Pastor Enoch Adeboye, during his sermon on Thursday night at the ongoing 62nd annual convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, told the congregation at the auditorium of the Redemption Camp, a shocking […]
A former Minister of Finance and Agriculture, Mallam Adamu Ciroma, said in Kaduna on Saturday said he lost interest in Nigerian politics because of the insincerity of the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on […]
Zambia has banned the entry of citizens from countries hit by the deadly Ebola virus, which is ravaging nations to the north of the continent, the health ministry said Saturday. The ruling targets citizens of […]
Incoming reports indicate that Governor Rauf Aregbesola, has taken the lead in the ongoing Osun Gubernatorial Polls. The incumbent governor of the state, has swept home to victory in 20 local government areas, while his […]
Against the acclaimed strength of many stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party in parts of Osun State, the results of the election triclking in have indicated that many of the leaders of the party lost […]
BY BLOOMBERG Sandra Dafiaghor made sure that Sunday breakfast at the Mandarin Oriental (MAND) hotel in Washington had a Nigerian feel to it. [eap_ad_1] She led a group of about 30 Nigerians yesterday who commandeered […]
JAY YAROW It’s that time of the year where people start to contemplate what Apple should do with the pricing of its iPhone line. In a month, Apple will announce the iPhone 6. This release […]
A Congolese nun who worked with Spanish Catholic missionaries in Liberia has died of Ebola, the charity she worked for said Saturday in Madrid. Chantal Pascaline died early Saturday “due to Ebola at the Hospital […]
By REUTERS/Tami Chappell One of the two Americans being treated for the Ebola virus in the US said he is “growing stronger every day” in a letter released on Friday. “I am growing stronger every […]
By Reuters Guinea announced the closure of its borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia on Saturday in a bid to halt the spread of Ebola, a virus that has killed nearly 1,000 people in the […]
Teddy Don-Momoh, husband of the late gospel singer, Kefee, may have lost his wife but he certainly has not lost his talent as a great on-air-personality. Momoh is about to start a new programme on […]
Former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola failed to deliver his booth at today’s election to his new party, the APC. [eap_ad_1] In the results just released in Ward 1 Unit 003 where the former governor voted the […]
So far, the election results are characteristically showing that the APC candidate Governor Rauf Aregbesola is leading in Oshogbo and environs and may be leading in overall results so far seen by our correspondent, while […]
UYO – Mr Thomas Thomas, the Monday Editor of an Uyo-based tabloid, Global Concord newspaper, said on Friday that the Directorate of State Security (DSS) treated him like a king while in detention. Thomas said […]
ABUJA – The Police on Friday arraigned Mohammed Suraju, 30, in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for defrauding a businessman. Monday Audu of ECWA Church 2, Zuba, reported the matter at the […]
ABUJA – A human rights lawyer, Odion Odia, on Friday urged the Federal Government to take all necessary steps to meet the demands by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). Odia, who gave the […]
OSOGBO – Mr Ibrahim Adeoti, the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Osun, said on Friday that the party lacked the power to disqualify him. Adeoti said this in Osogbo […]
LAGOS – A 38-year-old carpenter, Gabriel Francis, was on Friday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged sexual assault on an eight-year-old girl. Francis of Lawanson Bus Stop, Badore, Lagos, is facing […]
OKITIPUPA – The police arraigned a 25-year-old man, Kolawole Kehinde, on Friday before an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for attempting to rape a 12-year-old girl. The accused of no fixed address, was arraigned […]
BENIN CITY – An Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin City on Friday remanded 23-year-old Emmanuel Ogendegbe in prison for allegedly stabbing his friend to death with a broken bottle. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Mabel Ojobo, […]
ABUJA – A Grade 1 Area Court in Kado, Abuja, on Friday sentenced an applicant, Okojie Bennett, 24, to seven months in prison for burglary . Bennett, who resides at No 4, Ifeoluwa St, Trikana, […]
ABEOKUTA – An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded, Abel Vibon, 28, and his friend, Aime Siavi, 28, in prison custody for alleged burgling and theft of his employer N30million. Prosecutor Banji Sangotokun had […]
ABUJA – The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Mohammed Sada, said the Federal Government had withdrawn over 600 mining and extractive licences of companies that failed to comply with its rules and regulations. […]
LAGOS – A sterling Bank employee, Adewunmi Osinubi, was arraigned in a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday and charged with forging a certificate with which he gained employment with the bank. Osinubi, 24, […]
ABUJA – The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Mohammed Sada, said on Thursday that some foreign mining companies were divesting in African countries and moving to Nigeria. Sada made this known when he […]
The Onitsha Traditional Council has announced the death of a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Chike Offodile(SAN), who was the Onowu Iyasele (Traditional Prime Minister) of Onitsha. A statement […]
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Saturday dissolved the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political wing of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, dealing a crippling blow in the campaign to crush Egypt’s oldest Islamist […]
By Chijioke Okoronkwo By most accounts, corruption, which has become a global cankerworm, constitutes the bulk of the ills afflicting Nigeria. Corruption manifests in all webs of human activities – in governments, religious institutions, businesses […]
By ANDREW POLLACK Inside special isolation units at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday, Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, the two Americans infected with Ebola in West Africa, appeared to be responding to an experimental medicine devised by […]
Amidst tight security but without any form of harassment, accreditation exercise at various poling units monitored in Osogbo, capital of Osun State was conducted in a peaceful atmosphere. Most of the electorate who turned up […]
By Folasade Folarin When the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced its intention to embark on a cashless policy to reduce cash handling, many citizens expressed reservations about the policy. While some predicted that it […]
By Sani Adamu A report of the United Nations (UN) says that the poverty rate in Nigeria has gone up from 46 per cent to 76 per cent in the last 13 years. A report […]
By Abdullahi Shugaba From all indications, ecotourism in Nigeria is bound to receive a remarkable boost with the establishment of the Royal Golf Course and Nature Park in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State. The […]
By Folasade Folarin Funke Alabi has been working in a bank as a contract employee for the past four years and she is now getting apprehensive about what the future holds for her. She does […]
CALABAR – Some residents of Atekong Drive, Marian area, Calabar, have protested against a monkey ranch in their neighbourhood. The residents said they were concerned about the Drill Ranch close to them, describing it as […]
BORI – The Federal Government would soon start discussions with the United Nations (UN) and Ogoni communities to begin implementation of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Report on Ogoniland, a top official said on Friday. […]
ABUJA – The Minister of Environment, Mrs Laurentia Mallam, has decried the alarming rate of the dumping of excreta and other waste in the nation’s rivers, urging Nigerians to desist from such act. Mallam made […]
YENAGOA – The Bayelsa State Government has constituted a high-powered committee to address incessant cases of encroachment on government land in the state. This is contained in a statement by Mr Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the Chief […]
BY AGENCY REPORTER Even though they are a bundle of joy to their parents, Ffion, Madison and Paige can sometimes be a headache to them, too. The girls are so identical that mummy and daddy […]
The Plateau State government recently sacked 1,000 primary schools teachers for alleged incompetence and certificate forgery. The State Governor, Jonah Jang, made the disclosure on Thursday at the University of Jos, during inaugural public lecture […]
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