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June 12: “ Corrected Nigeria’s faulty democratic foundation’’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mrs Hafsat Abiola-Castelo, daughter of the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election in Nigeria, has commended the…

Ex-Bauchi Finance Commissioner, 3 Others Docked for N214. 7m Scam

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Thursday arraigned the quartet of Garba Dahiru, Halliru Abdullahi, Sale Hussaini Gamawa and…

Climate change: Ambode calls for collaboration

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday called for collaboration to reverse the negative effects of climate change to…

Training Fund spends N1.6bn on Students Experience Scheme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has spent N1.6 billion on Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) in the last two…

Human trafficker sentenced to 7 years imprisonment

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Benin High court in Edo State has sentenced a 47-year-old human trafficker, Richard Ehigie, to seven years imprisonment.

Oyo Speaker pledges to promote unity

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Olagunju Ojo, on Thursday reiterated his commitment to promoting peace…

June 12 Democracy Day not campaign strategy – APC UK

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) United Kingdom Chapter says declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day by President Muhammadu Buhari…

Gov. Al-Makura pardons 35 convicts

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov.Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has granted pardon to 35 convicts in the state and paid the fines imposed on…

Burundi’s president will not seek re-election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi will not seek re-election when his term ends in 2020, Radio France International reported on…

Man remanded for allegedly wooing married woman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Thursday ordered the remand of one Abubakar Mustapha for allegedly enticing…

Nigerian airlines record 8,825 delayed flights

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Domestic airlines operating in Nigeria recorded 8,825 cases of flight delay from January to March, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority…

June 12 declaration: Abiola children, Afenifere hail Buhari

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mrs Hafsat Abiola-Costello, daughter of the late MKO Abiola has hailed the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day by…

Kaduna: PDP wins rescheduled LG election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Philip Gwada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the rescheduled chairmanship election in Jaba Local Government Area.

How fake soldier was arrested

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A panel beater, Victor Nyaku, was on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for impersonation and assault.

MURIC commends Buhari over June 12 declaration

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Thursday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring June 12, as democracy day.

Man gets 3 life sentences for killing family

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A South African court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old man to three life sentences for murdering his parents, Martin and…

Monkey ‎pox: Plateau records 2 positive cases

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Plateau Government has confirmed that the state has recorded two positive cases of monkey pox in Shendam Local Government…

Naira weakens against dollar

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Naira on Wednesday fell by one point exchanging at N361.5 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos,…

Putin to governors: Don’t turn FIFA sites into markets

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Vladimir Putin told Russian governors during the annual “Direct Line” Q&A session on Thursday that the sports sites built…

Obaseki pledges to make Edo agricultural hub

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration will reposition the state as an agricultural hub of the nation that…

Supporters of Ex-Kaduna Governor throng prison, demand release

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Supporters of the former governor of Kaduna State,Ramalan Yero, on Wednesday thronged the Kaduna Prisons, demanding for his immediate release,…

Royal wedding song marked cultural shift – Gospel leader

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Karen Gibson, founder of the Kingdom Choir, says the gospel version of the song “Stand by Me,” an highlight of…

Kogi to inaugurate World class diagnostic centre

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Wednesday said the state’s World class Diagnostic Centre would soon be inaugurated to serve…

Trump grants Alice Johnson clemency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Trump reportedly granted clemency to Alice Johnson on Wednesday, days after Kim Kardashian West traveled to the White House…

Hafsat Abiola’s ‘thank-you’ poem for Buhari’s gesture

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Hafsat Abiola-Costello, daughter of MKO and Kudirat Abiola, went for poetry to celebrate the recognition of her father by President…

Kidnappers abduct INEC official, demand N10m ransom

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Mike Igini, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Akwa Ibom has confirmed the kidnap…

Police insist Saraki has questions to answer

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Police Force said it had not withdrawn its invitation to President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki to report…

IDPs Women: Senate investigates Amnesty Report

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Senate is investigating the report by Amnesty International on an alleged ill treatment of women in Internally Displaced Camps…

Wife accuses husband of “ lacing her with “magun’’ charm

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Rashidat Adesokan, a mother of six, on Wednesday asked a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 28- year-old…

Vice president attacks president, resigns

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Malawi’s Vice President, Saulos Chilima, publicly attacked the corruption of the president’s government and announced his resignation from the ruling…

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