No plan to reintroduce school fees in schools – Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Tuesday denied reports his administration was planning to reintroduced payment of school fees in public primary and secondary schools in the state. The governor said...
View ArticleFG yet to fullfill promises to Discos – ANED
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors on Tuesday projected that the electricity market revenue would record an N809.8bn shortfall by December. The Executive Director, Research and...
View ArticleJimoh Ibrahim can never become Ondo governor – Fayose
Peter Dada, Akure Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has declared that the factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, will never become governor in Ondo...
View ArticleWe’ll dethrone monarchs involved in politics – Wike
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt RIVERS State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said that henceforth, the state government will remove traditional rulers directly involved in partisan politics. Wike also...
View ArticlePower firms fault Dangote’s call for privatisation reversal
’Femi Asu Power distribution companies have expressed shock over the call by Alhaji Aliko Dangote for the reversal of the privatisation of the nation’s power assets. The Association of Nigerian...
View ArticleWe kidnapped our victim because he owes N100,000
Godwin Udoh, Asaba Twenty-four-year-old kidnap kingpin, Ikechukwu Oscar, has confessed that he and his gang members kidnapped one Emeka, a businessman in Asaba, following his alleged indebtedness of...
View ArticleCleric re-arraigned over rape of 10-year-old
The police in FCT on Tuesday re-arraigned a cleric, Rev.fr Anthony Ochigbo, charged with raping a 10-year-old girl. Ochigbo appeared before an FCT High Court in Maitama, where Justice Hussein...
View ArticleHerdsmen engage Delta community in gun battle
Ovie Okpare, Warri Palpable apprehension has gripped Umunor community in Ossissa Kingdom in the Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State following an exchange of gun fire between suspected...
View ArticleGrazing law: Fayose, Miyetti Allah meet to raise joint patrol
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and leaders of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria have met in Ado Ekiti to sort out differences over the new...
View ArticleReps asks INEC to conduct re-run elections in Rivers, Anambra
The House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct all pending re-run elections into legislative positions in Rivers and Anambra. This...
View ArticleReps ask INEC to conclude rerun polls in Rivers
John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives on Tuesday directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to conclude all postponed rerun elections in the country, particularly Rivers State....
View ArticleWoman dies during sex romp with lover in Ibadan
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting at Ibadan on Tuesday remanded a 50- year old man, Fatai Busari, in Agodi prison for allegedly causing the death of his concubine. Busari allegedly drank...
View ArticleSenate committee okays PITAD’s 2016 budget implementation
The Senate Committee on Establishment has expressed satisfaction with the level of implementation of the 2016 budget by the management of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate. The Chairman of...
View ArticleNigerian equity market records 0.12% growth
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Tuesday, appreciated by N11bn or 0.12 per cent to close at N9.360tn due to marginal gains recorded by some blue chips. This was against...
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PHOTOS: Lagos demolishes illegal structures
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment on Tuesday demolished illegal shops and buildings within the Jakande Estate area in Oke Afa. Photos: Saheed Olugbon See photos below: The post PHOTOS: Lagos...
View ArticleMother, three children, two neighbours die after eating ‘amala’
Six people, including a mother, three of her children and two of their neighbours, on Tuesday lost their lives in Ogaminana area of Okene in Kogi after eating a meal made from cassava flour. The Public...
View ArticleTension as herdsmen battle Delta community again
Ovie Okpare, Warri There is apprehension in Umunor community, Ossissa Kingdom in the Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State following an exchange of gun fire between suspected Fulani herdsmen...
View ArticleGuardiola, City seek Barcelona revenge
Stung by a chastening 4-0 defeat at the Camp Nou two weeks ago, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola makes a second attempt to outwit his former club Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday....
View Article$29.9bn loan: We’ll send more information to Senate, says Presidency
The Presidency has said it will not dispute the decision of the Senate to reject the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow 29.9 billion dollars. The Senior Special Assistant to President...
View ArticlePolice management recalls AIG over misleading statement
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Police Management Team, has recalled to the Force headquarters, Abuja, the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in Charge of Zone 11, Dan Bature, for making a misleading...
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