The media aide to former Information Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili, Isaac Umunna, has dispelled reports circulating on social media that…
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WASHINGTON, May 17, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Fact SheetOffice of the SpokespersonWashington, DCMay 14, 2014“The kidnapping of hundreds of…
A suspect wanted over a deadly attack last month in Nigeria dropped out of university in Britain, it emerged on…
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan meets with leaders of neighbouring states in Paris on Saturday for talks aimed at forging a common strategy against Islamist militants holding more than 200 schoolgirls. At a half-day summit hosted by French President…
A suspect wanted over a deadly attack last month in Nigeria dropped out of university in Britain, it emerged on Friday, fuelling concerns he may have been radicalised here. Army deserter Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, who served in a Nigerian intelligence unit…
Police yesterday arraigned two men, Nuru Lawal and Mukaila Nurudeen before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for…
A political group under the aegis of Visioners for New Lagos (VNL) said on Friday that the purported endorsement of…
The Diocesan Bishop of Remo (Anglican Communion), Oyo State, The Right Reverend Michael Olusina Fape, on Friday, said Nigerians should…
The Delta State government has banned the use of caravans and containers for trading in the state and will soon…
Malam Muhammad Nafi’u, the Chief Imam of Nupe Road Juma’at Mosque, Kaduna, has urged Muslims to offer special prayers for…
Barely 24 hours after the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Professor Comfort Ekpo, drew the attention of security operatives…
An empty fishing Trawler (FT Opeyemi), operating without a fishing license, belonging to Oshine Resources Venture, with seven crew members…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is to arraign the Chief Executive Officer of Globtec Resources Limited, Joseph Idoko,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on Thursday May 15, 2014 arraigned Muhammad Ibrahim Sodangi before Justice Darius Haet…
The Independent National Electoral Commission inaugurated a National Inter-agency Advisory Committee on Voter Education and Publicity to provide effective strategies for…
A hairdresser, Mrs Suzy Adeleke, on Friday urged an Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve her six-year-old marriage over…
A suspended judge of the FCT High Court, Abuja, Abubakar Talba, resumed sitting after one year suspension by the National…
A 29-year-old woman, Lucy Samuel, on Thursday, appeared before a Yaba Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly assaulting her 13-year-old step-daughter…
SECURITY AGENCIES AT A JOINT PRESS BRIEFING IN Abuja ON MONDAY (ENLARGED PHOTO OF AMINU OGWUCHE ARROWED) The Department of…
Members of the Volunteer Vigilance Youths Group also known as “Civilian JTF” in Borno State on Thursday condemned the move…