Group warns Brimah to stop attacking Jonathan
The Africa Arise For Change Network has warned the coordinator of the Every Nigerian Do Something project, Dr. Peregrino Brimah to desist from his unnecessary attack on former president, Goodluck...
View ArticleSmart Adeyemi defects to APC, urges supporters to do same
Senator Smart Adeyemi, on Friday formally defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, from his erstwhile Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The lawmaker, who was defeated by Senator Dino Melaye in last...
View Article2016 budget is a work in progress – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed has said the 2016 budget submitted to the Presidency by the National Assembly is a work in progress. Addressing State House Correspondents during the emergency...
View ArticleFury vs Klitschko rematch confirmed for Manchester on July 9
Tyson Fury will defend his WBA Super and WBO world heavyweight titles in a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko on July 9. Fury (25-0-KO18) shocked boxing buffs in November, when he defeated Klitschko via...
View ArticleOccupy Nigeria plans protests over fuel scarcity, increased electricity tariff
A group, Occupy Nigeria, which played a role in the shutdown of the country in 2012 when the federal government removed fuel subsidy, said it had begun mobilising Nigerians for a peaceful protest in...
View ArticleHon. Bala Faruk calls for equitable distribution of special intervention...
The member representing Bida/Gbako/Kachah federal constituency of Niger State, Hon. Muhammadu Bala Faruk has criticised the formula currently being used in distribution of special intervention funds...
View ArticleReps committed to Buhari’s war against corruption – Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has declared that the legislative chamber he leads is resolute in its support for the ongoing war against corruption waged by President...
View ArticlePlot to stage anti-Saraki protests uncovered
The Office of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki claims it has uncovered plots by some politicians to sponsor protest marches and demonstrations in which some hired persons will be given placards...
View ArticlePolice arrest human part dealers in Delta
Police detectives at the Delta State Police Command, Asaba, have nabbed four persons including two native doctors alleged to be human parts dealers in Asaba, Issele-Azagba and its environs. The Police...
View ArticleBiafra: DSS accuses IPOB members of killing 5 Hausas in Abia
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Saturday accused some members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of killing five Hausa residents in Abia State and burying them in shallow graves. This...
View ArticleFour men kill pastor for preaching repentance to them in Rivers
The police in Rivers state on Friday arrested four men who allegedly killed a pastor, Chukwu Ekere, for preaching repentance to them. The police, following investigations, is alleging that the...
View ArticleOkwesilieze Nwodo, Emeka Worgu, others defect to APC
A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo; former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Emeka Worgu and former House of Representatives Speaker, Agunwa...
View ArticleFire kills woman, 6 children in Akwa Ibom
An early morning fire incident in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital has reportedly claimed the lives of a woman and her six children. The fire started at about 2am on Friday at their residence, No. 33, Ntia...
View ArticleHerdsmen attack: I will depend on God for protection – Falae
A former Secretary to the Federal Government and Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Olu Falae, has declared that he would depend solely on God for protection following repeated attacks by...
View ArticleDubai-based Nigerian arrested with cocaine concealed in underwear, socks
A 36-year-old Nigerian man, Chijioke Chukwuemeka Raphael, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Raphael, a factory worker in Dubai, was arrested at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA,...
View ArticleCCT Trial: Saraki will shame his accusers – Kwara APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State has said the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has assumed the dimension of a...
View ArticleNFF announces new acting General Secretary, committee heads
After an emergency meeting in Abuja on Saturday, the board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced the appointment of new management staff, acting chairmen of committees and secretaries. The...
View ArticleRivers re-run: PDP candidates approach tribunal
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Opobo/Nkoro State Constituency in the March 19th rerun election in Rivers State Adonye Diri has filed a petition before the National and State...
View ArticleFCT election: INEC declares Kuje, AMAC chairmanship inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared chairmanship elections in Kuje Area Council and Abuja Municipal Area Councils conducted on Saturday inconclusive. Returning Officer for...
View ArticleStella Damasus not my rival, I have no business with her – Doris Simeon
The ‘Papa Ajasco’ thespian also debunked claims that her husband left her for Stella on claims that she cheated on him. In a recent chat with New Telegraph, the mother of one said, “I don’t have any...
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