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Osun Election: Group commends police, INEC

An election monitoring group, Reclaim Nigeria, on Saturday commended security agents that supervised the conduct of the Osun governorship election…

FG spends N3.5 bn on rehabilitating Zaria-Kaura Namoda rail lines

The Federal Government has spent over N3.5 billion on the rehabilitation of the Zaria-Funtua-Kaura Namoda rail lines, Senator Sahabi Ya’u,…

Army warns Borno residents against street protests

The 7 Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri on Saturday cautioned residents of Borno against embarking on street protests,…

Osun Election: Aregbesola in early lead as voting ends

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state has taken an early lead as the gubernatorial election reaches a climax. Cumulative results…

Jonathan wants constitutional age for presidency removed

President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Saturday advocated the removal of the constitutional age limit of 40 years for a…

Zambia bars entry for citizens from Ebola countries

Zambia has banned the entry of citizens from countries hit by the deadly Ebola virus, which is ravaging nations to…

We are under the siege of the gun – Aregbesola

After voting this afternoon at Ifofin unit 1 polling centre in Ilesa, Governor Rauf Aregbesola spoke on the conduct of…

FCT Minister, Health Personnel To Meet Over Ebola

The FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed will on Monday hold a strategic meeting with health personnel to fashion out measures…

Osun Election: Accreditation, voting in Pictures

By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Osogbo

#OsunDecides: Five thugs arrested in Osogbo

Gbenro Adesina/Osogbo A man alleged to be a member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) identified as Toyin Omotosho alias Akere…

APC Decries Arrest Of Its Members

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over the mass arrest and intimidation of its members in Osun…

#OsunDecides: APC take the lead on OAU campus

Akintola Lukman/ Ile-Ife Voting exercise has been concluded at the OAU staff school polling station. The INEC officials have also…

GlaxoSmithKline Ebola vaccine to be ready in 2015

Clinical trials of a preventative vaccine for the Ebola virus made by British pharma company GlaxoSmithKline may begin next month…

Voters on OAU campus affirm tranquility

Akintola Lukman/Ile-Ife Accreditation and voting at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state have been peaceful, voters in the area…

Osun Assembly Majority Leader Arrested

Jethro Ibileke/Ilesa The Osun State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Timothy Owoeye, has been arrested. He was whisked away by…

Nun with Spanish missionaries dies of Ebola in Liberia

A Congolese nun who worked with Spanish Catholic missionaries in Liberia has died of Ebola, the charity she worked for…

Accreditation peaceful in Osogbo as voting commences

Gbenro Adesina/Oosgbo Amidst tight security but without any form of harassment, accreditation exercise at various poling units monitored in Osogbo,…

Uganda gay pride party after law is overturned

Dancing and waving rainbow-coloured flags, Ugandan activists held their first gay pride rally Saturday since the overturning of a tough…

INEC completes accreditation on OAU campus, begins voting

Akintola Lukman/Ile-Ife Independent Electoral Commission began accreditation of eligible voters by 7:300 a.m. in Obafemi Awolowo University community, Ile-Ife, Osun…

Lagos asks for volunteers to fight Ebola

Authorities in Lagos appealed Saturday for volunteers to help fight an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in this Nigerian…

Obama vows to continue Iraq air strikes ‘if necessary’

US President Barack Obama on Saturday vowed to continue air strikes against Iraqi jihadists if needed to protect US diplomats…

Garki Hospital: No confirmed case of Ebola

Dr Ibrahim Wada, Chief Medical Advisor of Garki Hospital, Abuja, said on Friday that the hospital adopted precautionary measures after…

Not all Ebola victims will die, says Fashola

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Friday said it was wrong for people to believe that those who were…

Lai Mohammed, Sunday Dare released by security operatives

After hours of interrogation, National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Sunday Dare, media…

Somali Shebab say 18 dead in attack on government troops

Somalia’s hardline Islamists reported heavy fighting Saturday in battles against government and African Union troops in the central Hiran region.…

Osun Election in Pictures: Voters brace up for a long day

Photos By Idowu Ogunleye and Emmanuel Osodi/ Ile-Ife

India stray dogs to be part of security squad

Stray canines roaming the Indian capital may soon find themselves attending police training school with civic authorities planning to turn…

Chinese police crack down on headlight misuse

Using the age-old reasoning of making the punishment fit the crime, police in a sprawling Chinese metropolis are making drivers…

Sovereignty of Nigeria will not be compromised – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that Nigeria will not compromise its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of…