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FG takes over Arik Airlines, appoints new management
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Thursday said it has taken over the operations of Nigeria’s largest domestic…
Waste managers protest new sanitation policy in Lagos
The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAN) on Thursday pleaded with the Lagos State House of Assembly to protect…
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Pictures Update: NLC, TUC march in Lagos, demand good governance
Workers under the aegies of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) this morning took to…
Ambode orders CP to arrest gunmen who killed 3 guards
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday directed the State Police Command to ensure prompt arrest of kidnappers who…
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South Africa introduces $260 monthly minimum wage
South Africa will introduce a national minimum wage of 3,500 rand (261 dollars) per month in 2018, Deputy President Cyril…
Gunmen storm Lagos, kill 3, abduct one
Some unidentified gunmen have killed at least three people and abducted another at Isheri Estate GRA in Lagos state. Commissioner…
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Russian captain abducted by pirates off Nigerian coast says crew alive
The Russian captain of a German-owned cargo ship abducted by pirates off the West African coast of Nigeria has informed…
Edo governorship: Tribunal orders recounting of used ballot papers in open court
The Edo Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Benin, on Thursday ordered the recounting of used ballot papers for the Edo…
Woman banker attacks DPO, tears uniform
A 28-year-old woman banker, Adaobi Obi, who allegedly assaulted and tore the uniform of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), on…
Man beats 81-yr old mother to death in Lagos
A 51-year-old man has allegedly beaten his mother to death after a disagreement over her late sister’s property. The 81-year-old…
Lagos launches Ibile Youth Academy
The Lagos State Government has launched a new platform tagged: Ibile Youth Academy, IYA, designed to inculcate in youths the…
Buhari’s sister urges Nigerians to pray for President
Hajiya Rakiya Adamu, the only surviving sister of President Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to Nigerians to pray for the President,…
Buhari is victim of his own transparency, says Lai Mohammed
Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari, had become a victim of his own transparency in…
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EFCC Arraigns 4 for $1m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday arraigned the quartet of Umar Audu Bida, Truth Igogori, Ifenyinwa Nwankwesiri…
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N3bn Amnesty Funds: EFCC seizes 6 properties traced to suspects
Six properties traced to some suspects alleged to have diverted about N3,000,000,000 amnesty funds in the Niger Delta have been…
FG tenders foreign currencies recovered from Justice Ademola
The Federal Government has tendered before a High Court in Abuja bags of cash in local and foreign currencies, guns,…
No debate on Buhari’s vacation extension-Presidency
The Presidency has debunked insinuations by some Nigerians that the Senate may void President Mohammadu Buhari’s request for extension of…
Lahm’s retirement surprised Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich were taken by surprise by the timing of captain Philipp Lahm’s decision to announce his retirement. Lahm, 33,…
Barcelona to contest Suarez’s red card
Barcelona will contest the red card which will rule striker Luis Suarez out of the Copa del Rey final. Suarez…
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El-Rufai expels FRSC from Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government has barred personnel of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) from erecting checkpoints in Kaduna and…
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Pirates strike in Niger Delta, abduct 7 Russians, Ukrainian
Pirates have abducted seven Russian sailors and one Ukrainian in the territorial waters of Nigeria, the Russian embassy has said.…
EFCC arraigns ex-Kwara PDP guber candidate for money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned former gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in…
Presidency appoints Onnoghen as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has nominated Walter Onnoghen as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria, ushering in the first southern…
Why Lagos needs new waste management policy-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has underscored the need for the State to evolve a new waste management policy…
Smart City: Lagos to train one million residents on computer coding
Ahead of the much anticipated roll out of CodeLagos, the Lagos State Ministry of Education on Tuesday said the programme…
Gordons apologises to Tubaba
It seems Tuface is not leaving the news anytime soon. After canceling a nationwide protest he was supposed to spearhead,…
Recession: Car owners abandon cars with us -Mechanic
An auto-mobile mechanic in Ilorin, Kwara, Mr Martins Michael, has lamented the high rate at which car owners abandon their…