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The first son of Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, Chinedum, on Saturday escaped assassination when an unknown gunman shot at his car, as he was about to be conveyed out of the venue of a reception organised by Ikwuano/Umuahia Federal Constituency in honour of his father in Umuahia. But ...

Monday, February 24th, has been fixed by The Lagos State University (LASU) Senate in a memo dated 14th February the resumption date for the school shut down three weeks ago following students unrest. It has been directed that the university be re-opened to allow final year students across all departments ...

While other artistes are busy making music, D’Banj is busy making other moves, bigger ones in my opinion. The ONE ambassador was seen with President Jonathan and the richest man in Africa Aliko Dangote at the State house today, 11th February 2014. D’Banj was a guest at the States House ...

Channels�TV reports four ministers resigned including aviation minister Stella Oduah. It’s been a while since many have clamoured for her�dismissal�due to the controversies surrounding her reign as minister.

Strong indications have emerged that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASSU, may consider going back on strike following the federal government inability to honour the agreement it reached with the government during the last ASUU strike. This development is coming few months after the union suspended its six-month-old strike ...

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, over the weekend, launched new Biafra motorcycle plate number in Enugu. MASSOB leader, Chief Raph Uwazurike, who performed the official launching in Nsukka called on Ndigbo to see the new Biafra plate number as their identity and as ...

Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has donated the sum of N100m to rehabilitate roads�in Nnamdi Azikiwe University. The Governor made this donation on Friday when he visited the school and also donated a 50KVA�electricity generator�and four buses to ease transportation stress. He also promised to reward all�first class�graduates from the ...

President of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has been arrested by the men of the Department of State Security, DSS for making inciting comments on the 2015 election. The former Niger Delta militant was arrested this morning, less than 24 hours after Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, called on ...

The Baptist High School, Iwo, Osun State was in a state of chaos and confusion yesterday Tuesday Feb 4th as some students of the school came into the school premises wearing their religious apparels such as Hijab, choir robes, white garments, fetish veils and Orunmila attires, ditching the approved uniform ...

First Lady Patience Jonathan’s NGO� The A. Aruera Foundation, paid the� medical bills of 800 children to undergo heart related surgeries in India. While receiving the last batch of the children from India, Dame Jonathan expressed her gratitude to God for the safe return of each child, noting that since ...

    That’s the Chairman of Oshodi Local Government, Hon. Bolaji Ariyo proudly showing off his party’s Champagne bottle. You like?

Plumbing and Fitting, Photography, Salesmanship, Upholstery, Painting and Interior decoration are amongst 39 subjects recently added to the examination syllabus of The West African Examination Council, WAEC by the examination body. Of the 39 subjects, four of them, Computer Studies, Insurance, Store Management & Office Practice would serve as electives ...

Justice has finally come the way of the family of slain Emmanuel Victor (pictured above), a 20 year old young man who was killed in front of his mother by a trigger-happy Policeman, Mathew Egheghe, two years ago in Yenogoa, Bayelsa state. Victor was shot dead after he confronted a ...

According to Vanguard, the children’s hands were securely tied to a wheelbarrow while the man was soliciting for buyers for the children, saying he was fed up with his dwindling economic fortunes. Following a tip off, a team led by the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs. Nma Onyechere, quickly went ...

  He’s was on the cover of TIME magazine and now Rolling Stone. He’s the first pontiff to grace the cover of Rolling Stone. The pontiff joins other high profile celebrities who have featured on the cover including US President Barack Obama, Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse, Snoop Dogg and Justin ...

President Jonathan is currently in an attempt to make the death penalty for any person who is found guilty of hacking into Criminal National Information Infrastructure or any computer network that would lead to loss of lives. The bill called the Cyber Crime bill 2013 is currently before the House ...

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, 11 PDP senators have defected to the All Progressive Congress APC. A formal letter to this effect has been handed to the Senate President, David Mark, and would be read to the general house this afternoon. The defected senators are: Senator Bukola Saraki-Kwara ...

The Federal Government may have concluded plans to raise the domestic price of natural gas to $1.5 per 1,000 standard cubic feet as it aims to ensure efficient supply of abundant natural gas to thermal power stations� This represents a 50 per cent increase in the current $1 price for ...

  Corp members serving in Victory Model College, Efodo – Okpo, Olamaboro L.G.A of Kogi State, are currently in hiding as their lives are being threatened by students. �Read the full details below: It’s no good news to hear that NYSC Corp Members are treated with discontentment in Kogi State, ...

One of the wives of late Chief MKO Abiola, Mrs Dupe Onitiri-Abiola, has announced her intentions to contest the governorship seat in Lagos State in the next general elections. Mrs Onitiri-Abiola says she has ‘all the formula to solve unemployment, electricity&education problems plaguing Lagos state’ Mrs Onitiri-Abiola has not revealed ...