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Benue ranks 9th in HIV/AIDS prevalence – Ortom

Mrs Eunice Ortom, wife of Benue State Governor, on Sunday, said that the state was now ranked ninth in the…

Health Ministry: Buhari appointed competent professionals – CMA

The Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA) has applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing competent professionals as ministers to oversee the affairs…

Buhari’s meeting with INEC, Police not to rig elections – Presidency

The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police was geared towards…

MTN asks Nigeria to spread payment of N1trn fine

South Africa’s mobile phone giant MTN has asked Nigeria for a plan to allow it to spread the payment of…

CHAN 2016 : Nigeria to play Tunisia, Guinea, Niger in Group C

Nigeria’s Super Eagles (Team B) have been grouped alongside Tunisia, Niger and Guinea in next year’s Orange African Nations Championship…

AfDB Top Job: You are a liar, Sanusi tells Diezani

Funsho Arogundade The former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN governor and Emir of Kano, Mohammed Lamido Sanusi has said the…

Nigeria must pay attention to non-oil sector, says Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday urged the country to pay more attention to the non-oil sectors of…

Siasia, U-23 escape plane crash in Ghana

Nigerian U-23 team and the coaches including Samson Siasia escaped death in Ghana on Sunday morning when their plane developed…

Fayose vows to go ahead with LG polls

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Sunday vowed that no circumstances would make him shift grounds on his plans…

RRS arrests three suspected traffic robbers

Kazeem Ugbodaga The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos Police Command, in the wee hours of…

Winners emerge in Alake Of Egbaland squash competition

Winners have emerged at the maiden edition of the Alake of Egbaland National Junior Under 15 and 18 Open Squash…

Two attackers killed in Paris were Frenchmen

Two assailants who died in the Paris attacks were Frenchmen who had lived in Brussels, Belgian prosecutors said Sunday. The…

The foreigners killed in Paris attacks

Paris (AFP) – Several foreigners have been identified as victims of Friday’s deadly terrorist attacks in Paris, which left at…

NASS to make public 2016 budget breakdown – Saraki

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Sunday said the National Assembly would make public the details of…

Edo Police boss calls for ‘carrot approach’ in tackling cultism

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Commissioner of Police, Chris Ezike, has said that using the carrot approach in the fight against…

Clinton urges war on Islamic State, not Muslims

White House hopeful Hillary Clinton called for global unity to crush the Islamic State group, as the carnage in Paris…

Nigeria inflation down 0.1%, first time since Nov 14

Nigeria’s consumer inflation was 9.3 per cent year on year in October compared with 9.4 per cent in September, data…

Give Mimiko N7bn loan at your own risk, Boroffice tells Zenith Bank

The senator representing Ondo North, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice has warned Zenith Bank PLC against granting approval to the N7billion loan…

Indecent dressing triggers violence against women – Obasa

Eromosele Ebhomele Speaker Mudashiru Obasa of the Lagos State House of Assembly has warned women on the dangers they face…

Buhari’s Treasury Single Account is a fraud, says Fayose

Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state on Sunday declared he was not attending the meeting called by the…

Yar’Adua Foundation, EU to premiere movie on Nigeria

*Documentary to raise awareness about the impact of Climate Change in Nigeria Yar’Adua Foundation, in partnership with the European Union,…

Aregbesola bags Outstanding Leadership Award

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has bagged the Outstanding Leadership Award presented to him by PANAFEST.

Imo monarch wants better management of derivation fund

Eze Abdulfatai Emetuma, the traditional ruler of Umuofor, Oguta Local Government Area, Imo, has called for a proper management of…

Niger opposition figure arrested after returning from exile

Niger opposition leader Hama Amadou was arrested when he flew in to the capital on Saturday as security forces blocked…
Okupe

2015 Election: Jonathan should have sacked partisan Jega – Okupe

By Seun Bisuga Doyin Okupe, a former spokesperson to Goodluck Jonathan, a former Nigerian president has outlined the errors his…

Anambra: N75bn legacy tears Obiano, Obi apart

How much money did Anambra former governor Peter Obi leave in the treasury for his successor, Willie Obiano in March…
Former Edo State, Governor Lucky Igbinedion

Oshiomhole is biggest thief in Benin, says Lucky Igbinedion

A former Governor of Edo State, Mr Lucky Igbinedion said Governor Adams Oshiomhole lives in a glasshouse, accusing him of…

Nigerian raids Indian’s bank account

The Times of India has reported how a Nigerian fraudster duped a Hyderabad city based techie to the tune of…
Ejike Mbaka not with DSS

Pro-Biafra protests are evil, says Father Mbaka

A Catholic Priest in Enugu, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka has condemned the recent agitation and protests for Biafra nation describing…

Military better off under democratic rule, says COAS

General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, says military is far better off under democratic dispensation than under the military…