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A Lagos lawyer, Mr Folorunsho Ogunekun, said in Lagos on Tuesday that speaking the mother tongue in courts was permissible by the constitution, especially in preferring a charge against an accused. Ogunekun spoke with newsmen while reacting to the Worl...
The absence of Charles Okah, Obi Nwabueze and Edmund Ebiware, who were charged with alleged bombing of Abuja on Oct 1, 2010, stalled proceedings at a Federal High Court on Tuesday. The accused could not be in court on account of ill health. Justice Dan...
It is a move that has shocked fans coming just three years after their turbulent relationship ended in violence and the image of the battered singer that stunned the world. Singers and former lovers Rihanna and Chris Brown have come together to record ...
Mr Musa Sada, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, says the Federal Government will collaborate with the Canadian Government to develop in the country’s mining sector. Sada said this in Abuja on Tuesday when the Canadian Deputy High Commi...
INEC on Tuesday in Abuja issued a Certificate of Return to Governor-elect of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko. Hajia Amina Zakari, INEC National Commissioner in-charge of North-West zone, presented the certificate on behalf of INEC Chairman, Prof. At...
Groom-to-be 2face Idibia tackles all (well, almost all) the nagging questions on his recent proposal to Annie Macaulay, his current relationship with Pero Adeniyi and Sunmbo Ajaba, and their upcoming wedding… Of your three ‘baby mamas&rsqu...
The Koluama I and II communities in Southern-Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa, impacted by the Chevron facility explosion, have appealed for immediate resettlement. The traditional rulers of the two communities, His Royal Highnesses J.T.C. Leghemo...
Maj Gen. Adamu Marwa, the outgone GOC, 3 Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, charged soldiers to be “very conscious” of the activities of Boko Haram sect. The sect has claimed responsibility for spate of bombings and k...
The Federal Ministry of Health says more than 40 people have died as a result of the outbreak of Lassa fever in 12 states of the federation. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Muhammed Pate, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. &nb...
Another substance suspected to be an Improvised Explosives Device (IED) has been discovered by the Police Anti-Bomb Squad in Ungwar Sarki, Kaduna. They area has been cordoned off by security men at the moment and all vehicles going towards Kawo and oth...
Security forces patrolled an extensive market in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday where an assault by suspected Islamists killed some 30 people, vendors and residents said. Gunmen believed to be members of the Islamist sect Boko ...
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday issued a 21-day ultimatum for the removal of the wrecked vessels at Maiyegun and Alpha beach fronts by their owners or face legal action. Mr Adesegun Oniru, the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Developmen...
The Serbian ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Rondic Rifat, said on Tuesday in Abuja that his country is to open an honorary consulate in Kano next month. Rifat who spoke with newsmen, said opening of the consulate would further promote diplomatic ties between...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra, says it confiscated 192.626kg of hard drugs within the state in 2011. Mr Timinipre Zikiye, the Anambra Commander of the agency, said on Tuesday in Onitsha that the seized hard drugs comprised...
Troubled Nigeria Premier League (NPL) says it is taking steps to address the lingering issue of its title sponsorship. An executive member of the disputed NPL, Owolabi Wopa, before a Federal High Court declared the body illegal, told SuperSport.com tha...