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Assassins shoot, kill chief priest
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Achief priest (Ohen-Ogba) of Aruogba village, a community in Oredo local government area of Edo state, Pa…
Prosecute abductors of Ese Oruru, Dickson orders
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the abduction and subsequent prosecution of the culprits…
I received cars from Omokore but I’m innocent – Uche Secondus
Eromosele Ebhomele Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, on Thursday admitted he made some…
Bayelsa Polls: Dickson sets up 5-man panel to probe civil servants
The Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson, has constituted a five-man panel to investigate the level of involvement of some career…
Army council orders release of General Ransome-Kuti
The Nigerian Army Council has quashed the conviction of Brig. – Gen. Enitan Ransome-Kuti by a Special Court Martial and…
Siasia calls up 42 players, for ‘Operation Beat Egypt’
Coach Samson Siasia has invited 22 home–based players and 20 overseas–based professionals for Nigeria’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying…
FG to split NNPC into 30 companies
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Ibe…
Bank manager arrested over N20m fraud
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 54-year old Micro Finance Bank manager, Samson Adeyemi, has been arrested and charged before a Magistrates’ court…
UK launches new trial to test cancer vaccine
A team of researchers is testing a new vaccine in Britain, which is aimed at enabling the immune system to…
Truck operators disrupt port activities over NPA’s N10, 000 levy
The Coalition of Port Dry Cargo Transport Operators on Thursday disrupted activities at the Lagos Port Complex over the proposed…
Ikodoru Kidnapping: Lawmakers admit inadequate policing of Lagos
Eromosele Ebhomele Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday admitted inadequate policing of Lagos State following the…
Immigration job scam: Abba Moro granted bail on self recognition
Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja division on Thursday granted bail to Comrade Abba Moro, Nigeria’s former…
N25bn ETF a turning point in engaging youths, unemployed – Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday described the establishment of the Employment Trust Fund (ETF) as a turning…
50 IDP children graduate from private school
Zion Pilgrims Christ School, Kagadama, Bauchi, says it has graduated 50 children of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), from 2014…
Ambode shuts Mile 12 market, imposes curfew on four streets
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the closure of the popular Mile 12 Market and has also…
Breaking: Ambode shuts Mile 12 Market, imposes curfew on 4 streets over mayhem
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the closure of the popular Mile 12 Market and imposed curfew…
3 dead as Hausa, Yoruba clash in Mile 12
Kazeem Ugbodaga A massive riot broke out in Mile 12 area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Thursday as Hausa and…
Lagos APC condemns abduction of schoolgirls in Ikorodu
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the dastardly kidnap of three secondary school students…
Man caught stealing money from church’s offering box
Cyriacus Izuekwe The Congregation at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Ejigbo, were stunned after one of the worshipers who attended morning…
PSC to sanction policemen involved in Ese’s abduction
The Police Service Commission said it would sanction any police officer found culpable in the alleged abduction of 14-year-old Ese…
16mn girls will never get a chance to read, write – UNESCO
The UNESCO’s Institute for Statistics (UIS) says 16 million girls, below age 11, will not get basic education, compared to…
Copyright Infringement: MTN loses bid to stop trial
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday held that MTN Nigeria and its Chief Executive Officer, Ferdi Moolman, must face…
I’m ready for trial to clear my name, says Dasuki
The former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) has restated his desire to have free access to his…
Kaduna senior civil servant kidnapped
Femi Adi/Kaduna A senior Director in the Kaduna State Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Aminu Sambo has reportedly been abducted at…
Judge’s absence stalls ex-CDS, Alex Badeh trial
The planned arraignment of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal Alex Badeh Badeh on 10-count of criminal breach…
Man to pay N100k for threatening pregnant woman
A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday granted bail to a middle-aged man, Nwakaego…
Dress decently, Lagosians tell Olajumoke
Some residents of Lagos State have advised Olajumoke Orisaguna, the bread seller turned model, to be modest in her dressing…
FIRS v Insurance Firms: Tax tribunal adjourns till May 9
The Tax Appeal Tribunal in Abuja has adjourned till May 9 to enable the insurance companies study and react to…
Herdsman jailed for motorcycle theft
A Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a herdsman, Bello Adamu, to two months imprisonment for…
Vatican cardinal denies attempts to cover up child sex abuse
A high ranking Vatican official on Thursday admitted that he had knowledge of, at least, one priest who misbehaved with…