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Tragedy struck in Asaba, the Delta State capital, on Thursday following the puzzling way a lawyer and his colleague died at a popular roundabout in their steaming Toyota Camry car in the state. The casualties, seated in the neatly parked steaming car, with registration number FGG 931 AE, along the ...

The presidency has responded to former president�Obasanjo’s letter to President Jonathan where he accused the current president of taking actions calculated at destroying Nigeria.�See the State House press release below… We have noted the publication on several websites today of a letter recently written by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to President ...

Following the withdrawal of the ultimatum given to the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and after CBN confirmed the N200bn payment, the Federal Government and the union today signed a memorandum of understanding, MoU, in Abuja. �If things work out fine, the strike may be called off�next�week when ASUU ...

Before it is too late •A letter of appeal to President Goodluck Jonathan by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo I am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons.��� One,� the� current� situation� and� consequent� possible� outcome dictate that I should,� before the door� closes on ...

After only nine months as the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has been named TIME magazine Person of the Year 2013. TIME said the former Argentinian Cardinal has become the ‘new voice of conscience and is the person who had the greatest impact on the world in 2013. ...

The former South president passed on yesterday.

Former South African President and anti-apartheid revolutionary hero Nelson Mandela has died at his Johannesburg home. He was 95.

As a mark of respect to the late Prof Festus Iyayi, past president of ASUU, whose funeral rites begins tomorrow to Sat December 7th, the Federal Govt has decided to shift its deadline for resumption of lecturers to�Monday December 9. This was made known by the Executive Secreatry of the ...

Mrs. Joy Ifijeh, the widow who was upbraided by Governor Adams Oshiomhole for putting her goods on the road, yesterday shunned the N250,000 gift given by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Nationonline,�Mrs Ifijeh�was not present at the launch of an empowerment fund to cater for widows in the ...

Following the orders by the Federal Government, urging all universities to re-open, the Senate of the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) Tuesday sacked all academic staff with immediate effect. The Federal Government had through the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike had vow to sack any lecturer who fails ...

The Chairman of PDP in Anambra State, Prince Kenneth Emeakayi, was kidnapped today Monday Dec. 2nd by unknown gunmen who abducted him up as he was returning to Awka, the State capital. Prince Emeakayi was said to be returning from his village in Okija when his car was intercepted at ...

After a video of him shouting at a widowed woman to �go and die” went viral on social media, Edo State governor Adams Oshiomole has tendered an apology for his actions. � The Governor, however, noted that he made the comments in anger. He has also donated 2million�and�employment to the ...

After Governor Oshiomhole told a widow who kicked against the law to go and die during one of his official duties in the State, the PDP, Edo State chapter have announced that they had instituted an�endowment�fund for the widow. They asked her to come to their secretariat to receive a ...

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Monday donated�two million naira to a widow he �insulted�while on an inspection tour of the state. The widow, Mrs Joy Ifije,�who was invited to the�Edo Government House by the governor,�was also offered automatic employment by Oshiomhole. Oshiomhole had invited the widow�to personally apologise to ...

Nnamdi Azikiwe University has announced they are pulling out of ASUU Strike. In an official press release issued by the VC of the school, Prof. Boniface C.E. Egboka, students of UNIZIK are to resume back for academic activities on Monday, 2nd December, 2013. The full Press Release announcing UNIZIK pull-out ...

The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Willie Obiano, has been declared winner of the governorship election in Anambra State. The returning officer,� Prof James Epoke said Obiano satisfied all the requirements of the law �and is hereby declared winner. ” The result showed APGA polled 180,178 votes, PDP polled ...

During a press briefing in Abuja this morning, the acting Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike told journalist that the Federal Government has given the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) one week ultimatum to call off the ongoing strike. Or else what? ASUU execs and President Jonathan were supposed to ...

�Aero Contractors has�reportedly�changed its name to Nigerian Eagle and will be the national carrier. A Boeing 737-500 wearing the national colours is currently parked in a private hangar at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The new national carrier will be unveiled in the coming days. Photos courtesy – Auto ...

Former Managing Director of the defunct Concord Newspapers, Dr. Doyin Abiola has been arraigned before the Federal High Court, Lagos, for fraud, Sahara Reporters�claims. A press statement signed by Police Public Relations Officer DSP Ngozi Isintume-Agu reads thus: �The Financial Malpractices Investigation Unit (FMIU) of Special Fraud Unit (SFU) says ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced a merger with the Abubakar Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, tagged ‘New PDP’ The merger was announced at the end of a meeting at the Kano Governors Lodge in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr. Baraje read the terse communique to journalists at ...