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I prefer to die fighting corruption – EFCC Chairman

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has stated his unalloyed commitment to the…

Osinbajo commends Northeasterners for supporting IDPs

Nigerians in the North-East have been commended for their neighborliness and accommodating nature towards Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in their…

I couldn’t afford N50 to watch EPL matches – Iheanacho

Weekends in Nigeria often follow a pattern. Hundreds of men, women and children crowd around televisions desperately trying to catch…
Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

Court empowers EFCC to seize Tompolo’s houses, companies

Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos, today February 19, 2016 granted the request of the Economic and…

Lassa fever patient discharged from LUTH

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi – Araba, on Friday said that it had discharged a Lassa fever patient…

Lagos yet to ascertain disease that killed 20 children

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is yet to ascertain the disease which killed 20 children in Eti-Osa Local Government…

19 dead in twin suicide attack on Cameroon market

At least 19 people were killed in a double suicide bombing at a market in northeastern Cameroon on Friday, local…

Rule of law not basis for defence of corruption suspects – Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the present administration will continue to fight corruption within the…

Expelled female student sues university

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Port Harcourt High Court has adjourned till 21 March 21, 2016 to continue hearing on the…

Osun rejects doctors’ demand, says it’s impossible

The Government of Osun on Friday described the demand of the state striking doctors as impossible in the face of…

Man attacks rival with razor over lover

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged before Apapa Magistrates’ court for allegedly slashing his rival with…

PICTURES: Ajibade-Bakare unveils ‘The Sun Shall Soon Shine’

Photos By Efunla Ayodele The Sun Shall Soon Shine is the debut poetry collection of Adejoke Ajibade Bakare. It embodies…

Paul Orhii handover as NAFDAC DG

The immediate past Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC), has handed over the affairs of the…

Lagos begins construction of Abule-Egba flyover

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has begun the construction of the Abule-Egba flyover and has been engaging stakeholders to…

Governor Dickson’s wife not dead – Aide

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Seriake Dickson’s aide has dismissed rumours of the demise of Bayelsa governor’s wife, Dr Mrs Rachael…

Between Governor Wike and INEC by Francis Balogun

It will do our democratic experience a whole lot of good if concerted efforts are made not only to raise…

NSCDC arrests Man, 30, for defiling girl, 6, in Borno

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command, said on Friday that it had arrested a 30-year old…

Corruption is a sin against humanity, Buhari tells Catholic bishops

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that his administration would not tolerate any corrupt government. He said this while addressing…

Museveni in early lead in Uganda election – Electoral Commission

Uganda’s incumbent president Yoweri Museveni took an early lead in the country’s election, preliminary results from the Electoral Commission showed…
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UPDATE: Ghana auto crash leaves 71 dead

A bus hit a cargo truck north of Ghana’s second city Kumasi overnight, killing 71 people in the West African…

Nigerians go abroad to treat malaria – NMA chairman

Dr Suraj Ogunyemi, Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Osun, has flayed some Nigerians travelling abroad to treat malaria and…

Child thief dressed as woman arrested in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin‎ ‎ ‎ The police in Benin, Edo state, have arrested and detained a middle-aged man (names withheld), for…

Kidnappers free Rivers Commissioner’s mom

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Madam Patience Tam-George, the 85-year-old mother of Austin Tam-George, the Rivers State Commissioner of Information and Communication…

Wike to security agencies: Arrest Pro-Biafra protesters

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reiterated that his administration’s ban on public procession of any…

Only civil servants with confirmed BVN will receive salary – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt ke Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that only civil servants with proven Bank Verification…

Ogbemudia formally quits PDP, pledges lifetime support for Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Governor of the defunct Mid-West region and Bendel State (now Edo State), Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia, has formally…

Regenerating Edo State under Osaro Onaiwu

By Iyoha John Darlington Extensive research, analysis and an in-depth study of Greco-Roman history have shown that civilizations could die…

23 renounce cultism, 2 arrested in Edo

‎ Jethro Ibileke/Benin At least 23 members of various secret cult groups in Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo state,…

Suspected child thief dressed as woman arrested in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin‎ ‎ ‎ The police in Benin, Edo state, have arrested and detained a middle-aged man (names withheld), for…