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- BREAKING: APC Candidate, Rauf Aregbesola, Declared Winner Of Osun State Governorship Poll
- Suspects sell N11.5m goods to Policeman for N3m
- Two die in fresh cult clashes in Lagos
- Houseboy kills boss’ 78-year-old mother in Lagos
- Ebola In Nigeria: Ogun state writes letter to Adeboye
- MTN Foundation donates 115 patrol vans to 18 states
- Kano Hisbah arrests 200 street beggars
- Ilorin Emirate bemoans worsening insecurity, holds summit
- Court imprisons female student for stealing Ipad
- Lagos suburb decries neglect over bad roads
- Angry Community Shuts Down Oil Wells in Bayelsa
- Okorocha accused of giving church N50m dud cheque
- Ritualists pluck 9-yr-old boy’s eyes in Bauchi
- Native doctor shot dead by vigilante operatives in Anambra
- Lagos female doctor contracts Ebola virus
- Nasarawa to recruit 2,000 teachers
- Five dead in Sokoto auto crash
- Ogun communities battle pollution, residents report seven deaths
- Bayelsa parents, guardians protest NYSC posting to north
- Three die in Rivers cult clash
- TB Joshua Bars Foreign Visitors Over Ebola Outbreak
- Ebola: LASG visits Synagogue Church
- Two soldiers, 12 others die in Taraba clashes
- APC Sponsors Boko Haram – Fani-Kayode
- Abuja residents embrace safety measures to avoid Ebola virus
- Village head commits suicide 4 days to daughter’s wedding
- Tension in Ibadan over planned removal of NURTW boss.
- Police arrest mother for allegedly killing her two children
- Joy that Kills: Drunken bricklayer falls to death on Sallah day
- Pastor, woman nabbed after ‘sanctified water’ kills 2
- Landlady’s children cut tenant’s private parts
- Gunmen abduct Senator’s mother in Bayelsa
- Gunmen kidnap man as bank manager escapes abduction in Aba
- Police parade female cult member, armed robbers in Delta
- Policeman Accidentally Shoots Self Dead In Aba
- SHOCKING: 43-year-old auto mechanic kills self over inability to pay rent
- El-Rufai loses son in auto crash
- Three nabbed with cloned Ekiti govt letterhead, blank cheque
- Police arrest man for defiling minor in Ogun
- Two refugees slaughtered by gunmen in Borno
- 14-year-old marriage in crisis over pot of stew
- Revelation: Politicians Buy Human Parts From Me – Suspect
- Tension heightens in Anambra, Kogi boundary communities
- Presidency encouraging war in Osun – APC
- One killed in PDP, APC clash in Osun
- Electric cable kills mother of three in Uyo
- Ebola Now In Nigeria
- Amosu salutes officers who survived Borno helicopter crash
- Nigeria security forces increase security ahead of Ramadan feast
- Vandalised pipelines spill oil, pollute farmlands in Edo
- Lagos: Police Begins Counter-Terrorism Campaign
- Ijaw Ex-militants demand creation of Toru-Ebe, Oil River states – See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/ijaw-ex-militants-demand-creation-toru-ebe-oil-river-states/#sthash.AofvPfPj.dpuf
- Kano Blast Kills Woman, Injures 8 – Police
- TOO BAD: 30-Year old Man R*pes 2 Year Old in Ebonyi, Blames It on “Konji”
- LASU Governing Council refute Agreement with ASUU/LASU
- Newly Wed Ex-Gov’s Daughter Shares Their Honeymoon PHOTOS
- Eid-el-fitri: Federal Govt has declares Monday, Tuesday as public holidays
- Fans Dares Nollywood Actress Kate Henshaw” Calling Her A Whore
- Only Religious Leader’s Intervention can End Boko Haram: CAN President
- EKITI: Wait for your time, my administration ends October 15 – Fayemi tells Fayose
- BREAKING NEWS: Explosions Rock Kano
- One dies, properties destroy as power surge ravages Lagos community
- JEGA ‘INEC’ Boss: I Ordered Osun INEC REC to Step Down For Credible Election
- Aba Mosque Raid: SSS Releases Two Islamic School Teachers After Two Weeks in Detention.
