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Suspected armed robbers on Sunday shot dead three policemen in Mararrabar Maigora Village in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Public Relations Officer of the Katsina State Police Command, ASP. Shehu Koko, confirmed the development in ...
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO) said that it had began search for suspected Boko Haram members in Maiduguri. Lt.-Col. Sagir Musa, JTF spokesman, stated in a statement in Maiduguri on Sunday that ``the JTF is on massive...
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Sunday ordered investigation into the cause of the accident in his convoy that claimed lives of three journalists. The auto crash occurred when an articulated lorry rammed into the governor’s convoy on Warrake Road...
Some chieftains of the PDP in Oyo State met on Sunday at the Ibadan residence of the immediate past governor of the state, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala. The meeting held behind closed doors was attended by Alhaji Rasheed Ladoja, a former governor and the ...
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Monday urged Nigerians to be ready for another determined protest, over the fuel subsidy scam. Soyinka said at a press conference organised by the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) in Lagos that revelations from the subsid...
President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned Sunday’s attack on the Bayero University Kano chaplaincy and urged Nigerians not to succumb to persistent terrorist attacks. Jonathan, who made the condemnation in a statement issued by his Special ...
Former President Laurent Gbagbo’s political party, Ivorian Peoples Front (FPI), on Sunday in Abidjan said it would restructure to remain relevant in future elections. The party held a convention, which attracted a large crowd in Abidjan, and last...
Mr Umar Waziri, the Red Cross Information Coordinator in Taraba, has confirmed that 11 people died in the bomb attack at the premises of the state Ministry of Finance in Jalingo on Monday. ``We can confirm that 11 people were killed. 10 people died at ...
A bomb blast struck a police commissioner's convoy in Jalingo, Taraba State on Monday, killing seven people and wounding 20, a witness and officials said. This I coming a day after two deadly attacks occurred in other parts of the country. No group...
Before his tragic death in 2009, Michael Jackson trusted Matt Fiddes to be his bodyguard and confidant. But now the millionaire martial arts master has made some shocking claims that he is Blanket's biological father, and that the famous pop star o...
Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Louis Odion, has accused the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of being the mastermind of a predetermined script to assassinate the Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. The allega...
One person yesterday lost his life in an auto crash at Zariagi village, along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway. LEADERSHIP gathered that the accident occured at about 5:30 pm when a Toyota bus with registration number XR 146 SMK had a tyre burst and in the pro...
The Elumelu family, has over the weekend, announced the safe return and rescue of its matriarch, Chief (Mrs.) Suzanne Elumelu after four days in the captivity of yet-to-be identified abductors. A statement from the family noted, “The Elumel...
Hon. Patrick Ikhariale, who represents Esan South/Esan Central/Igueben federal constituency of Edo State, is the chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Power. In this interview with ADESUWA TSAN and EDEGBE ODEMWINGIE, he speaks on the st...
His name has become a compelling brand in the Nigerian media circles. His face is known within and outside the shores of our land. But his persona, opinions and intentions are still an enigma even to those who have known him very closely over the years...