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N1.4bn fraud: Ex-Kogi lawmaker jailed 154 years
A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State on Monday sentenced a former member of the Kogi State House…
I have forgiven Oshiomhole – Tony Anenih
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The former Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenihn has declared that…
Suspected herdsmen kill 5 in Uzo-Uwani
No fewer than five people in Nimbo, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State were on Monday killed by suspected…
Buhari to African leaders: Ensure social justice for peace
President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that to achieve greater peace and political stability in their countries, African leaders…
“FG requires N2trn to complete ongoing road projects –Fashola
The Federal Government will require about N2trillion to complete no new fewer than 226 ongoing road projects across the country.…
FG generates N2trn through Treasury Single Account
The Federal Government has generated over N2 trillion through the Treasury Single Account (TSA) since the commencement of the policy.…
Naira exchanges at N320 to dollar at parallel market
The Naira on Monday exchanged at N320 to a Dollar at the parallel market in Lagos State. The News Agency…
LASG introduces Rent-to-Own Policy
The Lagos State Government on Monday said it had introduced the Rent-to-Own Policy to support the Lagos Mortgage Scheme for…
D’banj clears air on Tonto Dikeh and his record label
Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popular Nigerian singer and Chief Executive Officer of D’banj Records, with stage name, D’banj, on Monday, cleared…
US expresses hope in freed Chibok girls
The visiting U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Samantha Power, has expressed hope in the future of the…
Woman, 55, baths neighbour with dry pepper
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 55-year old woman has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrate’s court for allegedly inflicting injury on…
Two brothers batter church ushers over indecent dressing
Cyriacus Izuekwe Fight broke out between two brothers and church ushers who wanted to enforce the church rules on dressing…
Kano Pillars hammer 3SC 6-0
Kano Pillars Football Club on Sunday humiliated visiting Shooting Stars (3SC) FC of Ibadan 6-0 in a week 13 game…
The 8th Senate and Matters Arising by Prof Sola Adeyeye
By Prof Sola Adeyeye I am really at a loss about how to respond to the column of my friend,…
Succour for Surulere residents after road constructions
Kazeem Ugbodaga Sixty-four-year old Mrs Christiana Emela was beaming with smiles as she relaxed in front of her house, a…
Train crushes 2 to death in llorin
A Kano to Lagos passenger train on Sunday crushed a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger to death in llorin. NAN…
Modu Sheriff deserves to be PDP chairman – Oyo lawmaker
Honourable Dokun Odebunmi (PDP- Ogo-Oluwa/Surulere) says the acting Chairman of his party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has the qualities to…
Wike to approach Amaechi on completion of PH airport
Rivers State Government says it will approach the federal government through the Ministry of Transportation headed by Rotimi Amaechi to…
Over one million IDPs live in formal camps, host communities – NEMA
A total of 1, 934, 765 displaced persons are currently living in formal camps, host communities and satellite camps in…
N825.9m UBEC Fund: Fayemi replies faceless group
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has replied Vanguard for Credible Representation after the group called for…
Dele Alli wins Young Player of the Year award
One year ago, Alli was getting ready to play at Rochdale for MK Dons having been loaned back to the…
Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez named PFA player of the year
Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez has won the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year award. Mahrez has scored 17…
Joe Igbokwe, the ‘Abobaku’ of Lagos on the loose again
By Sulyman Buhari The Yoruba concept of the Abobaku is a Yoruba phrase that translates literally as: One who dies with the King.…
Ajimobi calls for support to stamp out beggiing
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Sunday in Ibadan urged the media and law enforcement agencies and religious organisations…
Kidnapped Osun Perm Sec, others, regain freedom
The Permanent Secretary, Osun Ministry of Finance, Mrs Adebimpe Ogunlumade, who was kidnapped on Friday along other two officials, have…
DPR sanctions 16 fuel dealers over sharp practices in Bayelsa
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Bayelsa has sanctioned 16 filling stations in the state for engaging in various…
We don’t want Tottenham to win title – Hazard, Fabregas
Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard says he and his team-mates do not want Tottenham to win the Premier League. Spurs are…
Leicester demolish Swansea to increase lead at the top
Leicester City restored their eight-point lead over Tottenham Hotspur and took another stride towards the Premier League title with a…
Herdsmen cause auto crash in Ogun, two dead
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Two persons died early Sunday morning after a truck crushed a herdsman in Ogun state in an accident…
We did not divert bailout funds – Osun Govt
The Osun Government has denied allegations of diversion of N34.99 billion bailout fund it received from the Federal Government to…