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Jolly Nyame’s trial stalled by witness absence

The trial of former governor of Taraba, Jolly Nyame, was stalled on Monday in an FCT High Court Gudu, due…

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Yoruba nation needs you now

By Adebayo Adeyinka My dear Asiwaju, I am compelled to write this open letter to you because of the state…

Naira falls in free float

The naira plunged against the US dollar on Monday after Nigeria’s government scrapped its fixed exchange rate and allowed market…

Strange disease kills 7 in central Tanzania

Ummy Mwalimu, Tanzania’s Minister of Health, on Monday in Dar es Salaam said that a strange disease in central Tanzania…

MTN appoints new group CEO after Nigerian dispute

South Africa-based Telecoms giant MTN on Monday named a new chief executive after resolving a dispute with Nigeria over a…

FRSC warns against driving without license

Mr Hyginus Omeje, Lagos Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says it is unlawful for fresh applicants for drivers’…

UCH trains 15 new graduate psychiatrists

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, said it had trained 15 additional doctors and nurses in Master programme in Child…

Miss Tourism Nigeria 2016 finalist, Maureen Onu is dead

20-year-old Maureen Onu, a finalist for this year’s Miss Tourism Nigeria event set to hold in July, has passed away…

Iceland deports Boko Haram victim from Nigeria

As the world marks World Refugee Day today, Al Jazeera has aired the pitiable story of a young Nigerian, Eze…

Buhari challenges State House reporter to a wrestling bout

To convince Nigerians that he’s fully recuperated and strong, President Muhammadu Buhari who arrived the country on Sunday after spending…

Ex-Ekiti lawmaker loses wife to cancer

Former Ekiti State lawmaker, Mr Ayodeji Odu has lost his wife, Mrs Bimbola Odu, to cancer. A statement on her…

Amosun seeks assembly’s approval for N14b loan

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has written to the House of Assembly seeking approval to access the…

Why we reduced MTN’s fine – Minister

Mr Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications has disclosed that the $5.2billion fine slammed on telecommunication giant, MTN, was reduced to…

Humanity, globalization start from Africa – Obasanjo

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Africa as the root of humanity and globalization, which were later exported…
12 people escape death on Ondo road

Oil tanker crushes 19 to death on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

No fewer than 19 persons lost their lives in an auto crash that occurred on Sunday along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.…

President Buhari returns to Abuja after a successful vacation in London

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a successful vacation in London. The presidential plane carrying the president landed…

Islamic movement alerts on plans to attack members

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has alerted Nigerians of plans by security agents to scuttle the marking of this…

SERAP condemns proposal for life pension, immunity for Saraki, Dogara

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has strongly condemned as “self-serving and despicable the demand by some senators on Saturday…
The 2015 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has said the victory of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded presidential election represents a promising moment in Nigeria's history.

NIMASA to automate payment process

In line with its restructuring programme, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to automate its payment…

Father’s Day: Obama yet to read letters from his father

Barack Obama with his father, Barack Obama Sr., in an undated family photo from the 1960s released by Mr. Obama’s…
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola , SAN (2nd right), Coordinating Director of Highways in the Ministry, Engr. Bala Dan Shehu (2nd left), Chief Engineers of Reynolds Construction Company Limited (RCC), Mr. Igor Zavodtchik (left) and Mr Nabeel Esawi (right) during the inspection of the construction work on Loko–Oweto Bridge over River Benue in Nasarawa/Benue States

Fashola promises to complete ongoing projects in 3 years

Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola says the Federal Government is committed to finishing all ongoing projects within…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

NSCDC discovers Boko Haram’s indoctrination book

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Borno on Sunday said it had discovered a “spiritual book“ suspected…

My victory, a collective one, says winner of APC primaries

Mr Godwin Obaseki, winner of Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries in Edo, said his victory was a collective…

Godwin Obaseki wins Edo APC governorship ticket

Godwin Obaseki has emerged the winner of the Edo state All Progressives Congress governorship primary election held at Samuel Ogbemudia…

Oshiomhole debunks rumour of aspirant buying permanent voter cards

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has debunked rumour of purchasing or cloning of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) by an aspirant…

Sex Scandal: Speaker Dogara speaks out

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged Nigerians to refrain from passing judgment on the three lawmakers accused…

Landslides bury 8 villagers in Tibet

Eight villagers were buried by landslides in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on Friday, local publicity department said Saturday night. Nine…

Pickpocket nabbed at Edo APC primary election

Jethro Ibileke/Benin An unidentified middle-aged man was arrested by security agents ‎at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, venue of the…

Pictures: Edo APC governorship primary in Benin

The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC on Saturday 18 June held its governorship primary in Benin.…

Edo APC Primary: Aspirants protest Oshiomhole’s ‎unrestricted movement

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Several governorship aspirants ‎of the All Progressives Congress (APC) participating in the ongoing governorship primary election have expressed…