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Ex-Oyo state governor Olunloyo joins ACN
A former governor of Oyo state, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo and former chairman of Ibadan South west Local, Alhaji Tajudeen Ajibade,…
Jonathan: I will miss my brother Meni
President Goodluck Jonathan has described the death of his younger brother, Chief Meni Jonathan as “particularly too painful to bear”.…
Mandela admitted to hospital
Africa’s icon and former South African leader, Nelson Mandela was admitted to a hospital in Pretoria Saturday to undergo tests…
Mahama and Akufo-Addo running neck and neck
Counting of votes has started in Ghana, and early results showed a tight race between incumbent John Dramani Mahama, a…
Ex-Nigerian governor, Balarabe wins anti-corruption award
Alhaji Balarabe Musa, former governor of the old Kaduna state has been named the winner of this year’s civil society…
Owei Lakemfa, Nigerian heads OATUU
Former journalist, Owei Lakemfa, has been elected as the Secretary General of the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity, (OATUU),…
I won’t resign, SURE-P chair Kolade says
Dr Christopher Kolade, former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the Chairman, Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P),…
Boko Haram loses four more commanders
Nigeria’s Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order has disclosed that it shot dead four suspected terrorist commanders of…
Council boss uses council fund as personal collateral
Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi state has been told how Yahaya Abubakar, former…
Alleged minister’s assailant acquited 9 years after
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday discharged and acquitted an alleged assailant of former minister of information…
Nigerian Pastor charged with rape
The police in Western Nigerian state of Ekiti on Friday arraigned Solomon Olasehinde, 25, before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrate’s court for…
Ghana’s voting stretches to second day
Voting in Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary polls on Friday was extended to the following day due to delays linked to…
Ghanaians elect new president today
Polls opened this morning in Ghana’s high-stakes presidential and parliamentary polls as the country seeks to make good on its…
Pastor Okotie’s party, 27 others struck off register
Fresh Democratic Party founded by Pastor Chris Okotie, was among the 28 political parties struck off the register by Nigeria’s…
Corruption: ASUU slams FG for ‘window dressing’
Dr Nasir Fagge, President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Thursday advised Nigeria’s Federal Government to prosecute and punish…
1000 Nigerians flee after Boko Haram killings
More than 1,000 Nigerians have fled to neighbouring Niger after six people were killed in an attack on their village…
Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Land Scammer
Justice A. B Mohammed of the High Court of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Apo, Abuja, on Thursday, December…
Nigeria still ranked one of the most corrupt countries
The latest ranking of Nigeria on the corruption scale released by Transparency International returned another grim verdict: Nigeria is still…
Oshiomhole opens defence
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Three witnesses Wednesday testified on behalf of Governor Adams Oshiomhole and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) at…
Analysis: More Nigerians killed by Boko Haram in 2012
The radical Islamist fighters gather around piles of weapons and ammunition they’ve stolen and shout praises to God as they…
Egypt: Morsi’s aides resign, protests mount
Supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi lobbed Molotov cocktails and rocks at each other on Wednesday as their…
Nigeria saves N671b in oil subsidy claims
Nigeria’s Federal Government saved N671 billion in fuel subsidy claims within the past 10 months, following stringent measures adopted by…
Briton jailed over arms shipment from China to Nigeria
A British arms dealer who helped ship thousands of guns plus ammunition from China to Nigeria without a licence was…
Dangote shuts Nigerian cement plant over glut
Dangote Cement Plc has suspended production of cement at its four million metric tons per annum Gboko Plant, as a…
Folorunso Alakija richest black woman on earth
Move over, Oprah Winfrey – there is a new richest black woman in the world. And she’s Nigerian. Meet Folorunsho…
Nigeria’s musical body sued for copyright violations
The Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria and seven others were on Tuesday charged before a Federal High Court in Lagos…
China prepares to grow vegetables on Mars & Moon
Chinese astronauts are preparing to grow fresh vegetables on Mars and the moon after researchers successfully completed a preliminary test…
Egyptians storm the palace: Can this happen in Nigeria?
The Arab Spring is far from over, with the undying spirit of protest in Egypt, ignited by President Mohamed Morsi’s…
Unclaimed corpses of bomb victims in mortuary
Eight months after the bomb blasts at COCIN Church Headquarters and St. Finnbar Catholic Church in Jos,capital of Nigeria’s state…
Jonathan urged to address infrastructure deficiency
Chief Ernest Shonekan, the Chairman, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), on Tuesday called for the setting up of Infrastructure Investment…