BREAKING: South-East govs proscribe IPOB activities
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The South-East Governors Forum, at a meeting in Enugu on Friday, proscribed the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra in the five states in the zone. The meeting was...
View ArticleIgbo community in Kano dissociates itself from IPOB, Kanu
The Igbo Community Association in Kano State has dissociated itself from the activities of Indigenous People of Biafra and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The President-General of the association, Mr....
View ArticleVatican recalls diplomat from US in child porn probe
The Vatican has recalled a priest serving as an envoy in Washington and opened a child pornography investigation after US officials asked the church to lift his diplomatic immunity. The Vatican said...
View ArticleFrench reporter jailed in Turkey ‘set to be freed’
A young French reporter who has been held on terror charges in Turkey for the last seven weeks is set to be freed, his lawyers said Friday. The news came a day after French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves...
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PHOTOS: Meet Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria contestants
The Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria pageant will be happening Friday at the Eko Hotels & Suites Vitoria Island. Marking the 30th anniversary of the award, the 37 finalists will try to prove why they...
View ArticleMeet with Kanu, Obasanjo tells Buhari
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to dialogue with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to curb the secessionist...
View ArticleLaws on rape, child abuse will be enforced –Akeredolu
Peter Dada, Akure The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, has said that the state will continue to ensure that rapists and child abusers do not go unpunished. He said his administration was...
View ArticleLPPC defers swearing-in of SAN-designate, as CJN inaugurates 29 others Monday
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee on Friday deferred indefinitely the swearing-in of one of the 30 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Oluwatoyin Bashorun. The 29 others are...
View ArticleLagos CMC resolves over 130,000 disputes in 10 years
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Government on Friday said its Citizens’ Mediation Centre resolved 130,002 disputes in the last 10 years. The government said out of the 157,270 matters handled by the...
View ArticleGanduje re-appoints Dangote KSUT chancellor
Ted Odogwu, Kano Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday approved the re-appointment of Alhaji Aliko Dangote as Chancellor of Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano....
View ArticleKwara loses former Speaker
Success Nwogu, Ilorin A former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Sadik Ismaila, is dead. He died in the early hours of Friday during a brief illness. Ismaila, who occupied the position...
View ArticleUN, CJTT partner on child soldiers
Kayode Idowu, Maiduguri The United Nations and the Civilian Joint Task Force on Friday in Maiduguri, Borno State, signed an action plan to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children in the...
View ArticleDeath toll in Borno cholera outbreak rises to 44
The number of persons that have been killed by a fresh cholera outbreak in Borno State has risen to 44. Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Haruna Mshelia, who made the disclosure on Friday while...
View ArticlePDP elders endorse Fayose’s deputy as candidate
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado-Ekiti The Peoples Democratic Party’s Elders Caucus in Ekiti State has endorsed the adoption of Deputy Governor Kolapo Olusola by Governor Ayo Fayose as the preferred candidate...
View ArticleNECO: My efforts yielding results in education, says Fayose
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado-Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has said that the fact that the state has been rated tops in the just released National Examination Council results for...
View ArticleNasarawa receives $500,000 Bill and Melinda Gates grant
Umar Muhammed, Lafia The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Friday donated $500,000 grant to the Nasarawa State Government in support of primary health care across the 13 local government areas and...
View ArticleMilitary declares IPOB terrorist group, as Kanu faults claim
Olaleye Aluko, Tunde Ajaja and Jesusegun Alagbe The Defence Headquarters on Friday declared the Indigenous People of Biafra a terrorist group, just as it warned parents and residents of the South-East...
View ArticleMinistry seals NNPC mega station, three others in Calabar
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has sealed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation mega station in Calabar for selling inaccurate litres of fuel to...
View Article31 die in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway auto crash
Olufemi Atoyebi and Adelani Adepegba Thirty one people were confirmed dead while seven others were seriously injured when two 18-passenger buses loaded with passengers collided with another vehicle on...
View ArticleNegotiate with Kanu, Obasanjo tells Buhari
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to dialogue with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to curb the secessionist...
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