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The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Jerry Alagbaoso of the Peoples Democratic Party the winner of the supplementary election held on Saturday in Orlu/Orsu/ Oru East Federal Constituency in Imo State. The Returning Officer […]
Investigators will continue after sunrise Tuesday to sift through the wreckage of Kobe Bryant’s ill-fated helicopter that crashed in California, killing the former NBA star, his daughter and seven others on board, as they try […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says “harder times’’ await bandits whose disruptive activities have brought sorrow to Nigerians, kept many away from their means of livelihood, and heightened insecurity in parts of the […]
The Nigeria Army has bowed to pressure and re-opened the 185 km Maiduguri, Damboa-Biu road, which has been closed for more than one year. Borno Governor Babagana Zulum, at several fora, requested the re-opening of […]
Gunmen have continued their deadly attacks in the Bokos Local Government Area of Plateau, killing a man and setting many buildings ablaze. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the gunmen had descended on Ruboi […]
Moses Emorinken, Abuja The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has confirmed that as of 28th of January this year, 258 cases of Lassa fever have been confirmed with death toll at 41, reported […]
By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja A former Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee that investigated alleged sharp practices in the fuel subsidy regime in 2012, Farouk Lawan failed again on Tuesday to call […]
By Precious Igbonwelundu and Oluwatoyin Ogundare At least two persons were on Sunday evening feared killed after street boys went on rampage around Ijesha area of Lagos State. The clash said to be between […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced Mrs Damilola Adeyeri and her son, Alaba Adeyeri, to three years’ imprisonment for defrauding an American to the tune of $82,570. Justice C.J. Aneke convicted the […]
Fast-rising music star Tochukwu Toks Young Umezulike better known as Toks Asher Young has recalled his journey into the industry. The artist manager, executive producer and music entrepreneur said: “When I was a lot younger, […]
The 2015-16 season was the worst season in Lakers history, and that’s not hyperbole. Under Byron Scott, the Lakers won a franchise-low 17 games — their lowest win-total since the 1957-58 season. But there was […]
By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja An upward review in the earnings of political office holders will lead to poverty and increase violence in the country, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has warned. Such review, the […]
By Toba Adedeji, Osogbo The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has received report of the investigative panel constituted to look into allegation of sexual harassment against Mr. Olabisi Olaleye, a lecturer in the […]
By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday varied the conditions attached to the bail granted former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina. Justice Okon Abang, before who Maina […]
Gbade Ogunwale, Abuja The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has said that the petition filed at the Supreme Court by Mr Emeka Ihedioha had merit. Ihedioha had, last week, approached the Supreme Court […]
A singer, Edisemi Oromoni, popularly known as Oluwa Kuwait, is set to release his maiden album. The Cape town-based poducer, artist and choreographer announced this on his Instagram page. He also informed of the approval […]
By Duku JOEL, Maiduguri The Nigeria Army has bowed to pressure and re-opened the 185 km Maiduguri, Damboa-Biu road, which has been closed for more than one year. Borno Governor Babagana Zulum, at several […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, reduced the bail conditions it earlier imposed on a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, in respect of his ongoing trial on […]
Arsenal teenager Bukayo Saka scored one goal and set up another as the Londoners sealed a place in the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Monday. […]
Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Collins Chiji, has defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party. Seven other lawmakers equally joined the ruling APC from the PDP. The speaker […]
At least 15 passengers have been killed and over 30 injured in an accident at the Omi River in Ogun State. The accident involving a white truck from Sokoto State with registration number XE331MKA overloaded […]
A Nollywood actor, Simply identified as “Juwon” has been reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen along Ogbomoso/Ilorin Expressway. The bandits were said to have attacked motorists, including some Nollywood actors going to shoot a film on […]
The rapid spread of a deadly virus across China caused growing global alarm yesterday, with nations racing to evacuate citizens trapped at the epicentre of the epidemic. The coronavirus has now killed 81 people and […]
The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, Olaniyi Fafowora, has ordered a full scale investigation into the killing of the 2019 senatorial candidate of the Action Alliance in Imo North, Ndubuisi Emenike. Ototonwa The politician […]
United States House of Representatives has condemned the decision of President Donald Trump to extend his administration’s travel ban that will affect Nigeria and some other countries. Trump signed the original travel ban on January […]
Manchester United have been drawn away to Northampton Town or Derby County – featuring Wayne Rooney – in the Emirates FA Cup fifth round. The tie will be played during the week commencing Monday 2 […]
Some gunmen on Saturday reportedly attacked vehicles conveying travellers from the Kaduna train station at Rigasa in the Igabi Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the incident happened when the passengers […]
By Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi Benue Governor Samuel Ortom said herdsmen shot at him while he was in his farm located along Makurdi – Naka road in Makurdi, Benue state capital. Speaking with journalists during […]
By Precious Igbonwelundu Mixed reactions have trailed the total ban on commercial motorcycles and tricyclists across major highways, bridges and corridors in Lagos State. Rising from its weekly State Security meetings, the government announced […]
More than half a century after her crime, a 73-year-old U.S. woman has returned a beer mug she stole from one of Germany’s most famous breweries. The beer stein, a traditional stone mug which holds […]
By Oziegbe Okoeki Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday swore-in 13 appointees into the state civil service. Three of the appointees are new cabinet members, five are the chairman and commissioners in the […]
Gambia’s police have arrested 137 people amid protests calling for the president Adama Barrow to step down after three years in power, the government said on Monday. Also more than two dozen were injured as […]
In what looked like a call for truce, South African rapper, Kiernan Jarryd Forbes popularly known as AKA has described Burna Boy as a champion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that AKA and […]
The Plateau Police Command said that gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have attacked Kwatas village in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state, killing 13 persons and injuring five others. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police […]
Emma Elekwa, Onitsha A four-storey building was on Monday gutted by fire near St. Albert Catholic Church, Odume Layout, Obosi area of Anambra state. An eye witness who pleaded anonymity alleged that the fire […]
German prosecutors have accused a 31-year-old man of sending a string of emails containing bomb threats and right-wing extremist material to politicians and public authorities across Germany. The accused signed them with the alias National […]
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos Command, on Monday paraded eight men, allegedly involved in selling the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms above its official price of N4,700 per copy. […]
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has lamented that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has the most “clinically insane” people than any other administration in Nigeria’s history. Fani-Kayode made the remark while insisting that most […]
A Caspian Airlines plane skid off the runway onto a highway on landing at an airport in southwestern Iran on Monday. But all passengers were evacuated without injury, Iranian state media reported. “It ran out […]
Imo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Charles Ezekwem has resigned from the party. Ezekwem said he resigned due to prevailing circumstances facing his party, and after due consultations with his family. According […]