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Omolori confirmed as Clerk of National Assembly
The National Assembly Service Commission has confirmed Alhaji Mohammed Sani Omolori as the substantive Clerk of the National Assembly. This…
Breaking: Tyson Fury faces UK Anti-Doping charge
British world heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury is to face a UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) charge over the presence of a banned…
Rio 2016: Nigeria’s Olympic footballers delayed by payment problem
Nigeria’s Olympic football squad are stuck in Atlanta because of a problem with the payment for a flight to Rio.…
EITI visits NNPC over transparency
The Extractive Industries and Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global body which promotes public awareness about how countries manage oil, gas…
Militants: Military, police beef up security in and around Badagry
Security has been intensified in Badagry area of Lagos State over reports that militants had fled to the area. This…
Army arrest high profile Boko Haram terrorist
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had arrested a high profile suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Mohammed Zauro, at Sabon…
I became Head of State by accident – Gowon
Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon has attributed his ascension 50 years ago to the accident of history.…
Rio Olympics 2016: Murray to be Team GB flag bearer
Olympic and Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has been chosen to carry the flag for Team GB at Friday’s Rio 2016…
Sheriff writes INEC to ignore Makarfi’s proposed PDP convention
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff has written to the Chairman of the…
I Stole my helper’s car for forgetting my birthday-Suspect
A 24-year old man who was apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) for allegedly stealing a Black…
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Pictures: Buhari bids Jonathan goodbye after visit
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday held a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House Abuja.…
Council worker slumps, dies during protest in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Tragedy struck in Benin Wednesday when a staff of Esan North East Local Government Council, identified as Peter…
New Boko Haram leader emerges
The Islamic State (IS) militant group has announced that its West African affiliate Boko Haram has a new leader. Abu…
Guard steals employer’s diesel, fills tank with water
A 22-year old security guard was on Wednesday docked at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly siphoning his employer’s diesel…
Ex-Delta State governor, Felix Ibru, buried
The corpse of Felix Ibru, former governor of Delta State, who died on March 12, arrived the country this afternoon…
LASU expels 69 students over examination malpractice
Kazeem Ugbodaga The management of the Lagos State University, LASU, has expelled 69 students over examination malpractice and cultism. A…
Breaking: Jonathan holds secret meeting with Buhari
Former President Goodluck Jonathan is currently holding a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. Upon…
Nicaraguan president names wife as running mate
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has done what many leaders would dare not try to do while serving as president of…
Ambode vows to drive militants out of Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday vowed that he is ready to shutdown some locations hibernating militants in a…
Court saves pastor’s 10-year old marriage
An Agege Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday reconciled a couple, Mr Akinyemi Ilesanmi and his wife, Comfort, whose 10-year-old…
2016 Hajj: Saudi Arabia disqualifies 3 Nigerian airlines
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Wednesday said that the three carriers disqualified from transporting Nigerian pilgrims for…
Salesman bolts with employer’s N139, 500
A 31-year-old sales representative, Eric Ikechukwu, who allegedly stole his employer’s N139,500, is being tried at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’…
15 soldiers killed in suicide attack
A suicide attack on Wednesday targeting Libyan Army troops in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killed at least 15…
Lagos charges traditional rulers to fight cultism, hoodlums
The Lagos State Government has charged traditional rulers in the state to fight the menace of cultism and hoodlums in…
FIRS battles Acorn Petroleum company over unpaid taxes
Akin Kuponiyi The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has filed a counter claim before a Federal High Court in Lagos,…
There is hunger in the land, Father Mbaka tells Buhari
Popular Catholic priest and Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu State, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka has decried the suffering…
Padded Budget, Padded Change by Okey Ndibe
By Okey Ndibe I have often argued that the Nigerian state is, at bottom, a criminal enterprise, organized to serve…
Buhari appoints new Permanent Secretary, redeploys 8 others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the appointment of Ambassador Olusola Enikanolaiye as a Permanent Secretary in the Federal Civil…
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Pictures: Buhari meets President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic who came on an official visit to the…
Beware of unregistered money transfer operators – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has advised Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora to beware of the activities…