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Captain of South Africa’s national team, Senzo Meyiwa has been shot dead according to multiple sources in South Africa. Although details are still sketchy, the Orlando Pirates Goalkeeper was shot dead early Sunday morning. His death has since been confirmed by the South African Football Association (SAFA). SAFA spokesperson Dominic ...

Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi says the major reason he and the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan fell out was because he refused to share the state money with her. Gov Amaechi said this yesterday October 24th at the graduation ceremony of the Pioneer graduands of the Ignatus Ajuru ...

Awwal Unar, a 26-year old Baze University student union leader, had given a N7 million loan to his friend, Bello, over a period of time. But each time he demanded for refund, Bello would come up with one form of excuse or the other. ThisDay reports that when the pressure ...

A 2-year-old girl in Mali, who was confirmed as the first person to have Ebola in the country, is dead. The toddler, who returned from Guinea after being infected, is also the first person to die of the disease in the West African country. Mali’s government confirmed the death in ...

Even if its not a book but a small piece who would have seen this coming, UK telegraph wrote about Gov. Raji Fashola and they titled it “Meet The Man Who Tamed Nigeria’s Most Lawless City”, UK Telegraph talks about how Governor Fashola came into office and transformed Lagos and ...

Oluwatosin Ogunbusola, 20, was the cynosure at the second convocation ceremony of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) on Tuesday as she emerged the Best Graduating Student of the 334 students at the 2014 convocation of the institution. The Economics graduate led the pack of 46 other First Class graduates; 158 ...

Past governor of Ekiti State, Kayode John Fayemi has explained why he built the multi-mullion naira controversial Government House in the state. The governor has been under attack lately for lavishing the state funds on the government lodge. His predecessor, Ayo Fayose had claimed that the governor bought two beds ...

A district pastor of a church in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has been remanded by a Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikeja.The 37-year-old pastor, Adebambo Adetunji, was alleged to be one of the gang members, who robbed motorists at the Ojota Bus stop, between April and July, 2014. Punch ...

US doctor based in New York who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea has become the first person in the city to test positive for Ebola. 33 year old Dr. Craig Allen Spencer (pictured above) had been working with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea, and returned to NYC ...

Omonigho Abraham, the 4-year-old boy who was attacked by two dogs in the Igando area of Lagos State, has said the police and the government must ensure that the dogs that almost took his life are killed. The little boy, who is in the Burns and Plastic Ward of the ...

Back when she was a student, he was a lecturer.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday finally declared interest in contesting the 2015 presidential election. He told Peoples Democratic Party leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja that he would procure nomination form of the party before the deadline. He has also set up a presidential declaration committee saddled with the responsibility ...

There was a fire outbreak at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos this afternoon. The fire engulfed the second floor of the airport, Daily Post reports. However, it was reportedly doused shortly after it started, preventing any serious damage to the building. Sources revealed that the fire which started ...

The Nigerian government has announced that henceforth National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members will receive N500 as daily feeding allowance. Director General of the NYSC, Johnson Bamidele Olawumi, made the announcement at a House of Representatives Committee hearing on the N4,000 online registration fee mandated for corps members , Leadership ...

There was a bomb explosion at a bus station in Azare town in Bauchi state late last night, which killed at least five people and wounded at least 10 people. It was a suicide bomber, suspected to be a member of Boko Haram.

The Nigerian Red Cross Society – Lagos Branch has been at the forefront of responding to man-made and natural disasters, including bomb blasts, floods and more recently, the Ebola virus. To enable the Nigerian Red Cross Society- Lagos Branch provide its important services proactively and professionally, the Society has created ...

The newly elected Governor of Ekiti state, Governor Ayo Fayose has revealed some of the things his eyes have seen in the newly built government house. According to him, in a statement by his Special Assistant Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the new government house was an act ...

According to the Sun, the ace comedian made his stance clear during his annual Crack Ya Ribs:The Declaration” during independence weekend.. He said My ambition to be a governor is born out of the need for the youths to have a say in governance. As you already know, today is ...

President Jonathan today in Dutse, Jigawa state inaugurated the multi-billion naira Dutse International Airport. He was accompanied by the State Governor and other state office holders

An 11 year old girl was gang-raped in Obowo local council area of Imo State.The ugly incident happened when the girl known as Ngozi (surname withheld) was sent by her�parents to buy a few of their food needs from the popular Onuimo Rescue Market, Umungwa, Obowo. Vanguard was also told ...