- Emeka Wogu: Empowering Nigerians Our Top Major Priority From Government
BREAKING: APC Candidate, Rauf Aregbesola, Declared Winner Of Osun State Governorship Poll Posted: 10 Aug 2014 01:44 AM PDT Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the incumbent governor of Osun state and candidate of the All Progressive Congress party has won the August 8th 2014 gubernatorial election. Professor Bamitale Omole,... Click Title to Read More |
Suspects sell N11.5m goods to Policeman for N3m Posted: 08 Aug 2014 07:15 AM PDT The ogun state Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly diverting goods worth N11.5m and attempting to sell it for N3m. The Police Public Relations Officer for Ogun State, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi... Click Title to Read More |
Two die in fresh cult clashes in Lagos Posted: 08 Aug 2014 07:11 AM PDT There was pandemonium in the Somolu and Bariga areas, Lagos, on Thursday morning after cult groups clashed on some streets leaving one person dead and several others injured. The clash, which began... Click Title to Read More |
Houseboy kills boss’ 78-year-old mother in Lagos Posted: 08 Aug 2014 07:08 AM PDT The police have arrested an 18-year-old man, Hounvenou Yavine, a national of Republic of Benin, for slitting the throat of his boss' mother, Mrs. Mariam Abiola. The incident happened at Ijaiye Low... Click Title to Read More |
Ebola In Nigeria: Ogun state writes letter to Adeboye Posted: 08 Aug 2014 06:37 AM PDT The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, on Thursday said the state government had written a letter to the authorities of the Redeemed Christian Church of God to take... Click Title to Read More |
MTN Foundation donates 115 patrol vans to 18 states Posted: 07 Aug 2014 08:45 AM PDT As parts of efforts to check insecurity in the country, the MTN Foundation has said that it has provided 115 fully-equipped security patrol vehicles with communication gadgets to 18 state governments... Click Title to Read More |
Kano Hisbah arrests 200 street beggars Posted: 07 Aug 2014 08:10 AM PDT Kano – The Kano State Hisbah authorities said on Wednesday in Kano that they arrested 200 persons for street begging in Kano municipal area. Hisbah is the law enforcement arm of the sharia law. The... Click Title to Read More |
Ilorin Emirate bemoans worsening insecurity, holds summit Posted: 07 Aug 2014 01:39 AM PDT Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State is to hold a security summit to find solution to the astronomical growth of insecurity in the area. The summit which has as its theme, "Challenges of Insecurity in... Click Title to Read More |
Court imprisons female student for stealing Ipad Posted: 06 Aug 2014 08:47 AM PDT A Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates' Court on Wednesday sentenced a student, Mariam Nuhu, 26, to two months imprisonment for stealing IPAD at a night club in Garki, Abuja. The presiding officer, Mrs... Click Title to Read More |
Lagos suburb decries neglect over bad roads Posted: 05 Aug 2014 08:03 AM PDT Some residents of Ejigbo have started wondering if the community in which they live in is really on the map of Lagos State.Chief of their numerous problems they said is bad road network.Some who... Click Title to Read More |
Angry Community Shuts Down Oil Wells in Bayelsa Posted: 05 Aug 2014 07:23 AM PDT The nation’s economy was dealt a devastating blow Tuesday when the aggrieved people of Biseni clan in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State shut down five oil wells in Idu Oil Field... Click Title to Read More |
Okorocha accused of giving church N50m dud cheque Posted: 05 Aug 2014 05:49 AM PDT Governor Rochas Okorocha has again come under fire as a fiery Catholic cleric, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has accused him of giving a N50 million dud cheque to the Catholic Archbishop of Owerri... Click Title to Read More |
Ritualists pluck 9-yr-old boy’s eyes in Bauchi Posted: 05 Aug 2014 02:39 AM PDT BAUCHI — The Bauchi State Police Command has disclosed that some unknown ritualists attacked and removed the eyes of a nine-year-old boy in Toro Local Government Area of the state. The command's... Click Title to Read More |
