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220 Boko Haram insurgents captured in North-East
The Nigerian Army on Friday said its troops had captured 220 Boko Haram insurgents in various clearance operations in the…
Abuja Arts and Craft village on fire
The popular Abuja Arts and Craft village located near the Yar’Adua Centre in Central Business District of the Federal Capital…
Lagos to produce new education policy
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Idiat Adebule, on Thursday said there was the need for education policy that…
Zone 5 new AIG assumes office
The new Assistant Inspector -General of Police (AIG) for Zone 5, Rasheed Akintunde, has assumed office in Benin, headquarters of…
Spanish Maritime Rescue confirms 114 rescued in Mediterranean
Spanish Maritime Rescue Services confirmed that one person died and 114 others were rescued from six inflatable dinghies close to…
Lawmaker tells surveyors to upgrade skills
Mr Sikiru Osinowo, Chairman, House Committee on Land, Lagos State House of Assembly, on Thursday urged surveyors to continually upgrade…
Army boss says army to remain responsive, apolitical
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the army would remain responsive and apolitical…
Nightclub manager dishes successful business tips
Tobi Ashiru, Manager, Rumor Nightclub Ikeja, on Thursday said that re-invention and thinking outside of the box was the best…
Fuel distribution: NSCDC inaugurates Task Force
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kano State Command, on Thursday, inaugurated a Task Force Committee to monitor…
U.S. suspends aid to Somalia’s military
The U.S. is suspending food and fuel aid for most of Somalia’s armed forces over corruption concerns, a blow to…
50 prison inmates to write 2018 UTME
No fewer than 50 prison inmates will sit for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), according to an official.…
Eradicating female genital mutilation for better reproductive health
Zainab Shola at first meeting will strike you as a happily married woman in her late-twenties; a full housewife. As…
ISIS threatens to attack U.S. over Jerusalem decision
Islamic State has threatened attacks on U.S. soil in retaliation for the Trump administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the…
It is cheaper to prevent corruption than fight it – Magu
Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it is cheaper to prevent corruption than to…
Plateau LG Polls: NGO trains 80 election observers
Community Action for Popular Participation (CAPP), an NGO based in Jos, is organising a training programme for 80 participants that…
Police arrest former Britain First leader
The leader of the far-right group, Britain First, was arrested on Thursday as he was supporting his deputy at her…
Court orders woman’s psychiatric evaluation
A 32-year-old woman, Faith Ayegwalo, who battered her niece with hot pressing iron on two arms and forehead, was on…
Yuletide: NSCDC deploys over 1,000 personnel to Osun
The Osun Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says it has deployed over 1,000 personnel across the…
Gunmen kill ex-union leader in Bayelsa fresh attack
Another ferry operator has been killed by gunmen on the Yenagoa-Akassa waterway in Bayelsa. The incident occurred barely 24 hours…
South Korea president advocates ‘new era’ relationship with China
South Korean President, Moon Jae-in and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Thursday called for a “new era” in relations…
Sports development: Ogun to spend N2.7bn
The Ministry of Youths and Sports in Ogun said it needed N2.5 billion for capital development in its activities in…
Nigeria remains our business destination priority – French Delegation
A Delegation of the Movement of French Business (MEDEF), the first network of entrepreneurs in France, on Wednesday said that…
3 Kogi policemen dismissed for drug trafficking
Kogi State Police Command has dismissed three of its officers for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of 30 bags…
DSS absence stalls hearing on Wike’s suit against IGP
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday could not hear Rivers Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike’s application for an injunction against…
NSCDC clamps on Jigawa roadside petrol hawkers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, said it had set up a Monitoring Team to check…
Zimbabwe Wildlife Authority intercepts ivory destined for Malaysia
Zimbabwean wildlife officials have intercepted 200 kg of ivory worth more than 500,000 U.S. dollars which was destined for Kuala…
Cancer: LAPO reaches out to 761,000 people in 2017
Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), an NGO, says it has reached out to about 761,327 community members in five states…
UNICEF, NOA mobilises journalists to fight HIV in Kaduna
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Orientation Agency (NOA) have mobilised 43 journalists to check the increasing…
Vietnam spots over 100,000 tuberculosis patients annually
Vietnam spots 105,000 to 106,000 tuberculosis (TB) patients each year, and it aims to eliminate the disease by 2030, the…
Thai drug lord sentenced to life, son to death
A Thai Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a local drug lord to life imprisonment and his son to death for…