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PDP Reps fault Buhari’s budget as it passes 2nd redaing
The Appropriation Bill 2016 passed the second reading in the House of Representatives in Abuja on Tuesday. This emanated from…
Enugu: Police discover 3 decomposing corpses, human skull
The Police in Enugu said it has discovered three decomposing corpses and a human skull in a bush at Ugwuaji…
Dasukigate: Metuh collected money for fake contracts – ONSA
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 presented another witness in the ongoing trial of…
Lawyer docked over failure to file tax return
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin-based lawyer, Kingsley Obamogie, was Tuesday dragged before a Mobile Revenue Court sitting in Benin, by the…
Lassa fever outbreak a national embarrassment – Health Minister
ole Dr Isaac Adewole, the Minister of Health, has described the yearly outbreak of Lassa fever in the country as…
Yahaya Bello Campaign Organisation denies endorsing new deputy gov
aya Kogi East Coordinators of Yahaya Bello Campaign Organisation said they did not nominate Mr Gowon Egbunu as replacement for…
How Dariye diverted N204m to own company – Witness
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on January 26, 2016 presented more evidence against a former governor of Plateau…
Fire guts Railway Market, kills one, destroys 500 shops
Femi Adi/Kaduna Fire outbreak that razed down over 500 makeshift shops at Kaduna Railway Station Market in the early hours…
PICTURES: Aregbesola cozies up to Fayose in Osogbo
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun hosted his Ekiti counterpart, Ayodele Fayose in Osogbo today and the two governors showed nothing…
CHAN: Nigeria crash out
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles were eliminated by Guinea in the ongoing Rwanda 2016 African Nations Championship (CHAN) as…
GOtv Boxing unveils NextGen search for new stars
The next generation of professional Nigerian boxing stars is set to be unveiled at the GOtv Boxing NextGen Search, an…
Buhari’s anti-corruption opposers fighting hard, dirty – Lai Mohammed
Nigeria’s minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said on Tuesday that those who have been under heat of…
Landlady arrested for connecting water well to NNPC pipeline
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 59-year-old landlady, Mrs Floyinka Ayinda has been arrested and detained at Idimu division for her alleged role…
Lawyer docked over failure to file tax return
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Benin-based lawyer, Kingsley Obamogie, was Tuesday dragged before a Mobile Revenue Court sitting in Benin, by…
Lagos ready to host international marathon
…$50, 000 For First Prize Winner In furtherance of its determination to achieve excellence through sports, the Lagos State Government…
$2.9m Fraud: Ohakim’s son threatens prosecution witness
An unimaginable drama, on Tuesday, January 26, 2016, stalled the cross-examination of prosecution witness, Abu Sule in the case involving…
Okomu Oil to employ 45,000 in new plantation
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The management of Okomu Oil Palm Company, located in Ovia North local government area of Edo state is…
Pastor of Kumuyi’s church kidnapped, N50m ransom demanded
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Kebbi State Overseer of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, DCLM, Pastor David Onubedo was on Monday evening…
Lassa Fever: Ogun places 19 under surveillance
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Nineteen suspected primary carriers of Lassa fever in Ogun State, have been placed under intensive surveillance. The 19…
Bad weather forces British Airways London flight to land in Nigeria
Femi Ipaye/Abuja A British Airways flight from London to South Africa was forced to land in Nigeria early Tuesday morning…
FIFA shortlists five for presidential election
FIFA’s ad-hoc Electoral Committee has formally admitted five candidates to stand for the presidency of soccer’s global governing body at…
Hijab: Muslim women decry harassment
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria Muslim women have decried marginalisation and harassment of women in Hijab across the country. The Muslim women…
Extra judicial killing: Cop jailed for life
Jethro Ibileke/Benin An operative of the Edo State Command of the Nigerian Police, Corporal Amadin Idahosa, was Monday sentenced to…
On Twitter, Nigerians go gaga for Eritrea
Nigerians have gone ballistic on Twitter after it was reported that the Eritrean government ordered its men to marry two…
We need telcos support to fight insecurity, corruption – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has solicited the support of the nation’s telecommunications operators for the…
Can We Allow The Travesty In Kogi State To Stand In A Democracy?
Joe Igbokwe I am writing this piece as Joe Igbokwe not as APC Publicity Secretary Lagos State. I am writing…
Kogi: All set for Yahaya Bello’s inauguration as governor
Barring any court order, all is now set for tomorrow’s inauguration of the Kogi governor-elect, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. He may…
Suspected robbers’ armourer arrested
Cyriacus Izuekwe Police operatives attached to Ajegunle police division of the Lagos command have arrested a suspected armourer of an…
N60m Fraud: EFCC arraigns ex-NBA chairman, court registrar
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 22, 2016 arraigned the duo of Barrister Binanu R. Esthon,…