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Police nab notorious kidnap kingpin in Enugu
The Police in Enugu have arrested a notorious kidnap kingpin, Christian Akpan, also known as “Mayor’’ in the state. The…
Those wishing Buhari dead are wicked, callous
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the persons behind the rumoured death of President Muhammadu Buhari as “wicked and callous.”…
8.8 million people die from cancer every year-WHO
New World Health Organisation, WHO figures released this week indicate that each year 8.8 million people die from cancer, mostly…
FCMB raises N5.1 billion through bonds
First City Monument Bank, FCMB has sold N5.1 ($16 million) of bonds, less than it originally planned to raise, at…
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CBN sells N400 billion Bill to mop up money market liquidity
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, sold about N400 billion ($1.27 billion) of Treasury bills on Friday, lifting the interbank…
End of the road for kidnappers in Lagos
By Jeddy Omisore It is no longer new that Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode recently signed the Anti-Kidnapping Law,…
Addressing Nigeria’s Infrastructural deficit
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Infrastructure development is critical to achieving human capital development in any society. The economic impact that infrastructure…
Female genital mutilation and women’s right
By RASAK MUSBAU February 6 of every year has since 2003 been designated by the United Nation as the International…
Why Lagos students must shun negative vices-Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said students in the State must shun all negative values and vices…
On Lagos’ new approach to public security
By Idris Olokodana The reason for increase in crime rate in Nigeria is clear: Breeding grounds for crime is widening…
French soldier shoots attacker outside Louvre
A French soldier guarding the Louvre in Paris has shot a man who tried to attack a security patrol with…
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N19.7b NIMASA fraud: EFCC re-arraigns Akpobolokemi, 3 others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday re-arraigned former NIMASA boss Patrick Akpobolokemi and three others before a…
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Hundreds, including, babies, children, women killed in Myanmar crackdown
Myanmar’s security forces have committed mass killings and gang rapes of Rohingya Muslims and burned down villages since October in…
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Local govt chairman slumps, dies in Ondo hospital
The Chairman of Ilaje Local Government Coucnil in Ondo State, Mr Agunola Omomowo, has been confirmed dead. Mr Bode Omoyoloye,…
Polytechnic denies discriminating against Osun indigenes
The management of Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun, has denied allegations that the institution discriminates against indigenes of the state in…
Festac 77 @ 40: Ooni gives support
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, the Ojaja II, has said that celebrating Festac 77, 40 years after Nigeria…
Smoking hastens menopause -medical practitioner
An Ilorin-based medical doctor, Dr Tajudeen Olawepo, of Safe Kids Hospital, Ilorin, has said that cigarette smoking hastens the commencement…
Kenyan police nabs drug trafficker
Kenyan Police on Friday arrested a suspected drug trafficker at Moi International Airport in the coastal City of Mombasa with…
UNIBEN matriculates 10,000 students
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Friday matriculated 10,000 students for the 2016/2017 academic session. The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the…
Ooni promotes Made in Nigeria products
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi , Ojaja II, says that he patronises and embraces Made-In-Nigeria goods as part…
Smuggling: Customs seek stakeholders support
The Area Command, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) of Niger, Kogi and Kwara has called on stakeholders to complement its efforts…
N1.2bn Fraud: Ex-FCT minister’s son sent back to prison
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Friday, February 3, 2017 ordered the remand…
40 year old docked for assault
A 40-year-old man, Taiwo Olawole, was on Friday arraigned in an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court, Ondo State, for allegedly beating up…
Union calls for sack of Kaduna Electric MD
Two electricity unions have demanded for the immediate removal of the Managing Director of Kaduna Electric, Garba Haruna for alleged…
Angola’s president not contesting in presidential election
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos confirmed on Friday he will not run in this year’s presidential election, calling an…
Jigawa LG immunizes 45,000 children
The Malammadori Local Government Council of Jigawa on Friday, said it immunised about 45, 000 children against the six-killer diseases…
AFCON: Viewing center operators lament low patronage
Operators of viewing centres have decried the low patronage that has characterised their business since the commencement of the Total…
FG seeks investment in abattoirs maintenance
The Federal Government wants the private sector to invest in the maintenance of abattoirs across the country in order to…
Uber CEO pulls out of Trump’s business
The chief executive of Uber, Mr Travis Kalanick on Friday backed out of a business advisory council set up by…