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Recovered loot: SERAP commences contempt suit against govt
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has commenced contempt proceedings against the Federal Government, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of…
Vice chancellors meet over varsity education
Vice-Chancellors of the nation’s universities, under the aegis of Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU), on Monday began their…
PMG-MAN advocates healthcare coverage for Nigerians
The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) has called for national healthcare coverage for Nigerians across…
US happy over life sentence for ex-Chadian President
The U.S. on Monday welcomed the Extraordinary African Chambers’ (CAE) sentencing of former Chadian President, Hissene Habre to life in…
Marathoner completes 717kms trek from Abuja-Lagos
Fadesola Adebayo, the Canadian-based Nigerian marathoner, who began a 717km-long trek against the spread of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) from Abuja…
5 MASSOB members, 2 policemen killed in Asaba protest
No fewer than seven persons have been confirmed dead following protest by members of the Movement for the Actualisation of…
Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Mohamed Badie jailed for life
An Egyptian criminal court on Monday handed down a life sentence to the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood along…
Police nab 13 suspected IPOB members in Enugu
No fewer than 13 suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) were on Monday arrested by the Police…
Policemen injured as MASSOB members march in Asaba
A fight broke out between policemen and some people suspected to be members of the Movement for the Sovereign State…
Sokoto to employ 10,000 teachers
The Sokoto State Government is to employ no fewer than 10,000 qualified teachers, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the state has…
Buhari launches Ogoni land clean up june 2
President Muhammadu Buhari will launch the Ogoni land clean-up on June 2, a statement has said. This is contained in…
Breaking: Chad former ruler Hissene Habre convicted of rape
A special court in Senegal has convicted former Chadian military ruler Hissene Habre of rape as the verdict was still…
Robbers kill lecturer, Cameroonian in Gombe
The Police Command in Gombe State has confirmed that a gang of armed robbery suspects killed a lecturer and a…
Stop lamenting, Tinubu chastises Nigerians
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians to stop lamenting. He…
Ex-players attack Warri Wolves GM over unpaid allowances
Three former players of Warri Wolves Football Club on Sunday in Umuahia confronted the club’s General Manager, Moses Etu, to…
Why I did not pay teachers at Tai Solarin College of Education-Amosun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has disclosed his reason for withholding the salary and emolument of the…
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International Friendly: Super Eagles arrive Luxembourg
The Super Eagles on Sunday arrived in Luxembourg City ahead of Tuesday’s international friendly against the country’s senior national male…
Gov Ambode launches N500m disability fund
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday set up the state’s Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWD) Fund with N500…
Kebbi to revive Argungu fishing festival
Kebbi State government on Sunday promised to revive the popular Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival, last held seven years…
Military warns residents not to panic over firing of arms
The Nigerian Army Armoured Corps, Bauchi, says it has completed arrangements to host Combat Arms Training scheduled to hold from…
Military nabs 10 fake pensioners
The Military Pensions Board (MPB) said 10 fake military pensioners had been arrested during the recently conducted verification exercise for…
Democracy Day: Amosun restates commitment to transform Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has reiterated his commitment to transform the state in all aspects. The…
Army arrests suspected members of Niger Delta Avengers
The Nigerian Army said it has arrested 10 suspected members of the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, which had…
Soldiers avert another attack on oil pipelines in Bayelsa
The Nigerian Army says its troops on Sunday averted attacks on oil pipelines located at Gulobokri and Eweleso communities in…
4th African Fashion Show opens in Geneva
No fewer than six African designers have converged on Geneva to showcase the continent’s fashion style in colour display of…
Soldiers open fire on bus conveying policemen, one killed
Soldiers deployed to a checkpoint along Bauchi to Jos road have shot in error, a bus conveying policemen travelling from…
Explosion rocks Biu, 4 killed
The Nigerian Army on Sunday confirmed the killing of four persons after a tricycle stepped on an explosive in Biu,…
Governor Tambuwal gives N99m to families of dead pilgrims
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Sunday disbursed N99 million to the families of the 114 pilgrims from the…
Economic Downturn: Lagos is marching on-Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday said that Lagos was marching on with progress, confidence and a clear…
Sokoto pilgrims get N159m refund
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency (PWA) says it will soon commence the refund of N159 million to pilgrims who…