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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.…
5 shot dead in US Mall shooting, manhunt for killer begins
A man carrying a rifle entered a Macy’s store at a mall in Washington state, shot dead four women and…
Heavy rainfall: Lagos charges residents to vacate flood-prone areas
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has charged residents living in flood-prone areas in the state to urgently relocate as…
Court grants bail to 7 members of Shiite group
A Magistrates’ Court at Karu in Abuja on Friday granted seven persons from the Shiite group bail of N100,000 each…
Clinton leads Trump by 4 points ahead of first presidential debate
Democrat Hillary Clinton had a four-percentage point advantage in support over Republican Donald Trump ahead of their first U.S. presidential…
Stop paying us half salary, health workers tell Oyo Govt
The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, has appealed to the…
Serena Williams withdraws from Chinese tournaments with shoulder injury
Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s Wuhan Open and China Open due to a shoulder injury. The 34-year old…
Medview transports over 3,000 pilgrims back to Nigeria
Three Thousands (3,000) pilgrims, who performed the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia, have arrived on Medview flights to Lagos, Kaduna…
Sokoto Govt. closes 20 illegal schools
Sokoto State Government on Friday announced the closure of 20 illegal primary and secondary schools across the state. This is…
FG screens PHCN’s ex-staff, pensioners Oct. 3-21
Dr Vincent Akpotai, the Acting Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), has fixed final verification of staff and pensioners of…
MAN says economic recession forces businesses to resize
The President of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Dr. Frank Jacobs, said the economic recession has made many businesses to…
Electric metering coy to employ 150 persons in Akwa Ibom
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom said on Friday that electric metering company with the capacity to employ 150 persons…
Troops kill 2 cattle rustlers, recover 7 cows, 1 car
Troops carrying out clearance operation of suspected livestock rustlers and bandits’ camps and hideouts in the North West have killed…
EFCC arrests staff over alleged N15m bribe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday said it had arrested one of its operatives, Uzodinma Kingsley Agbazue,…
Wife seeks divorce over constant beating
A 26-year old housewife, Aishat Kazeem, has urged an Ojaoba Sharia Court of Arbitration to dissolve her 18-month marriage to…
162 bodies retrieved in Egyptian migrant boat tragedy
One hundred and sixty-two bodies have been found after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off an Egyptian coastal…
Bomb hoax at University of Ibadan
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan There was a bomb hoax at the University of Ibadan on Friday as an unknown Islamic group, al-wilayat…
Naira strengthens against dollar at interbank market
The Naira on Friday appreciated against the dollar at the interbank market, after sustaining losses for two days. The Nigerian…
Ondo 2016: 30 political parties present candidates
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said 30 political parties had submitted names of their candidates for the November 26…
Bayelsa governor’s wife gives birth to four babies
The Wife of the Bayelsa Governor, Mrs Rachael Dickson, on Friday gave birth to four babies, a boy and three…
Cholera outbreak: LAWMA advocates cleaner environment
In the face of the recent outbreak of cholera in some parts of the state, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA)…