Two killed as inmates protest in Jalingo prison
Two inmates were reportedly killed and several others injured Wednesday morning in an attempted jail-break in Jalingo Prison, Taraba State. It was gathered that the foiled prison break was fueled by...
View ArticleArms procurement scandal: PDP backs Buhari, urges fairness
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday stated that it was not against the arrest of its members accused of various forms of crimes. It, however, called for fairness and transparency in the...
View ArticleExtend probe to power sector – NLC tells Buhari
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately begin probe of the power sector. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba in a chat with newsmen yesterday said that the...
View ArticleI will not tolerate any bald-headed rat coming to my IG page to insult me –...
Controversial Nollywood actress, Caroline Danjuma, has reinstated that she is not on the social media to gain fans or show off, as she likes to be alone. The entrepreneur took to her Instagram page @...
View ArticleDickson shot to death by gunmen in Bayelsa
Supporters of the two major contending parties in Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State, the All Progressives Party, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are currently in a state of...
View ArticleTroops arrest another wanted Boko Haram suspect
The Nigerian military has reportedly arrested another wanted Boko Haram suspect, Abdullahi Abubakar along the Borno-Adamawa border on Friday. Abubakar, who is number 58 on the list of 100 wanted Boko...
View ArticleBREAKING: Twin bomb explosions rock Borno
Suspected suicide bombers reportedly hit Kimba area of the Biu Local Government Area (LGA) and Sabon-Ngeri, both located in Borno State, killing several persons on Friday. It was gathered that the...
View ArticleFaleke to appeal against court’s ruling on Kogi governorship poll
Running mate to late Prince Abubakar Audu in the Nov. 21 governorship election in Kogi, Mr Abiodun Faleke, said he would appeal against Abuja Federal High Court’s ruling that it lacked jurisdiction...
View ArticleFG will create jobs using agric, solid minerals, real sectors, says Minister
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says the Federal Government will take advantage of the vast opportunities in the agric, solid minerals, and real sectors to create jobs for Nigerians....
View ArticleBayelsa: JTF nabs thugs with arms, military uniforms
The joint military team deployed in the Niger Delta to protect oil facilities said it had recovered some arms and apprehended five suspected thugs in Bayelsa. Maj.-Gen. Alani Okunlola, Commander of the...
View ArticleYour plan to gag social media users is ‘impossicant’ – Ezekwesili tells Senators
Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, has described the alleged moves by Nigerian legislators to clampdown on social media as a mission impossible. DAILY POST reports that Nigeria’s senators had...
View ArticleConductor stabs passenger to death over transport fare
A 30-year-old man, Omoyeni Ojo, has allegedly been stabbed to death by an unidentified bus conductor in the Kilo area of Surulere, Lagos, over transportation fare. The late Omoyeni, The Nation reports,...
View ArticleReuben Abati: Sugabelly, rape and Audu’s sons
You probably don’t know Sugabelly. I don’t know her either. But it is the twitter handle of a Nigerian lady: @sugabelly, who in the wake of the death of former Governor Abubakar Audu of Kogi State felt...
View ArticleLarge turn-out as Kogi holds supplementary polls
The supplementary election being held in 91 polling units witnessed an impressive turn out of voters across the 18 affected local governments areas of Kogi State. Accreditation commenced as early as...
View ArticleBoko Haram: December deadline may be extended – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he may extend the December deadline he earlier gave to the military to flush out Boko Haram from the shores of the country, the BBC reports. “If there are exigencies...
View ArticleSenate determined to end fuel scarcity
The Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream Sector has embarked on tour of depots to get first hand information with a view to ending persistent fuel scarcity across the country. Vice Chairman of the...
View ArticleFulani gunmen invade Delta, kidnap three contractors
,Suspected Fulani herdsmen over the weekend, abducted three building contractors at Amorji, a suburb Onicha-Ukwani community, Ndokwa West Local Government Area, Delta State. The contractors were...
View ArticleCourt of Appeal affirms Kashamu’s election as Senator
The Court of Appeal in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Monday ruled that Senator Buruji Kashamu is the validly elected representative of Ogun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly. Kashamu...
View ArticleTechnology saved Nigeria during 2015 general election – INEC boss
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday admitted that technology largely contributed to the successful conduct of the 2015 general election. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmoud...
View ArticleMoney laundering: Sule Lamido’s son, Aminu loses appeal
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna on Monday, dismissed the appeal of Aminu Sule Lamido, the 34 year old son of former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, against the decision of the Federal...
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