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Pictures: Samson Siasia’s daughter weds hearthrob
Sanita, daughter of late super eagles coach Samson Siasia has yesterday married her sweetheart. The traditional wedding, which attracted guests…
James Ibori arrives Nigeria
Former Governor James Ibori of Delta State arrived the country on Saturday. An official of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,…
Soldier rapes virgin
A Nigerian Air Force personnel, Igbobi Uzezi, who accused one of her superiors, Flight Lieutenant B.S Vibelko, of drugging and…
15,000 youths to welcome Buhari
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), says it has mobilised no fewer than 15,000 Nigerian youths to welcome Pres.…
Nigerian man bags 27 years imprisonment
Olayinka Ilumsa Sunmola, of Lagos, who defrauded hundreds of lonely U.S. women online was sentenced, Thursday, to 27 years in…
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Skye Bank announces resignation of four Executive Directors
Skye Bank Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) of the voluntary resignation of four of its Executive Directors…
Police order Tuface, others to cancel protests
The Police High Command has ordered popular musician Tu Face Idibia and others to shelve their planned protests against the…
Police arrest 5 suspected killers of Custom Officer in Lagos
The Nigeria Police have arrested five suspected killers of Mr Aliyu Dayyab, Assistant Superintendent in the Nigeria Customs Service. Force…
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…