Native doctor shot dead by vigilante operatives in Anambra Posted: 05 Aug 2014 01:57 AM PDT ONITSHA—A traditional medical practitioner, whose identities are yet to be ascertained, was last weekend shot dead by some vigilante operatives for allegedly possessing some substances suspected to... Click Title to Read More |
Lagos female doctor contracts Ebola virus Posted: 05 Aug 2014 01:54 AM PDT The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, on Monday said one of the doctors that treated the Liberian-born American, Patrick Sawyer, who died of the Ebola disease, had contracted the virus.... Click Title to Read More |
Nasarawa to recruit 2,000 teachers Posted: 04 Aug 2014 07:00 AM PDT The Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board said it had concluded plans to recruit no fewer than 2,000 teachers to fill vacant positions in schools in the state. Executive Secretary of the... Click Title to Read More |
Five dead in Sokoto auto crash Posted: 04 Aug 2014 03:35 AM PDT Five persons from the same family have been reportedly killed in a road accident that occurred on Saturday on Shagari-Tureta road in Sokoto state.The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the... Click Title to Read More |
Ogun communities battle pollution, residents report seven deaths Posted: 04 Aug 2014 03:13 AM PDT Residents said no fewer than seven people died in Ilashe, Ilupeju and Odan Agbara communities of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, Ogun State, in the first week of July from suspected water... Click Title to Read More |
Bayelsa parents, guardians protest NYSC posting to north Posted: 04 Aug 2014 02:55 AM PDT Some parents and guardians took to the streets of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Saturday to protest against the posting of their children and wards to the northern part of the country by the National... Click Title to Read More |
Three die in Rivers cult clash Posted: 04 Aug 2014 02:48 AM PDT AT least, three persons were killed during a cult clash in Bane and Kpaa, two Ogoni communities in the Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. While two persons lost their lives in Bane, another... Click Title to Read More |
TB Joshua Bars Foreign Visitors Over Ebola Outbreak Posted: 04 Aug 2014 02:28 AM PDT Lagos — THE General Overseer of one of Nigeria largest Congregations, the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua, has barred foreign members from countries where the ebola virus... Click Title to Read More |
Ebola: LASG visits Synagogue Church Posted: 04 Aug 2014 01:40 AM PDT The Lagos State Government and some federal delegates on Sunday paid a visit to the General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Joshua. The visit was said to be aimed at... Click Title to Read More |
Two soldiers, 12 others die in Taraba clashes Posted: 02 Aug 2014 07:55 AM PDT The Police in Jalingo, Taraba State, have confirmed the death of 14 persons, including two soldiers, in a renewed violence at Ibi, headquarters of Ibi Local Government Area, on Thursday morning. The... Click Title to Read More |
APC Sponsors Boko Haram – Fani-Kayode Posted: 01 Aug 2014 09:08 AM PDT A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has again challenged the All Progressives Congress to explain its relationship with the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, saying the party was... Click Title to Read More |
Abuja residents embrace safety measures to avoid Ebola virus Posted: 01 Aug 2014 05:45 AM PDT Abuja residents have begun to adjust their lifestyles to avoid contracting the Ebola virus, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey has shown. The virus has claimed over 700 lives in West African,... Click Title to Read More |
Village head commits suicide 4 days to daughter’s wedding Posted: 01 Aug 2014 03:21 AM PDT ABA—The immediate family and relations of Chief Samuel Omeonu Ezengwa, a village head in Umunkita, Nenu Autonomous Community in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, have been thrown into... Click Title to Read More |
