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Nigerians react to extension of UTME validity
Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions on the ongoing amendment of the JAMB Act for the elongation of its UTME results…
Ondo election: Full list of candidates, parties
Here is the full list of the 28 governorship candidates to battle in the Ondo election on 26 November as…
Reuben Abati regains freedom
Dr. Reuben Abati, former spokesman of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has regained freedom after being detained for about a week by…
Gov Ajimobi shuts 5 schools again over protests
The Oyo State Government on Thursday shut five schools indefinitely over the protests on cancellation of automatic promotion in public…
Jimoh Ibrahim’s recognition by INEC victory for rule of law -Sheriff-led faction
The Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the emergence of Mr Jimoh Ibrahim…
Power outage at Lagos Airport
For almost an hour on Thursday, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, was thrown into darkness due to power outage.…
Coup in Ondo as INEC picks Jimoh Ibrahim PDP candidate for poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has picked Mr Jimoh Ibrahim Folorunso as the official candidate of the Peoples Democratic…
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EFCC quizzes senior lawyers over huge money in judges’ accounts
In its efforts to get to the bottom of the corruption in the judiciary, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Prosecutor’s absence stalls trial of Tompolo
The trial of an ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, for an alleged fraud of N47.6bn was stalled…
Recession will end soon, Buhari tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to always speak positively about the country in spite of the current economic recession,…
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Breaking: Saraki’s Coup: NASS amends CCT Act, takes over
After suffering several humiliations from the executive over his trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) for false asset…
Arrested judge vows not to hear DSS cases again
For the second time, Justice Adeniyi Ademola of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday withdrew from handling a case…
Dancer comes for Kaffy
A guy named Michael Omani, a professional dancer has lashed out at Kaffy. In a Facebook video, he said Kaffy…
Lagos dedicates Saturday’s sanitation to eliminate rodents
The Lagos State Government says it is dedicating this Saturday’s Monthly Environmental Sanitation Exercise to eliminate rodents and other vectors.…
AEPB to begin demolition of illegal structures
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB), on Thursday, said it would soon begin the demolition of illegal structures in the…
Women should be politically active- Obiano’s aide
The Special Adviser to Gov. Willie Obiano on Political Matters, Mr Chinedu Obidigwe, has charged women in Anambra to be…
Teenager bags 2 months in prison for stealing
An Omi Adio Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan has sentenced a 21-year-old man, Sodiq Sikiru, to two months imprisonment…
Cross River allocates N3bn for constituency projects
The Cross River House of Assembly has allocated N3billion for constituency projects in 2016, the Speaker, Mr John Gaul-Lebo, has…
Sexual slavery survivors win 50,000-euro
Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, who survived sexual enslavement by Islamic State, have been awarded the 50,000-euro (54,500-dollar), Sakharov…
Teacher bags 1 month for assaulting lady
A Grade 1 Area Court, Karmo, Life Camp, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 29-year-old teacher, Albert Isaac, to one month…
South Africa-based Nigerian develops tourism application
Mr Fidelis Igbokwe, a South Africa-based Nigerian ICT expert, said on Wednesday that a travel and tourism application he developed…
NNPC quenches fear of increase in petrol price
Some commercial drivers in Port Harcourt on Thursday expressed happiness over Nigerian National Petroleum Company’s (NNPC) statement allaying fears of…
Divorce: housewife tells court to end marriage
“My husband is irresponsible; he has turned me into a punching bag, I am no longer interested in the union,’’…
Osinbajo addresses `Nigeria in U.S. World’ seminar
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will continue the global campaign against Boko Haram insurgency in a lecture he would deliver at…
Akwa Ibom Speaker advocates declaration of looted funds
Mr Onofiok Luke, the Speaker, Akwa Ibom House of Assembly, has advocated public declaration of funds recovered from looters of…
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Breaking News: Court of Appeal insists Saraki must face CCT trial
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday struck out an appeal by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki challenging his…
SUBEB takes over payment of primary school teachers
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has approved the transfer of pay points of primary school teachers from the Ministry…
Jigawa board to increase revenue generation — Chairman
The Chairman, Jigawa Revenue Board, Alhaji Ibrahim Sani, says the board is making concerted efforts to increase its revenue generation.…
120,000 NHF contributors receive N6b
Mr Richard Esin, the Acting Managing Director, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), says no fewer than 120,000 National Housing…
Cattle dealers threaten nationwide strike
The Amalgamated Union of National Cattle and Foodstuff Dealers Association of Nigeria has threatened to embark on indefinite strike over…