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Okupe slams critics of Jonathan’s October 1 Broadcast
Nnamdi Felix &Ayo Oluokun / Abuja Following criticisms by a section of the public that the Independence Day broadcast by…
Jonathan vows to battle endemic corruption
Eromosele Ebhomele President Goodluck Jonathan this morning promised that his administration would not tolerate corruption which he described as endemic…
Lagos police boss seeks reforms
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Umar Manko, has contended that the absence of sustainable logistics and over centralisation…
Governor Dickson denies ill-health rumour
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state on Sunday arrived at the Government House after about three weeks abroad, dispelling rumours…
Tinubu: Islam has lost a peerless mouthpiece in Adegbite
A Tribute To Dr. Lateef Adegbite, the late Secretary General of the National Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs By Asiwaju…
Delta commissioner kidnapped
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba Delta state Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Hope Eghagha has been seized by unidentified gunmen. He was kidnapped…
2 die as bomb explosion, gun fire rock Zaria
An explosion and gunfire shook an area around an Islamic school in Zaria, Kaduna state Sunday, leaving two suspected attackers…
Katsina state leads in polio cases
Katsina state, in Nigeria’s Northwest has the nation’s highest number of polio cases, Dr Mustapha Mahmud, Head of the Immunisation…
2 drug suspects arrested
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent  Two suspected drug traffickers arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have blamed their friend…
Fight for your rights, Nigeria’s telecom users urged
Nigerian subscribers to telecommunications services have been urged to protect their rights, Dr Eugene Juwah, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian…
Security men working for Boko Haram arrested
Nigeria’s military special task force said last night it had arrested a number of security personnel over links to Islamist…
Lokoja-Abuja road now open for motorists
The Lokoja-Abuja road was re-opened to traffic at about 3.15 p.m. on Friday, six days after it was closed. Mr…
Kwara House Of Assembly Passes Health Bill Into Law
Stephen Oni/ Ilorin A bill to give legal backing to the Community Health Insurance Scheme of the Kwara State Government…
Uduaghan launches tricycles for urban transport
Nigeria’s Delta state government has inaugurated its first set of 1,250 tricycles, as part of the plan to phase out…
3 die as van hits fuel tanker
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Three occupants of a Toyota Hilux van were burnt beyond recognition early today when their vehicle ran…
Gov Okorocha lays foundation for hotel in Okigwe
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to develop Okigwe, to bring…
Bomb factory found in Kano
The Police Command in Kano State on Thursday announced the discovery of a bomb factory at Hawan Hotoro Area in…
Court declines to put a marriage asunder
It is a popular lyrical admonition in Nigeria: What God has joined together, let no man put asunder. A Nigerian…
Akwa Ibom House approves N125b extra budget
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a N125 billion supplementary budget into law. The request was…
Nigerian Police Corporal sentenced to death
Henry Ojelu An Ikeja High Court presided over by Justice Olabisi Akinlade has sentenced a 35-year old Police Corporal, Okechukwu…
Flood: 2 die in refugee camp
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin An outbreak of chicken pox at one of the six refuge camps set up in Edo North to…
Water scarcity hits Keffi
There are reports of acute water scarcity in and around Keffi, a major town in Nasarawa State, North-central Nigeria. The…
Danjuma Foundation gives N180m to NGOs
The TY Danjuma Foundation, a grant-making organisation, said on Wednesday that it would disburse N180.6 million to 17 non Governmental…
Senator Borrofice’s seat can’t be deemed vacant, says ACN
The Action Congressof Nigeria, ACN, has warned of surreptitious moves by the leadership of the Senate and by extension, the…
Murder of Kaduna motorcyclist by cop ignites tension
A Nigerian mobile police officer on Wednesday, at close range twice shot a commercial motorcyclist in the head in Kaduna,…
Gombe governor urges police flush out hoodlums
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State, in central Nigeria, has directed the state’s police command to flush out hoodlums in…
Kano, Ogun states go tough on illegal schools
The Ogun state government has announced plans to clamp down on illegal private nursery and primary schools operating in the…
Flooded Lokoja-Abuja road to be re-opened
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Nigeria’s Federal Government has ordered the opening of identified bye- passes along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway to give reprieve…
Tight security at Edo Election Tribunal
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal began sitting this morning amidst tight security in Benin. The tribunal heard…
Nigeria’s Supreme Court Gets 2 New Judges
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja In sustenance of efforts to entrench a threshold of viable judiciary that will command public confidence,…