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CCT: Orubebe arraigned on one-count charge
The Federal Government on Tuesday streamlined the four-count charge preferred against former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, into…
Aftermath Of Mile 12 clash: Seriki Obalende sues for peace
Paul Iyoghojie Following last week’s deadly ethnic clash at Mile 12, Ketu, Lagos, western Nigeria, which claimed lives with properties…
Ambode vows to fight domestic violence in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has vowed to leave nothing to chance in ensuring that domestic violence against…
Who wants Lai Mohammed out as Information Minister?
By Sani Adamu In my earlier treatise, “Who is afraid of Lai Mohammed’’, I wrote that “those who still believe…
Ekiti lawmakers say $1m earmarked for Fayose’s impeachment
Eromosele Ebhomele The tone for a major controversy may have been set with the allegation by lawmakers in Ekiti state,…
Women protesters hold Okowa hostage in Asaba
Jethro Ibileke/Asaba As millions of Nigerian women joined their counterparts across the world to observe International Women’s Day, hundreds…
Lai, Not ‘Liar’, Mohammed
By Gboyega Akosile Is Lai Mohammed Really ”Liar” Mohammed, as some of his political opponents claim? If you believe in…
Probe Tompolo’s brother, Warri group tells EFCC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Niger Delta pressure group under the auspices of Warri South West Monitoring Group (WSWMG) has called…
Lekki Collapsed Building: Death toll rises to 10
Kazeem Ugbodaga Death toll in the collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has risen to 10…
Lekki Collapsed Building: Death toll rises to 10
Kazeem Ugbodaga Death toll in Tuesday morning collapsed five-storey building in Lekki area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has risen to…
Swiss gives conditions to return Abacha ‘ s stolen $320m
The Federal Government and the Swiss Government said on Tuesday that negotiation was ongoing in the process to repatriate 321…
Lagos rakes N24.5bn in one month, warns tax evaders
Kazeem Ugbodaga Despite economic crunch, the Lagos Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, raked N24.5 billion into the state government’s coffer in…
Wike swears in Edo indigene as Rivers chief judge
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers today swore in Justice Adama Iyayi-Lamikanra, an Edo state indigene as the…
Super Eagles will thrash Pharaohs – NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday said the Acting Super Eagles Coach, Samson Siasia would pick three points against…
Palm wine seller jailed for defiling girl, 4
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting in Igarra, Akoko-Edo, Edo state, has sentenced a 45-year old palm wine seller,…
Jigawa senator, Abdulmimun Zareko dies
Senator Abdulmimun Zareko, who represented Jigawa state in 7th National Assembly is dead. Zareko died at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital…
Drama as Edo Assembly plenary ends in shouting match
…I was caught unaware – Speaker Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was mild drama at the Edo State House of Assembly in…
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Buhari to Zuma: MTN aided Boko Haram insurgency
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday spoke for the first time on the hefty $5.2 billion fine imposed on MTN Nigeria,…
Revenue Court: Lagos goes after tax evaders, defaulters
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would apply the relevant laws to ensure that more Lagosians voluntarily pay…
Fijabi, Afonja Warrior, Joe Boy to headline GOtv Boxing Night 6
Fast rising middleweight boxer, Abolaji “Afonja Warrior” Rasheed will have the chance to win the West African middleweight title when…
Olajumoke, bread hawker-turned model, exposed in The Concept of Virality Report
Funsho Arogundade Olajumoke Orisaguna, Nigerian bread hawker-turned-model’s sudden change of fortune story has become a case study of a research…
AFCON Qualifier: Babangida predicts Egypt’s fall in Kaduna
Taiwo Adelu Former Nigerian international, Tijani Babangida, has predicted the fall of Pharaohs of Egypt in the first leg of…
Cherie Blair Foundation, ExxonMobil to empower Nigerian women business owners
The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women Tuesday celebrated an innovative initiative to empower Nigerian women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.…
Ladipo market demolished
Cyriacus Izuekwe A section of Ladipo market called Odo Aladura in Lagos State, western Nigeria, was Tuesday morning demolished by…
2016 Hajj: Ondo pilgrims urged to engage in physical exercises
haj The Ondo State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has advised intending for the 2016 Hajj from the state to engage…
PICTURES: Collapsed five-storey building in Lekki
Latest reports from the scene of the collapsed building at Lekki, Lagos said six persons have now been pulled out…
Tussle over property: NSE, Okereke-Onyiuke, others to settle out of court
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till 15 April, 2016, a suit instituted…
Nigerians congratulate vice president, Yemi Osinbajo at 59
Nigeria’s vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has received loads of messages on social media as he celebrates his 59th birthday…
CCT Trial: Saraki’s media office blasts SaharaReporters, national daily
The Media Office of Nigeria’s senate president, Bukola Saraki has blasted online news platform, SaharaReporters and an unnamed national daily…