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Ogun Gov seeks transfer of Sagamu, Ikorodu, Ota roads to state

  Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Thursday sought the transfer of Shagamu to Ikorodu road, Epe to Ijebu-Ode road, Lagos -Ota-Abeokuta to...

Rape of admission seeker: Unilag lecturer bags 21 years in jail 

  A part-time lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Afeez Baruwa, is  to spend  21 years in jail for raping an 18-year-old...

The Day In Pictures: President Buhari Presides Over FEC Meeting

                  Photos by Sunday Aghaeze

Nigeria Loses $750m to Oil Theft in 2019 – NNPC

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that the nation lost about $750 million to oil theft in 2019. In...

Northern Nigeria gradually destroying itself, warns Emir Sanusi

    ….says quota system favouring the region has sunset clause A foremost traditional ruler in the country has  raised the alarm that...

For the umpteenth time, Pirates Strike ln Niger Delta, Killing Four Soldiers, Two Civilians

  Some suspected sea pirates have attacked an oil barge near the Lutegbene River in Ekeremor Council Local Area of Bayelsa State, killing...

Protesters storm Abuja APC National Secretariat, want Oshiomhole sacked

    Anti-Adams Oshiomhole protest has shut down the national secretariat  of the All Progressives Congress (APC), demanding the sack of the embattled...

Quest, CNN Crew Visits Heirs Holdings Headquarters in Lagos

  Chairman Heirs Holdings Mr. Tony Elumelu welcomed CNN International Anchor,  Richard Quest and the cable network news crew to the headquarters in...

Oshiomhole Is Divisive, Contemptible, Destroying the APC – Babachir Lawal

  Babachir Lawal, former Secretary to the Government to the Federation, SGF, said the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole...

Africa has world’s highest burden of diseases, say experts

    …foreign drugs may not work for Africans   …clinical trials needed to develop current and future innovative inventions for prevention and...

SERAP gives FG 7 days to disclose spending of recovered Abacha loot since 1999

    The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government to “disclose within 7 days of the receipt and/or...

Oluwo of Iwo allegedly punched another monarch during peace meeting

  Controversial Osun state monarch the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, allegedly punched Oba Dhirulahi Akinropo, Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa town during a...

In Indonesia, authorities clamp down on Valentine’s Day celebrators

    …Lovers caught in hotel having fun Authorities in Indonesia, a Muslim state, have arrested two lovers in a clamp down on...

Senator Diri Douye: The Teacher Becomes Bayelsa Governor

  Douye Diri a  former public school teacher who dreamed of becoming a principal before becomes the executive governor of Bayelsa state. Douye started...

Ahead of inauguration on Friday, Supreme Court sacks Bayelsa Governor-elect

  …declares PDP winner Like a thunderbolt, the Supreme Court on has nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon and his...

Agba Jalingo finally gets bail

  The federal high court in Calabar, Cross River state on Thursday granted bail to Journalist and activist Agba Jalingo, after spending over...