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Whitney Houston’s only child Bobbi Kristina dies at 22

Los Angeles (AFP) – Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of pop legend Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, has…

Lagos police arrest passenger smoking on board

The Lagos Airport Police Command has arrested a Nigerian passenger, Lawal Oluwabusola, for smoking cigarette in an Arik Air flight…
Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

News Analysis: Time to smash Tompolo and gang

Bayo Onanuga The oil bandit who calls himself Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, should by now have realized that the game…

Unpaid Salaries: Oyo workers to receive arrears

Waheed Olojede, Chairman, Oyo state Chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said that workers in the state would start collecting…

APC groups disagree on House of Reps leadership

Groups within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives on Sunday disagreed on caucus elections of Principal…

Buhari orders investigation into Jos gas explosion

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja directed a thorough investigation into the chlorine gas explosion in Jos, Plateau. In…

Aregbesola promises to develop aircraft maintenance airport

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has said that the proposed airport at Ido-Osun in Egbedore Local Government Area of the…

PDP Rep calls on Buhari to intervene in NASS crisis

Rep. Solomon Maren, (PDP Plateau), on Sunday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the crisis in the National…

Police says 15 killed, 47 injured in Yobe suicide attack

Fifteen people were killed and 47 others injured in a suicide bomb attack on a crowded market in Damaturu on…

Two-year old baby dies in fire in Bayelsa

A two-year-old baby girl died in a fire outbreak which rendered many people homeless on Sunday in a suburb area…
John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja cautions politicians against any attempt to rig 2023 general elections.

Our stand against homosexuality is irrevocable, says Onaiyekan

Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, on Sunday said that the position of the Church in Nigeria…

We’ll protect Nigerians in South Africa, says Nigeria Union

The President of the Nigeria Union in South Africa, Mr Ikechukwu Anyene, says the body is determined to protect the…

At least 15 dead after Damaturu market blast

DAMATURU, (Reuters) – A blast set off by a female suicide bomber tore through a crowded market in the northeastern…

Obasanjo’s Prediction: By 2025, Africa will use common currency called Afri

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian president has predicted that by the year 2025, the whole of Africa will use a…

Lack of English, Maths teachers worries principal

Mr Maiko Emmanuel, the Principal of Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri in Kebbi, has expressed concern over the dearth of English…

My mother objected my enlisting in the police force , says Arase

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase, on Saturday went down memory lane and recalled that his…

3 Lagos policemen assault 8-month pregnant woman, cause her to lose baby

Three policemen who assaulted an eight-month pregnant woman in Lagos are currently undergoing orderly room trial, the Lagos State Police…

Igbos the sleeping political giants, says Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has labelled the Southeasterners in Nigeria as the “sleeping political giants” of the country,…

The phones no longer ring By Reuben Abati

As spokesman to President Goodluck Jonathan, my phones rang endlessly and became more than personal navigators within the social space.…

War No More: APC House of Reps legislators end their crisis

The disagreement in the House of Representatives over sharing of position of principal officers, has been resolved, Rep. Pally Iriase…
Toyin Saraki

Toyin’s Invitation By EFCC: Another Trouble For Saraki

Eromosele Ebhomele It is not yet two months after Dr. Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kwara State, North-central Nigeria emerged…

Major explosion rocks Maroua in Cameroon, kills 19

YAOUNDE, (Reuters) At least 19 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the northern Cameroonian town of Maroua on…

Roadblocks not panacea to crime control – Arase

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Ehigiator Arase, on Saturday said that setting up of road blocks on highways…

Buhari will split NNPC into two, says Adesina

ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari plans to split the state oil company into two entities, his spokesman, Femi…

Security: Osinbajo commends role of traditional rulers

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday commended the role of traditional rulers in ensuring development, peace and security…

Sultan to Nigerians: Don’t allow disgruntled politicians use you to breach peace

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has urged Nigerians not to allow some disgruntled politicians to instigate them to…

Nigeria to play Djibouti or Swaziland in 2018 World Cup qualifiers

Nigeria will play Djibouti or Swaziland in a two-leg knockout tie in the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign following the…

Obama calls for equal rights for gays in Africa

Nairobi (AFP) – United States President Barack Obama on Saturday called for gay rights in Africa, comparing homophobia to racial…

No Nigerian child will be infected with polio again, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari declared Saturday in Abuja that his administration will do all within its powers to ensure that no…

…Africa’s economy will progress while Europe, China, North America stagnate…, says Obasanjo

Thirty-five years in the life of any human institution should not normally be considered too distant to predict its course…