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Ngige warns governors not to cut salaries, work hours
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has warned state governors against reduction in remunerations and hours of…
Lawmaker kidnapped in Kaduna
The Police in Kaduna on Tuesday confirmed the abduction of Ibrahim Ismail, a member of Kaduna State House of Assembly.…
241 Nigerians repatriated from Libya
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least, 241 Nigerians have been repatriated from Libya, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has disclosed. NEMA’s…
Why we’re repositioning broadcasting in Lagos-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the aggressive repositioning of the broadcast stations in the State was part…
128,149 pass Placement test into JSS in Lagos
A total of 128,149 pupils passed the recently conducted 2016 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and Placement Test into the…
Cult war claims 2 lives in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two men, simply identified as Osazee and Papa Obodo, have been killed in a renewed cult war in…
We don’t want Muslims in our country – Czech Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Czech Republic, Bohuslav Sobotka, has warned that its government did not want a larger Muslim presence in…
US Secretary of State John Kerry holds meeting with Buhari
Visiting United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, who arrived Nigeria on Tuesday this afternoon held a closed door meeting…
Watch out, fake alcoholic drinks in town – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians of the prevalence of fake alcoholic…
Successful police recruits must take lie detector test – IGP
The Nigeria Police Force is to subject successful candidates in the ongoing recruitment exercise to compulsory polygraph test (lie detector…
Herdsmen kill Redeemed church pastor in Kaduna
Members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) have been thrown into mourning again as armed men suspected to…
Nigerian Army says air raid kills Shekau, Boko Haram commanders
Nigeria’s military said Tuesday it believes an airstrike has “fatally wounded” Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, but there was no…
Ondo guber: Why contending parties must shun candidate imposition
Francis Suberu Expectedly, the political atmosphere in Ondo State is already charged ahead of the November 27, 2016 governorship election.…
FCT Police arrest suspected kidnappers, car snatchers
The FCT Police Command on Monday in Abuja said it had arrested three suspected members of a notorious kidnapping and…
NDLEA staff drown in river chasing drug baron
The Borno Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the death of one its staff who…
Police raid gay wedding ceremony in Nigeria
A tip-off received by Nigeria’s intelligence officers led to police raiding a suspected gay wedding ceremony on Saturday in the…
5 injured in Kano varsity building collapse
Five persons on Monday sustained injuries following the collapse of part of the Department of Architecture building under construction at…
Govt moves to recover looted funds abroad
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, has said that the Federal Government is addressing the legal challenges which…
Admission: JAMB urges universities to comply with criteria set by FEC
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has urged Federal Government-owned universities to comply with the criteria stipulated by the…
Lagos begins implementation of e-ticketing
The Lagos State Government has justified the implementation of e-ticketing in the state as it is less susceptible to human…
Curfew in Zamfara as mob kills 8 over alleged blasphemy
No fewer than eight persons were killed on Monday in Talata-Mafara community in Zamfara following violence that erupted over alleged…
Troops kill 3 kidnappers, destroy camps in Bauchi State
Troops of 33 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have killed 3 armed kidnappers and destroyed their camps in Bauchi State. This is…
Disgraced U.S. swimmer Lochte loses sponsorship
Swimwear manufacturer Speedo and fashion label Ralph Lauren on Monday said they were dropping their sponsorship of the disgraced U.S.…
Benue legislators refund car loans to EFCC
Governor Samuel Ortom has said that 22 state legislators have started refunding car loans they collected for personal vehicles to…
DSS smashes kidnap rings in Benue, Cross River, Lagos
The Department of State Services (DSS) has smashed a kidnapping syndicate responsible for gruesome killings and kidnappings in Benue State.…
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Security men bar #BringBackOurGirls from Aso Rock
An attempt by the members of the #BringBackOurGirls group to march to Aso Rock was halted on Monday by a…
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Lagos@50: FG, States must not allow our cultural heritage to die-Ooni
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi at the weekend charged Nigeria’s Federal and State Governments not to…
Michael Phelps, the greatest Olympian with 18 gold medals
At the age of 15, Phelps became the youngest American male swimmer to compete at an Olympic Games in 68…
Brazilian girl shares bedroom photos with Usain Bolt
After a wild night of partying a twenty-year-old student from Rio has shared photos of what appear to be her…
The world is waiting to hear our stories – Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the world is eager to hear the nation’s stories through the…