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I can never fight Osoba, he is my leader – Amosun

Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun has stated categorically that he can ‘never fight’ Chief Olusegun Osoba, a former governor of…

Education is Priority of our Government – Amosun

Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest, Nigeria has emphasized that education remains the highest priority of…

Sokoto Assembly passes confidence vote on Gov. Wamakko

The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Friday passed a vote of confidence on Governor Aliyu Wamakko of the state…

Katsina builds 361 clinics to boost healthcare, says Shema

Katsina State Government has constructed 361 clinics in the last seven years as part of efforts to bring healthcare closer…

Researchers trace Ebola outbreak to funeral in Sierra Leone

Researches at Harvard University, USA on Friday linked the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in Sierra Leone to the…

Oyo local govt. gets electricity 30 months after outage

The people of Ona-Ara Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State on Friday had a reason to rejoice after electricity…

Commissioner’s killers die in gun battle, says Gov. Orji

Governor Theodore Orji of Abia said those who killed the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Kenneth Nwosu, have also been…

My husband has improved fortune of women – Patience Jonathan

Wife of the president, Dame Patience Jonathan, has described her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, as gender-loving and had improved the…

NMA applauds FG reversal of residency programme

Dr Kayode Obembe, National President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), on Friday commended Federal Government’s reversal of suspension on residency programme…

Police detain woman for burning girl’s genital

The police in Dutse, Abuja, have detained a woman for allegedly forcing a 14-year old girl to sit on a…

Sambo meets with Kogi, Anambra govs. over boundary dispute

Vice President Namadi Sambo on Friday met with the governors of Kogi and Anambra to discuss the longstanding boundary dispute…

Military lacks political will to curb insurgency – Audu-Bida

Muhammad Audu-Bida, Chairman, International Emergency Management and Engineering Society (TIEMES), Nigeria/West Africa Chapter, says the military needs political will to…

2 DIGs, 37 CPs promoted by PSC

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and 30 Commissioners of Police with…

Ebola drug clears early test hurdle

A prototype drug that has been urgently given to a handful of patients with Ebola has cleared an important test…

Britain raises terror threat level on Iraq, Syria fears

Britain raised its terror threat risk level to “severe” on Friday because of fears over the situation in Iraq and…

Lamido appoints Obasanjo chancellor of Jigawa varsity

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa on Friday appointed former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the pioneer Chancellor of the newly established…

Ebola: Ondo govt. cancels summer lessons

The Ondo State Government on Friday cancelled all summer school lessons in the state. This was contained in a statement…

Keyamo petitions Police IG over late officer’s pension

Eromosele Ebhomele Nigerian human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the country’s acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, over the…

Death toll in east Ukraine conflict nears 2,600 – UN

The conflict raging in eastern Ukraine has killed nearly 2,600 people, the United Nations said Friday, voicing concern about atrocities…

IMF approves $1.4 billion in new funds for Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund approved Friday the release of nearly $1.4 billion in fresh funds for troubled Ukraine, as the…

Baby dies after being left forgotten in parked car

A 16-month old baby died after being forgotten by one of its parents who left the child behind in a…

Chelsea Clinton leaves TV job for Charity

Chelsea Clinton announced Friday that she was stepping down from a part-time reporting job on US television to focus on…

Nigeria monitors 160 after Ebola kills doctor in Port Harcourt

Some 160 people are being medically monitored in Nigeria’s oil-producing hub Port Harcourt after a doctor died from the virus,…

The Poor State Of A Cattle Slaughter Yard

By Emmanuel Osodi The poor state of slaughter slabs, meat processing, ineffective meat inspection services and the resultant risk of…

Senegal reports first case of Ebola

Senegal confirmed its first case of Ebola on Friday, as the country’s health minister announced that a young Guinean had…

Ribadu, Marwa, Gundiri granted PDP waiver

Malam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, moved a step further to realising his ambition of…

At least 10 die as boat capsizes in Port Harcourt

At least 10 people died in Rivers state on Friday when a boat carrying 35 passengers bound for Port Harcourt…

Why Nigerian Women Don’t Use Condom

Eromosele Ebhomele & Samson Uwala Apart from pure hatred for the female condom, many Nigerian women are either ignorant of…

Police Inspector Plunges To Death

A police inspector and his wife fell from the balcony of their apartment on the second floor of a two-storey…

Ebola Scare In Port Harcourt Hospitals

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Patients admitted in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, UPTH, have hurriedly left the hospital after…