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Workers suspend 4-week old strike in Ekiti
Public servants in Ekiti State on Friday suspended their four-week old strike. This followed the signing of an agreement with…
BREXIT: Buhari praises Cameron as courageous statesman
President Muhammadu Buhari has empathised with British Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to resign in October. This is contained in…
N10b Debt: AMCON takes over Afrijet Airlines
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), on Friday, took over the assets of Afrijet Airlines Ltd. owned by Chief…
11 Nigerians deported from Spain
The Spanish Government on Friday deported 11 Nigerians alleged to have committed various offences in that country. Their deportation is…
Buhari is the leader we need now – Osinbajo
Nigeria has as its president at this time the kind of leader the nation needs: honest, straightforward and operating from…
Ikorodu Crisis: We have restored peace – Police
The crisis that engulfed some parts of Ikorodu area of Lagos State have been brought under control, Police Spokesperson, SP…
Kwankwaso secures release of 170 prison inmates in Kano
Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso on Friday secured the release of 170 inmates from various prisons in Kano after paying their fines.…
World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria, Algeria, Cameroon, Zambia in Group B
The Super Eagles of Nigeria were on Friday placed alongside Algeria, Cameroon and Zambia in Group B for the Africa…
Supreme Court affirms 14-year jail term for robbery convict
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed a 14-year jailed term slammed on Niran Lawal for attempted robbery. The lead judgment…
Brexit will hurt Nigeria – Don
Professor Amadu Sesay of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, on Friday said Britain’s decision to…
NFF retires referee over professional misconduct
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has retired one of its referees, Mr Abiodun Alaba, with immediate effect. This is contained…
Fashola begs employers not to sack workers
Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, has advised industrialists, directors and other employers of labour in…
Lagos decongests 3rd mainland bridge traffic
The Lagos State Government has finally reduced the perennial traffic on Third Mainland Bridge during peak hours with the completion…
Technology is key to grow maritime industry – Peterside
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has stated that technology is…
The game has changed…
Reuben Abati “My brother, I think all the people saying they have not seen any change should by now be…
Consumers groan over costly kerosene
Consumers of household kerosene in the Federal Capital Territory have raised concerns over the continued increase in the price of…
The unbearable cost of political foolishness by Okey Ndibe
By Okey Ndibe I have written before about the profound pain that attaches to the vocation of commenting regularly on…
Brexit: France holds emergency cabinet meeting
Reactions have continued to trail Britain after the country voted on Thursday in a referendum to leave the European Union.…
See the man who will be British prime minister after Cameron quits
Boris Johnson could become Prime Minister within weeks after David Cameron dramatically announced his resignation from Downing Street. Mr Cameron…
It’s time for forensic audit of states
In the past several months both Fitch and Moodys downgraded Nigeria’s credit worthiness a significant notch, citing increased investor concern…
Brexit: David Cameron steps down as UK Prime Minister
Prime Minister David Cameron is to step down by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union. Mr…
Autonomy for LGs: I’m helpless, Obasanjo tells NULGE
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has lamented his inability to assist in restoring the autonomy of local governments in…
Judge’s ill-health stalls Rickey Tarfa’s trial
The trial of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Rickey Tarfa, was on Thursday stalled due to ill health of the…
Pictures: Buhari hosts Judiciary to breaking of fast (Ramadan)
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, 23 June hosted members of the Judiciary to breaking of the Ramadan fast at the…
Police launch operation to rescue 5 kidnapped workers
The Cross River Police Command said on Thursday that it had launched an operation to rescue five construction workers kidnapped…
Passenger trains collide, 100 injured
Nearly 100 people were injured Thursday when two passenger trains collided head-on in the South African city of Durban, the…
Shell pipeline in Imo blown up
The police have confirmed an attack on a facility belonging to Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at Awarra, Ohaji/Egbema Local…
New IGP orders officers to declare assets
All officers from the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) to Inspector-General of Police, will henceforth declare their assets,…
Easy oil money to blame for our woes – Osinbajo
Having an easy source of revenues denied Nigeria the opportunity to engage in the critical thinking and prioritization that usually…
EFCC closes case against ex-Gov Akwe Doma
The trial of a former governor of Nasarawa State, Aliyu Akwe Doma, and two others, continued on Thursday with the…