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Council suspends Chief Priest of Benin Kingdom
The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has suspended Nosakhare Isekhure as the Isekhure (Chief Priest) of Benin Kingdom indefinitely for alleged…
4 feared dead, houses burnt in renewed A’Ibom, Cross River boundary crisis
Four persons were feared dead and scores of persons injured in the renewed boundary crisis between Oku Iboku community in…
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Breaking: 24-hour after Osinbajo’s visit: N/D militants blow up pipeline
An unidentified militant group in the Niger Delta have blown up a crude oil trunkline in Ughelli, Delta State, barely…
AFCON 2017: Ayew gives Ghana 1-0 victory over Uganda
Ghana’s Andre Ayew surpassed his father’s record by scoring the goal that beat Uganda 1-0 in their Group D match…
Kidnappers storm Jigawa, kidnap Village Head, Ward Head
Kidnappers, numbering about 30, have kidnapped Alhaji Garba Mamud, the Village Head of Rijin in Basirka District of Gwaram Local…
Negotiations to free Chibok girls ongoing, says Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday reassured that the negotiations for the release of other…
40 million Nigerians to get telecom services in 2017-NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says provision has been made in the2017 budget to extend telecommunications services to additional 40…
Boko Haram: Fighter jet misfires, shoots civilians in Borno
The Army said a fighter jet had misfired and shot some humanitarian aid workers of the International Committee of Red…
Husband removes wife’s womb without consent
A housewife on Thursday asked an Ibadan Customary Court to dissolve her five-year-old marriage because her husband rendered her barren…
NUJ plans suing media organisations over unpaid salaries
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), says it plans to sue media organisations at the Industrial Arbitration Court for defaulting…
Apostle Suleiman sacks pastor for engaging in MMM
Apostle Suleiman popular founder of Omega Fire Ministries church has sacked one of his pastors for using the church’s name,…
I cannot live without my husband – Annie Idibia
Nigerian legendary entertainment singer Tu Baba will be shocked to know that his wife Annie Idibia has said she would…
Woman bags death sentence for burning daughter alive
A woman in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for burning her daughter alive in a so-called “honor killing” incident.…
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Car dealers groan over new import policy, call for reversal
Mixed reactions have trailed the ban on the importation of vehicles through land borders with some of the dealers calling…
Unemployed man in court for stealing fridge
A 22-year-old unemployed man, Qudus Bakare was on Tuesday arraigned before a Badagry Chief Magistrate’s’ court, Lagos State for alleged…
GSS Chibok: Reps to investigate N500m reconstruction fund
The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to investigate the N500 million budgeted fund for the reconstruction of Girls Secondary…
Abducted children recovered in Plateau starved for 6 days
The 145 abducted children, who were intercepted by the Police in Plateau, did not eat for six days, according to…
Telecoms companies task ICT regulators on convergence
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has called on regulators in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry…
Kaduna FA Chairman is dead -Scribe
AbdulKadir Magaji, the Chairman Kaduna Football Association (FA) is dead, the Secretary, Abdulsalam Jere, announced on Tuesday. According to Jere,…
Edo CJ advises judicial officers against bail conditions
Edo Chief Judge Cromwell Idahosa has advised judicial officers against granting bail on stringent conditions to accused persons. Justice Idahosa…
Buhari felicitates with Emeka Anyaoku at 84
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday felicitated with seasoned diplomat, elder statesman and administrator, Chief Emeka Anaoku as he turns 84…
Four Gambian Ministers resign from Jammeh’s government
Gambia’s Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Environment have resigned from President Yahya Jammeh’s government, according to report on…
CAN condemns bombing at UNIMAID, commiserates with families
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has condemned Monday’s bomb blast at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), in which four…
UNN students decry high cost of kerosene
Some students of University of Nigeria, Nsukka have decried the exorbitant price of kerosene as a litre sells for N400…
Windows 7 outdated, not secured with patches -Microsoft
Microsoft on Tuesday warned business customers to begin migrating from Windows 7, exactly three years before it reaches end of…
Police appeal for information on killers of Inspector
Police in Niger have appealed for information that would lead to arrest of killers of a policeman, Nigeria Security and…
Rwanda bans poultry products amid bird flu concerns
Rwanda has imposed temporary ban on all imported poultry products from Uganda and European countries due to outbreak of Avian…
Baby born with larger than life tongue undergoes surgery
Aparajit Lodhi was born with a rare congenital anomaly called Macroglossia – a medical term for an unusually large tongue.…
Accident: Yahoo boys beat trailer driver to coma
An accident has occurred at Akiode bus stop on the popular Ojodu Berger road, Lagos. The incident which involved 3…
Why I bombed UNIMAID mosque – Shekau
Leader of terrorist group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has taken responsibility for the bomb blasts at the University of Maiduguri…