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Saraki in the dock, pleads not guilty to charges against him

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has been docked at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in a box labelled “Accused Box”. The…

HID Awolowo: Lagos Assembly sends delegation to Ikenne

The Lagos State House of Assembly will be sending a delegation of lawmakers on a condolence visit to Ikenne, the…

Code of Conduct Tribunal bars live coverage of Saraki’s trial

Code of Conduct Tribunal has barred Television Continental (TVC) and Channels Television from airing live coverage of the trial of…

Saraki pleads not guilty to 13-count charge at Code of Conduct Tribunal

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki has pleaded not guilty to all the 13-count charge bordering on false…

Ben Carson under attack as Clinton, Trump react to “Can a Muslim be US president?”

Washington (AFP) – The question has suddenly emerged as a test of US White House hopefuls: can a Muslim be…

Burkina Faso army enters capital as coup leaders free president

Ouagadougou (AFP) – Burkina Faso army troops have entered the capital Ouagadougou without resistance and begun negotiating the surrender of…

UPDATE: Suicide attacks in Borno kill 81

Fresh reports have now indicated that a total of 81 people were killed in Borno State on Sunday, 54 in…

Ministerial List: Fayemi, Soludo storm Aso Rock

Speculations on President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nominees began afresh Monday as the month end deadline nears and with sightings of…

Army promotes 5,000 soldiers fighting Boko Haram

The Nigeria Army has approved the promotion of 5,000 soldiers fighting insurgents in the North-East and others involved in other…

APC Bayelsa Primary: Sylva, Alaibe, 17 others to know fate today

Former Bayelsa governor, Timipre Sylva, former Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Timi Alaibe will contest on Tuesday…

Amnesty: Nigeria, Netherlands to partner on Niger Delta

John Groffen, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands to Nigeria, said on Monday that the embassy would collaborate with…

Multiple explosion kills 54 in Borno – Police

The Police Command in Borno State on Monday confirmed the killing of at least 54 persons in the Sunday night…

Lagos gridlock will ease in 48 hours

The National President of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners, Mr Remi Ogungbemi, on Monday assured that the gridlock in…

Angola joins global chemical weapons body

Reuters – Angola will join the chemical weapons non-proliferation body in The Hague, leaving only four countries that have not…

Ki-moon, Ambode lament high rate of terrorism, conflicts

Kazeem Ugbodaga As Lagos joined the global community to mark this year’s International Day of Peace, the United Nations Secretary…

Buratai optimistic Chibok girls will return

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Monday rekindled the hope of Nigerians on the rescue of…

NAFDAC issues alert on Nestle maggi noodles

Eromosele Ebhomele Lovers of noodles in Nigeria must be careful of the distribution and sales of a particular brand of…

I’ll be at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday – Saraki

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal tomorrow Tuesday 22nd of September…

Court refuses to stop Saraki’s arrest

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has rejected the prayers by Senator Bukola Saraki to stop…

Buhari to host Special ECOWAS summit on political crisis in Burkina Faso

President Muhammadu Buhari will host an Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads…

Police nab 3 pickpockets as they share loot

The Police in Lagos have arrested three suspected pickpockets at a spot where they were trying to share their loot.…

We are not behind DSS’ search of Akwa Ibom Govt. House – APC

The APC on Monday continued to deny its alleged involvement in the Directorate of State Security (DSS) search of the…
Olu Falae kicks against zoning of Nigeria's presidency

Ex-presidential candidate, Olu Falae, kidnapped

Former Nigerian presidential candidate and ex-secretary to the Federal Government, Olu Falae, has been kidnapped. Falae whose birthday is today,…

List of Lagos commissioners released

Kazeem Ugbodaga, Eromosele Ebhomele The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. AkinwunmiAmbode, has appointed 23 commssioners and 13 special advisers in…

LP extols Fasehun, OPC founder, at 80

The Labour Party (LP) on Monday extolled the factional leader of the Odu’a Peoples’ Congress (OPC), Dr Fredrick Fasehun, as…
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Buhari commiserates with Itsekiris as mourning of Olu of Warri begins

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has extended heartfelt commiserations to the Itsekiri people of Delta State on the passage of…

NANS protest paralyses activities at Osun secretariat

National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Osun Chapter, on Monday protested over the nine months old strike by their lecturers…

Over 4,700 migrants rescued off Libya coast

Over 4,700 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Libya as they tried to reach Europe, an Italian coast…

Produce Bukola Saraki by Tuesday, Code of Conduct Tribunal tells IG of Police

Chairman, Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to bring Senate President,…

Man remanded for allegedly touching woman’s private part

An Auchi Magistrates’ Court in Edo on Monday remanded 39-year-old Mustapha Mamud in prison for allegedly touching a woman’s private…