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NAF to acquire 10 training aircraft
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has concluded arrangement to acquire 10 super mesh training aircraft from Pakistan Air Force to…
Police to recover mobile police training school at Gwoza
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris on Saturday reiterated the readiness of the Nigeria Police Force to recover…
Army vows to end Boko Haram terrorism
The Nigerian Army says it will not be distracted in its resolve to end Boko Haram terrorism in the North…
Dangote Lagos refinery for completion in 2019
Kazeem Ugbodaga The ongoing construction of the multi-billion dollars Dangote Refinery at the Lekki Free Zone, LFZ, in Lagos will…
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14 killed in Somalia hotel attack
At least 14 people were killed when gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital and took an unknown number of…
Arik Air sponsors conjoined twins to New York for surgery
Arik Air has sponsored the return tickets to New York for conjoined twins, Miracle and Testimony Ayeni, in order for…
Prisons Service confirms jailbreak in Kuje Prisons
The Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS), has confirmed that there was jailbreak at Kuje Medium Prison on Friday night. The Public…
NDLEA arrests 94, seizes 2 tons of Cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi Command, said on Saturday that it had arrested 94 suspects, including seven…
Army clarifies Buratai’s Dubai properties
The Nigerian Army has clarified that the two properties of Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, in Dubai…
We are going to watch Ondo APC primaries closely – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja expressed satisfaction with the peaceful conduct of the gubernatorial primaries of All Progressives…
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…