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12 abandoned babies recovered in Kebbi
The Kebbi State Hisbah Committee has recovered 12 abandoned babies and settled 332 civil cases brought before it in the…
Cleric, daughter insert needles inside bean-cake for beggars
A 50-year old Muslim cleric, Mohammed Yusuf, and daughter, Salamat, 18, were on Tuesday arraigned at a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court,…
Zimbabwe acquires 2 drones to fight elephant poaching
Zimbabwe has acquired two drones in its biggest wildlife sanctuary in the west to combat poaching of elephants, an official…
Majority of U.S. youth reject Trump – poll
A report on Tuesday in Washington said majority of U.S. youths had rejected Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump’s strategy of…
Troops rescue 88, kill 3 insurgents in Bama, Borno
Troops on clearance operations in the North-East have rescued 88 people in Bama Local Government Area of Borno and killed…
Govt to train 100,000 graduates as extension workers – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says that the Federal Government will train 100,000 graduates as extension workers out of the 500,000 graduates…
130 million people depend on aid to survive – UN chief
No fewer than 130 million people depend on humanitarian aid to survive, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message…
Bread price goes up in Lagos
Oluwole Adeboye The Lagos State Association Of Master Bakers and Caterers Of Nigeria, will on Wednesday increase the price of…
PDP: Adeyanju names Mike Omeri as coordinator
The Deji Adeyanju Strategy Team has announced the appointment of Mike Omeri as coordinator of his campaign as he gears…
Gunmen kidnap 16 from rich-only restaurant
Mexican authorities were searching Monday for as many as 16 people who were abducted by gunmen from an upscale restaurant…
Buhari is to decide exchange of Chibok schoolgirls with suspects – CDS
The decision to release Boko Haram suspects in exchange for abducted Chibok schoolgirls as being demanded by the terror sect,…
Taxi driver crushes LASTMA officer’s leg
A Lagos taxi driver Sunday Agbariko on Monday crushed the leg of an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management…
Fayemi dissociates self from fraudulent facebook account
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has dissociated himself from unscrupulous activities of some individuals who defraud…
PDP rejects court’s order, vows to hold convention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to hold its national convention slated for Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State…
Nigeria’s D’Tigers crash out of Rio Olympics
Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Monday crashed out of the ongoing Rio Olympics men basketball event, losing 69-86 to hosts Brazil. The…
Buhari mourns Aso Rock’s late Director of Information
Mr Justin Onuorah Abuah, Director of Information, in Nigeria’s presidency, Abuja has passed on. His death was announced today by…
Naira falls against Dollar
The Naira on Monday depreciated against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency lost N3 to exchange at…
Edo workers jubilate over payment of 7 months salary
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The joy of workers of Egor local government council, Edo State, knew no bound on Monday following the…
Teachers protest over backlog of salaries in Bayelsa
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) in Bayelsa on Monday protested over unpaid four months’ salary arrears. The…
EFCC arrests fake lawyer over N7m scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it has arrested one Thankgod Echem it described as a fake lawyer…
Lagos begins construction of alternative road to decongest Oworoshoki traffic
The Lagos State Government has begun the construction of alternative road from Olopomeji areas of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria in order…
Breaking: Court suspends PDP National Convention
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday suspended the planned convention of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), slated for Aug.…
Ejeh of Ankpa – Ahmodu dies at 73
Alhaji Yakubu Ahmodu, the Ejeh of Ankpa in Kogi State, died in his place on Monday at the age of…
Primary school teacher allegedly rapes 7 girls
The Katsina State Police Command has arraigned Hamisu Galadima, a primary school teacher, before a senior magistrate’s court for allegedly…
South African woman jailed 10 years for child theft
A woman who snatched a newborn from a South African maternity ward 19 years ago was sentenced to 10 years…
Saudi Arabia arrests Nigerian pilgrim with kolanuts
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A yet-to-be identified Nigerian pilgrim has landed in trouble in Saudi Arabia for taking kolanuts to the holy…
Zambia’s President Lungu re-elected as rival cries foul
Zambia’s incumbent President Edgar Lungu was on Monday declared the winner of a closely-fought election in the southern African country,…
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Horror as bus crash kills at least 33
At least 33 people were killed Monday when a passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged down a hill…
Reps have no power to insert projects in budget – SERAP
Against the background of allegations of budget padding and abuse of public trust by the leadership of the House of…
Send me flight ticket, I’ll be in Nigeria pronto – Wanted Journalist
Ahmad Salkida, the Nigerian journalist based in Dubai who was declared wanted on Sunday by the Nigerian Army has asked…