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Ambode swears in cabinet, assigns portfolios

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has sworn-in 23 commissioners and 14 special advisers to constitute…

Saudis detain 2 Nigerian pilgrims over drugs

Two of the 1,191 pilgrims from Oyo State, western Nigeria,  who performed this year’s Hajj…

Reasons a Child Would Kill His Parents

By Grace Essen. The choice of ‘his’ in the title of this write up is…

Alimi Mosque, Dan Fodio tomb slated for World Islamic Heritage Sites

The Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM),Malam Yusuf Usman, said five sites in Nigeria…

Climate Change: Lagos could be wiped out, says French envoy

Ambassador Stephane Gompertz, France’s Ambassador for Climate Change, has called for a robust participation from…

Nigerian arrested in $10m drug bust in Australia identified, charged

The Nigerian caught in Australia, in an undercover sting that uncovered roughly $10 million worth…

Dickson urges support for Lokpobiri as minister

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Eschewing party politics,Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State over the weekend called…

Boko Haram kills 12 in Madagali, seizes food truck

Suspected Boko Haram militants have struck again in Madagali local government area of Adamawa state,northeast…

Afe Babalola University churns out 65 First class graduates

Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado-Ekiti, western Nigeria,  says 65 students will receive First Class degrees…

Battle for Oyo: No judgment yet in Ladoja-Ajimobi case

The petition of Senator  Rashidi Ladoja,  the Accord Party’s candidate in the April 11 governorship…