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NLC warns on plans to privatise Nigeria’s refineries, media

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday called for the cancellation of the proposed idea to commercialise Federal Government-owned media…

Tributes pour in for late GOK Ajayi

Legal luminaries across Nigeria have begun to pay their last respect to Chief Godwin Olusegun Kolawole Ajayi, who died Sunday…

Nigeria, others lose $60bn to illicit financial flows – Mbeki

Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, said in Abuja that African countries lose between 50 billion dollars and 60 billion…

Ekiti PDP disowns Aluko, affirms Fayose’s candidacy

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti state said on Sunday that Mr Ayo Fayose remained the party’s candidate for…

Fashola: Choose leaders based on track records, not religion

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Saturday night advised Nigerians to choose leaders based on their track records rather…

United Kingdom Cautions Citizens In Abuja

The United Kingdom Foreign Office has advised British citizens in Abuja to maintain ‘heightened vigilance’ following the foiled jailbreak at…

21 dead in Nigeria’s jailbreak attempt

Nigeria’s secret police said on Sunday that 21 detainees died during an attempted escape from custody at its headquarters, with…

Egypt sets date for presidential poll

Egypt’s electoral commission said Sunday the presidential election will take place on May 26 and 27, 10 months after the…

Nigeria’s attempted jailbreak: DSS statement

Marilyn Ogar, spokesperson for the DSS issued a statement earlier today on the attempted jailbreak at the headquarters of the…

Abia government denies editor’s arrest

The Abia government, on Sunday, said it was not aware of the arrest of the Associate Editor of the Sun…

SSS foils jailbreak attempt by Boko Haram detainees

An attempt by detained members of Nigeria’s terrorist group, the Boko Haram was foiled today at the headquarters of Nigeria’s…

At Tinubu’s colloquium, Nigeria’s common men tell sad stories

An array of common men across Nigeria shocked an audience at a colloquium to mark the 62nd birthday of Asiwaju…

Senegal shuts land border with Ebola ravaged Guinea

Senegal closed its land border with Guinea on Saturday to try to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus, which…

Emeka Ojukwu, Alakija honoured by UNN

University of Nigeria Nsukka Saturday stirred emotions as large crowds of dancers converged on the Margaret Ekpo Convocation Grounds to…

NUJ, NGE demand release of detained The Sun editor

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Saturday called on the Nigeria Police to release the Associate Editor of the…

Wammako calls for prayers to expose sponsors of terror

Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State, northwest Nigeria, on Saturday called for prayers to expose the masterminds of insecurity and…

Klitschko quits Ukrainian race for chocolate baron

Boxer turned opposition leader Vitali Klitschko on Saturday dropped out of Ukraine’s snap presidential polls to help the candidacy of…

Femi Segun buried in Lagos

It was a solemn but emotion-laden funeral service for Femi Enitan Segun held on Friday at the Cathedral of the…

Police set to crack riddle of 2 lawyers death

How did two Nigerian lawyers die locked inside a vehicle? The police command in Delta state has commenced investigations to…

4 students die in ghastly road crash

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A tragic road accident involving a 15-seater bus conveying passengers to Warri has claimed the lives of four…

Ebola virus stirs panic in Conakry, Liberia

Guinea’s capital Conakry was on high alert on Friday after a deadly Ebola epidemic which has killed dozens in the…

Terrorism killing Kenya’s tourism industry, says Kenyatta

(Reuters) – Kenya’s vital tourism sector is “on its knees” after attacks by al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants carried out in…

Man keeps heroine in anus

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 34-year-old man who allegedly inserted two wraps of heroin into…

2 Britons, 10 Nigerians arrested for crude oil theft

Two Britons and 10 Nigerians have been arrested on charges of trying to bribe a military officer to facilitate oil…

Ex-governor Fayose appeals for second chance

Mr Ayo Fayose, candidate of PDP in the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti state, has appealed to members of…

Lagos motorists demand refund, apology from FRSC

Motorists in Lagos on Friday told the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to apologise and refund monies paid by motorists…

Zimbabwe urges boycott of EU Summit over First Lady travel ban

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will not attend a European Union-Africa summit next week if his wife is denied a visa…

JAMB to conduct UTME in seven other countries

Nigeria’s Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), said on Friday that the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) would also…

Abuja court dismisses APC lawmakers suit

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday struck out a suit filed by 79 lawmakers who defected from the…

Lagos DPP clears Pastor Fireman of murder

The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has absolved the founder of Perfect Christianity Mission, Pastor Sign Fireman, of…