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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…
ASUP delighted over N48m members allowances
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Bida chapter, has expressed delight with the Federal Ministry of Education for the released…
School head promotes high performance in public exams
A retired school headmistress, Mrs Ruth Olugbamila has urged teachers and students in Ekiti to build on their top performance…
NPA directs stakeholders, concessionaires to pay in dollars
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has directed all stakeholders and port concessionaires to henceforth pay their fees in dollars. The…
Truck driver bolts with N1.1m planks
A truck driver,Bawa Iza, who allegedly conspired with others still at large to steal planks worth N1.1 million, was on…
Jegede’s candidacy remains unchanged – Ondo PDP
The People Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, said on Thursday it has no plans to change its governorship candidate…
Police discovers ritualists’ den
The Zone 2 Police Command says it has discovered a ritualists’ den in Abule Ifa, Siunin, Obafemi Owode Local Government…
Contractor docked for stealing N5m telecoms material
A contractor, Isiaka Rafiu, who allegedly stole telecom materials belonging to IHS Nig. Ltd., is facing trial at an Ikeja…
NSCDC alerts public of fake recruitment
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Benue has alerted the public of the existence of employment racket…
Rangers strengthen club ahead of CAF Champions
The Management of Rangers International FC of Enugu has constituted an eight-man committee to strengthen the club ahead of the…
Youth and sustainable peace in Nigeria
On December 20, 2015, the United Nations outgoing Secretary General, Banki Moon during presentation of the ‘Plan of Action to…
FG to declare `State of Emergency’ in Kaduna
A member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Mr Labari Tella, has said that the Federal Government should declare…
Teachers, students to sustain NECO Performance
Teachers and students in Ekiti have been urged to build on their 2016 National Examination Council (NECO) performance in future…
Breaking: Mourinho charged over referee comment
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has been charged by the FA for claiming it would be “difficult” for Manchester-based referee…
Corrupt judges are a disgrace to Africa – NGO
A non-government organisation has described the recent events unfolding around issues of alleged corruption of Nigeria judges as a huge…
Seven arrested over West Ham crowd disorder
Crowd trouble marred West Ham’s EFL Cup fourth-round home win over Chelsea, with police making seven arrests. Plastic bottles, seats…
The death wish of the ninety percenters
Going by all available records, Nigerian politicians generally, shortly before and immediately after independence from Britain, were often referred to…
UK economy grows 0.5% in three months after Brexit vote
The UK economy grew faster than expected in the three months after the Brexit vote, official figures have indicated. The…
NUPENG condemns retrenchment of oil workers
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) Central Working Commitee (CWC) has condemned the spate of retrenchment…
West Ham stun Chelsea 2-1
The match between West Ham and Chelsea played at the Olympic Stadium saw Chelsea make seven changes to the team…
Manchester United 1-0 Manchester City: Mata strikes to down Pep’s men
The former Barcelona and Bayern coach reached an unwelcome personal landmark as his compatriot scored the only goal of a…
Missing Nigerian soldiers return to base in Borno
The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that a sizeable number of the 39 soldiers declared missing after last week suspected…