FG has turned Ekiti into war zone –APC
The All Progressives Congress has accused the Federal Government of turning Ekiti State into a war zone where constitutional guaranteed rights have been suspended. The APC National Chairman, Chief John...
View ArticleJonathan’s administration most tolerant of opposition – Presidency
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, has said that contrary opinions of the opposition parties, President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has been the most...
View ArticleAustralia offers migrants cash to go home
Australia has offered asylum seekers at immigration camps in Southeast Asia up to AU$10,000 (US$9,400) if they drop their applications for refugee status and return home, a local newspaper reported....
View ArticleI’ll accept outcome of poll -Fayose
The governorship candidate of the PDP, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Saturday said he would accept the out come of the election “whichever way it goes.” Fayose made the declaration after casting his vote at...
View ArticleProperty war: Ojukwu family threatens to sue Lagos govt
The legal battle over the landed properties belonging to Ojukwu Transport Limited, OTL, in Lagos State has taken another dimension as the directors of the company have threatened to drag Lagos State...
View ArticleEU approves $512m to mitigate Northern crisis, boost power supply
The European Union (EU) has approved a $512 million (about N112 billion) grant to help provide health and resilience in the northern part of the country which has been bedevilled by insecurity and...
View ArticleHow I murdered ex-Customs officer, daughter over N375m property—Agent
Following the alleged confession of the suspected mastermind in the murder of a retired female Customs officer and her daughter in Ajuwon, Ifo local government area of Ogun State, detectives,...
View ArticleFAAN Intensifies Security Checks Nationwide
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) yesterday said it is intensifying special security checks of individuals and vehicles accessing all the nation’s airports. The general manager,...
View ArticleMovement restriction: Seek redress, Soyinka tells APC govs
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Saturday urged the governors of the All Progressives Congress prevented by security agencies from travelling to Ado Ekiti for the party’s final governorship...
View ArticleI was treated like a miscreant — Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State said he was treated like a miscreant by security operatives, who accosted him on Thursday. Security officers had reportedly prevented Oshiomhole and some other...
View ArticleScores die in Boko Haram attack
Scores were killed on Saturday during attacks on two Borno villages by suspected members of the outlawed Boko Haram sect. It was also gathered that several residents were injured in the attacks on the...
View ArticleChimamanda to speak at Obiano’s 100-Days in Office Lecture
Multiple prize winning novelist and engaging public speaker, Ms Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been chosen to deliver the keynote address at the special lecture being planned to mark the governor of...
View ArticleConference of speakers seeks financial autonomy for state assemblies
THE Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, at the end of its 2014 retreat, sought for financial autonomy for state Houses of Assembly in the country. This is contained in a communique...
View ArticleLagos police find kidnappers’ den in Ogun
Residents of Ire Akari Crescent, Pipeline, Ajuwon Akute, Ogun State, were confused on Friday when operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos State Police Command, stormed the area and marked a...
View ArticleElechi revokes chieftaincy titles of senator, ex-deputy speaker in Ebonyi
Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State has revoked the chieftaincy titles conferred on the Senator representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial zone, Chief Paulinus Igwe-Nwagu and former Deputy Speaker of...
View ArticleSanitation: Benue, Cross River receive N800m Grant
Benue and Cross Rivers States have received the sum of US$5 million (about N800million) to further promote sanitation in the states. The fund was made available by Water Supply and Sanitation...
View ArticleNAFDAC to shut open-market pharmacies
Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Dr. Paul Orhii, has lamented the negative effects of open-market pharmacies in Nigeria. The NAFDAC boss said the...
View ArticleWe almost didn’t field Fayose – Mu’azu
The Peoples Democratic Party’s National Chairman , Alhaji Adamu Muazu, on Sunday said Fayose would not have been the party’s candidate if “the Nigerian factor” was considered. Mu’azu , who led...
View ArticleEkiti election, litmus test for 2015 election -IGP
The Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, has said the Ekiti governorship election was used by the Nigeria Police to show that it was possible for Nigerian security agencies to conduct free,...
View ArticleFayemi, concede defeat, congratulates Fayose
In an unprecedented rare show of sportsmanship among Nigerian politicians, the Ekiti State Governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday congratulated Mr....
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