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Deregulation: FG saves N1.4 trillion on subsidy payment
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal Government says it has saved N1.4 trillion which could have been paid as subsidy to oil…
INEC clears Ize-Iyamu, Obaseki, 17 others for Edo guber poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had cleared Osagie Ize-Iyamu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 18 others…
Son dumps father’s corpse in septic tank
Chukwuma Udenwa, 37-year-old bricklayer, has been arrested by the Delta Police Command for allegedly dumping the corpse of his father…
Lagos, FG partner on affordable housing for federal, state civil servants
The Lagos State Government and the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation on Thursday commenced talks on…
Poly lecturers to embark on strike August 22
Following the alleged refusal of the Federal Government to honour its agreement with it, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics…
We have paid nine years of pension arrears in Edo – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has dismissed the allegation that his administration’s failure to settle accumulated pension arrears will cripple…
Ambode unveils first State-owned Helipad for medical emergency
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday unveiled the first state-owned Helipad for medical emergencies in Nigeria at the…
NOUN to phase out textbooks for computers
The National Open University of Nigeria(NOUN) is working toward producing its course materials as tablet computers rather than textbooks, its…
16 Kano pregnant women barred from Hajj
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Thursday said that 16 female intending pilgrims, discovered to be pregnant, had been…
Lagos targets increase in staff training fund by 2017
The Lagos State Government says it is planning to inject more fund for staff training and development by next year.…
Ogun to demolish illegal structures on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Ogun State Government said on Thursday that it would soon commence the demolition of illegal structures along the Lagos/Ibadan…
Court imposes N2m bail each on cheating couple
A man and his wife were on Thursday arraigned in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for cheating.…
Wicked! 2 men push 70-year old man to death
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded two men Sodiq Fatusi and Adewale Ogunsanya in a Lagos prison for…
Nigeria counters US misinformed advisory to citizens
The Federal Government said on Thursday that every state in the country is safe, contrary to a recent negative report…
Time to call the question of Biafra
Can somebody please remind me, again, why Nnamdi Kanu is still sitting in jail? Of course, I know the various…
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Pictures: Buhari meets Wole Soyinka
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met the Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka at the State House, Abuja. Photos: Sunday Aghaeze
Hillary Clinton’s connection with Nigeria’s Gilbert Chagoury exposed
Newly released emails from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state have exposed the connection between the US Democratic presidential…
Rio Olympics: Nigeria play Denmark in quarter-final pairings
Following are the pairings for the quarter-finals round of the Rio Olympics men’s football event, with the matches scheduled for…
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Breaking: Police capture man who climbed Trump Tower
Policemen have captured a man who tried to scale the side of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan this…
UNESCO D-G arrives Nigeria on 3-day working visit
Ms Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General, arrived Nigeria on Wednesday, on a three-day working visit. She was received at the Nnamdi…
FCT minister appoints new directors
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, on Monday approved the appointment of new directors to head the various departments of…
Man scaling Trump Tower in New York rescued by police
A man who scaled the Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday for more than two hours using what looked…
Health workers protest non payment of 7-month salary
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of primary healthcare workers attached to health centres across the 23 local government areas of Rivers…
Valencia defeat NPFL All-Stars 2-1
The Nigeria Professional Football League All-Stars side lost 2-1 against Valencia in their first game of the NPFL La Liga…
AFRIMA 2016: AU to announce official host city Monday
The African Union Commission in partnership with the International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, will on Monday,…
Clinton: Trump incited violence with ‘Second Amendment’ remarks
Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton has said Donald Trump incited violence when he said gun rights supporters could stop her…
Police arrest robber, recover locally-made pistol
Kazeem Ugbodaga The police in Lagos have arrested a suspected armed robber with a locally-made pistol at Maroko area of…
Local chief nabbed for car snatching
The police have arrested a local chief in Kokoro near Idiroko for allegedly being part of a car snatching syndicate…
Naira strengthens against dollar
The Naira on Wednesday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency on Wednesday afternoon gained 5…