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Mum of Nigerian tennis player killed by police for burial Friday
Taiwo Adelu The remains of Beauty McLeod, mother of Nigerian tennis junior champions, Angel, will be laid to rest Friday…
Lagos to establish mobile courts, tackle cybercrime
The Lagos State Government on Thursday announced plans to establish functional Mobile Courts in the State to facilitate prompt trial…
Islamic Movement In Nigeria doesn’t bear arms —Group
The Media Forum of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has insisted that IMN doesn’t bear arms. The group was…
Rivers: Youths defect to APC, bury PDP alive
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Over 70 youths from Ogogoro community of Obio-Akpor local government area of Rivers who are former members…
Edo commences recruitment of 5,000 teachers
The Edo Government has commenced the process of recruiting 5,000 teachers for its public primary and secondary schools, Mr Gideon…
NSE moves 166.39m shares valued N1.66bn
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday moved 166.39 million shares worth N1.66 billion exchanged by investors in 2,917 deals.…
32 ships laden with petroleum products, foods expected in Lagos
Thirty two ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island…
MTN Nigeria acquires Visafone
MTN Nigeria on Thursday said that it has completed the acquisition of Visafone, the only surviving Code Division Multiple Access…
VIDEO/PICTURES: 24 armoured vehicles presented to Nigeria by US Govt
By Idowu Ogunleye As part of its effort at supporting the fight against Boko Haram, the United States’ Government on…
NEMA donates relief materials to Edo flood victims
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has donated relief materials to victims of flood in Edo state. Among…
Allow Borno hunters assist you against Boko Haram, Yoruba group tells DHQ
Eromosele Ebhomele The Egbe Omo Oduduwa, a pan-Yoruba group, said Thursday it has endorsed the recent call by hunters in…
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…