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Confusion, anger over fate of Nigerian Shiite cleric Zakzaky
Supporters of a Shiite Muslim cleric in Nigeria are calling for his release, more than three weeks after he was…
Nigeria ready to compete globally in science, technology – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigeria is ready to compete in science, technology and innovation both locally and internationally.…
SIM registration: Subscribers besiege MTN shops in Abuja
Following text messages directing subscribers nationwide to visit its shops to update their SIMs registration, hundreds of angry subscribers on…
Demolition: Oshodi traders were adequately notified – Lagos Govt
…says new ultra-modern market given for N5, 000 monthly …denies destroying any goods …criminals harbored in the market loop –…
Buhari’s remarks at NRIC meeting
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you all to this first meeting of the National Research and Innovation…
Lagos convicts 3, 178 miscreants, traffic offenders
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 3,178 hoodlums were charged and convicted in the last one year in Lagos State for different…
Lagos alerts public on Lassa Fever
Kazeem Ugbodaga \ The Lagos State Government has alerted the public on the outbreak of the deadly Lassa Fever in…
EFCC docks Kaduna council boss for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 7, 2016 arraigned one Ibrahim Akut Baba, caretaker Chairman Kaura…
Demolished Oshodi market a den of criminals —LASG
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has justified the demolition of the Owonifari Loop Market in Oshodi, saying that the…
Arms Deal: Ex-PDP chairman, son get N300m bail
Justice A. R Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, January 7, 2016 granted bail to…
NSCDC deploys 4000 personnel for Bayelsa poll
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has deployed 4,000 personnel for the forthcoming re-run election in Bayelsa state on…
Lagos terminates NURTW BRT franchise in Ikorodu corridor
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Thursday terminated the franchise issued to the National Union of Road Transport Workers…
Fire consumes octogenarian, burns 66 houses in 7 days
Kazeem Ugbodaga An octogenarian has been consumed in an early morning fire tragedy in Ikorodu area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria.…
Corruption Fight: Buhari’s life may be in danger, says Pastor Dikwa
Femi Adi/Kaduna Pastor Kallamu Musa Dikwa said fighting corruption and the ongoing arrests of former top government officials over corruption…
I’ll leave Watford only for Man Utd – Ighalo
Watford striker Odion Ighalo says he would only leave Vicarage Road if Manchester United came calling. The 26-year-old has been…
Buhari, Rule of Law and Impunity
By Vinny Mba The current controversy in certain quarters with regards to President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption fight can at best…
US donates sophisticated vehicles to Nigerian army after Boko Haram strikes
The United States on Thursday donated 24 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Nigeria’s military, to enable the country’s soldiers to combat…
ASUU pledges support to new LASU VC
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University (LASU) chapter, said it would give the new Vice-Chancellor full…
Armsgate: Judge sends ex PDP Chairman, son back to Kuje prison
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered that Abba, the son of Bello Haliru Mohammed, former…
BRT: Lagos govt terminates agreement with operator
The Lagos State Government has terminated operations of the first BRT cooperative run by the National Union of Road Transport…
Arms deal: EFCC arrest of ex-military administrator
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it had arrested a former Military Administrator of Kaduna State, retired Brig.-Gen.…
Lassa Fever: Over 60 persons placed under observation in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has placed placed under close medical observation 60 persons who had direct contact with…
Robbers cart away N9m from Lagos filling station
Cyriacus Izuekwe Dare devil robbers on motorcycle struck at a filling station in Ejigbo area and carted away N9 million…
SuperSport, AIT, others to broadcast Glo-CAF Awards live
Football lovers across the world will watch the glamorous 2015 Glo-CAF Awards live on their television sets. The award gala…
Ogoniland clean-up to commence soon – FG
The Federal Government says the clean-up of Ogoniland impacted by oil spill would commence in the first quarter of 2016.…
A Review of Nigerian Stock Exchange in 2015
Many investors on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will always remember 2015 as a year of dashed hopes and unmet…
Otti’s supporters celebrate Appeal Court judgment
Thousands of supporters of Dr. Alex Otti, the governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia, have staged…
NSCDC ordered to sell seized vessel
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has secured an interim order from the law court to sell the…
FIFA Ranking: Super Eagles retain 66th position
Nigeria’s Super Eagles begin 2016 still as world’s 66th, as FIFA’s latest ranking of nations remains what it was in…
Lagarde to Nigeria: Act with Resolve, Build Resilience, and Exercise Restraint
On Wednesday, 6 January, International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director addressed the national assembly, speaking on ‘Global economic transitions and…