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Pictures: Osinbajo at Command and Staff College, Jaji
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji on Friday 1 July, 2016 for…
IGP visits Delta, evaluates security
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim K. Idris, has conducted on-the-spot assessment and evaluation of security situation in some flash…
Assassination of Oyo lawmaker, APC seeks probe
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has called for a thorough investigation into the murder of a member…
Oyo lawmaker shot dead at home
Mr Gideon Aremu, Chairman, Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Information and Security, has been shot to death by…
Bodies of dead oil workers recovered in Bayelsa
The search and rescue team raised following attack by gunmen suspected to be militants at oilfield in Bayelsa has recovered…
20 people killed inside café by Islamic militants
Twenty people, most said to be foreigners, were killed during an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a cafe in…
Gov Wike visits Late Captain Elechi Amadi family
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike on Friday led members of the State Executive Council on a…
Rivers State: Kidnapped lecturer rescued, medical doctor abducted
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The abducted lecturer in the Department of Science and Laboratory Technology of Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Abiye…
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Euro Cup: Wales defeat Belgium 3-1
Wales reached the semi-finals of a major tournament for the first time after a stirring fightback to defeat Belgium in…
21 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) retired
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the retirement of 21 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIG) senior to the Acting…
Sallah: Watch out for new moon 5 July
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has predicted that the appearance of the first moon crescent for July…
Sallah: NSCDC deploys 40,000 personnel for security
The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Muhammadu, has directed the deployment of 40,000 personnel across…
Confusion as visiting team arrives after walk over
Confusion reigned at the Area 3 football pitch in Abuja on Friday when visiting FC Lokoja arrived few minutes after…
PDP, APC bicker over use of stadium for campaign in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government…
N220m Fraud: Court grants man N10m bail, denies 2 others
Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, July 1, 2016 granted bail…
Pictures: Buhari off to Katsina for weekend
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for Katsina, his state, for the weekend. Photo:Sunday Aghaeze
Lagos urge hajj pilgrims to submit e-passports
Executive Secretary, Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mr. Muftau Okoya, has requested pilgrims who intend to embark on Y2016…
Fani-Kayode, Nenadi Usman to remain in prison till July 4
Two former ministers and directors of Media and Finance respectively of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Organisation in the…
Governor wants more policemen for Delta
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has called for the deployment of more policemen to the state…
Maryland Mayhem: We Need N139m to refurbish 49 damaged buses – Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said it will cost the State N139 million to refurbish the…
IGP deploys special force to flush out vandals in Ogun
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed a special force, comprising the mobile police force, the…
Ex-Adamawa governor, Fintiri gets N500m bail
Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Friday July 1, 2016 granted bail to a former…
S/Court affirms appointment of Gbadamosi as Olofa of Offa
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the appointment of Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, Okikiola Esuwoye II, as the Olofa of Offa…
6 killed as gunmen spray buses with bullets
A report from Nairobi said that six people were killed on Friday when gunmen sprayed two passenger buses with bullets…
This is no longer the world we used to know – Osofisan
On Wednesday June 15 2016, prior to the commencement of the 70th birthday lecture titled, “Femi Osofisan and the Fascinating…
Only civil servants with correct information will be paid – Auditor General
The Government of Kogi State has directed the heads of Teaching Service Commission (TSC); Science, Technology, Technical and Education Board…
Neymar to stay at Barcelona until 2021, gets £209m release clause
Neymar will stay with Barcelona after signing a five-year contract, the club have announced. The Brazilian’s release clause has been…
Man Utd legend Ryan Giggs quits after 29 years at Old Trafford
Ryan Giggs has ended his 29-year stay at Manchester United by agreeing a settlement with the Old Trafford club. United…
Done Deal: Man City unveil Spain striker Nolito
Manchester City have signed Spain forward Nolito from Celta Vigo after meeting his £13.8m release clause. The 29-year-old has signed…
Andros Townsend completes £13m move to Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace have signed midfielder Andros Townsend from Newcastle for £13m on a five-year deal. The 24-year-old England winger has…