American judge joins Ondo governorship race
Peter Dada, Akure A Nigerian-born United States of American judge, Mr. Dele Alade, has declared his intention to contest the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election under the platform of the All...
View ArticleAir Vice-Marshal remanded in Kuje prison over N166m gift
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, on Thursday ordered the remand of a Chief of Training and Operations of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal...
View ArticleStrike: Relatives withdraw patients from Ondo govt hospitals
Peter Dada, Akure The families of patients on admission at government hospitals in Ondo State have begun to move them out of the hospitals as a result of the ongoing strike in the state, which has...
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PHOTOS: FG begins Ogoniland clean-up
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the clean-up of Ogoniland with a warning to militants to end the continued attack on oil and gas installations. Buhari was represented by...
View ArticleInstitute develops ‘tomato ebola’ vaccine
The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, Zaria, today said it had developed a vaccine for Tuta Absoluta, popularly known as ‘tomato ebola’. The Public Relations Officer of the...
View ArticleEx-NNPC GMD, Barkindo, becomes OPEC secretary-general
‘Femi Asu A former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Mohammed Barkindo, has emerged as the Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting...
View ArticlePolice recruitment: 338,227 applicants shortlisted
The Police Service Commission says it has shortlisted 338,227 applicants out of the 911,438 that applied for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force. The Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Mike Okiro,...
View ArticleGunmen abduct Rep’s younger sister in Bayelsa
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Gunmen have abducted a younger sister of Mr. Henry Offongo, a member of the House of Representatives, representing Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency, Bayelsa State. It was learnt...
View ArticleEkiti elders want Fulani herdsmen placed on security watch
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti Ekiti Council of Elders has called for the enactment of a law controlling grazing in the state. The call followed the invasion of Oke Ako town in Ikole Local Government...
View ArticleFani-Kayode still in custody for fresh allegation – EFCC
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said on Thursday that it was investigating the spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential Campaign Organisation for...
View ArticleSaraki’s CCT trial to resume June 7
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on charges of false and anticipatory asset declaration before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja, is to resume on June 7....
View ArticleOnitsha killings: IPOB alleges mass burial
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Friday, said pro-Biafra activists who were allegedly killed by the army during a rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the defunct Biafra in...
View ArticleStrike: Thugs beat Ekiti NULGE chair
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, Efon Local Government Area, Mr. Kayode Charles, has been attacked by thugs over the ongoing strike by...
View ArticleOronsaye got N50m from Dasukigate fund – Witness
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s detective, Mr. Hammaadama Bello, told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday that a former Head of...
View ArticleSenate proposes life jail for fake drugs dealers
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, hinted on Friday that the upper chamber would soon come up with a bill that would prescribe life imprisonment for individuals who...
View ArticleBuhari, Jonathan in crucial meeting over militants
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening met behind closed doors with former President Goodluck Jonathan. The meeting which was held inside the official residence of the...
View ArticleNFF factions clash at Glass House
There was drama at the headquarters of the Nigeria Football Federation on Friday when the Chris Giwa-led faction of the federation attempted to break into the premises in Abuja. The group arrived the...
View ArticleEkiti: Poly threatens to jail students for cultism
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, on Friday said it would start prosecuting students caught for cultism and selling of bed space in the institution to serve as a...
View ArticleCollapsed Synagogue building had insuffiicient foundation – Witness
Ramon Oladimeji A civil engineer, Dr. Olusegun Oyenuga, told a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Friday that the six-story building of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations which collapsed on September...
View ArticleFraudsters demanding money for Chibok girls’ release – Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday admitted that some fraudsters had been demanding for money from the Federal Government for the purpose of negotiating the release of the...
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