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CHINEDU WOSU, YENAGOA The authorities of the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested a 22 year-old alleged notorious rapist, Timidou Jephther, for sexually assaulting and raping a 5 year old girl to death in Akedei, a riverine community in Sagbama Local Government Area. Sagbama is the country home of Governor …

The Lagos State Government on Friday shut 12 houses in Abeokuta and Ibadan Streets in Ilasamaja area of the State over discovery of shallow oil wells built by landlords to illegally scoop diesel from pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The oil wells were said to have …

In honour of one of the victims of the 2015 Hajj stampede, Governor Kashim Shettima has renamed a magnificent office complex used by the Borno State Pilgrims Welfare Board, after Professor Tijjani El-miskin who died alongside hundreds of victims from across the world during a stampede on their way to …

A cross section of stakeholders and shareholders of AG Leventis Nigeria Plc have expressed concern over the recent partnership talks between Leventis and Pick n Pay, a South African retail chain store. AG Leventis had recently announced that it had entered into a joint venture agreement with Pick n Pay …

Ace journalist and former Deputy Editor of Thisday Newspapers, Hon. Kola Ologbondiyan has joined the race for the National Publicity Secretary position of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Kogi state born Ologbondiyan, who has already picked his nomination was also Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to former Senate President …

No member of the National Assembly can be investigated or charged to court for performing their constitutional responsibility of lawmaking including budget, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has said. Dogara, who spoke in Abuja on Thursday, at the Civil Society Dialogue Session on one year of …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has assured that his administration would take concrete measures to remove barriers that hinder the successful completion of New Haven – Nsukka, 132 km Electricity Transmission line currently being handled by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company in partnership with the National Integrated Power …

The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, has released the list of Chairmen and members of its various committees. In a statement posted on its website, the Federation listed its President, Amaju Pinnick as Chairman of the Emergency Committee, Barr. Christopher Green as Chairman of the Technical and Development Committee and Mr. …

By Patrick Omoregie The election that saw President Muhammadu Buhari emerge as the President of Nigeria could be described as the most inclusive presidential election so far, after the all-out 1993 general election, which General Ibrahim Babangida annulled. It was recorded to have been the most peaceful election Nigeria ever …

From:Ruth David , Bauchi A UNICEF Global Initiative on out of school children study in selected northern states has revealed that 777,160 children out of the 1,289,005 population in Bauchi State are out of school. The State Education Consultant for Girls Education Project, GEP3, Saleh Mohammed stated this during a …

The Honurable Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has re-affirmed that the Federal Government will not tolerate flagrant disobedience of the nation’s labour laws and regulations by financial institutions operating in the country. Ngige disclosed this Friday during an interactive meeting with stakeholders in the banking and finance …

From: Ruth David , Bauchi The Police command of Bauchi State has arrested a 15 –year old boy, Ismaila Suleiman, who specializes in invading houses in Bauchi and stealing valuables after setting the houses on fire. In a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Bauchi, the Command’s spokesman, Mahmood …

Climate change and its devastating effects on the environment, has been blamed for the herdsmen/farmers clashes in parts of the country, which have led to the death of many people. A highly placed presidency source told globalpatriotnews.com in Abuja that the climate change phenomenon, caused by global warming, which has …

‎Governor Kashim Shettima on Thursday inaugurated a body of scholars with a mandate of regulating Islamic preaching across the 27 local government areas of Borno State and to also deploy community based system to spy on preachers who may want to spread violent doctrines in towns and villages. Shettima also …

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara and Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, are among top public officials that will dissect the budgetary process as a key interface between the Executive and Legislative arms of Government in …

Babcock University Wednesday held its 2016/2017 annual colloquium. The theme of the colloquium is SYSTEMS THINKING. The well attended event marks the beginning of the university’s new academic session. Pictures below show some of those that graced the program.

CHINEDU WOSU, YENAGOA The authorities of the Central Naval Command, CNC, Nigerian Navy, Bayelsa state has offered free Medical Rhapsody to over 2, 500 indigenes of Agudama community. Agudama Epie and Akenfa 11 are the immediate host communities of the Command in Bayelsa state and is located in Yenagoa local …

Emeka Nwagwuna As politicians in Edo State struggle to outshine one another in the build up to the forthcoming September 10, 2016 governorship election, Edo people must be vigilant to avoid the deceit that has become the attribute of many a politician and ensure the election of the best candidate. …

A tripartite agreement is being worked out between Nigeria, Cameroun and the United Nations Commission for Refugees, UNCR, for the safe and voluntary return to their homes of thousands of Nigerian refugees that fled the country due to Boko Haram insurgency in the North East geo-political zone. The move is …

The governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State in the April 2015 election and Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside has called on Rivers youths to shun violence to ensure a secured future for themselves and a better society. In his …

YENAGOA Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson has said that his administration would partner with security operatives to smoke out the killers of the three soldiers in Nembe. Dickson insisted that the partnership would ensure that the killers were fished-out from their hiding place and prosecuted accordingly. He insisted that the …

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, applauded the appointment of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mallam Yusuf Olaolu Alli, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the Osun State University (UNIOSUN), by Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, …

Forte Oil Nigeria Plc has stressed the need for sustenance of enhanced performance and payment of dividends to its shareholders, as measures that reflect the strength of innovation and earning potentials. The company, which recently presented its facts behind the figures to the capital market community at the Nigerian Stock …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday commissioned the first state-owned Helipad for medical emergencies in Nigeria at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, adding that the upgrading of the 247-bed and five Theatre Suits for pregnant women, popularly called Ayinke House, would be ready for use …