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Osinbajo slams N6b new VP residence a waste

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is entirely no need for a new residence for…

INEC sets dates for Edo, Ondo governorship elections

The Edo state governorship election will take place on 10 September, while the Ondo election…

Panic in Yola as stored Boko Haram bomb explodes

There was panic in Jimeta Yola, Adamawa state today as a bomb explosion resonated through…

Rivers state scraps overseas scholarships

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State government has stopped the funding of its students in…

Rivers state: Women protest tax for Gov. Wike’s perfume

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Women in their hundreds from Mile Three Market in Port Harcourt, Rivers…

Cambridge UK students want stolen Benin statue returned

Students at Jesus College, Cambridge University in the United Kingdom have called for a bronze…

Will David Mark win again? Voting ongoing in Benue South

Accreditation of voters and voting have started in the rerun election in Benue South senatorial…

In pictures: Vulcanizer commits suicide

This Saturday morning, 20 February 2016, a vulcanizer, Fatai Sulemon, committed suicide by hanging. This…

Amnesty programme has achieved its mandate, says Boroh

The Coordinator of Presidential Amnesty Programme, retired Brig.-Gen Paul Boroh, said it had stabilised the…

Breaking News: Police ACP dies swimming on Valentine Day

An Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Area K Command, Lagos state, has died,…