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Itsekiri Advisory Council: Olu of Warri appoints Prof Sagay, others

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli I, today inaugurated the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on…

Gombe govt donates N60m to FUK

Gombe State Government has donated N60 million towards the maiden convocation of the Federal University, Kashere (FUK). Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo…

Buhari mourns Hajiya Fati Koko, who donated N1m to his campaign

President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the virtues of Hajiya Fati Koko, popularly called Maitalla Tara, who passed away at age…

Boko Haram kills 30 in two Borno village raids

At least 30 people have been killed in fresh Boko Haram raids on two villages in northeast Nigeria, vigilantes told…

Faborode: 12 VCs not sacked, tenure expires 15 February

Prof. Michael Faborode, the Secretary-General, Committee of Vice-Chancellors (CVC), says that the tenure of vice-chancellors of nine Federal Universities will…

CAN to Nigerians: Support Buhari’s anti-corruption war

Prof. Joseph Otubu, General Evangelist, Motailatu Church, Cherubim and Seraphim Worldwide, on Saturday urged Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

2 policemen, 2 bank officials killed in Osun bank robbery, says CP

Mr Kola Sodipo, the Commissioner of Police in Osun, on Saturday said that two policemen were killed during a bank…

NAF: We don’t know whereabouts of Chibok girls yet

Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Saturday that though it is working hard on it, it is yet to locate…

Car kills mechanic, throws him off Obalende Bridge

By Paul Iyoghojie Tragedy occurred on Obalende Bridge on Saturday at about 4 pm when a fast-moving Kia saloon car…

Buhari sacks Vice Chancellors appointed by Jonathan

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked vice-chancellors appointed by his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan for the Federal universities set up by the…

Buhari to give befitting golden prize to cleanest LG

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, said on Saturday that the cleanest Area Council in the territory would receive a…

How PDP settled Kogi Assembly leadership crisis – Osiyi

Godwin Osiyi, the erstwhile factional speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, has said that the leadership crisis in the House…

Honour Murtala Muhammed, don’t mourn him, Buhari tells Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday urged Nigerians to honour former Head of State, late Murtala Muhammed instead of mourning him,…

Experts lauds introduction of stun guns by I-G

Some security experts and lawyers in Lagos on Saturday commended the Nigeria Police for the proposed adoption of stun guns…

Lassa fever: annual recurrent budget of death for the poor – Don

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Professor of Microbiology, Dennis Agbonlahor, has described Nigeria’s negligence of the menace of Lassa fever as “annual…

NAPTIP appoints new commander for Benin zone

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A new Commander has been appointed for the Benin Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of…
Lassa Fever

Lassa fever: Delta State fumigates major markets

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt AS part of its proactive measures against the spread of Lassa fever in the state, the Delta…

Many young girls aged 10 to 15 are defiled on Valentine’s Day

Many young girls between the ages of 10 and 15 are defiled on Valentine’s Day, Mrs Felicia Bello, the Matron,…

Women purchase 85% of Valentine cards

Women purchase about 85 per cent of an estimated 1.2 billion valentine cards that are sold worldwide annually, Mrs Felicia…

Sokoto govt to enroll 1.2m pupils – Tambuwal

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says the state government plans to enroll no fewer than 1.2 million pupils in…

Stray dog bites anti-robbery policeman in Yola

A stray dog on Saturday in Yola, went berserk, biting a policeman on duty. The incident occurred at the popular…

Biafra has come to stay, says Nnamdi Kanu from jail

The head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group, Nnamdi Kanu has stated that “Biafra has come to stay”…

Budget Defence: House decries uncompleted projects

The House of Representatives Committee on the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has decried the high number of uncompleted projects in…

Gov. Ganduje signs Sports Commission Bill into law

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Friday signed the bill establishing the Kano State Sports Commission into law. The…

Bizman loses N5m tax to fraudster

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 54-year old man has been arrested and charged before a Magistrates’ court sitting in Ejigbo, Lagos State,…

Pastor, 50, rapes member, 18 in Port Harcourt

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The pastor of Agape Baptist Church, Pastor Oprite Amakiri, 50, has been arrested and detained at the…

11 FUNAAB students bag scholarships

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, the West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo), has awarded…

Mixed feelings as Nigerians react to Murtala Muhammed’s passing

On February 13 1976, Nigeria’s then head of state, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was assassinated as military ruler barely a…

Gov. Ayade shuts out Oyegun, APC bigwigs from Calabar stadium

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has shut out big wigs of the All Progressives Party from the the…

Ponytail gives female suicide bomber away

A would-be suicide bomber who refused to detonate her explosives in northeast Nigeria was identified as she tried to flee…