Dokubo-Spiff resigns as Bayelsa SSG, appointed as BDIC chairman
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa After weeks of speculations and denials, the Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government, Mr. Serena Dokubo-Spiff, has resigned his appointment. Governor Seriake Dickson, who...
View ArticleSaraki vs Sahara Reporters: Police arrest five persons for disturbing court...
Success Nwogu, Ilorin The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Lawan Addo, on Thursday said five suspects were arrested on the premises of the Kwara State High Court complex in Ilorin for alleged...
View ArticleSoldiers will pull out of Aba, Umuahia by Friday —Gov Ikpeazu
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State said on Thursday that soldiers would be withdrawn from the streets of Umuahia, the state capital, and Aba, its commercial nerve centre, by Friday. Ikpeazu made this...
View ArticleIG meets Osinbajo over IPOB, slams Wike
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met with the Inspector General of Police, Idris Abubakar, over the crisis between the Nigeria Army and the Indigenous People of Biafra...
View ArticleUCH nurses, others issue 14-day ultimatum to FG
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan Nurses and other categories of health workers at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to accede to their demands or...
View ArticleAPC grills Alhassan
John Alechenu, Abuja The Minister of Women Affairs, Senator Aisha Alhassan on Thursday appeared before the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress. The Minister met the APC National...
View ArticleEU expands North Korea sanctions
The EU expanded its North Korea sanctions list on Thursday, as the international community builds pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programmes. The 28-member bloc said...
View ArticleWe are not aware of LAUTECH’s resumption, ASUU, SSANU say
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, and other workers’ unions in the university, have said they are not aware of the...
View ArticleICYMI: I’ll fight Obiano’s re-election with my blood — Obi
Tony Okafor, Awka A former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, on Wednesday, said he would fight with the last drop of his blood to stop the re-election of Governor Willie Obiano in the November...
View ArticleICYMI: Stop being tribal leader, Ezekwesili tells Buhari
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to stop being a sectional leader and take the moral high ground. Ezekwesili, who supported...
View ArticleHurricane Max threatens earthquake-hit Mexico
Mexico braced Thursday for Hurricane Max which swirled off its southwestern coast, triggering warnings of life-threatening conditions in areas hit by a devastating earthquake last week. As Max whipped...
View ArticleContrary to Wike’s claims, SARS not behind robbery, killing in Rivers, APC says
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has defended the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police over allegations by Governor Nyesom Wike, that SARS was...
View ArticleOver 15,000 voters’ cards yet to be claimed in Bauchi —INEC
Armstrong Bakam, Bauchi The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that over 15,000 voters’ cards are lying dormant at the Bauchi State office, yet to be claimed. The Resident Electoral...
View ArticleGastroenteritis kills 18, 198 hospitalised in Kebbi
An outbreak of gastroenteritis has killed 18 people at Dole-Kaina in Dandi Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the 18 people were among the 216 victims that...
View Article74 dead in Iraq attacks claimed by IS
Gunmen and suicide car bombers on Thursday killed at least 74 people, including Iranians, near the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The attackers...
View ArticleWoman shocked with taser despite telling policeman she’s pregnant
A police officer repeatedly used a stun gun on a woman, Aviana White, even though she begged him not to because she was pregnant, witnesses said. Trouble started on Monday when a car in which White was...
View ArticlePresidency knocks Ezekwesili, says IPOB provoking army to kill
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Presidency has lambasted a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, for accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of being a sectional leader. The Presidency further stated...
View ArticleCurfew in Jos, IPOB members burn Aba police station, vehicles
The Ariaria Police Station in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, was set ablaze by men, believed to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra on Thursday. The incident occurred some hours...
View ArticleIraq attack death toll rises to 84
Gunmen and suicide bombers killed at least 84 people in southern Iraq in the deadliest attack by the Islamic State group since it lost second city Mosul, according to a new toll released on Friday....
View Article18 people hospitalised after London train attack
Eighteen people were taken to hospital following a terror attack on a London Underground train on Friday, the London Ambulance Service said. Witnesses reported seeing passengers “badly burned”...
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