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Pictures: Police break up Shiites’ protest at National Assembly
The Police and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as the Shiites on Wednesday clashed at the…
AFCON 2017: Egypt edge out Ghana 1-0 to emerge group winner
Egypt reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as Group D winners with a 1-0 win over already qualified Ghana,…
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More troubles for MMM investors as initiator flees Nigeria
There are reports that the initiator of the Nigerian faction of the Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) ponzi scheme, Chuddy Ugorji,…
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Breaking: Trump orders wall to be built on Mexico border
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order for a wall to be built along the southern US border with…
How Amosu, others diverted N3b NIMASA funds – Witness
A Federal High Court Lagos, on Wednesday heard that a former Chief of Air Staff, Adesola Amosu, and two others,…
Reps to pass 2017 appropriation bill Thursday
The House of Representatives is expected to pass the 2017 Appropriation bill through second reading on Thursday. It is expected…
DPR seals 15 petrol stations for selling above govt. approved prices
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said it has sealed 15 filling stations for selling above the pump price in…
Comedian Bovi to Host Eargasm 2017 Concert
Popular Nigerian comedian, Bovi, has been announced as host of the upcoming Eargasm concert, an evening of classic renditions and…
Why IGP is in London – Police
The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday said that the Inspector-General of police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris’s visit to London was…
Buhari’s death: FG goes tough, vows to punish rumour mongers
The Federal Government says the full wrath of the law will be brought to bear on the authors of subversive…
Lagos names Agusto, 11 others in its Economic Advisory Committee
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday created a 12-member Economic Advisory Committee headed by renowned accountant and financial expert, Dr…
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BREAKING: Usain Bolt loses Olympic medal over doping
Multiple world record holder Usain Bolt has been stripped of one of his nine Olympic gold medals, following the disqualification…
ICPC recovers 40 vehicles from retired govt. officials
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has handed over 40 vehicles which it recovered from ex-officials…
10 killed, 50 wounded as gunmen attack Somali hotel
Ten people have died and more than 50 are wounded after a car bomb and gun attack at a hotel…
Commercial driver jailed 29 months for stealing car
A Kado Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, sentenced a 37-year-old commercial driver, Ikechukwu Egbeji, to 29 months in…
My wife demands for money before sex
Mr Sunday Olaosebikan on Wednesday, approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to end his seven-year-old marriage to his wife,…
Herbalist docked for failing to exorcise evil spirits
A 40-year-old man, Yusuf Afolabi, has appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly failing to exorcise evil spirits tormenting…
Jigawa: 11 referees pass fitness test
The National League of Referees and Referees Assessors had approved the elevation of 11 candidates from Jigawa who passed the…
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Updated: 3 suicide bombers, vigilante killed in Maiduguri explosions
Barely two weeks after twin suicide attacks claimed the lives of a professor of medicine and four others in University…
2 men remanded over homosexuality, stealing
An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Wednesday ordered the remand in prison of two men, Paul Frank, 31, and…
Mogadishu Blast: 18 killed in twin car bombing
At least 18 people were killed when two vehicles loaded with explosives exploded near the entrance of a hotel in…
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No going back on building Mexico wall-Trump
Donald Trump has said a “big day” is planned on national security, including an announcement to build a wall on…
Kuwait executes member of royal family, 7 other prisoners
Seven people, among them a member of the ruling al-Sabah family, were hanged on Wednesday in Kuwait’s first executions in…
2 teenagers docked over alleged gang-raping
Two teenagers were on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s’ Court for allegedly gang-raping a 19-year-old girl. The defendants-…
Commuters express mixed feelings over using pedestrian bridges
Some FCT Residents on Wednesday expressed mixed feelings over the poor usage of pedestrian bridges provided in some parts of…
Bill upgrading MAPOLY to university scales second reading
The Bill to upgrade Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) to a state University of Technology, on Wednesday scaled second reading at…
Ginger cures cancer, cardiovascular diseases
Experts at the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) Ibadan, have enumerated the economic and health values of ginger and turmeric…
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Kerosene Scarcity: Tenants in trouble as landlords ban charcoal, firewood for cooking
Some landlords and tenants in Anambra are at war over the use of charcoal and firewood for cooking following the…
Vandalism: NSCDC arrests 9 suspects in Kano
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kano State Command, said it arrested nine suspects for allegedly vandalising and…
Group urges governor to promote study of Igbo language
The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), a social cultural organisation, has appealed to governors and other stakeholders to promote the study…