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President Goodluck Jonathan, weekend, said there was no going back on privatization of electricity projects in the quest of his administration to give stable power supply to Nigerians. The President, who spoke at the commissioning of Unit ST-6, at Egbin Power Plant, Ikorodu, Lagos, also said reliable power sector facilitates socio-economic development of any nation, adding that small and medium …

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan begs aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party, PDP members of the House of Representatives to sheath their swords and work for him in the forthcoming general elections. Vanguard reliably gathered that the president made the appeal when the aggrieved lawmakers met with him at the presidential Villa on Sunday night. A source privy to the development said”the lawmakers bared …

At least 65 people died in a ferry accident in a river in Bangladesh’s western Manikganj district on Sunday, after another 24 bodies were found, local media reported on Monday. Most of the new bodies were found after the ferry was lifted, local media quoted officials as saying. Forty-one bodies were recovered by rescuers late Sunday night. Rescuers were still …

The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has berated the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, for his continuous scathing remarks about the health status of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), saying Buhari is stronger than Fayose. He said this on Monday while speaking with journalists after meeting with 705 community development associations and cooperative societies …

North Korea has banned foreigners taking part in its annual international Pyongyang marathon in April because of continuing concerns over the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, specialist tour groups said Monday. China-based agencies, Koryo Tours and Young Pioneer Tours, both said they had been informed of the decision on Monday morning. North Korea, which has not registered a single …

Troops involved in the ongoing counter-terrorism operation in the North-East have arrested a number of terrorists who disguised as women in Baga, Borno State. Baga, the headquarters of the Multi-National Joint Task Force, was captured by the insurgents in January but was recaptured by the Special Forces on Saturday. The Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, who stated …

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has appealed to voters not to be deceived by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who will share cubes of sugar, tubers of yam and grains for their votes, saying Nigeria’s politics has gone beyond that level. Speaking at the commissioning of a 35-bed community health centre built by a member of the Edo State …

A job syndicate coordinated by Mr. James Odeh and one other that specialises in issuing fake letters of appointment to unsuspecting job seekers has been nabbed by the intelligence unit of the Nigerian Prisons Service in Abuja. Before his arrest, Mr. Odeh is said to have issued about 400 applicants with fake appointment letters into the Nigerian Prisons Service. 31 …

A “ghost town” of burnt-out homes and looted properties greeted residents returning to Gamboru in northeast Nigeria for the first time since Chadian forces retook it from Boko Haram. Scores of people crossed the 300-metre (yard) bridge that forms the border with Cameroon under military escort on Friday to survey the ravaged town. Boko Haram seized Gamboru, in the violence-wracked …

A helicopter hovered the skies of Adamawa on Thursday, dropping flyers residents say may have emanated from a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, The leaflets contain renunciation of the sect and apology messages to the people. It is the second time in two weeks the Boko Haram sect has distributed flyers. The first batch warned northerners not to go to …