Tension in Ibadan over planned removal of NURTW boss. Posted: 01 Aug 2014 02:49 AM PDT There was tension in Ibadan on Thursday, as a cross-section of motor park touts were spreading falsehood of the removal of the state chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW),... Click Title to Read More |
Police arrest mother for allegedly killing her two children Posted: 01 Aug 2014 01:44 AM PDT The woman allegedly said she gave her children a substance gotten from a cleric to drink. The Delta Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old woman in Abraka for allegedly killing two of her... Click Title to Read More |
Joy that Kills: Drunken bricklayer falls to death on Sallah day Posted: 31 Jul 2014 05:45 AM PDT A middle-aged bricklayer, Mr. Timothy Olubunmi, died on Monday afternoon, when he fell from the upper floor of an uncompleted storey building after getting drunk. Nigeriana learnt that Olubunmi was... Click Title to Read More |
Pastor, woman nabbed after ‘sanctified water’ kills 2 Posted: 31 Jul 2014 04:10 AM PDT WARRI — A man, said to be a pastor, and a woman are in Police net in Asaba, the Delta State capital for allegedly killing two children with a deadly substance sold by the pastor for N1,850. The Delta... Click Title to Read More |
Landlady’s children cut tenant’s private parts Posted: 31 Jul 2014 02:58 AM PDT A 35-year-old man, Yinka Offehin, is battling for his life at a private hospital in Lagos State after his scrotum was cut by the children of his landlady. The Edo State indigene, who resides on... Click Title to Read More |
Gunmen abduct Senator’s mother in Bayelsa Posted: 31 Jul 2014 02:43 AM PDT Gunmen, in the wee hours of Wednesday, kidnapped 90-year-old Florentina Emmanuel, mother to Senator Paulker Emmanuel, at their Opolo residence in the Bayelsa State capital, Yenagoa. Paulker, a close... Click Title to Read More |
Gunmen kidnap man as bank manager escapes abduction in Aba Posted: 31 Jul 2014 02:09 AM PDT A middle aged businessman, Emmanuel Onu, has been abducted in Aba, Abia State, by gunmen believed to be kidnappers. This is even as a manager of a new generation commercial bank in the city escaped... Click Title to Read More |
Police parade female cult member, armed robbers in Delta Posted: 29 Jul 2014 06:33 AM PDT A 21-year-old lady was among 11 members of a youth cult group arrested by the police in Asaba while performing their initiation rites. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Celestina... Click Title to Read More |
Policeman Accidentally Shoots Self Dead In Aba Posted: 29 Jul 2014 06:21 AM PDT Inspector Sunday Mefo, a police officer attached to the Patrol and Guard (P&G) Unit at the Aba Central Police Station (CPS) in Abia State, allegedly shot himself dead accidentally on Sunday, July... Click Title to Read More |
SHOCKING: 43-year-old auto mechanic kills self over inability to pay rent Posted: 29 Jul 2014 05:44 AM PDT Following threat of eviction from his landlord over his inability to pay his house rent, one Mr. Obi Orji, 43, an auto mechanic reportedly killed himself, Monday, July 28, in Minna. It was learnt... Click Title to Read More |
Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:59 AM PDT The Founder of Trinity House, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, has claimed that he has found a solution to the deadly Ebola disease, which has killed no fewer than 670 people and infected more than 1,000 in... Click Title to Read More |
El-Rufai loses son in auto crash Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:13 AM PDT Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has lost one of his sons in a car crash. Hamza El-Rufai died Tuesday morning in Abuja. The father of the deceased broke... Click Title to Read More |
Three nabbed with cloned Ekiti govt letterhead, blank cheque Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:57 AM PDT The police in Lagos have smashed a syndicate allegedly specialised in swindling members of the public through false offers from state governments. Large quantity of fake documents and letter head... Click Title to Read More |
Police arrest man for defiling minor in Ogun Posted: 28 Jul 2014 07:31 AM PDT Detectives attached to the Obalende Division of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested one Qudus Giwa of Sabo Area Ijebu Ode for defiling a 15-year-old girl, on Friday, July 25. The incident... Click Title to Read More |
