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FG to raise VAT on luxury items
The FG plans to raise the value-added tax (VAT) on luxury items — subject to the approval of the national…
Rain injures 13 corps members in Oyo camp
Thirteen members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Oyo state were injured while a worship centre was destroyed…
Crisis in Rivers Assembly, expelled Minority Leader drags APC, Speaker to court
The expelled Minority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Benibo Frederick Anabraba, has instituted a suit against the…
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Police vow to stop Tuface planned protest
Lagos State Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni on Wednesday said he will not allow the planned protest against the Federal Government…
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UN asks President Trump to rescind order banning refugees
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again asked U.S. President Donald Trump to rescind the Refugee Order suspending entrance of refugees…
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Senator Andy Uba dumps PDP, defects to APC
Senator Andy Uba, representing Anambra South Senatorial zone under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has defected to…
Boko Haram kills 3 Nigerian soldiers, injures 5
Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has neutralised six terrorists, but lost three soldiers during an encounter between its troops…
Tuface vows to proceed with planned protest against Buhari
Popular Nigerian singer Tuface Idibia, has vowed to proceed with his planned nationwide protest against the Federal Government on February…
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Gunmen kill UN contractor, 4 others near Nigeria-Cameroon border
The United Nations on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack against a UN monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border that resulted…
Businessman defrauds South African company of $936, 000
A businessman, Chris Ifeorah, who allegedly defrauded a South African firm of 936,000 dollars, on Wednesday in Lagos got a…
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British MPs vote to trigger Brexit
MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way.…
City demolish West Ham 4-0 in Premier League match
Gabriel Jesus scored his first Manchester City goal as they tore West Ham apart at London Stadium. City, who left…
6 remanded for killing army commandant
Six suspects arraigned for allegedly killing the commandant of Army School in Ibadan, Oyo State, have been remanded in Agodi…
World Hijab Day: Women decry discrimination over hijab
A coalition of Women Groups, Hijab Rights Advocacy Initiative, on Wednesday decried the continued discrimination of women in Hijab, saying…
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Ambode okays death penalty for kidnappers, signs bill into law
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday signed a bill into law specifying death penalty for kidnappers, whose victims died…
Fayose pledges allegiance to Tuface’s protest
Ekiti state governor Ayo Fayose has openly stated his support for Tu Baba’s would be protest come Feb 6. The…
Presidency reacts to TuBaba’s protest
As the proposed Feb 6th nationwide protest organised by Tuface Idibia draws near, president Muhammadu Buhari’s media aid had this…
Teaching in the age of communication technology
By Dr. Akintola Benson Oke Without a doubt, teachers are pretty important to the society. Teachers hold the key to…
Akpabio denies sponsoring Tu Baba’s protest
Senate minority leader and former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio has denied involvement in the ongoing proposed nationwide…
Lagos sets to employ 27,500 community sanitation officers
The Lagos State Government is set to employ 27,500 Community Sanitation Officer as part of the on-going solid Waste Management…
Professor who threw shades at Tu Baba over protest apologises
Obafemi Awolowo University Professor Akindele Adetoye who threw shades at 2face over the nationwide protest he is organising, stating that…
Convicted ex-Delta gov, James Ibori set to return home
A former governor of Delta State, James Ibori who was released from a UK prison in December 2016, says he…
Obama plans to attack Trump more forcefully
It took former President Barack Obama 10 days after leaving the White House before he spoke out against President Donald…
Policeman breaks woman’s jaw for hiding girlfriend’s whereabout
Oluchukwu Ezemaduka, 30, is currently battling with a damaged jaw at a private hospital in Akowonjo, Lagos, after she was…
Nigerian woman delivers quadruplets, cannot pay £500,000 bill
One of the largest hospitals in the U.K is chasing a bill of more than £500,000 from a Nigerian woman…
Warren Buffett: I bought $12 billion of stock after Trump won
The failure of Warren Buffett’s favored candidate to capture the White House has not dimmed the billionaire’s appetite for stocks.…
Why I stopped going to Abuja – Gov Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says he stopped going to Abuja, the seat of federal power, in the last…
$15m saga: Court throws out Patience Jonathan’s suit against SERAP
The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the suit filed by Mrs Patience Jonathan and her group, Union…
Ogun assembly passes bill upgrading MAPOLY to university
The Ogun State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill upgrading Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) to a University of…