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RRS apprehends suspected bandit
Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command, at the weekend arrested a suspected…
Joint taskforce begins manhunt to rescue kidnapped Lagos monarch
Kazeem Ugbodaga A joint taskforce comprising the police, army and the navy have begun manhunt to rescue Oba Yushau Goriola…
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Turkey detains 6,000 over attempted coup
Turkey has detained 6,000 people over Friday’s failed coup and the number is expected to rise further, Justice Minister Bekir…
SERAP sues FG over failure to name suspected looters
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Federal Government over failure to release the names of suspected…
Breaking News: Gunmen abduct Iba monarch, kill guard, shoot wife
Gunmen have abducted a first class traditional ruler in Lagos, Oba Yushau Goriola Oseni, the Oniba of Ibaland, killed his…
Ojo Maduekwe; A friend remembers
WALE OKEDIRAN We’ve all heard the maxim: To avoid arguments “don’t discuss politics or religion.” But take a closer look…
N25b Loan: Only creative unemployed youths’ll benefit – Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State said on Saturday that only creative unemployed youths would benefit from the first tranche…
Police dislodge kidnap gang in Kogi, rescue victims
The Nigeria Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) has smashed more notorious kidnap gang that have been terrorizing Kogi State and…
NLC, TUC call off strike in Niger
The indefinite strike embarked upon by the organised labour in Niger had been called off, following the intervention of the…
Obaseki flags off campaign, promises 200,000 jobs in 4 years
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has promised to create 200,000 jobs…
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Pictures: Senator Dino Melaye dares APC, visits Lagos
Embattled Senator Dino Melaye who earlier this week threatened to beat up and impregnate Senator Oluremi Tinubu and was condemned…
Turkey: 265 people killed in failed coup attempt
A total of 265 people were killed in an attempted coup that played out overnight across Turkey, Prime Minister Binali…
Pictures: Edo APC flag-off governorship campaign
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, flag-off its gubernatorial campaign for the September 10 election in…
Africa’s urgent need is to address inequality, poverty – Osinbajo
Nigeria and other African nations have to rise up to the urgent need of addressing the problems of poverty and…
18 commissioners of police promoted AIGs
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 18 Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant…
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French police arrest 5 over Nice attack
Five people have been arrested by the French police in connection with the Nice attack in which 84 people were…
Expired ice cream impounded in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Huge quantities of expired ice cream stored in the cold room of the United African Company of…
Reinhard Bonnke: My evangelism experience in Africa
World famous Christian evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke, has narrated his experience while evangelizing in Africa. Wherever he goes, a lot of…
Pictures: Osinbajo leads Nigeria’s delegation to AU Summit
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, leads Nigeria’s delegation to the African Union Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. The summit will start…
Old fox, Babagana Kingibe, joins Osinbajo’s delegation to AU summit
President Muhammadu Buhari will be represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the African Union Summit formally opening on…
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U.S. against coup in Turkey-Obama
United States President, Barack Obama has condemned the attempted coup in Turkey. He says America would support the democratically elected…
Chelsea agree £32m Kante fee
Chelsea have agreed a fee of around £32m for Leicester City midfielder N’Golo Kante, according to Sky sources. Leicester offered…
Belgium sack Wilmots after Euro 2016 dismal performance
Belgium have parted company with manager Marc Wilmots, two weeks after the team lost 3-1 to Wales in the quarter-finals…
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Army takes over power in Turkey
Turkey’s military said on Friday it had seized power but President Tayyip Erdogan vowed that the attempted coup would be…
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Fani-Kayode regains freedom
Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, Former Minister of Aviation, has regained freedom from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission,…
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Coup attempt in Turkey
Turkey’s military said on Friday it had seized power, but the prime minister said the attempted coup would be put…
Fire guts the popular GSM market in Kano
Fire has razed down no fewer than 44 shops at the popular Farm Centre GSM market in Kano metropolis on…
OAU crisis and the falsifiers at work
Adediwura Alawode In his article entitled ‘Crisis in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife’, Wumi Raji, an Associate Professor in the…
FG uncovers N5.7b fraud in civil servants’ payroll
The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit has found discrepancies in the payroll of the Federal Government’s Ministries, Agencies and Departments…
Attack on Shiites: Gov El-Rufai promises to punish culprits
Governor Nasiru El-rufai of Kaduna State on Friday said anyone indicted by the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by…