Traditional ruler in Ekiti State, the Alawe of Ilawe, Oba Ajibade Alabi has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against replicating the hiccups that marred the inconclusive Anambra State governorship election as Ekiti State prepares for her guber election in 2014. Oba Alabi who gave the warning in Ilawe Ekiti while speaking at the …
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LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s naira weakened marginally on Monday due to strong dollar demand but the local currency was expected…
Jos (Nigeria) (AFP) – Some 300 gunmen stormed a mostly Christian village in central Nigeria on Sunday, killing five people…
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Survivors say militants screaming “God is great!” killed at least 12 civilians and set homes ablaze…
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria set November 30 for the rerun of parts of a state governorship election that were…
Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) – Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed 12 people in Nigeria’s restive northeast, burning homes and stealing…
Abuja (AFP) – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has been given the all clear to travel after falling ill while on…
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Hearing his neighbors’ screams around midnight, a businessman in northeast Nigeria ripped off his pajamas and…
Nigeria moves away from reliance on oil Friday, 22 Nov 2013 | 1:15 AM ET Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, finance minister of…
The Early Childhood Care Development Mega Centre built by Ekiti State government for babies of civil servants at the State Secretariat Complex in Ado-Ekiti, got commendation from the World Bank yesterday. According to the World Bank, the facility will ensure the smooth transition of toddlers from cradle to the primary school. The commendation came through …
Lagos (AFP) – Nigeria’s lower house of parliament Thursday voted to probe giant state-run oil firm NNPC over its alleged…
KADUNA, Nigeria, Nov. 21 (UPI) — Nearly 3,000 people have died and thousands wounded in at least 30 pipeline accidents…
MAIDUGURI, 15 November 2013 (IRIN) – As attacks by militant group Boko Haram (BH) continue to spread terror across northeastern…
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr Kayode Fayemi and other prominent Nigerians on Thursday, at the ongoing Lagos Liveable City Conference, have suggested ways to ensure that Lagos, regarded as world’s third fastest growing mega city, becomes a more liveable city for citizens and immigrants from within and outside Nigeria. Fayemi …
Members of E-11 – an association of Ekiti professionals were yesterday charged to maintain their apolitical status and see the overall development of Ekiti State as their primary focus. The charge was given by Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Prof Modupe Adelabu when representatives of the group visited her in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. According to …
The Enugu State Government says it will soon commence demolition of building material shops located in residential areas of the…
THE BLIND ON A ROAD WALK TO MARK INTERNATIONAL ‘WHITE CANE’ AND SAFETY DAY IN LAFIA THURSDAY Governor Umaru Al-Makura…
Imo Newspapers retirees under the aegis of the National Union of Printing, Publishing and Paper Products Workers (NUPPPPROW) on Wednesday called…
Chief Charles Nwodo, the National Chairman of the defunct Progressive Action Congress, (PAC), has said that the establishment of an…
Spacehoot Announces New Social Media Platform to Boost Small Business Social SalesSocial selling has overtaking traditional selling thanks to social…