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AFN names 25 females, 11 males for Rio Olympics
No fewer than 36 athletes have been selected by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to represent the country at…
FIRS shuts AMG Petroleum over N27m tax debt
In continuation of its tax enforcement exercise, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Tuesday, sealed off the office of…
APC will lose Rivers re-run, even if Oyegun conducts election-Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has boasted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will lose the…
Osinbajo defends views on restructuring
For those criticizing Vice President Yemi Osinbajo over his views on the restructuring of the country, his Senior Special Assistant(Media…
Osinbajo seeks deeper debate on restructuring
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is calling for a deeper understanding of the current restructuring debate in the country, and supports…
Kidnapped Lagos Account Director, son rescued
Kazeem Ugbodaga The kidnapped Director of Account working with the Lagos State Government, Thomas Otuyemi and his son have been…
Breaking: Buhari appoints BBOG founder, Ms. Hadiza new managing director, NPA
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman, the founder of the Bring Back Our Girls Group as Managing…
NPS redeploys senior officers
The Controller-General of Prisons, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has approved the redeployment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS).…
PDP national secretariat remains shut
The National Headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is yet to be reopened, 52 days after it was shut,…
Police recover N60m stolen by bullion van driver
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Police Command says it has recovered the N60m stolen from a bullion van last Friday.…
EFCC woos NBA, vows to go after money launderers
The Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has called on legal practitioners to join hands with…
Lagos votes N20b to revamp health, education
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said his administration has concluded plans to revamp the health sector by…
Lagos uncovers 459 staff operating multiple salary accounts
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has uncovered 459 civil servants illegally operating multiple salary accounts. This is contained in…
Pictures: Buhari receives outgoing US ambassador
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, 12 July, received the outgoing United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle at the State…
Pastor, accomplice jailed 14 years for forex scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has secured the conviction of Pastor Emmanuel Markus Anga and Atin Victor Generous…
Pictures: Buhari receives outgoing Canadian ambassador
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, 12 July received the outgoing Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria at the State House Abuja.…
Dear President Buhari, Nigeria’s unity is negotiable!
Chido Onumah Since the public presentation of the book We Are All Biafrans and the intervention of a former vice…
Sexual Misconduct: US ambassador presents video evidence Thursday
Outgoing United States ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, is expected to produce the video evidence of the alleged sexual misconduct…
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FG, oil workers’ meeting ends in deadlock
The meeting between the Federal Government and oil workers unions in Abuja on Monday ended in deadlock and would continue…
Prisoner snatches gun, kills 2 bailiffs inside courtroom
Two bailiffs were shot and killed inside a courthouse in St. Joseph in southwest Michigan on Monday and law enforcement…
Lagos contractor arraigned over alleged N400,000 fraud
A contractor, Gbenga Majekodunmi, was on Monday docked at an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding a landlady…
Oyo governor insists on apology before re-opening schools
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State is insisting on the tendering of apology by the management of 17…
JAMB releases new admission guidelines
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde has directed universities in the country…
Naira weakens against dollar
The Naira on Monday weakened slightly against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency shed 1 point to…
Nigeria’ll fulfil financial obligations to AU – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja Nigeria will fulfil its financial obligation to the African Union (AU), particularly on…
Pictures: Buhari receives special envoy of African Union Peace Fund
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received the Special Envoy of the African Union Peace Fund at the State House Abuja.…
UK gets new prime minister Wednesday
David Cameron is to step down as Prime Minister on Wednesday after Prime Minister’s Questions. Theresa May will succeed him.…
Ikoyi Apartment: 4 estate agents bolt with N2.6m
Four estate agents, who allegedly collected N2.6 million on the pretext of securing a two-bedroom apartment for a woman, are…
Strike: Nasarawa govt deploys 1,000 policemen against workers
The Police Command in Nasarawa State has deployed over 1,000 personnel to guard government facilities in the state, the Commissioner…
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Zambia 2017: Nigerians commend Flying Eagles
Some Nigerians resident in South Africa on Monday in Pretoria commended the National U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, for winning…