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Edo Govt approves appointment of new Oba of Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin: Following the commencement of the funeral rites for the late Benin Monarch, Oba Erediauwa, the Edo State Government…
Suspected land scammer gets N10m bail
Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted bail in the sum of N10 million to…
PENGASSAN suspends planned strike
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja: The ultimatum by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN to embark on a…
Arms Deal: How I received N108m from Badeh – Witness
At the resumed trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, on Tuesday,…
Jealous lover to die by hanging
A Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba Tuesday sentenced a man, Lucky Anyali, to death by hanging for murder.…
Carpenter allegedly rapes teenager at gunpoint
The Enugu State Police Command has commenced a full-scale investigation into an alleged rape of a 15-year old at gun…
NAFDAC seals bakeries, water factories in Kaduna
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday sealed two bakeries and four sachet water factories…
2 Indian climbers die on Mount Everest
Two Indian climbers who had been missing on Mount Everest were confirmed dead by authorities on Tuesday. Their bodies were…
Serving military officer remanded over armed robbery
The Police in Ekiti on Tuesday charged a serving Military man, Olasoji Damilola, 30, and Koki Tunde, 26, before an…
Human remains point to a blast on crashed EgyptAir
Sources in the Egyptian-led investigation committee said on Tuesday in Cairo that the initial forensic analysis of passengers’ remains points…
65,000 ‘ghost workers’ off civil service payroll
Dr Joe Abah, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, says the Federal Government has saved over N185 billion since…
Buhari appoints Babandede new immigration boss
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Mohammed Babandede as the new Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service…
Court adjourns trial of ex-NIMASA boss to 27 May
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday fixed May 27 for continuation of trial of a former Director-General of…
Kidnapping: IG deploys helicopter, mobile cops to Kogi
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Solomon Arase, has approved the deployment of a helicopter and more policemen to Kogi…
Ja’afaru is new Controller-General of Nigeria Prisons
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Ahmed Ja’afaru as the new Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service…
Nokia to sack 15,000 workers
Telecoms equipment maker Nokia is likely to cut about 15,000 jobs globally as part of a cost-cutting scheme, following its…
DPR seals 15 filling stations in Sokoto, Kebbi
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says it has sealed no fewer than 16 petrol filling stations in Sokoto and…
Lagos shortlisted for 100 resilient cities network
The Rockefeller Foundation on Tuesday expressed optimism that Lagos State might become one of the 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) in…
Police arraign okada riders found in robbers’ den
Two motorcyclists, Musa Badamasi and Yusuf Ibrahim, on Tuesday appeared in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, Nasarawa…
Driver docked over theft of beer
A 39-year old driver, Ademola Adesanya, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged stealing cartons…
Hairdresser steals phone, dollars
A 26-year old, hairdresser, Kikelomo Fagbenro, on Tuesday appeared at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing an…
INTELS in illegal free zones controversy
By Kayode Dunsin Multi-billion dollar maritime behemoth, INTELS appears to be deep in a sizzling issue of illegality and impunity.…
Oil marketers set to flood market with petrol
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says it is ready to flood the market with fuel as it…
What we do to get forex for oil import – IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says it gets credit line from outside investors to access foreign exchange…
Boko Haram: Fleeing emirs return home
Two out of the five Borno emirs forced to flee their domain by Boko Haram terrorists, have returned to their…
Who hanged a 75-year old man?
This is the question men of the Gombe State Police Command are still trying to answer following the death of…
e-government master plan ready for implementation – Shittu
Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications says the Communications sector roadmap and the e-government master plan are ready for implementation. Adebayo…
Nigerian Navy donates drugs, foodstuff to IDPs in Maiduguri
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has donated drugs and foodstuff to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camped in Dalori 11, Maiduguri, to…
Include independent candidacy in Electoral Act, Stella Oduah tells INEC
Senator Stella Oduah (PDP Anambra North) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include independent candidacy in…
IYC blasts Nigerian billionaire for donating N4.2bn to American university
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide has reacted angrily to the reported donation of 4.2 billion naira…