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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 ...

Stories had recently flooded the internet that Angola had banned Islam and was destroying mosques, but it seems that there may be no truth to the rumors. An official at the Angolan Embassy in Washington, D.C., who did not want to be identified while discussing the sensitive matter, told Ibtimes�that ...

Apparently tired of the non-progressive dialogue between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the federal government over the ongoing strike, authorities of the Ebonyi State University have decided to pull out of the protest. According a terse statement by the institution’s Registrar, Mr. Sam Egwu, the decision came ...

According to several Angolan newspapers, Angola has become the first country in the world to ban Islam and Muslims, taking first measures by destroying mosques in the country. �The process of legalization of�Islam�has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, their mosques would be closed until ...

House of Reps Member Hon. Raphael Oloye Nomiye, from Ondo State slumped and died on Saturday…after allegedly having sex with his banker at his home in Abuja… Sunday Trust reports A member of the House of Representatives died in the early hours of Saturday after what security sources said was ...

According to new reports, Aero Contractors, partly owned by the Ibru family has changed its name�to Nigerian Eagle, and will most likely be the official national carrier. Thisday reports that the airline will be unveiled this Sunday as the nation’s national carrier by President Goodluck Jonathan on his return from ...

The 80 year old monarch of Ilase-Ijesa community in Obokun local government area of Osun State was killed in a fire on Wednesday night November 20th after hoodlums set his palace on fire. The Alase of Ilase-Ijesa, Oba Adesina Anibijuwon, was burnt to death inside his palace around 8pm Wednesday ...

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Presidential spokesperson Reuben Abati has announced that the president is currently undergoing medical check up in the UK but says it’s nothing serious. See the State House press release below… In the course of his on-going visit to London for a meeting of Nigeria’s Honorary International Investors’ Council, President Goodluck ...

An anonymous tipster has confided in SaharaReporters that Festus Iyayi, a former president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), was actually shot by policemen in the convoy of the Kogi State Governor, Captain Idris Wada, prior to the road accident in which he supposedly died last week. The ...

Five gunmen, suspected to be ritualists on Sunday invaded the government hospital in Ado-Ekiti, demanding for new born babies. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the gunmen who were said to be numbering about five, arrived at the hospital at about 1:00 a.m. demanding for a day old ...

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the Special Enforcement Unit of Federal Inland Revenue Service has arrested billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, over a tax fraud that runs into N6.8b. Sources within the unit told Saharareporters that Mr. Ibrahim was picked up today and is currently under detention at the ...