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Fire Guts Former Police Headquarters

Paul Iyoghojie Fire broke out Friday morning in one of the offices on the last floor of the old Police…

Prices Of Foodstuff Rise In Markets

Some traders at the Abakpa Main Market, Abakaliki, have decried the high cost of foodstuff in the market, saying it…

APC commends security operatives, media, others for successful convention

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday commended the security agencies, the media, party supporters and Lagos residents for their…
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Yuletide: Lagos Traders Lament Poor Sales

Traders at eight major markets in Lagos complained over poor sales, barely 14 days to Christmas festivities, a survey by…

Jega Identifies Threats To 2015 General Elections

Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has identified insecurity and inadequate funding as the challenges facing the…

MPPP picks Santuraki as presidential candidate

Mega Progressive People’s Party (MPPP), on Friday, picked Alhaji Hamisu Santuraki as its presidential candidate for the 2015 election. Santuraki,…

Lagos Opens Sex Offenders Register In Schools

The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Olagunjoye, said that the state government had given an executive order for…

Only PDP can solve Nasarawa security challenges, says BOT secretary

Senator Walid Jibril, Secretary, PDP Board of Trustees, said on Friday that the party had the ingredient to tackle the…

32 dead, 47 injured in Jos twin blast, says NEMA

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday morning, confirmed 32 persons dead and 47 others injured in Jos suicide…

Boko Haram behind Jos bombings, says Plateau govt

A double bomb attack that killed 31 people in a crowded market in the central Nigerian city of Jos was…

Carniriv 2014: Rivers set to thrill the world, says Sam Dede

All is now set for the 2014 edition of Carniriv: The Port Harcourt carnival, annual flagship tourism and cultural export…

Buhari serves Jonathan quit notice, says Rivers APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The emergence of Major General Muhammadu Buhari as the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress…

Priests celibacy reason for child abuse

The Catholic Church in Australia on Friday said that obligatory celibacy may have contributed to priests abusing children, and recommended…

I will govern Nigeria in line with Constitution, says Buhari

Major General Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the February 14, 2015 presidential election, on Thursday…

In Pictures: Buhari ready for 2015 Challenge

Photos By Idowu Ogunleye

Animals Go To Heaven, says Pope Francis

Pope Francis declared recently in his regular weekly address at St. Peter’s Square that animals go to heaven. He made…

Kenya, Nigeria to partner on security to end insurgency

The Kenyan Government said on Thursday in Abuja it was working closely with Nigeria to tackle the security challenges currently…

Korean Air CEO apologises for daughter’s ‘foolish act’

Korean Air CEO Cho Yang-Ho publicly apologised Friday after his daughter triggered public anger and ridicule by kicking the head…

Woman arraigned for stealing clothes at BRT bus stop

For allegedly stealing a bag of clothes at a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) terminus, a 44-year-old woman, Bolanle Awosika, on…

Last known Ebola patient in Mali cured

The last patient to be treated for Ebola in Mali has made a full recovery, a senior health ministry official…

Police defuse bomb at Kano market

The Kano State Police Command on Thursday said it had diffused “a high-calibre bomb” discovered at the Dawanau International Grains…

Join Me To Bring Change To Nigeria – Buhari

Jamiu Yisa General Mohammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate has called on Nigerians to support him in bringing…

Edo Accident Claims 11 Lives

Jethro Ibileke/Benin No fewer than 11 persons, including a 10 females and one male, were killed in a multiple automobile…

Sony says sorry to Obama, amid leaked emails storm

Beleaguered studio Sony Pictures apologized Thursday for racially insensitive remarks about President Barack Obama in company emails, the latest in…

Murder: DPP calls for thorough investigation against APC chieftain

Akin Kuponiyi The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution, (DPP), has tasked the Nigerian Police Force to conduct further investigation…

Dakuku congratulates Buhari, calls for massive support for APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Rivers state has congratulated Major…

31 dead in double bombing in Jos

At least 31 people were killed in a double bombing in the Nigerian city of Jos on Thursday, while a…

Oshiomhole congratulates Buhari, hails Atiku, others

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo state governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has congratulated Major General Muhammadu Buhari, following his emergence as the Presidential…

13 year old female suicide bomber arrested in Kano

Nigerian police arrested a 13-year-old girl wearing an explosives-packed vest in the northern city of Kano hours after an attack…

2015 Election: Its Jonathan vs Buhari….Who Will You Vote For?

President Goodluck Jonathan was anointed the presidential candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party at its two-day National Convention held…