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July 12, 2015

The race is getting hot by the day for the election of the 12th Vice Chancellor of the 67-year-old premier...

SPDC dismisses alleged staff involvement in pipeline vandalism

JTF in talks with Shell, communities over closure of flow station

A reconciliatory talks between Shell and its four host communities in Ogbia, Bayelsa State over the shutdown of Kolo Creek...

Court empowers Abuja Municipal Council to seal-off 36 houses in Asokoro

The Department of Development Control, Abuja Municipal Management Council, on Saturday obtained a court order to seal-off 36 premises in...

Siasia to NFF: Oliseh is good

The National Under-23 Team Coach, Samson Siasia, has commended the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for hiring ex-internationals to coach the...

Police vow to arrest killers of Enugu monarch, three others

Detectives in Enugu State Police Command have launched investigation into the murder of the traditional ruler of Nkerefi in Nkanu...

Varsity denies sales of 2015 admission forms

The Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Benue State, has denied a claim posted on the social media that it...

Remains of Bayelsa Agip’s pipeline explosion victims recovered

The Bayelsa State Police Command has recovered the remains of victims of Thursday’s crude oil pipeline explosion which occurred in...

Osinbajo, others list values for business success

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Saturday in Lagos, told African youths to imbibe the culture of integrity and discipline for nation...

Judge remands LASU student, five suspected cultists for shooting man in private part

LASU students excited as exams begin July 22

The Student Union Government (SUG) of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo on Saturday commended the institution’s authorities for the...

Serena edges top seed Halep to reach quarters

With all four Grand Slam titles at once, Williams completes second ‘Serena Slam’

When her opponent's final shot sailed out, Serena Williams wasn't sure whether the match was over or not. It took...

Alleged N40b fraud: Court grants N1.4b bail to Nyako, son, two others

An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday granted bail to former Adamawa State Governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd), his son,...

Buhari, Osinbajo take 50% salary cut

President Muhammadu Buhari will only receive 50% of the salary paid to his predecessor. The President's decision to take a...

Kogi, Bayelsa guber polls hold Nov 21, Dec 5

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed November 21 and December 5 for Kogi and Bayelsa states governorship elections....

NFF to unveil Oliseh as Super Eagles Head Coach next week

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will between Wednesday and Thursday next week unveil Sunday Oliseh as Super Eagles Chief Coach,...

Spike in Boko Haram attacks: Desperate pangs of a dying monster, says APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said what Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, interpreted as the worsening cases of Boko...

Eligibility: Court upholds Dariye’s election as PDP candidate

A Jos Federal High Court on Friday upheld the participation and election of Senator Joshua Dariye as the Peoples Democratic...

NSE indices drop further by 0.15%, as Forte Oil tops activity chart

Forte Oil leads losers’ chart as investors trade 475.01m shares worth N3.94bn on NSE

Activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday remained on a negative note, just as investors staked N3.94 billion...

NASS crisis and the real issues, by Joe Igbokwe

Since President Buhari took the oath of office on May 29 2015, I have been following the political developments with...

59-year-old woman slumps, dies while urinating in Ekiti

Factory worker remanded in prison for beating wife to death

An Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday remanded a factory worker, Kingsley Oshiegbu, in Ikoyi Prisons’ custody...

Man arraigned for beating mother-in-law, injuring her

Banire, Gidado, Etiaba, Akeredolu, Obi, 16 others become SANs