Labour Party (LP) flag bearer in Ekiti State, Opeyemi Bamidele, has vowed to give priority to those he termed ‘local…
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Following last Monday’s ruling by the Federal High Court (Abuja Division) which declared as unconstitutional, the defection of 37 members…
Gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamist sect, Boko Haram, yesterday struck in Yobe State killing no fewer…
Frontline Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark can now heave a sigh of relief after his son, Ebikeme, who was kidnapped…
The attention of the Bayelsa State Government has been drawn to some misleading reports by a section of the media surrounding…
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and largest oil producer, is set to emerge as the continent’s biggest economy on Sunday when the results of an overdue rebasing of its gross domestic product are announced. Although United Nations statisticians…
United States Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Bisa Williams, who visited Nigeria, said corruption is extremely high in…
A student of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) has been shot dead during a clash by rival cult groups in the…
The Anambra State Police Command on Saturday paraded 19 suspected kidnappers. The command also displayed arms and three bags of…
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has called on the Federal Government to review the military operation in the state…
The new smart national identity card is in compliance with the security recommendations and standards of the International Civil Aviation…
The Deputy Inspector General of Police, (DIG) Mike Zuokumor Saturday constituted an 8-man joint task force to ensure Benue and…
A robber was killed during a bungled raid by an armed gang at the private residence of former Malian president Alpha Oumar Konare in the country’s capital, police and a guard told AFP on Saturday. Konare, who was head of state from 1992 to 2002, was…
Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State says more governors have concluded plans to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wamakko, who…
A total of 565 inter-ministerial projects executed from 2007 to 2013 have been inaugurated in Ikot Ekpene Federal Constituency of…
Ex-Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Timipre Sylva has declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will ‘chase out’ the Peoples Democratic…
A former acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, on Saturday said it would be…
The Federal Government is collaborating with the World Bank to fight youth unemployment in Nigeria. The Minister of Labour and Productivity,…
Leaders of Tiv, Fulani, Jukun and Hausa communities in Taraba, have signed a peace agreement on behalf of their people…
The police in Zamfara have arrested some persons in connection with the murder of Hajiya Hadiza ‘Yarauta, a chieftain of the All…