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RRS rescues 4 women from trafficker on way to Libya
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, has rescued four women from a suspected human trafficker in Lagos,…
Nigeria-Cameroon submarine cable system goes live
MainOne, a leading telecoms and network services provider in West Africa, has announced that the high capacity Nigerian-Cameroun Submarine Cable…
Ex-NIMASA boss’ wife’s case adjourned till 4 February
AKIN KUPONIYI A Federal high court sitting at the Lagos division of the court in southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till…
DMO to issue bonds worth N390b in Q1
The Debt Management Office says it plans to issue between N260 billion and N390 billion in a five, 10 and…
Poor funding threatens Nigeria’s participation in Deaflympics
The Head Coach of the Nigeria Deaf Football team, Kamiludeen Banjo, said on Monday that a lack of funding was…
Supreme Court to rule on Benue gov election petition Friday
Nigeria’s apex court, the Supreme Court will on Friday, 15 January, ruled on the petition filed by Terhemen Tazoor, the…
PDP demands inquest into Bayelsa killings
Kazeem Ugbodaga The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the people of Bayesa State for ensuring…
Lagos yet to begin free meal in primary schools
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Eromosele Ebhomele As Lagos public schools resumed on Monday, primary school pupils who are supposed to enjoy…
Anti-corruption war has just begun — Magu
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has declared that the war against corruption has…
Bayelsa: Shoot out in Peremabiri; 2 dead, monarch, others injured
Okafor Ofeibor Less than, 18 hours after Governor Seriake Dickson was declared winner of the governorship election in the southern…
SUBEB boss urges more priority for primary education
The Permanent Secretary of the Osun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Alhaji Fatai Kolawole, has urged governments at all…
APC governorship aspirant kidnapped in Abuja
Former speaker of Ondo state House of Assembly and All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant, Victor Olabintan, has been reportedly kidnapped…
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon win big at Golden Globes
Epic survival thriller “The Revenant” and space blockbuster “The Martian” won big at the Golden Globes, boosting their chances for…
British music legend David Bowie dies aged 69
British music legend David Bowie has died after a long battle with cancer, his official Twitter and Facebook accounts said…
Pastor loses N11m to fraudsters
Cyriacus Izuekwe A Lagos pastor, Rev. Dr. Oluwafemi Iroh, has lost N11 million to suspected fraudsters in Lagos State, western…
Traders want Ambode to wade into Ile-Epo Market mayhem
Kazeem Ugbodaga Traders at the popular Ile-Epo Market in Abule Egba area of Lagos State have called on Governor Akinwunmi…
Commuters back LASG BRT agreement with NURTW
Kazeem Ugbodaga Commuters along the Mile 12 to CMS Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor have commended the Lagos State Government…
Dasukigate: ‘Who got what’ from $2.1bn arms deal
Since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) began investigating how the former National Security Adviser (NSA) to former president…
Metuh admits receiving N400m from office of NSA
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, has admitted to receiving money from the office of…
Why Jafaru Isa was released by EFCC
Brigadier General Lawal Jafaru Isa, a former military administrator of Kaduna State was released by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission…
PICTURES: 60 countries participate in ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ day
Its weird right? But hundreds of cheeky travellers across the globe rode trains, tubes and subways today with no trousers…
Semenitari: N82m was not spent on dinner alone
Former Rivers State information Commissioner, Mrs Ibim Semenitari has challenged the Rivers State Government led by Governor Nyesom Wike to…
APC not fighting corruption, only after PDP leaders
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has decried the continued detention of its spokesman, Olisah Metuh by the Economic and Financial…
Welfare of military personnel should be given top priority – Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the welfare of families of slain military personnel and…
Semenitari explains why N82m was spent on dinner, blasts Rivers Govt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former Rivers State information Commissioner, Mrs Ibim Semenitari has declared that for months, officials of the current…
Bayelsa Polls: PDP jubilates, says it’s a painful victory
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the people of Bayelsa State for their support for its…
Good start for Nigerian players at AJC qualifiers
Nigerian players on Sunday had an impressive start at the ongoing qualifiers in Abuja for the 2016 African Junior Tennis…
Buhari urges unity among Nigerians, hails armed forces
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday called on Nigerians to build on things that unite rather than divide the country in…
$14bn: CBN assures Dangote Group of FOREX support
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it would assist the Dangote Group to access foreign exchange to…
Gov Dickson wins second term
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has clinched a second term in office, winning the rescheduled election in Southern Ijaw Local…