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ICPC seizes 62 houses from female civil servant
The Chairman Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), Mr Ekpo Nta, has disclosed that the commission in…
Mimiko trying to run away, APC alleges
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State says it has discovered a plot by the outgoing Gov Olusegun Mimiko…
Nigeria to stop fuel importation by 2019 – Kachikwu
Nigeria will stop importing refined petroleum products by 2019, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said…
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We want more doctors, drugs in Lagos public hospitals, senior citizens cry out
Some senior citizens in Lagos State on Tuesday called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to employ more doctors and increase drugs…
NYSC posts 700 graduates to Plateau
The NYSC Coordinator in Plateau, Mrs Olufunmilayo Akin, says 700 corps members, who are graduates of agriculture and allied courses,…
Jigawa provides uniforms to 860 pupils
The Hadejia Local Education Authority on Tuesday said it had distributed uniforms to 860 pupils of Shardaku Nomadic School in…
Visionary leadership and Institutional Effectiveness
By Akintola Benson Oke The term leadership is a concept that is as old as when man woke up to…
10 killed in Plateau clash
Ten people have been killed in a clash involving two groups of illegal miners at Gero village in Gyel District…
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Police recover Gov Wike’s N111m bribe to INEC officials
The Nigeria Police has recovered more than N111 million from electoral officials alleged to have been bribed by Rivers state…
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Liberia leader bars official travel abroad for 60 days
Liberia’s president has ordered a 60-day moratorium on official overseas travel to save the country’s depleted foreign currency holdings. Ellen…
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Lagos now among world’s 100 Resilient Cities
Lagos State has been listed among 100 Resilient Cities in the world. The 100 Resilient Cities is pioneered by The…
Man to receive 7 strokes for trespass
A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered that 18-year-old man, Aminu Abdullahi, be given seven strokes of the…
248 people arrested for social media post
Turkey has detained 948 people, and of these arrested 248, over posts on social media that allegedly were supportive of…
Man kills father in Jigawa
The Jigawa Police Command on Tuesday said it had arrested a 25-year-old man, Abdulhamid Abdullahi, for allegedly killing his 65-year-old…
FG gives NAFDAC 2 weeks ultimatum
The Federal Government on Tuesday directed NAFDAC to register all Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) exhibitors at the ongoing 1st…
Court grants Madonna permission to adopt 2 children from Malawi
A Malawian High Court gave approval on Tuesday for U.S. pop star Madonna to adopt two children. The singer now…
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Court freezes Ozekhome’s account over alleged money laundering
Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, is in trouble as a Federal High Court, Lagos southwest…
Senate begins screening of ambassadorial nominees
The Senate has begun the screening of 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees submitted to it by the President. Sen. Monsurat Sunmonu,…
Woman births child from 16-year-old embryo
China’s adoption of a two-child policy in 2016 has spurred a woman in Guangdong province to give birth to a…
Tailoring: YouTube to help people become famous
YouTube has expressed its readiness to assist persons with interest in tailoring to become famous. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications…
Women having sex before 18 risk cervical cancer
Dr Kunden Deyin, the Plateau Commissioner of Health, says research has shown that women who engage in active sex before…
Nigerian Certificates have no value -UK School
Certificates obtained outside Nigeria will continue to be more valued and considered over those obtained in the country due to…
Asylum seekers trek to Canada
Refugees in the U.S. fearing a worsening climate of xenophobia in the wake of a divisive U.S. presidential campaign are…
Ex-French President Sarkozy to stand trial over campaign funding
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will stand trial over allegations of illegally financing his failed 2012 re-election bid, a judicial…
Truck crushes teenager to death in Lagos
An unidentified teenage girl was on Tuesday killed in a road accident at about 6.30 a.m. along Abule-Egba -Ekoro Road…
Chinese Supreme Court judge scolds Trump
A judge in China’s Supreme Court on Tuesday scolded U.S. President Donald Trump for his disparaging remarks regarding a U.S.…
UI resumes new session Feb 18
The Senate of the University of Ibadan (UI) has approved the 2016/2017 academic calendar for the institution. The school resumes…
Civil Defence arrests 2 female suicide bombers in Maiduguri
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Borno Command, on Tuesday intercepted two female suicide bombers, who tried to…
Osinbajo: I can’t disclose Buhari’s health status
The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday said only President Muhammadu Buhari would disclose his health status to Nigerians at…
Ambode charges women to speak against genital mutilation
Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has called on mothers, women groups and high-powered government organizations,…