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Days after Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole was severely castigated on various social media platforms for using abusive words on a widow resident in Benin, the Edo State capital, the conscience-struck governor on Monday personally apologised to the widow. In addition, he also gave the widow N2 million and promised to sponsor the education of her […]

Twenty-four members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect died during the gun duel with security forces in Monday’s early-morning attack in Maiduguri, Borno State, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said. According to a statement signed by Director of Defence Information, Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade in Abuja on Monday, the Nigerian security forces repelled the attack, which was […]

In a coordinated action, the Boko Haram sect on Monday morning attacked the International Airport in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, as well as other areas of the metropolis. The shock wave among the residents and the Joint Task Force in the state has resulted in a 24-hour curfew in the state capital, beginning from this morning. […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday led other top government officials to pay tributes to late Deji of Akure, King Adebiyi Adesida, who died earlier in the day at 63 years. “On behalf of himself and the Federal Government, President Goodluck Jonathan commiserates with Governor Olusegun Mimiko, the people of Akure and Ondo State on the death […]

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Chief Willie Obiano of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on his emergence as Governor-elect of Anambra State following the conclusion of the gubernatorial elections in the state. INEC had declared Obiano winner with 180,178 votes after the conclusion of Saturday’s supplementary elections. “As Chief Obiano prepares to assume […]

To meet his ambition of wrestling the governorship seat from Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, a member representing Ado Ekiti and Irepodun/Ifelodun Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Opeyemi Bamidele has finally defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the Labour Party (LP) after several futile efforts by the leadership of […]

As expected, many residents of Anambra refused to turn up for the supplementary election conducted on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the governorship seat of Anambra State. Following this mass voter apathy, the Campaign for Democracy (CD) asked Nigerians to blame INEC for the lack of interest shown by the people for the […]

A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s Federal Capital territory (FCT) has sentenced a Lebanese to life imprisonment while two others also accused of belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist group were freed. The sentenced Lebanese, Talal Ahmad Roda had been arrested in Kano where he was in possession of ammunition, and was therefore pronounced guilty of […]

Human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu has petitioned the director-general of the State Security Service (SSS) in protest of the “illegal arrest and detention” of Dr. Emmanuel Fashakin on Friday, shortly after his arrival at Lagos from the United States of America. In his letter titled Indefensible Harassment, Arrest and Detention of Dr. Emmanuel Fashakin by […]

The Nigeria Police Force has announced its intention to deploy more officers to university campuses all over the country, ostensibly as a rider to yesterday’s Federal Government order that lecturers in federal universities should resume their jobs by 4th December 2013 else their offices would be declared vacant and advertised. According to Inspector General of […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dispelled with a wave of the hand, yesterday’s  Federal Government order that lecturers in federal universities should resume their jobs by 4th December 2013 else their offices would be declared vacant and advertised. According to the union, this is only an “empty basket” that holds no water and […]

The two bullet-proof BMW cars allegedly bought illegally by Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah would buy about 51 security vans for law enforcement agents, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, the governor of Lagos State, has said. Speaking on Thursday in the Victoria Island area of the state during the 7th annual Town Hall Meeting on Security, with […]