Two refugees slaughtered by gunmen in Borno Posted: 28 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT Two people suspected to be amongst the over 10,000 displaced persons taking refuge in Shaffa District of Hawul Local Government Area of Borno state were over the weekend slaughtered by gunmen... Click Title to Read More |
14-year-old marriage in crisis over pot of stew Posted: 28 Jul 2014 04:33 AM PDT The marriage between Kamorudeen and Fatimah Bankole is currently in crisis as a result of a disagreement over the fish in their pot of stew. Fatimah, who is the first of the three wives of... Click Title to Read More |
Revelation: Politicians Buy Human Parts From Me – Suspect Posted: 26 Jul 2014 09:09 AM PDT Ilorin — The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State, Mr Ambrose Aisabor, yesterday, paraded two suspects, among others, for dealing in human parts. The third person paraded was said to be an... Click Title to Read More |
Tension heightens in Anambra, Kogi boundary communities Posted: 26 Jul 2014 07:45 AM PDT Tension has heightened in boundary communities between Anambra and Kogi states, forcing residents to flee their homes and seek refugee in neighbouring towns. Armed youths from Echeno/Odeke boundary... Click Title to Read More |
Presidency encouraging war in Osun – APC Posted: 26 Jul 2014 06:24 AM PDT The presence of the Joint Task Force in the peaceful State of Osun seems to have energised some hoodlums to the point of killing two people in Ilesha on Friday during the campaign of Iyiola Omisore,... Click Title to Read More |
One killed in PDP, APC clash in Osun Posted: 26 Jul 2014 06:08 AM PDT One person reportedly lost his life on Friday in a fracas between supporters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State. Fighting broke out shortly before the... Click Title to Read More |
Electric cable kills mother of three in Uyo Posted: 26 Jul 2014 05:50 AM PDT Mrs. Uwana Bright, a 32-year-old mother of three, was on Thursday electrocuted by a fallen and abandoned cable belonging to the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution (PHED) Company in front of the... Click Title to Read More |
Posted: 26 Jul 2014 05:11 AM PDT The Ebola virus plaguing west Africa, which has killed at least 660 since the worst-ever outbreak began there in January, is one of the deadliest known to man and can kill victims within days.... Click Title to Read More |
Amosu salutes officers who survived Borno helicopter crash Posted: 25 Jul 2014 09:23 AM PDT Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, on Friday commended the courageous behaviour of the officers who survived the Helicopter crash in Borno. This is contained in a statement posted on Defence... Click Title to Read More |
Nigeria security forces increase security ahead of Ramadan feast Posted: 25 Jul 2014 07:34 AM PDT ABUJA — Nigerian forces say they are increasing security nationwide ahead Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim celebration marking the end of Ramadan. Emmanuel Okeh, a spokesman for the Nigeria Security and Civil... Click Title to Read More |
Vandalised pipelines spill oil, pollute farmlands in Edo Posted: 25 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT Oil spill caused by bunkering has polluted farmlands and the only river in Egonu community in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo, according to residents. The residents told the News Agency of... Click Title to Read More |
Lagos: Police Begins Counter-Terrorism Campaign Posted: 25 Jul 2014 05:45 AM PDT he Lagos State Police Command has launched a counter–terrorism campaign. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, a deputy superintendent (DSP) at a news conference yesterday, urged... Click Title to Read More |
Posted: 25 Jul 2014 02:03 AM PDT UGHELLI— Former militants of Ijaw extraction under the aegis of Meinbutu, have called for the inclusion of Toru-Ebe and Oil River states in the proposed states approved by the national conference.... Click Title to Read More |
