutralise 3 female suicide bombers

Troops on Sunday neutralised three female suicide bombers, while on patrol around Kubtara village in Dikwa Local Government Area of…

Iraq to play a bigger role in Syria after U.S. withdrawal

The Iraq’s prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in…

2019: Onu drums up support Buhari, meets with APC leaders in the South-East

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the…
Homeless Lagosians

Inside Pathetic World of Homeless Lagosians

According to studies by health experts, more than 8 out of 10 people (85%) of homeless are prone to chronic…

Afghanistan presidential election to hold July 20

The Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) has set July 20 as a new date for the country’s fourth presidential elections,…

Shagari: True patriot, servant leader – Oshiomhole

Mr Adams Oshiomhole, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, has said that the late former President Shehu Shagari will…
Dalung: urges govt to stop spending on elite football

Dalung: Nigerians acquire social vices from foreign cultures

Mr Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youths and Sports Development, has said that most social vices in Nigeria were a fallout…
APC

Focus on developmental politics not brickbats, Oyo APC tells ADC, PDP, ZLP others

The Oyo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged the opposition parties in the state to focus…

Criminality is acquired, not inherited – Cleric

Rev. Fr. John Oni, Associate Priest, Saints Timothy and Titus Catholic Church, Isheri-Osun, Lagos, says criminality is not inherited but…

Wear black undies to conceal nudity — Top fashion designer

A Nigerian fashion designer, Jane Michael, on Sunday said black undies and clothes were wardrobe essentials because the colour conceals…

English Premier League searches for new CEO

Susanna Dinnage, who was due to take charge as new chief executive of the Premier League in England, has changed…

Group tasks Adamawa govt. on sports development

The Lamurde Youth Development Association in Adamawa has called on the state government to show greater commitment to youth sports…

NAF Alpha Jet neutralises several terrorists at hideout near Baga

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralised several Islamic State…

Roads maintenance a collective responsibility – Oyo govt.

The Oyo State Government on Sunday said the maintenance of roads across the state was a responsibility of all stakeholders…
ADC

Nasarawa ADC candidate donates cash, food items to patients

Alhaji Abdullahi Ubandoma, African Democratic Congress (ADC), candidate for the Obi/Lafia Federal Constituency seat, has donated cash and food items…

Money rituals: Oba of Benin cautions youths

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has warned Nigerian youths to shun money rituals.
Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna state: says no negotiation with bandits

El-Rufai to punish perpetrators of Kasuwar Magani crisis

Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai has vowed to punish the perpetrators of the recent crisis at Kasuwar Magani that led…

Presidential elections: Women group charges women, youths to vote wisely

Noble Women Movement for Buhari and Osinbajo, (NWM4BO), a Buhari/Osinbajo solidarity group, has urged women and youths to cast their…

NLC describes Shagari a patriot, nationalist

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described the late Ahaji Shehu Shagari as a patriot, nationalist, and President with respect…