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Oil Spillage: Shell to pay Bodo community £55m compensation

Six years after two oil spills destroyed thousands of livelihoods in the Bodo area, of Ogoniland in Nigeria’s Rivers State,…

ADC presidential candidate begins campaign, launches website

The Presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Mani Ahmad, has urged Nigerians to think about their situation and…

Somalia’s Shebab militants execute CIA, US informers

Somalia’s Shebab militants have executed four people accused of spying for the United States, Ethiopia and the country’s internationally-backed government,…

Nigerians paying N17 more for petrol

Nigerians are paying N17 extra on petrol per litre, with crude oil selling below $52 a barrel at the international…

Amosun appoints ex-PDP national auditor as campaign DG

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has appointed former National Auditor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who…

APC presidential campaign storms Ogun next Tuesday

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The train of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign team which was flagged off yesterday, 6 January…

US Navy commander pleads guilty in bribery scandal

A United States Navy commander pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking bribes including luxury hotel stays, cash and prostitutes in return…

China cleavage censorship angers the public

Chinese censors should pay more attention to public opinion, a state-run newspaper argued Wednesday, after an online backlash over the…

Politics of Fear And War

Since the return of democratic governance in 1999, Nigeria has hardly had very peaceful and violent-free national elections. Although many…

Alao-Akala kickstarts governorship campaign in Ibadan

The governorship flagbearer of Labour Party in Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has promised to give social and economic dividends of…

Peace will soon return to North-East, says Shettima

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno said on Tuesday that peace would soon be restored to the troubled North East zone…

Edo must cut costs to survive tough 2015, says Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ As the effects of the crash in crude oil prices in the international market continues to bite…

Lagos Assembly passes N489.7b as budget for 2015

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday evening passed the state 2015 Appropriation Bill of N489, 689,…

US stocks down as oil hits fresh multi-year low

United States stocks fell again Tuesday on another stormy day for global financial markets as oil prices plummeted to a…

Ex-Virginia governor gets two years for corruption

A US federal judge sentenced former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell to two years in prison Tuesday for accepting lavish gifts…

Jonathan is a good product that’s easily saleable – Mu’azu

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, has stated that President Goodluck Jonathan is a very good…

Female suicide bomber attacks Istanbul’s tourist heart

A female suicide bomber on Tuesday killed herself and a Turkish policeman in a strike on the heart of Istanbul’s…

Insurgency: Niger, Chad still part of multinational force, says Badeh

The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshall, Alex Badeh, says Niger and Chad republics are still part of the…

Arik Air Passenger Caught Stealing During Flight

By Simon Ateba/Lagos A Nigerian passenger travelling on Business Class from Abuja to the Southeastern state of Enugu aboard Arik…

Fears over latest Boko Haram town, military base seizure

Boko Haram’s seizure of a key town and military base in Nigeria’s far northeast has tightened its grip on the…

Police ready for 2015 elections, says Abba

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, on Monday, pledged the readiness of the force to tackle all security issues…

Aregbesola supports Armed Forces Remembrance day, donates N2.5m

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Tuesday donated N2.5 million to support the Nigerian Armed Forces Emblem as part…

APC supporters were attacked in Rivers, says Police

The Rivers Police Command has confirmed that unidentified gunmen attacked All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters travelling to Port Harcourt to…

PDP is a party of democrats, not hooligans – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has described the ruling Peoples Democratic Party as a party of democrats and not that of hooligans,…

Don’t allow yourselves to be used as political thugs, NANS warns

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nigerian students have been advised to stay away from greedy and desperate politicians who may be planning to…

Tobacco Kills 6 Million People Yearly —WHO

Eromosele Ebhomele Ahead of 31 May this year to mark World No Tobacco Day, WNTD, the World Health Organisation, WHO,…

Ambode Gets Celebrity Reception At Alausa

The Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, literarily stood still Monday when workers from different departments and ministries trooped out to welcome…

In Pictures: Security chiefs meet with Jonathan

Nigerian security chiefs met with President Goodluck Jonathan to discuss issues on Nigeria. This is an insight to what went…

PDP is drowning in its own delusions, says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the PDP as a victim of self-inflicted paranoia following the ruling party’s panic…

PDP, APC Clash Over New Lagos LG Bosses

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have clashed over Monday’s swearing in of…