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Senator defends Jonathan rejection of constitution amendment

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Sen. Ita Enang, has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s refusal to assent to…

Orekoya Kids: Fleeing Nanny Arrested

Cyriacus Izuekwe with agency report The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Kayode Aderanti, has said the police have arrested Mary Akinloye,…

NGO empowers 154 commercial sex workers in Gombe

The Civil Society for HIV/Aids in Nigeria, an NGO, has expressed its resolve to empower 154 commercial sex workers in…

Indian village gets ‘world’s cheapest bottled water’

Charity workers have teamed with an impoverished village in eastern India to develop what they say is the world’s cheapest…

Somali Shebab university massacre gunmen were Kenyans

All four gunmen from Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked Shebab who carried out the Kenyan university massacre earlier this month were Kenyans…

Kano, Sokoto, others conduct mass weddings for 3,000

More than 3, 000 couples were married off in various mass weddings held in four states of the North West…
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Jonathan directs MDAs to submit hand over notes April 20

President Goodluck Jonathan has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to submit their handing over notes by April 20.…

Rivers Election Tribunal relocates to Abuja for security reasons

The Rivers Election Petition Tribunal has relocated to Abuja for security reasons. This was contained in a statement made available…
2023 election: I have a lot of fears, says Atahiru Jega

INEC fixes April 25 for re-run election in Imo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has fixed April 25 for re-run of the 2015 Governorship and some constituencies in…

Man Kills, Buries Daughter’s Lover

The River Basin Authority at the Mile 8 area of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, has been thrown into…

S.African police vow to halt spread of xenophobic attacks

South African police on Thursday vowed to quell a wave of anti-immigrant violence after attacks spread to Johannesburg overnight and…

Parties, observers, disagree over Rivers governorship elections

Representatives of some political parties in Rivers and observer groups on Wednesday, expressed different views on the outcome of the…

Gombe elections was free, fair – International Observers

Population and Environmental Monitoring (International Observers) has described the conduct of the 2015 general elections in Gombe State as free,…

Grief, anger as S. Korea marks ferry disaster anniversary

Grief, anger and political tension coloured the first anniversary of South Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster on Thursday, as weeping relatives…

Muslim-majority Indonesia cracks down on alcohol sales

Indonesia on Thursday introduced a ban on small retailers selling most alcoholic drinks, the latest move to curb drinking in…

New York protesters demand $15 minimum wage

Thousands of demonstrators, including many fast-food workers, protested in New York on Wednesday demanding a minimum wage of $15 an…

Borno has suffered years of marginalisation – Ndume

Re-elected senator Mohammad Ndume, (APC-Borno South), has appealed to the All Progressives Congress to zone the Senate Presidency to Borno,…

Emir of Kano demands good governance from elected leaders

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II , on Wednesday called on elected leaders to have fear of God…

APC plans to destabilise us, says PDP

The Peoples Democratic (PDP), on Wednesday in Abuja alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was trying to destabilise it…

S.Africa ruling party condemns xenophobic violence

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party on Wednesday condemned a wave of attacks against immigrant shopkeepers that has left…

Taraba Rerun: Atiku demands removal of implicated INEC, security officials

Former Vice President of Nigeria and APC Chieftain, Atiku Abubakar says INEC and security officials implicated in the conduct of…

I didn’t snub Custom, NSCDC boss – Buhari

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed as fictional and uncharitable report by an online medium that had…

Oyo royal fathers congratulate Ajimobi on re-election

Prominent traditional rulers from Oyo, Ibarapa, Ogbomoso and Oke Ogun areas of the state joined the list of visitors to…

Ajimobi vows to deal with Ladoja if he misbehaves

Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state has warned that his administration would not tolerate any form of violence…

Emulate Jonathan, congratulate Wike, PDP tells APC

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers on Wednesday urged All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to congratulate Chief…

Nigerians yet to understand a legislator’s job – Lawmaker

Eromosele Ebhomele A member of the Lagos State House of Assemblyn Olumuyiwa Jimoh, on Wednesday lamented that many Nigerians still…

Buhari will restore Nigeria’s lost glory – Akeredolu

Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), a leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, said President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, would help to…

Nigerians are truly good people – Indonesian ambassador

The Indonesia ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Harry Purwanto said on Wednesday that Nigerians were among the best people in the…

Enugu Assembly orders arrest of accountant-general

The Enugu State House of Assembly has directed the Commissioner of Police in the state to arrest the Accountant-General, Mr…
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May 29 Presidential handover will be smooth – Committee

The Presidential Transition Committee says it will ensure smooth transition of power between President-elect Muhammadu Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan…