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Amosun to eject squatters from Govt. quarters

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, southwest Nigeria, has threatened to eject illegal occupants in state’s government quarters. Head…

Democracy Day: Senate committed to democracy gains

The Senate on Wednesday said the National Assembly remained resolutely committed to pursing legislative actions that would guarantee the gains…

Jonathan: ‘The days of peace coming to Nigeria’

EROMOSELE EBHOMELE President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday morning said that the unity of his country, Nigeria, is threatened by terrorism,…

Scandal-hit Cambodian sex activist resigns

One of the world’s best-known anti-sex slavery activists has resigned from her foundation after questions were raised about her shocking…

Argentina agrees with Paris Club to clear debt arrears

The Paris Club of industrialised creditor nations announced Thursday an agreement for Argentina to clear nearly $10 billion in debt…

I didn’t borrow for projects in Jigawa – Gov. Lamido

Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa said on Wednesday that he did not borrow money from any bank or organisation to…

Democracy Day: IG puts police on alert

As the nation marks Democracy Day today, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Wednesday, directed officers in special units…

State of emergency will not stop elections – Ekweremadu

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Wednesday, said elections would hold in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states in spite of…

Insurgency: Yauri Emirate Council warns Islamic schools

The Yauri Emirate Council in Kebbi has warned teachers and proprietors of Islamic schools in the area against admitting unverified…

Ex-Convict Jailed Again

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta An ex-convict, Saheed Akangbe, 23, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, Isabo,…

Senate committee says $49.8bn oil funds not missing

The Senate Joint Committee on Finance has said that contrary to claims by suspended CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, there…

4 abducted schoolgirls escape, 219 still in captivity

Nigeria’s Borno State government said today that four more of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram last month have escaped,…

Robbers kill 2 policemen, 2 bank officials

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers state, Tunde Ogunsakin, has said that two policemen and two bank officials have been…

Pro-Jonathan thugs attack marchers for ‘free Nigeria schoolgirls’

Scores of young men armed with bottles and stones on Wednesday attacked women protesters staging a demonstration over the plight…

Confab suspends religious, land tenure recommendations

The leadership of the National Conference has temporarily suspended some “contentious” recommendations contained in the reports of some of its…

Ogun installs Intelligent Traffic Signal lights

The Ogun Bureau of Transportation on Wednesday said it had started installing Intelligent Traffic Signal (ITS) lights to control traffic…

Boko Haram: Nigeria in race against time, says Kwankwaso

Nigeria faces a race against time to tackle its worsening security situation, which has spread in scale and scope due…

US poet Maya Angelou dies at 86

Celebrated African-American author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died, the North Carolina university where she taught said…

LASU Strike Cripples Academic Activities

The strike by the Senior Staff Association of Universities (SSANU) Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo Chapter, on Tuesday paralysed activities…

Tributes Galore For Otedola

Yisa Jamiu & Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The late Sir Michael Atolagbe Otedola, former Governor of Lagos State, has been described as…

Confab Adjourns As  Kutigi Loses Wife

Proceedings at the ongoing National Conference was adjourned after less than an hour sitting on Wednesday following the death of…

Nigerian Jailed In Ghana For Robbery

An Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday handed a 30-year jail term to Kingsley Ibe, 23, a Nigerian, for robbery and…

Couple Beats Son, 12, To Death

Yusuf Muhammed On the eve of a day children were to be celebrated worldwide, a couple in Lagos, southwest Nigeria,…

Police, Taskforce Clash In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Over 180 men of the Federal Taskforce have been arrested at Tollgate area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, after…

ASUP/COEASU strike: Commission kicks against payment of arrears

The Federal Government on Tuesday alleged that the Salaries, Wages and Income Commission was opposed to the payment of arrears…

China sentences 55 in mass trial at Xinjiang stadium

Authorities in China’s mainly Muslim Xinjiang mounted a mass sentencing in a stadium for 55 people on offences including terrorism,…

Chibok Girls: ‘Condemn the animals, not govt.’ – Suswam

Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state on Tuesday in Abuja said Nigerians must stop playing politics with the kidnap of…

Children’s Day: Chibok Girls Protests Rock Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga Massive protests rock Lagos State on Children’s Day in solidarity with the abduction of 234 secondary school girls…

US doubts Nigeria’s claim of sighting abducted schoogirls

The United States said on Tuesday it did not have independent information to confirm Nigeria’s claim to know the whereabouts…

Mali’s defence minister resigns after forces routed

In a move rarely demonstrated by Nigerian officials, Mali’s Defence Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga resigned Tuesday, a week after government…