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Gov. Ambode proposes 5 years single tenure for LASU VC

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state has sent the Gov. Ambode proposes 5 years single tenure for LASU VC 2015…

Gov. Ajimobi orders closure of Agbeni Market for HID Awolowo’s burial

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has ordered the temporary closure of the Agbeni market as a mark of respect…

DPR seals 2 petrol stations selling above official pump price in Kwara

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Kwara Branch, on Saturday sealed two petrol stations in Offa Local Government Area of…

Police vow to arrest, prosecute street traders at Ngwa, Aba

The Police in Aba on Saturday warned people trading on the roads, around the Enyimba stadium and adjoining roads, to…

APC will deliver, Dogara reassures Nigerians

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has appealed to Nigerians to be more patient with the All Progressives…

Gov. Ayade inaugurates 2015 Calabar carnival

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Saturday inaugurated the 2015 dry run to signify the commencement of the 2015…

World Cup qualifier: Eagles begin training in Port Harcourt

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have begun training in earnest for the second leg second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup…

Army confirms arrest of another wanted Boko Haram suspect

The Nigerian Army on Saturday, confirmed the arrest of another suspected Boko Haram terrorist, whose picture was released alongside 99…

DHQ dismisses report of Boko Haram attack in South-West

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed reports that the Boko Haram sect was planning to attack some South-Western states of Nigeria.…

Ambode sends N25bn ETF bill, proposes 5-year term for LASU VC

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has sent the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund, ETF, Bill and the Lagos…
Medical staff attending to Ebola Virus victim

Guinea releases last 68 people from Ebola quarantine

The final 68 people who had been in contact with an Ebola patient were released from quarantine on Saturday, said…

Kogi: APC support groups call for violence-free election

The North-Central Zone Coalition of All Progressives Congress (APC), Support Groups on Saturday sued for a violence free conduct of…

300 hospitalized after Paris attacks, 80 in ‘critical’ condition

Some 300 people were hospitalized following the deadly attacks in Paris of whom 80 are in “critical” condition, the city’s…

Man, 28, defrauds AIG Manko in Lagos

By Cyriacus Izuekwe Swindling a police officer in the class of Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, Umar Manko might…

Help save Nigeria’s health sector, Saraki urges World Bank

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has called on the international financial institutions to intervene in saving the nation’s health sector so…

French policy responsible for Paris attacks, says Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Saturday that French policy had contributed to the “spread of terrorism” that culminated in attacks…

Paris attacks: Hollande blames Islamic State for ‘act of war’

The near-simultaneous attacks in Paris that killed nearly 130 people were an “act of war” organised by the Islamic State…

Taraba APC urges supporters to remain peaceful, shun violence

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba has called on its supporters to remain calm and be law-abiding in the…

Buhari condemns terrorist attack on Paris, stands by France

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the terrorist attack on Paris that killed over 220 people and injured many more. “President…

Obama Vows to ‘Completely Decapitate’ ISIS Operations

The United States has been successful in containing the momentum of ISIS, but more needs to be done to “completely…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Alison-Madueke’s ‘cancer’ picture draws sympathy

Eromosele Ebhomele A photograph confirming that Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke is indeed battling cancer is…
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Diezani Opens Up: I didn’t steal $20bn and my sister has no kid for Jonathan

In an interview with Dele Momodu, Nigeria’s former oil minister, Diezani Alison Madueke denied all the stories making rounds about…

Swaziland Tie: Eagles land in Port Harcourt, getting set for return leg

Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles have returned to the country after their match against Swaziland in the 2018 FIFA World…

UPDATE: 120 dead in Paris attacks, Hollande declares emergency

Gunmen and bombers attacked restaurants, a concert hall and a sports stadium at locations across Paris on Friday, killing at…

3 jailed for impersonating Plateau State Speaker, Gov’s wife

A Jos Magistrate’s Court on Friday sentenced three men to one month imprisonment each for impersonating and duping Speaker and…

WHO urges sustained measles vaccination

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for sustained measles vaccination as reports had shown that the number of measles-related…

Stade de France: Fear, panic as terror attack leave fans fearing the worst

France and Germany fans were allowed on to the Stade de France pitch to be evacuated after the full-time whistle…

Guinness shareholders decry fine on coy by NAFDAC

Some shareholders of Guinness Nigeria Plc have condemned the one billion naira fine imposed on the company by the National…

NEMA to receive 10,000 more Nigerians from CAR, Cameroon

The Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Muhammad Sani-Sidi on Friday in Yola, said it would evacuate 10,000…

Refugee situation on Lesbos has worsened–UN

The United Nations said on Friday that unabated influx of refugees onto Greek island of Lesbos had made the humanitarian…