PANDEF, militants clash over mandate to represent N’Delta
Simon Utebor A coalition of militants’ groups in the Niger Delta and the Chief Edwin Clark-led Pan Niger Delta Forum have engaged in war of words over which group has the people’s mandate to represent...
View ArticleAPGA’ll rule Anambra for 50 years – Soludo
Tony Okafor A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, on Saturday, predicted that the All Progressive Grand Alliance would rule Anambra State for 50 years. Soludo also...
View ArticleNdume, Aliyu’s kinsmen divided over slapping saga
Kayode Idowu The people of Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State are divided on the controversy surrounding the alleged attack on a member of the state House of Assembly, Bukar Aliyu, and Senator...
View ArticleIPOB members compound prison conditions — Uchenwa
Ogbonnaya Ikokwu The Assistant Comptroller- General, Zone E, Nigeria Prisons Service, Mr. Alloy Uchenwa, says the presence of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra in various prisons in the zone...
View ArticleBailout: Pay state workers from Abuja, ex-envoy advises Buhari
Kamarudeen Ogundele A former Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada, Chief Dare Bejide, has said the only way the Federal Government can stop the governors from mismanaging bailout is to devise a legal...
View ArticleSultan, Okoh in talks to revive religious council
Adeniyi Olugbemi The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has advocated the resuscitation of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, NIREC. The Primate of the Anglican Communion, Dr. Nicholas...
View ArticleEFCC, ICPC became politicised after I left office –Obasanjo
Olufemi Atoyebi Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Saturday that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission became...
View ArticleNAPTIP investigates human organ harvesting in Nigeria
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons says it will commence an investigation into illegal human organ harvesting in the country. Organ harvesting is the illegal removal of...
View ArticlePuigdemont still president of Catalonia, deputy says
Deposed Catalan president Carles Puigdemont “is and will remain” the president of the regional government, his deputy said Sunday and rejected what he called a “coup d’etat” by Madrid. “The president...
View ArticleMom attempts to strangle daughter, 12, over incorrect bible recitation
A 12-year-old girl from Pennsylvania, United States (U.S.) narrowly escaped death for incorrectly reciting Bible verses, an assignment given to her by her mother. Reports say the mother of the girl,...
View ArticlePolice arrest undergraduate for $800 fraud
The Enugu State Police Command said it arrested a suspect involved in the impersonation of bank customers and beneficiaries of transfers from abroad. The Command’s Spokesman, Mr Ebere Amaraizu, said in...
View ArticleOne Spain supporters rally in heart of ‘independent’ Catalonia
Pro-unity protesters gathered for a rally in Catalonia’s capital Barcelona on Sunday, two days after regional lawmakers voted to break away from Spain, plunging the country into an unprecedented...
View ArticleConfusion as 16-year-old OAU student allegedly commits suicide
Sodiq Oyeleke Confusion has trailed the cause of an alleged suicide committed by a student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Mercy Afolaranmi. It was gathered that Afolaranmi, who is 16 years...
View ArticleYoung Nigerian wins $100,000 in US to help feed the world
‘Femi ASU with agency report A 34-year-old Nigerian, Mr. Cornelius Adewale, who went to the United States with just enough money for a semester of classes in organic agriculture, has won the Bullitt...
View ArticleBorno promotes 3,000 teachers
The Borno Government on Sunday said it had promoted 3,000 teachers in an effort to improve teachers’ welfare and transform its education sector. The Education Secretary, Maiduguri Municipal Council,...
View ArticleN500bn running cost: Court grants SERAP’s application against NASS
Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted leave to Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to proceed against the leadership of the National Assembly in its quest to the...
View ArticleArmy confirms ambush on soldiers in Zamfara
Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed an ambush by suspected bandits against its anti-terrorism team on Friday around Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara. Army Spokesman, Brig-Gen. Usman Kukasheka, made...
View ArticleSomalia sacks security chiefs as attack toll hits 27
The death toll from a deadly attack on a hotel in Mogadishu rose to 27 on Sunday, prompting the Somali government to sack its police and intelligence chiefs. The move came after Al-Qaeda aligned...
View ArticleUK Minister investigated ‘for asking secretary to buy sex toys’
A British government minister faces an investigation over allegations he asked his secretary to buy sex toys and addressed her in demeaning language. The Cabinet Office — responsible for ensuring...
View ArticleUPDATED: Liberia ruling party contests result of presidential vote
Liberia’s ruling party on Sunday announced a formal complaint against the electoral commission over the outcome of the October 10 presidential poll, days before a runoff involving its candidate,...
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