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Russia's domestic security service (FSB) said today it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow. The FSB, which said the American had been detained on 28 December, said in a statement that a…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has advised Nigerians to elect visionary leaders in 2019. Abubakar in his new year message issued on Monday in Abuja said that the…
Not less than 50 corpses deposited at the Enugwu Ukwu General Hospital Mortuary in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State have been burnt to ashes. This followed a fire outbreak which started from a nearby bush,…
A member of the House of Representatives representing Ibeju Lekki Federal Constituency of Lagos State, Abayomi Ayeola, 59, is dead. He is said to have died on Sunday at the popular St. Nicholas Hospital, Lagos, after a…
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the PDP, yesterday, questioned the motive for the inclusion of two billionaire businessmen, Aliko Dangote and…
Former Nigeria's president, Alhaji Shehu Shagari is dead. He passed away at the National Hospital Abuja on Friday. He was 93 years old. Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal who broke the news via his Twitter handle…
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO), Friday accused the Buhari presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of secretly drawing over N478 million from the coffers of the Niger Delta Development…
Nigerians have taken to different social media to react to the appearance of wealthy businessmen Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola in the APC Presidential Campaign Council. The presidential spokesperson Femi Adeshina…
The People Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state described the incumbent governor of the state, Gboyega Oyetola, as the engine room in Governor Rauf Aregbesola 'eight-year hopeless administration'. This was contained in…
An explosion at an electrical power station in New York City on Thursday evening lit up the sky with an eerie blue light. By late Thursday night officials said the event was caused by nothing more than a transformer…
Anti-riot policemen and an Armoured Personnel Carrier have been stationed to restore peace at Ojota Motor Park in Lagos following bloody clash by transport union members on Thursday evening. Sources told the News Agency…
Some members of the Nigerian police have invaded the Abuja residence of Dino Melaye, a senator representing Kogi west senatorial district. The invasion of the lawmaker’s Abuja residence located at 11 Sangha street, off…
The All Progressives Congress has released a list of members of the Buhari Presidential Campaign for the 2019 elections. The names were released on Friday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday claimed that some politicians in Oyo State are approaching the Commission’s officials to sell the state’s unclaimed permanent voter cards in its custody…
No fewer than 17 persons have reportedly lost their lives in some Anambra State communities due to a disease outbreak suspected to be cholera according to PUNCH. The affected areas were in the Anambra West Local…
Nigerian billionaire oil mogul, Femi Otedola is set to sell his 75 per cent direct and indirect shareholdings in Forte Oil. This was revealed by the Nigerian Stock Exchange in a statement on its website on Monday.
A 300 level accounting student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Abiodun Babalola, died after being attacked by armed robbers in his hostel. The university management in a statement released stated that "the year three…
President Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerians of his commitment to a free, fair and credible elections in the upcoming 2019 elections. This was contained in a goodwill message to Christian celebrating christmas.…
Sophie Oluwole, a professor who is the first to bag a PhD in philosophy as a female is dead. The Professor of Philosophy, who retired 18 years ago from the Department of Philosophy, University of Lagos, died on Monday.…
The university of Ilorin, UNILORIN, says it has constituted a committee to look into the modalities for the enforcement of a dress code for members of staff and students of the institution. Dr Rasheed Jimoh, the Dean of…
