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11 killed as youths, Shiites members clash in 3 states
Eleven have been reportedly killed across Katsina, Kaduna and Sokoto states, when Shiites members and youths clashed during their procession.…
Community leaders commend NYSC health initiative in Rivers
Residents and leaders of Elekahia community in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers, on Wednesday commended the National…
100 aides on average serve governors – Survey
Since the current democratic dispensation in Nigeria began in 1999, opinions have been divided on its desirability, given the cost…
UN to feed 600,000 children in Kenya in 2016
The UN World Food Program (WFP) Kenya Country Director, Annalisa Conte, on Wednesday said it planned to feed 600,000 school…
wife loses marriage for making husband laughing stock
A mother of six, Titilayo Abdul-Hammed, has lost her 17-year-old marriage for making her husband a laughing stock in the…
Man nabbed for defiling teenage girl
A 29-year-old printer, Luke Adeyemi who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter, was on Wednesday brought before an Ogudu Magistrates’…
Muslim group lauds CAN in Osun
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has praised the executive of the Osun State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria…
Police arraign man for assault in Ogun
A 53-year-old man, Ademola Adesoji, appeared in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly punching a woman on her…
Kaduna targets 3m children for polio immunisation
The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Agency said on Wednesday that it targets the immunisation of a total of three…
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Corrupt judge prostrates, begs DSS boss after seeing proof of N500m bribe
One of the seven judges arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, has admitted that he took bribes running…
NCC approves Visafone’s share to MTN
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has approved the transfer of Visafone’s shareholding to MTN Nigeria, and not the…
Husband ask court to dissolve 14 years marriage
A housewife, Foluke Adesuyi, on Wednesday told an Akure Customary Court that her in-laws wanted her to be a slave…
Teenager bags 18 months in jail for trafficking drugs
A 20-year-old boy, Abiodun Oyatolu, who had pleaded guilty to trafficking in 9.9 grammes of heroin in Lagos, is to…
Brother sues siblings over family property
An Ibadan-based businessman, Mr Mumini Adegboyega, has dragged his siblings to an Oyo State High Court over a family property,…
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Breaking: Protesting legislative aides shut National Assembly
Some aides to senators and members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday protested non-payment of their salaries and allowances…
Osun Fadama begins training of agricultural staff
The Osun Fadama III Additional Funding program, has begun training of 45 agricultural staff who would train farmers across the…
Knuckle cracking can impair hand function :expert
Dr Mohammed Abdullahi of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), on Wednesday said habitual knuckle cracking impairs the functions…
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Breaking: 5 killed as bomb blast rocks Maiduguri motor park
The Police in Borno on Wednesday confirmed the killing of five persons after a suspected female suicide bomber detonated her…
Court remand 3 men for robbery in Benin
An Evbouriaria Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Wednesday remanded three defendants, Blessing Martins, 20; David Oghenekaro, 20; and Onome Sakpa,…
Brazil beat Venezuela 2-0 to top South America World Cup qualifying table
Goals from Gabriel Jesus and Willian provided a comfortable 2-0 victory for Brazil over Venezuela in CONMEBOL qualifying for the…
US election: Obama blasts Trump with 7-Eleven jibe
President Barack Obama has blasted Donald Trump’s recent remarks about women, saying they would be intolerable even for someone applying…
Kidnappers free abducted Lagos Students, Principal, teacher
Four students, principals and a teacher of the Lagos State Model College, Igbonla who were kidnapped last week by gunmen…
Trump trails Clinton by 8 points after tape scandal, debate
Donald Trump has fallen further behind Hillary Clinton and now trails her by 8 points among likely voters, according to…
Senate will pass 11 Bills that will end recession – Saraki
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has said that the 8th Senate will pass 11 Bills before the…
Naira appreciates against dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Tuesday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market, closing at N468 to a dollar. The Nigerian…
Land grabbers face 25-year jail term in Ogun
The Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law a bill proposing 25 years imprisonment for anyone found…
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Kenyan pilots call for strike next week
Major Kenyan pilots’ union on Tuesday called for an indefinite strike beginning on October 18 to demand change at the…
Troops kill 4 suspected kidnappers in Bauchi
Troops of 33 Brigade Forward Operations Base, Burra in Bauchi State killed four suspected kidnappers on Monday. According to a…
Teenager defecates in court to evade trial
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was a mild drama at an Oredo Magistrates Court in Benin City on Tuesday when an 18-year…
Nigeria at 56: Restructuring or reconciliation?
‘Those who governed well did not arm, those who were armed well did not set up battle lines, those who…