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Hijab: Group cautions against religious crisis

The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWGN) has cautioned Nigerians against engaging in acts that can cause religious crisis…

Buhari to Northern leaders: Emulate Sardauna’s incorruptible virtues

Femi Adi/Kaduna President Muhammadu Buhari has asked leaders from the North and other parts of the country to emulate the…

Emir Sanusi warns against repeat of 1966 coup

Femi Adi/Kaduna Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II on Thursday said there could be a repeat of the 1966…

Controversies precede exit of Rivers CJ

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Barely two weeks after being sworn in as the substantive Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Daisy…

Lassa fever kills doctor in Rivers

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Panic gripped doctors, nurses, medical personnel and patients of the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, old GRA, Port…

Sultan slams Northern leaders hiding under Sardauna’s shadow

Femi Adi/Kaduna The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar on Thursday in Kaduna slammed northern leaders, saying they must stop…

Court orders arrest of Rep member

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin High Court, presided over by Justice Esther Ikponmwmen Thursday issued a bench warrant for the arrest…

‘Revenant’ gets 12 Oscar nominations…but only white actors again

The brutal frontier saga “The Revenant” leads the 88th annual Academy Awards with 12 nominations, while the acting categories were…

LG bosses laud Ambode over construction of 114 roads

The Conference of Executive Secretaries of Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State on Thursday…

Lassa fever: Rivers Govt. to fumigate densely populated settlements

Following reported cases of Lassa fever in some parts of the country, Rivers Government says it will soon fumigate densely…

Finally, Buhari meets parents of abducted Chibok girls

Six hundred (600) days after their children went missing, parents of over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted in Borno, northeast of…

Harry Porter actor, Alan Rickman dies aged 69

Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,…

PICTURES: Kachikwu, Tinubu at Gulf Intelligence UAE Energy Forum

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources has been representing the country at the Gulf Intelligence UAE Energy Forum of…

Extra-judicial killings: IGP orders psychological checks on cops carrying guns

In a show of concern for the recent extra-judicial killings by some policemen in some parts of the country, the…

Ex-employees’ case against Wave FM P/Harcourt for hearing 8 March

Five former employees of Radio Port Harcourt, now Wave FM, have appeared before the National Industrial Court sitting in Yenagoa,…

Police foil robbery attack, kill two in Ogoniland

The Rivers State Police Command has foiled an armed robbery attack at a petrol station along East-West road by Etohu…

No Lassa fever in Oyo State -Medical experts

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Medical experts in Oyo have joined their voices with the Oyo State Government to isolate the state from…

How FG, World Bank reduced road crashes – FRSC

Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), has attributed the reduction in Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) in 2015…
Governor Alex Otti explains how his administration has been able to cut down the cost of governance since assuming office in Abia State

Abia Guber: Why Appeal Court declared Alex Otti winner

There was jubilation in Abia State when the Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, on December 31, 2015, declared the…

YABATECH to establish radio station, mortgage bank

The management of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) said on Thursday that it would establish a radio station, a mortgage…
Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

Arrest Tompolo now, Federal judge orders

Akin Kuponiyi/Lagos Justice Ibrahim Buba of the federal high court today in Lagos ordered the immediate arrest of the leader…

Youth faces trial over threat to Professor’s life

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 63-year-old professor has invited the police to arrest a 26-year-old man he accused of threatening his life…

Parents of Chibok girls lead peaceful march to Aso Villa

Hundreds of parents of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls have embarked on a peaceful march through Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. There are high…

US Powerball update: 3 winners emerge for the $1.6b jackpot

Lottery officials in the United States said the record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot will be split between ticket holders in…

Liberia declared Ebola free for third time, WHO cautions on flare-ups

For the third time, the World Health Organisation has announced an end to the latest flare-up of the Ebola virus…

Metuh’s self appointed lawyer withdraws suit against EFCC

Henry Ojelu Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has withdrawn the enforcement of fundamental human rights suit he filed on behalf of incarcerated…
North Korea fires short-range missile, slams "hostile" U.S. policy

Our nuclear bomb could ‘wipe out’ US – North Korea

North Korea’s UN mission claimed Wednesday that its successful nuclear bomb test showed that it could now “wipe out” the…

Buhari appoints Bukar-Abba as FCC chairman

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Shettima Bukar-Abba as the Acting Executive Chairman of the Federal Character…

How Nestle, local farmers used Africans for child slave labour

A lawsuit filed against the world’s largest food maker, Nestle, has revealed how the company connived with local farmers to…