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Breaking news: Bus on fire at Third Mainland bridge

    A 14-seater bus is reported to have gone up in flames at Iyana Oworosoki. This accident has caused a standstill on the ever busy bridge. Unconfirmed reports say one person died.

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Nigeria’s presidential elections to hold February 14 2015

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has confirmed that the next presidential election, will be staged on Febraury 14, 2015. �The commission has scheduled the presidential and National Assembly elections for 14th February 2015,” the INEC said in a statement. The electoral body, also announced that governorship and elections for ...

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SSS secures warrant of arrest for Nasir El-Rufai

The State Security Service, SSS, has finally secured a warrant of arrest for the Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nasir El-Rufai, and has now launched a manhunt for him, the spokesperson for the agency has said. � This is even as armed operatives of the Service ...

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Nissan set to roll out first made in Nigeria SUV’s in April

The first set of Made in Nigeria 4×4 SUVs will be rolled out by Nissan Motors in April this year. Chief Executive Officer of Nissan Motors, Carlos Ghosn, disclosed this to President Goodluck Jonathan on the sideline of ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Ghosn, who said the vehicles ...

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LASU shuts down indefinitely

Lagos State University ((LASU) has been shut down indefinitely following what the school termed ‘violent protest by students’. The school management shared the bulletin above announcing the indefinite closure, and asked all students to vacate the school premises until further notice. Exams have also been put off until further notice.

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Chaos in Lasu as students disrupt exams and VC’s car

There has been chaos at the Lagos State University Campus, Ojo since yesterday after students of the institution and school authorities clashed over the closure of the university’s registration portal. Students went on rampage this morning, destroying properties and disrupting exams schedule to hold today after their Vice Chancellor Prof. ...

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Angry mob stone two young men to death for stealing at Sabo ,Yaba (Photo)

Two unidentified persons were stoned to death in the Sabo, Yaba area of Lagos State after being apprehended by youths for allegedly robbing a resident of his phones. Punch reports that their correspondent, who visited McNeil Road, where the incident occurred, learnt that the alleged robbers attacked a 79-year-old man, ...

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Ex PDP chairman Bamanga Tukur appointed Chairman Railway Corporation

Immediate past chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur has been appointed Chairman Board of the Nigerian Railway Corporation by President Jonathan. His appointment was contained in a statement released by Special Assistant (Media) to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sam Nwaobasi. Alhaji Bamaga last ...

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Breaking news: Train crushes two men at Oshodi

Reports reaching us from eye witness account, a moving train at Oshodi crushed two men. The men where hanging on the moving train and one of them lost balance and fell, in the bid of the other man helping, he fell also. However there are no pics from the incident ...

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Lagos state government set to ban smoking in public places

The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday January 20th passed a bill seeking to make smoking in public places illegal in the state, with first offenders having options of paying a fine of N10,000, three months in jail or both. The bill which is waiting the approval of Gov. Fashola ...

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US threatens to sanction Nigeria over Anti-Gay law

The US has threatened to sanction Nigeria following President Jonathan’s signing of the Same-Sex Prohibition Act 2014. The world power is threatening to scale down its support for HIV/AIDS and anti-malaria programmes in Nigeria. This was made known yesterday Jan. 20th by James Entwistle, the US Ambassador to Nigeria. Mr ...

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Nigeria will soon become a car exporting nation – Goodluck Jonathan

President Jonathan said with the new National Automotive Industry Policy introduced by his administration, the country will soon be exporting cars to other countries. He said this while speaking with a delegation of business owners from Anambra State led by the State governor, Peter Obi, who paid him a courtesy ...

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Pastor Oritsejafor opens multi-million Naira church auditorium in Warri

National president of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, and GO of Word of Life Bible Church, Pastor Ayo recently dedicated his newly built ultra-modern 40,000 capacity auditorium located in Warri, Delta State. The flamboyant pastor said he built the new auditorium to accommodate the over 50,000 people that attend the ...

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Oba Of Benin’s first wife, Queen Esther pass away

First wife to the Oba of Benin, Queen Esther Erediauwa (Nee Osunbor) and Eson N’erie of Benin Kingdom is dead. According to reports, Queen Esther died at about 8pm on Saturday after a brief illness. She had been down with diabetes which reportedly deteriorated since last December. May her soul ...

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Hon Patrick Obahiagbon speaks on the ban on gay marriage in Nigeria

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Ghanian BBC Focus on Africa reporter Komla Dumor dies at 41

Ghanaian journalist and main presenter of the BBC World News programme Focus on Africa, Komla Dumor has passed away. The TV anchor reportedly passed away at his home in London today Jan. 18th. He was 41. Dumor joined the BBC as a radio broadcaster in 2007 after a decade of ...

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26 year old lady allegedly murdered by her boyfriend in a hotel (Photo)

26 year old Ijeoma Nwachukwu went missing last Saturday January 11th after telling a staff of her aunt’s that she was going to meet up with her boyfriend of over two years…some guy named Ifeanyi. According to family sources, Ijeoma left home around 9.30 that Saturday morning to her aunt’s ...

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Wife of Indian minister found dead, after publicising his affair on twitter

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The wife of Indian minister Shashi Tharoor has been found dead, following reports he had an affair, Indian media say. Sunanda Pushkar is reported to have been found dead in a five-star hotel in Delhi, according to police sources. The couple became embroiled in controversy over a series of Twitter ...

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Wife exposes Indian minister’s affair’ to his 2m Twitter followers

Indian human resources minister’s wife hacked his Twitter account and posted messages implying he was�having an affair�with a Pakistani journalist. Shashi Tharoor, also known as ‘Minister Twitter’ for his love of the social messaging site – was left acutely embarrassed after the messages appeared on his feed.They suggested to his ...

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Breaking News: President Jonathan sacks Service Chiefs

According to a statement by Presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati, Air Marshall Alex Badeh is the new Chief of Defence Staff, replacing Admiral Ola Ibrahim.�Major-General Kenneth Tobiah Jacob Minimah takes over from Lt.-General Azubike O. Ihejirika as Chief of Army Staff. STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE � PRESIDENT JONATHAN APPROVES CHANGES IN ...

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