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Three suspects, Mahmud Tukur, son of the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur; Abdullahi Alao, son of an Ibadan-based businessman, Alhaji Abdulazeez Arikesola-Alao; and Alex Ochonogor have urged a Lagos High Court to the ...
Special Adviser on Political Matters to the President, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, has advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo, to desist from dabbling into the political future of President Goodluck Jonathan. This was just as he said that there was need for t...
Two undergraduates were paraded by the Lagos State Police Command, yesterday, in connection with the murder of daughter of a retired Army General, Cynthia Okosogu in Festac Town area. Lagos State Police commissioner, Umar Manko, identified the undergra...
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the newly inaugurated National Stakeholders’ Working Group (NSWG) of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) to apply appropriate sanctions as provided for by law on all erring e...
The leadership of Jamaatu ahlis sunnah lil daawati wal jihad, popularly known as Boko Haram, has again, denied engaging in talks with the Nigerian government, contrary to widespread reports that the sect had re- entered into dialogue with the governmen...
The senator representing Benue North East Senatorial District, Chief Barnabas Gemade has said that the decision by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Elders in the state to endorse Governor Gabriel Suswam and to unseat him was totally mischievous. The s...
No fewer than 14 notorious armed robbers have been arrested yesterday by the Nasarawa State Police Command in Akwanga Local Government Area. arading the suspects, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Michael Adah said that the suspects were ...
A new poll shows that Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as running mate failed to give him a boost in the polls, leaving the presumptive GOP nominee locked in a tight race with President Obama. The new poll released W...
More consolidated efforts to combat the threat of climate change and counter its ripple effects on global food security are needed amid an intensifying global drought and increasing temperatures worldwide, the United Nations declared during the week. &...
South African President Jacob Zuma-led Cabinet on Wednesday announced that it has approved the Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Draft Bill for publication in the Government Gazette for public comment. The draft bill is aimed at enforcing...
The National Council for Gender-based Violence in South Africa, which will lead and monitor the implementation of a 365 Days Plan of Action against gender-based violence for Children and People with Disabilities, will be launched on Saturday. The launc...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is ''deeply saddened'' by the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and offered his heartfelt condolences to Meles' family. Ban in a statement also sent condolences ...
South Africa's aspirations for a top spot in the space science race is soaring as the country's first home made nano space satellite is set to launch from Russia in the next three months. Recently the country basked in global lime...
The World Bank has warned that Rwanda's economic growth could be hurt by external risks like low commodity and mineral prices; and the Euro Zone finance crisis. Rwanda has so far emerged unscathed posting very impressive growth rates ...
Series of controversies have started trailing the sudden death of Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, who reportedly died at the late hours of Monday, this week. The Amnesty International that has strongly criticized the human rights re...