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NCS adopts new approach to check smuggling
The Sokoto State Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has adopted a community based approach to check the…
Earth tremor: Rivers, Bayelsa communities call for investigations
The communities affected by the July and August earth tremors in Rivers and Bayelsa have appealed to the Federal Government…
Shekau shows up in new video, taunts Nigeria’s military
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau on Sunday released a new video where he declared that he is safe and in…
Economic recession; a lesson for Nigeria — Obaseki
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo Godwin Obaseki says the present economic recession in the country is a…
$15m Saga: SERAP seeks Patience Jonathan’s prosecution
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Federal Government to the Federal High Court in Lagos asking the…
The New York Times endorses Hillary Clinton for president
In any normal election year, we’d compare the two presidential candidates side by side on the issues. But this is…
Unidentified middle-aged man hangs self in Edo
Jefferson Ibiwale A middle-aged man who’s identity is yet to be verified has reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself in…
Recession: CAN president calls for hard work, courage
Reverend Samson Ayokunle, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has called on Nigerians to embrace hard work as…
PDP says it has no plan to rig Edo poll
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked an allegation that the party was planning to rig the Wednesday governorship election…
NUPENG can’t afford to go on strike now – President
The President, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Achese Igwe, said that the union could not afford…
Siasia issues NFF 2-week ultimatum to pay him five-month salary arrears
Samson Siasia, Nigeria’s former under-23 coach, has given the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) a two-week ultimatum to settle its debt…
Lagos begins demolition of illegal structures in VI, Ikoyi
The much anticipated Clean Up of Ikoyi and Victoria Island areas of Lagos, South commenced simultaneously on Saturday with officials…
Late Kabba monarch laid to rest
Late traditional ruler of Kabba town, Kogi, Oba Michael Olabayo, was on Saturday laid to rest in a ceremony attended…
Buhari thanks U.S. authorities, others for his successful outing
President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded relevant U.S authorities for ensuring efficient security and administrative arrangements at the 71st Session of…
1,000 Sokoto pilgrims back
No fewer than 1,000 pilgrims from Sokoto State have been transported back to Nigeria through the Sultan Abubakar III International…
No LG, territory under Boko Haram control – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has restated that no local government area in Borno or any territory…
Sanitation: 8 truck drivers arrested in Ekiti
The Speaker, Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Kola Oluwawole, said that eight truck drivers were apprehended on Saturday for violating…
Nigeria’s performance at Rio Olympics was not abysmal – Dalung
Minister of Youths and Sports, Solomon Dalung, on Saturday in Ilorin said he was disappointed with those who said Nigeria…
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FG will not sell off all national assets – Minister
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma says the fiscal stimulus strategy designed is not to…
Nigeria to harvest more wheat in Feb. 2017
Flour Mills of Nigeria is working with Nigerian farmers on the local cultivation of wheat in the country, its Group…
Militants kill soldier in Bakassi
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that militants killed one of its personnel in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River…
Borno Govt. begins massive clearing, fumigation in Bama
The Borno State Government on Saturday began massive clearing and fumigation of Bama town recently liberated by the military to…
2018 World Cup Qualifier: Rivers to host Super Eagles, Algeria
Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Boma Iyaye, says the state is ready to host the 2018 World Cup qualifying match…
Police arrest 4 for diverting rice meant for IDPs
The Katsina State Police Command on Saturday said it had arrested four persons for allegedly diverting tonnes of rice meant…
Boat mishap: 4 feared drown on trip to Tompolo father’s burial
Four people were feared dead in Warri River on Friday in a boat mishap involving the funeral party to the…
Oshiomhole declares two days public holidays for Edo guber poll
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has declared Tuesday September 27 and Wednesday September 28 as public holidays for the…
Suspected madman kills 1, injures 3 in Jigawa
A man suspected to be mentally ill has stabbed a man to death and injured three others in Taraya Village…
Can I sell my grandfather’s clock? No, sell that house
So thinking outside the box has made many a Nigerian politician stir crazy. Wow! It is really interesting to know…
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Niger Delta Avengers attack Bonny crude oil export line
Nigerian militant group the Niger Delta Avengers said on Saturday it had carried out its first attack in the country’s…
Man. United thrash Leicester City 4-1
Manchester United thrashed Premier League champions Leicester City as boss Jose Mourinho dropped captain Wayne Rooney from his starting line-up.…