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Committee reads riot act to medical practitioners
Eromosele Ebhomele It is no longer going to be business as usual in all medical centres in Lagos State as…
Amaechi directs FAAN to erect befitting HQ
The Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Wednesday directed the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)…
Biafra: Nigeria slaps fresh charges against Nnamdi Kanu
Nigerian prosecutors have filed fresh charges against a Biafran activist, Nnamdi Kanu, just days after a court ordered his release,…
Boko Haram launch three strikes on Lake Chad
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed five people in an overnight raid in Niger in the third suspected attack by the…
Kunle Afolayan unveiled as Peugeot brand ambassador
Funsho Arogundade Five months after he inked an endorsement deal with Air France, notable filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has hit another…
Buhari felicitates with Muslims at Eid-El-Maulud
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the Islamic community in Nigeria as they celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. The…
Police reaffirm ban on street carnivals, use of fireworks
CSP Adebowale Lawal, Public Relations Officer, Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, on Wednesday reaffirmed the ban on street carnivals…
Osun needs N5bn IGR to fast-track development – Aregbesola
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has said that the state will need Internally Generated Revenue of five billion naira every…
Zakzaky, other Shi’ite members can be visited in detention – IG
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has denied a recent online report that he would have to seek “orders…
MoneyGram launches Account Deposit into Nigeria’s $21b remittance market
MoneyGram on Tuesday announced it is the first money transfer company to offer customers in France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and…
Nigerians say Cameroonian troops after killing 70 insurgents
Fleeing villagers in Nigeria’s northeast say Cameroonian troops have killed at least 70 residents while chasing Islamic insurgents into communities…
Ijaw accuse Buhari of stoking conflict in Niger Delta
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Once again the Ijaw Youth Council has accused President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of policies towards the…
HWR condemns Shiite Muslim attack, demands probe
Henry Ojelu Human Rights Watch said Wednesday that the killing of hundreds of Shiite Muslim members of the Islamic Movement…
Etisalat announces Prize for Literature 2015 shortlist
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw have been announced as the three shortlisted authors for the 2015 Etisalat…
FC Taraba players get one out of 11 months salary arrears
Taiwo Adelu After Taraba State Government’s failure to address the plight of players and officials of relegated FC Taraba, the…
Is Roberto Mancini the next Chelsea manager?
Jose Mourinho’s agent denies a deal has been agreed for the former Chelsea boss to replace Louis van Gaal at…
Nigerian states face bankruptcy, further income crash
Nigeria’s dire economic situation and the near bankruptcy of many states were further underscored Tuesday with the amount available to…
Financial Literacy: Cheery news from 2016 Budget
By Olubunmi Samuel-Adeyemi The Nigerian 2016 Budget proposal is finally here. I received with great joy, the news that the…
Mujila, Busetto, Rossouw make Etisalat Literature Prize shortlist
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw have been announced as the three shortlisted authors for the 2015 Etisalat…
EFCC slams theft charge on Tompolo, Akpobolokemi
Akin Kuponiyi Nigeria anti-graft agency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed forty-count criminal charge of unlawful conversion against…
Kaduna APC set to suspend Senator Shehu Sani
Femi Adi/Kaduna All Progressives Congress, APC Kaduna Chapter, appears to have concluded plans to suspend the Senator representing Kaduna Central,…
Foreign Exchange: We are aware of your difficulties – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with Nigerians over the current hardship experienced in accessing foreign currency for their different transactions.…
Deaf children have 95% chance of hearing – Expert
Prof. Milan Profant, an expert on Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), on Tuesday said many children born deaf in Nigeria…
At Christmas, remember that Jesus was a refugee
By Jay Parini/CNN As Christmas arrives, many of the over two billion people in the world who identify as Christians…
Police promise to investigate Army, Shiite clash
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase has promised to carry out a professional investigation into the recent clash…
Oshiomhole scraps Customary Court of Appeal
The Edo Government on Tuesday repealed the Act establishing the Customary Court of Appeal in the state. Governor Adams Oshiomhole,…
Capital expenditure increases from N557b to N1.8tn #Budget2016
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that the capital expenditure for the 2016 budget had been increased from N557 billion…
GOtv Boxing Night: Capo, Edo Boy promise explosive fight
Sunday “Capo” Olalekan and Stanley “Edo Boy” Eribo, who take on each other for the national welterweight title at the…
FIFA committee was ‘asleep for four years’ – Michel Platini
Banned Uefa president Michel Platini has accused world football’s ethics committee of “sleeping” for four years before barring him from…
Ghana bans first class travel for public officials
Public officials in Ghana have been banned from travelling in first class cabins of airlines. Ghana’s President John Mahama slammed…