Kano Blast Kills Woman, Injures 8 – Police Posted: 25 Jul 2014 01:50 AM PDT A woman was killed by a powerful blast that ripped through a central park in Kano Thursday, the police have confirmed. Eight people were injured in the attack that targeted travellers at the Sabon... Click Title to Read More |
TOO BAD: 30-Year old Man R*pes 2 Year Old in Ebonyi, Blames It on “Konji” Posted: 24 Jul 2014 12:22 PM PDT A 30-year-old man Inya-Okoro from Afikpo North Local Government area of Ebonyi, has been arrested for raping a 2-year-old girl Favour. The Sun reports that the suspect allegedly committed the act... Click Title to Read More |
LASU Governing Council refute Agreement with ASUU/LASU Posted: 24 Jul 2014 12:15 PM PDT The Lagos State University Governing Council has refuted claims of its involvement in the implementation of the Miscellaneous Acts [2012] which stipulates that academic members of staff in the... Click Title to Read More |
Newly Wed Ex-Gov’s Daughter Shares Their Honeymoon PHOTOS Posted: 24 Jul 2014 12:15 PM PDT The honeymoon pictures from Adanna Ohakim, one of the daughters of former Imo State governor Ikedi Ohakim, and David Steineker, who got married last Saturday, are out. The newly-wed couple, who had... Click Title to Read More |
Eid-el-fitri: Federal Govt has declares Monday, Tuesday as public holidays Posted: 24 Jul 2014 12:14 PM PDT The holidays will mark the end of Ramadan The federal government has declared Monday, 28 and Tuesday 29 public holidays to mark this year's Eid-el-fitri salah celebration. A statement issued... Click Title to Read More |
Fans Dares Nollywood Actress Kate Henshaw” Calling Her A Whore Posted: 24 Jul 2014 09:15 AM PDT Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, has been under attack by some of her fans for making her intentions known of joining Politics. On July 18, it was reported that the Cross River State born... Click Title to Read More |
Only Religious Leader’s Intervention can End Boko Haram: CAN President Posted: 24 Jul 2014 09:13 AM PDT Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, on Wednesday stated that only religious leaders can end the boko haram insurgency that is currently plaguing the... Click Title to Read More |
EKITI: Wait for your time, my administration ends October 15 – Fayemi tells Fayose Posted: 24 Jul 2014 09:02 AM PDT Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi has urged Ayodele Fayose, the state governor-elect to wait till he officially becomes the governor of the state, rather than unnecessarily getting involved in... Click Title to Read More |
BREAKING NEWS: Explosions Rock Kano Posted: 24 Jul 2014 08:55 AM PDT A bomb explosion has occurred in Kano, residents have told Nigeriana The blast ripped through the city's central motor park, a day after twin blasts killed over 40 people in neighbouring Kaduna. The... Click Title to Read More |
One dies, properties destroy as power surge ravages Lagos community Posted: 24 Jul 2014 07:20 AM PDT Residents of Ejigbo community, in the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State are still bemoaning the death of a man and the loss of their valuables as a result of a power surge that... Click Title to Read More |
JEGA ‘INEC’ Boss: I Ordered Osun INEC REC to Step Down For Credible Election Posted: 24 Jul 2014 07:14 AM PDT Mr. Jega said the commission believed that credible election could be conducted in the country with the involvement of all stakeholders. The Chairman of INEC, Attahiru Jega, has described as... Click Title to Read More |
Aba Mosque Raid: SSS Releases Two Islamic School Teachers After Two Weeks in Detention. Posted: 24 Jul 2014 04:35 AM PDT "The SSS told us the soldiers were just doing their job and that after their investigation they were convinced that we were not planning anything bad. They also asked us to be vigilant and report any... Click Title to Read More |
Emeka Wogu: Empowering Nigerians Our Top Major Priority From Government Posted: 24 Jul 2014 04:24 AM PDT The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Emeka Wogu, on Tuesday said the empowerment of Nigerians in an equitable manner remained a top priority of the federal government. Minister of Labour and... Click Title to Read More |
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