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Tunji Braithwaite dies aged 82
Nigeria’s elder statesman Dr. Tunji Braithwaite is dead. The 82-year-old lawyer died earlier today at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos.…
India arrests Nigerian who mailed $720k worth of cocaine
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in a joint operation with the Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai police, has arrested…
Tinubu a forthright, dogged, diligent politician, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a birthday wish to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives…
Nigerians bash Femi Adesina for “go fight vandals” comment
The Presidency is having it hot. And one man who is definitely feeling the heat right now is Femi Adesina.…
Nigerian Army offers N1m for info on abducted colonel
Femi Adi/Kaduna The Nigerian Army has increased to one million naira the reward for anyone with information that could lead…
Troops clear Boko Haram from Madube, rescue 54
The Nigerian Army has revealed that troops of 114 Task Force Battalion, 28 Task Force Brigade, in conjunction with some…
Southern Kaduna journalists behind rumours of fight with El-Rufai – Deputy
Architect Barnabas Yusuf Bala, the deputy governor of Kaduna state has dismissed talks of a fight with his boss, Governor…
Olisa Metuh not my classmate – Justice Okon Abang
Justice Okon Abang, handling the trial of the spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh has said he…
Nigerian among victims of Brussels attacks
A Nigerian was among the 31 people killed by the ISIS terrorists in Brussels last week Tuesday. He was identified…
Nigerian troops kill 25 Boko Haram fighters, rescue 18
Nigerian troops of 151 Task Force Battalion, 21 Brigade have cleared remnants of Boko Haram terrorists from three villages in…
Tinubu’s Birthday: Ex-Eagles beat Lagos Exco
Taiwo Adelu A selected former Nigerian international team proved that they were not a spent force as they defeated Team…
Carl Ikeme ruled out of Egypt clash
Carl Ikeme, the Super Eagles goalkeeper will be missing in action on Tuesday when Nigeria’s Super Eagles meet Egypt’s Pharaohs…
Presidency blasts NOA’s indifference to Buhari’s ‘Change’ ideology
President Muhammadu Buhari’s senior special assistant, Garba Shehu has accused a federal government agency, National Orientation Agency for being lukewarm…
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AFCON 2017: CAF deduct 3 points from Nigeria, Egypt, fines Chad
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has deducted three points from Nigeria, Egypt and Tanzania, all members of Group G,…
Presidency to begin town hall meetings soon – Garba Shehu
Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media, says Presidency will soon begin to…
100 couples to wed for free in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Government says it has set aside N30 million for the organisation of the wedding of 100 couples…
Tambuwal to Workers: No BVN, No Salary
The Sokoto government has instructed all workers to submit their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) before they will be paid their…
3,800 shops destroyed in Sabon Gari market inferno – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Sunday that at least 3,800 shops were destroyed by Saturday’s fire incident…
Terrorism: UAE jails 11 for life
A court of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sentenced on Sunday 11 persons to life imprisonment over terror charges with…
Lagos At 50: Lagos indigenes reject Soyinka’s appointment as committee chairman
There is an uproar among prominent Lagos indigenes over the appointment of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka as the co-chairman…
Gov. Bello charges MDAs on service delivery
Governor Sani Bello of Niger has called for attitudinal change in ministries, departments and agencies in the state. He said…
KEDCO denies responsibility for Sabon Gari market fire
Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), has denied responsibility for the inferno at Sabon Gari Market in Kano. A statement signed…
Communal Clash: Army arrests 6 in Taraba
troops The Nigerian Army has arrested six suspects over the ongoing communal crisis in Ibi Local Government Area of Taraba.…
DPR seals 8 fuel stations in Akwa Ibom
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Eket, Akwa Ibom, said on Sunday that it sealed eight filling stations in…
NSCDC arrests 13 vandals in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Sunday said it arrested 13 suspected vandals…
Police arrest 100 persons for looting in Sabon Gari market
No fewer than 100 suspected looters were arrested by security agents during fire outbreak which gutted the famous Sabon Gari…
Army colonel abducted in Kaduna
By Femi Adi/Kaduna The Nigerian army on Sunday said one of its senior officers serving in the Nigerian Army School…
Northeast: Buhari begins reconstruction of schools, police stations
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr David Lawan, says the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu…
Police arrest man who sold 17-month old baby for N200k
Bauchi State Police Command has arrested three women suspected to be “specialists” in child trafficking including one who sold a…
Fire outbreak: Kano govt to restructure markets
The Kano State government says it plans to restructure the markets in the state to facilitate improved business transactions. Governor…