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NEW YORK, April 1, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General…
Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike has denied rumors making the rounds that he has resigned his appointment, attributing…
As preparations for the 2015 general elections gather momentum, the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig.-Gen. Bamidele Olawunmi,…
FROM LEFT: Gov. GABRIEL SUSWAM OF BENUE; Senate President DAVID MARK; President GOODLUCK JONATHAN AND THE PDP CHAIRMAN, ALHAJI ADAMU…
Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheik (Dr) Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi has described the ongoing National Conference as futile, null and void…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned the party leadership…
Ogun State Government has released N1.5 billion for the payment of gratuities to pensioners and severance package of former political…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on March 31, 2014 arraigned one Felix Amadi before Justice U.N Agomoh of…
In furtherance of the Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and Western Australia…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has described the demise of eminent lawyer, Chief G.O.K. Ajayi as the end of…
Nigerians living in Saudi Arabia Monday urged the Federal Government to establish primary and secondary schools to cater for Nigerian…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) today took staged a protest at the Lagos State Government secretariat, Ikeja over…
Two Tunisian policemen were convicted late Monday of raping a young woman and sentenced to seven years in prison in a case that has captured international attention for the victim. Earlier in court the two policemen had denied the charge, instead accusing…
A prison gun battle in Nigeria has left 21 people dead. Security officials say detainees suspected of being members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram overpowered their guards at a prison near Nigeria’s presidential villa in Abuja on Sunday, seizing…
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 31, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — To mark the 12 months of extreme and unacceptable violence that…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has welcomed the olive branch extended to him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and urged…
SCREEN GRAB OF THE 37 REP MEMBERS THAT DEFECTED TO APC FILING PAST SPEAKER AMINU TAMBUWAL A Federal High Court…
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has condemned Edo State Government for going ahead with the competency test for primary and…
No fewer than six persons, between ages 20 and 22 years, died after allegedly consuming a local beverage, Zakami, at…