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INEC postpones Edo Election over security concerns
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, last night, yielded to security advice and postponed the Edo State Gubernatorial Election to Wednesday, September 28, 2016. The Election was …
The level of starvation in Nigeria is unprecedented- IPOB
The current level of starvation being witnessed in Nigeria has been described as 'unprecedented' in the history of the country, by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. In a statement released …
Syrian War: 100,000 displaced from Hama- UN
According to United Nations (UN) estimations, about 100,000 people have been displaced as a result of fighting in Syria's western Hama province, between August 28 and September 5. The UN disclos…
INEC will not postpone Edo Elections- Yakubu
At a stakeholders meeting in Benin, the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said that the Commission would not postpone the Edo State G…
Ondo State identifies one case and two suspected cases of Lassa fever
The Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, disclosed on Wednesday in an interview with reporters in Akure, that the state has identified one case and two suspected cases of Lassa …
Sacked Mobil staff demand N11.4bn terminal benefits
A whooping N11.4bn have been demanded as terminal benefits by former workers of Mobil Producing Nigeria, from the management of the oil company. It was learnt that over 1,444 affected people wer…
Eid-el-Kabir: FG announces Sept. 12 and 13 as public holidays
In celebration of Eid-el-Kabir, the Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday, September 12 and 13, as public holidays. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Minister of Interior, R…
Violent Hausa-Fulani clash in Lagos claims 3 lives
A violent clash broke out in Abbatoir, Agege area of Lagos, yesterday, between Hausa and Fulani traders, leading to the death of at least 3 persons, while several others were injured. Properties…
Council of State approves Idris as substantive IGP, appoints INEC and NPC Commissioners
The Acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, was approved as substantive police chief, on Wedesday, at the Council of State meeting.It, however, said he would be presented to the Senat…
Nigeria loses one million barrels of crude oil/day- Osinbajo
Abuja, on Tuesday, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, who is also the head of President Muhammadu Buhari's economic team, said Nigeria has been losing one million barrels of crude oil daily in the las…
Ondo APC Governorship Primaries: 'Fake Delegates' confess that they were bribed to vote for Akeredolu
Some delegates at the just concluded Ondo All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship primaries, have confessed that they were hired to vote for one of the aspirants in the election. Speaking w…
Plateau State records 4 fresh cases of Lassa fever
Four fresh cases of Lassa fever have been reported in Plateau State. The latest development was disclosed by the Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Kuden Kamshak. Addressing reporters on Tu…
FG is considering visa-on-arrival for foreign investors- Osinbajo
In a bid to remove many perceived bureaucratic bottlenecks clogging the business climate in Nigeria, the Federal Government is seriously considering the option of issuing visa on arrival to forei…
Illegal Raid: Lagos State Govt. demands transfer of errant policemen
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, has been told to move out some policemen attached to the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit…
Eid-El-Kabir celebration: Sultan has no right to declare Public Holiday- Christian Coalition
The declaration of September 12 as public holiday in commemoration of Eid-El-Kabir celebration by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, has been described as the height of impuni…
Inferno kills 23 inmates in a prison in Ethiopia
At least 23 inmates were killed by an inferno at a prison in Ethiopia on Monday.According to the Ethiopian authorities, the fire broke out where the anti-government protests were purportedly being he…
Anti-China Activists Take LegCo Seats in Hong Kong Elections
A new generation of anti-china activists have won seats on Hong Kong's Legislative Council, LegCo.Among them is 23-year-old Nathan Law, one of the young leaders of the mass pro-democracy demonstratio…
Don't be distracted by PDP propaganda- APC urges Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged by his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Party, to remain focused despite attempts by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to distract his …
Hundreds of Borno IDP's return home
After about three years stay in refugee camps in Maiduguri, the Borno-State Capital, hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Konduga Local Government Area of the state, on Monday ret…