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Police confirm four dead as gunmen attack Zamfara village

The police in Zamfara have confirmed the death of four persons following attack by gunmen on Tangaran village in Anka…

PDP holds national convention March 19, 2016

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has approved March 19, 2016 for the party`s national…

Appeal Court reserves judgment in Rivers guber poll

The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Thursday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers challenging…
Medics successfully transplants a pig liver into a human in a world first. The patient, a 71-year-old man, lived for almost half a year after.

Cancer expert seeks oil block allocation for cancer management

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN To tackle the menace of cancer disease in the country, an expert in Radiotherapy and Oncology, Prof. Aderemi…

Oshiomhole to Okonjo-Iweala: I await your lawyer’s letter

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State and former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr.…

Monarchs seek judicious use of Ambode’s N4.7b equipment to police

Kazeem Ugbodaga Traditional rulers in Lagos, western Nigeria, have called on the police to judiciously utilize the N4.7 billion security…

$2b arms deal: CACOL demands heavy punishment for culprits

Eromosele Ebhomele The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has asked that there should be no sacred cows in the pursuit…

Osinbajo’s wife sets agenda for women at Oyo summit

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Dolapo Osinbajo, has urged Nigerian women to be proud of themselves because…

Nwobodo sues Buhari over ministers dichotomy

A human rights and public interest litigation lawyer, John Nwobodo has sued President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of…

Supreme Court convicts Oscar Pistorius of murder

Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder after a South African appeals court overturned an earlier manslaughter…

Police unveil Korede Bello as Youth Ambassador

The Nigeria Police on Wednesday unveiled a Nigerian musician, Korede Bello as the Police Youth Ambassador. Unveiling the youth ambassador…

Estate Manager converts dead man’s N33.7m, properties

Paul Iyoghojie A trustee to the estate of the late Mr. Abiodun Toma Ikomi, Adebayo Shogeyinbo has been arraigned before…

Bayelsa Polls: PDP urges members to be fearless

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday in Abuja called on its members in Bayelsa to remain vigilant, focused and…

Jega, Oloyede, others for 10th Wole Soyinka Awards

Attahiru Jega, erstwhile Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Professor of Political Science, who played an outstanding…

8 civilians, 2 police officers killed in Biafra protest

Ten people including two police officers died in the latest protests Wednesday over renewed demands for a Biafran state to…

MTN CEO, Corporate Affairs manager in Nigeria resign

MTN Group South Africa has announced the resignation of MTN CEO in Nigeria, Michael Ikpoki and that of head of…
MTN ‘Extremely Sorry’ Over Network Outage

Nigeria slashes MTN fine to $3.4 billion

Nigerian telecoms authorities have reduced by a more than third a $5.2 billion fine imposed on South African mobile phone…

Fuel scarcity will end soon, says Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the approval of N522 billion by the National Assembly for…

Why Oshiomhole is trying to implicate me – Okonjo-Iweala

Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has revealed why Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo is trying to implicate her…

Man dies aboard Arik Air flight in Nigeria

A 57-year-old man, Albert Nnadi, was on Wednesday confirmed dead on board an Arik Air flight from Owerri to Lagos.…

Okonjo-Iweala tells Buhari to call ‘reckless’ Oshiomhole to order

…says she has absolutely nothing to do with $2.1bn arms deal Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has requested…

$2.2b Arms Probe: DSS transfers Dasuki to EFCC

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday moved ex-National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki who is under probe for…

Okowa asssures of tight but realistic 2016 Budget

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has disclosed to the people of the state that 2016 budget…

Lagos reads riot act to fireworks users

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has warned dealers and end users of fireworks to be careful…

South Africa: Buhari, Xi Jinping to discuss railway, power projects

President Muhammadu Buhari will be in South Africa , Thursday to participate in the Forum on China/Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) taking…

Obasa calls for religious tolerance at Hijrah

Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker Mudashiru Obasa of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday appealed for religious tolerance in the…

Gulak/Gajigana Attacks: Buratai warns troops against re-occurrence

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai has expressed dissatisfaction over recent successful attacks by members of…

We’ll continue to pay N18k minimum wage — Gov Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has declared that the state government will not be a…

Police shoots man dead for resisting arrest

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A young man in his late 30s, Saheed Bamiro, was Wednesday morning shot dead by a policeman, simply…

Lion on the loose in Jos

A lion has escaped from the Jos Wild Life Park, in the central Nigerian state of Plateau. According to Mr…