Cholera: One dies, 21 hospitalised in Nasarawa
At least one person has been killed and 21 others hospitalised following a cholera outbreak that hit Umaisha community in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The incident occurred barely 10...
View Article10 killed, 30 houses burnt in Plateau …Another Bomb Defused In Jos
No fewer than 10 people were killed and 30 houses burnt in Mangu Local Government area of Plateau State as a result of hostility between Fulani herdsmen and the indigenes, just as the anti-bomb squad...
View ArticleRoma baby refused burial in France
A Roma baby girl has been denied a burial space by a French mayor, sparking outrage among activists. The girl, who died on Christmas Day, reportedly of sudden infant death syndrome, was refused burial...
View ArticleOkupe makes Jonathan look incompetent – Lai Muhammed
The spokesman for the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in this interview, says those who have been speaking on behalf of President Goodluck Jonathan, make their...
View ArticleNigeria does not need 72-yr-old grandfather as president – Peter Obi
Mr Peter Obi, the immediate past governor of Anambra State, is a honorary adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan. Obi shares his perspective on the 2015 polls in this interview. We overheard the Vice...
View ArticleNasarawa 2015: Maku picks APGA ticket
The Nasarawa State chapter of All Progressives Grand Alliance Nasarawa on Saturday announced the immediate past Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku as its governorship candidate for the 2015...
View Article2015: Ohanaeze, IYM fail to endorse Jonathan
The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo,yesterday, failed to endorse President Goodluck Jonathan as the candidate of the South-East, South-South in the February 14 presidential election....
View ArticleAdunni Bankole dies on daughter’s wedding day
The step-mother of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, Chief (Mrs) Adunni Bankole, is dead. Adunni, a known socialite and businesswoman, operated a household care...
View ArticleImo guber: Ihedioha cleared as PDP candidate
The name of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt.Honorable Emeka Ihedioha has been listed among the list of candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
View ArticleUgwuanyi promises to run people–centered govt
Enugu State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for next month election, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has promised to deliver vital projects in the state based on the needs of the people...
View ArticleAtiku debunks return move to PDP
A former Vice-President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday denied a statement made by a Peoples Democratic Party’s chieftain that he might return to the PDP...
View ArticleSON warns against patronage of cement without expiry date
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has warned Nigerians not to buy cement without expiry date effective from January 2015. The Director General of SON, Dr. Joseph Odumodu, said the directive...
View ArticleEnugu APC gov candidate promises free education
All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship Candidate, in Enugu State, Mr. Okey Ezea, yesterday, promised to provide free education in the state, if elected. In an interview with the News Agency of...
View ArticleAkwa Ibom unity choir breaks Guinness world record
The Akwa Ibom State choral group has broken the world record for the largest number of Christmas carol singers in the world. The record, which has been officially certified by the Guinness World...
View ArticleNaira will depreciate to N200/$ in 2015 – Analysts
Analysts at Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited have said the value of the naira will further depreciate to over N200 to the dollar on the parallel market in 2015. The analysts in the FDC...
View ArticleZamfara spent N1bn on 2013 Qur’anic competition – Sulaiman
About N1billion was spent on the 2013 National Qur’anic Memorisation Competition organised by the Centre for Islamic Studies, Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto and hosted by the Zamfara State...
View ArticleAPC, TUC demand reduction in fuel price
The All Progressives Congress and the Trade Union Congress have called on the Federal Government to reduce the pump prices of petroleum products in view of the crash in the prices of crude oil in the...
View ArticleForbes names Okonjo-Iweala among unsung leaders of 2014
Forbes, the magazine provides “information for the World’s Business Leaders” has named Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinator of the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala among five unsung leaders of...
View Article2015: Bakare wants polls postponed by 6 months
The Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare and a human rights activist has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to postpone the February general...
View Article54 Nigerian soldiers on death row: UN moves to halt execution
There is an indication that the Office of the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Arbitrary or Summary Executions, Mr. Christof Heyns ...
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