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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…
Educationist blames social media for decline in reading
An educationist, Mrs Victoria Oladunni , has identified the advent of the social media as a major cause in the…
Buhari wants vp who can hold Nigeria together
Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, has revealed that Pres. Buhari chose him as running mate in…
MTN group expects loss due to 1bn fine
MTN Group expects to report a full-year loss due to a one billion dollars regulatory fine in Nigeria and for…
Workers begin 72-hour strike
Workers at Canadian Natural Resources’ (CNR) Baobab and Espoir oil and gas fields in Ivory Coast launched a 72-hour strike…
Al Shabaab kill 4 in hotel attack
Somalia’s al Shabaab militants stormed a hotel in the capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region, Bosasso, on Wednesday, killing four…
Zuma authorises deployment of 400 soldiers
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa on Wednesday authorised no fewer than 400 soldiers to join the security team at…
IBB university begins production of cashew juice
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai in Niger State has commenced production of Cashew Juice, an official of the institution said…
Lalong loses appeal against sacked councillors
The Court of Appeal in Jos, on Wednesday threw out an appeal filed by Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau, against…
NAFDAC seizes N 2.5m fruit juices
The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has seized assorted imported fruit juices, codeine-containing substances and…
Navy nabs 8 suspects trafficking hemp
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday handed over three suspects arrested with a boat conveying 559 kilogrammes of cannabis to the…
CJ pardons 28 awaiting trial inmates
The Chief Judge of Sokoto State, Justice Bello Abbas, has granted pardon to 28 awaiting trial inmates in the Sokoto…
Somali lawmakers begin voting for president
Somali lawmakers gathered behind the blast walls of the capital’s airport on Wednesday to elect their president, after months of…
Minister advocates legislation to check hate speeches
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that for Nigeria to achieve a just and egalitarian…
115,000 child soldiers released – UN
No fewer than 115,000 children recruited by armies and militia groups as child soldiers have been released in the past…
Wrong time to leave ICC now, UN envoy tells Africa
The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, has warned African countries that withdrawing from the International…
Shocking Confession! Boko Haram paid me N200 – Suicide Bomber
An 18-year-old Boko Haram suicide bomber, Amina, who was intercepted by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)…
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Boko Haram is broke, UN envoy tells Security Council
The destructive Boko Haram insurgency group is currently plagued by financial difficulties, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman,…
Edo APC in crisis over suspension of members
Crisis is brewing in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over suspension of about 30 state…
FG expresses concern over killing of Nigerians in South Africa
The Federal Government has expressed concern over spate of extra-judicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa, and demanded speedy action…
Grant quits as Black Stars manager
Avram Grant has quit his job as Ghana’s head coach after more than two years in charge of the Black…
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Dogara queries N2.7 trillion Spent on power without commiserate results
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has queried the utilisation of N2.74 trillion spent on the power sector…
Lagos moves to curb fraud in public service
The Lagos State Government is currently moving to checkmate fraud and corruption in the public service by engaging 200 workers…