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Don Jazzy, Olamide apologize for The Headies fiasco

Don Jazzy and Olamide have agreed to sheath their swords and apologize to the organizers of The Headies and to…

We are not concessioning our Model schools, says Amosun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has cleared the air on the rumour that he has concluded plans…

Cop, youth, robber killed in gun battle

The Police in Bayelsa say a policeman attached to the state Command died of gunshot wounds following a gun duel…

Police nab suspected pipeline vandal with 13,800 litres of diesel

The Nigeria Police on Sunday arrested a suspected pipeline vandal and seized a petrol tanker conveying 13,800 litres of diesel…

APC clears Zamfara LG Council polls

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the Chairmanship positions in Saturday’s local council election in the state. The…

Aisha Buhari charges children to study hard

The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Sunday in Abuja called on children to study hard to improve…

Bayelsa boat mishap kills one

A boat mishap on Sunday claimed the life of a 27-year-old man in Yenagoa, NAN reports. The man died after…

Don’t flirt with politicians, Governor Okowa charges pastors

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has challenged ordained Ministers of God to resist the temptation of…

Buhari’s social intervention package, not one-off scheme – Laolu Akande

The social welfare intervention programme of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, for which N500 billion has been allocated in the 2016…

Economic doom prediction will not stop Lagos from booming – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode says economic doom prediction for 2016 will not stop the state’s economy from…

Police raid suspected robbers, cultists

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Scores of suspected robbers and cultists were arrested in various black spots across Ogun State on New Year’s…
Delhi Police

Create rape crisis centres, female lawyers tell FG

Some female lawyers in Abuja have advised the Federal Government to create rape crisis centres, counselling service and other victims…

Wike to swear in Justice Okocha as Rivers CJ

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike will on Monday, 4 January, 2016 swear in Honourable Justice Daisy…

Sign nominal roll or forfeit salary, LASU warns staff

lasu The Lagos State University (LASU) has directed its staff to resume the signing of nominal roll before the fifth…

Man, 21, jailed for having sex with a donkey

Gideon Swartzentruber, a 21-year-old Wisconsin farm worker has been jailed for having sex with a female donkey while his ‘privates…

NDLEA Seme Command to intensify war against drug traffickers

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA Seme Command has vowed to intensify its war against drug traffickers who use…
Buhari

You must find Chibok girls, Bakare tells Buhari

The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has told President Muhammadu Buhari to order security agencies…

Remove immunity clause from constitution, says Labaran Maku

Former Information Minister Labaran Maku on Sunday called for the removal of immunity clause for elected executive officers from the…
Hunters

We want to fight Boko Haram in Sambisa – Borno Hunters

Hunters in Borno on Sunday called on the military to allow them to join in the war against insurgents in…

Oshiomhole not backing Dangote Man, says Idahosa

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ Against the backdrop of rumours that governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state has given his support to…

Jail Controller says Zakzaky not in Kaduna prison, lists Shi’ite members in custody

The Controller of the Kaduna Prisons, Abubakar Argungu, on January 2 denied that ​the ​leader of the Nigerian Islamic Movement,…

Gov. Yari, national assembly members shun LG election

Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara did not participate in the local government election conducted in the 14 Local Government Areas…

Tai Solarin’s New Year Message: ‘May Your Road Be Rough’

By Tai Solarin, January 1, 1964 I am not cursing you; I am wishing you what I wish myself every…

Anglican church could split permanently over gay decision

Church leaders from Africa and Asia are threatening to walk out of a crucial meeting chaired by the Archbishop of…

Abuja residents throng parks to celebrate New Year

Abuja residents on Saturday gave thanks to God for His grace and protection and for allowing them to witness the…

Election: Gusau residents decry low turn out of voters

Residents of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara, have decried low turnout of voters during the conduct of the local…

Ghanaians, Togolese, Senegalese, others evacuated from Nigeria

More than 750 foreigners from eight west African countries, stranded in the southeastern Nigerian port of Calabar since Christmas after…

We are repositioning Akwa Ibom for greatness – Gov. Emmanuel

My administration is re-positioning Akwa Ibom to achieve sustainable development through industrialisation, Governor Udom Emmanuel, has said. Emmanuel made the…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Borno govt proffers way to stop Boko Haram attack

Borno State Government plans to construct trenches around vulnerable villages in the state to wade-off attacks by insurgents. Governor Kashim…