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South Africa’s parliament will hold a vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma on Thursday, the governing ANC party said on Wednesday. “We will possibly elect a new president on Thursday … if not Friday,” ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile told journalists, assuming scandal-hit Zuma will...

Four ritualist suspects who were arrested with a human head and hands were among other criminal suspects paraded today by the Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan. Two of the suspects, Olapade Saheed, 32, and Olatunji Abiodun, 26, were said to have been arrested with the … Read more via...

Four suspected armed robbers were reportedly felled in the early hours of Wednesday, during a shootout with men of the Delta state police command in Sapele. The Nation gathered that the felled suspects, some of the notorious gang members who had been on the wanted list of the … Read more via...

The Senator representing Anambra North, Senator Stella Oduah, Tuesday described as mischievous, a publication that she was evading invitations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement issued in Abuja, Oduah said that the report was the handiwork of political...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said there is need for a popular movement to enthrone progressive leadership required to make Nigeria a great country in Africa. He said Nigeria has disappointed Africa in providing needed leadership in post-military era. Although, the ex-president did not...

The Delta State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Peter Mrakpor has said victims of rape and domestic violence of speedy justice. He assured that the Violence against Persons Bill before the State House of Assembly would further protect the rights of women and children against...

Dangote Industries Limited paid over N5 billion as insurance premium in 2016 to insurance companies that insured its insurance portfolio, Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has said. Dangote who was represented by the Group Chief Risk & Insurance Officer Dangote Industries, Dr...

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said on Tuesday that full adherence to the principle of separation of powers was crucial to the survival of democracy, good governance and enhanced national security. A statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sani Onogu, said the Senate president made this...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday blamed security challenges for the non-commencement of oil exploration in the Chad Basin. The General Manager, Frontier Exploration Services of NNPC, Dr. Mazadu Bako, stated this at the 50th anniversary celebration of Geology...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will impose the maximum possible penalties on any of its licencees implicated in masking of international telephone calls. The regulatory body announced this on Monday in Lagos, in a statement by its Director of Public Affairs, Mr Tony Ojobo...

Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, at a PDP rally on Monday in Ado Ekiti, declared that God directed him to support his Deputy, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, to succeed him. “Olusola never said he wanted to be deputy governor, but God instructed me to pick him. I said we will go … via The Nation...

The Nigerian Air Force ( NAF ) on Monday said there would be increased aerial bombardment and patrols within the South West to prevent criminality. The Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Logistics Command, Air Vice Marshal Nnamdi Ekeh, stated this during an interview with journalists at the command’s...