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Ambode to host annual security town hall meeting
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode will on Tuesday, December 15, host the annual Town Hall Meeting on Security being…
Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo communities pledge support for Oshiomhole
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa communities in Edo have pledged their unflinching support for the administration of…
South African court to sentence woman for online baby sale
A mother pleaded guilty in a South African court to having tried to sell her baby on the Internet for…
Nigerians will get the change they voted for, Minister tells CSOs
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured Nigerians of better times ahead, saying they will soon…
South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana rank among most corrupt countries in Africa
Transparency International has stated that corruption is undermining development in sub-Saharan Africa with citizens of Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Liberia and…
Over 400 schools in Borno reopen after 18 months
Hundreds of schools in northeast Nigeria have reopened for the first time in a year and a half, though many…
Samsung Nigeria named Best Company in Youth Focused CSR
Samsung Nigeria was named the Best Company in Youth Focused CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) at the recently concluded (SERAS) Nigeria…
Court jails man for UK visa scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday, November 30, 2015 secured the conviction of one Abraham Adasah before Justice…
Four days after kidnap: Whereabouts of woman, 78, unknown
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nothing has been heard about Mrs Mabel Abiante, the 78-year-old woman who was abducted by over 15…
More millionaires emerge in Skye Bank’s “Reach For The Skye Millionaire” scheme
In line with its commitment to empower and delight its customers, Skye Bank Plc. has produced more millionaires in the…
Kogi Polls: Court to rule on Wada’s suit on Friday
A total of four suits have been filed so far on the 21 November Kogi State gubernatorial elections with one…
Buhari congratulates Kabore on his election as Burkina Faso President
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Mr. Roch Marc Christian Kabore of the Movement of People for Progress Party on his…
Man arrested for visa Scam
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 39-year-old man who procured a fake visa and other travel documents for another man has been arrested…
Man arrested for keeping teenager as sex slave
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 35-year-old man has been arrested by the police and charged before a court for allegedly abducting a…
VIDEO: How I was blinded by my ex-boyfriend – Mandela’s step-daughter
The daughter of Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel has been speaking for the first time on television about her experience…
Mimiko commends Sunshine Queens FC for winning Federation trophy
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state, on Monday lauded Sunshine Queens F.C. of Akure for winning the 2015 Women Federation…
Boko Haram militants kill four, wound two in Niger attack
Militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram killed four people and injured two others in an attack on a village…
DAPPMA depots begin massive loading of petroleum products
Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMA) said its members had begun massive loading of petroleum products to…
US tightens visa waiver to 38 countries in wake of Paris attacks
The White House announced changes to the U.S. visa waiver program on Monday so that security officials can more closely…
PICTURES: RRS gets new look, as Ambode steps up policing in Lagos
The Rapid Response Squad in Lagos seems to be living up to its new with the new vehicles donated to…
BREAKING: Sambo Dasuki arrested by DSS
Operatives of Department of State Service (DSS) on Tuesday morning arrested ex-National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Dasuki who…
Messi beat Ronaldo to win La Liga best forward award
Barcelona star Lionel Messi, has won his sixth La Liga best forward title, out of seven editions. The same day…
SERAP? SHUT UP! by Issachar Odion
I am often amazed at the proclivity of some idle persons for claims that are not only exaggerated but also…
Okorocha: We don’t want PDP to die
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has said that the All Progressives Congress–led government and the people of the state do…
Why the Nigerian youth should suffer by Ephraim Adiele
By Ephraim Adiele This title came about during a discussion I had with my friend, Daniel Lawal very recently. We…
Breasts of little girls mutilated in Cameroon to protect them from Boko Haram
A brutal tradition akin to female genital mutilation is spreading in Cameroon’s war zone. Girls’ breasts are “flattened” with hot…
Civilian fighters prevent Boko Haram from taking town, as Nigerian troops flee
Boko Haram destroyed a Nigerian military base as soldiers fled and only self-defense fighters prevented the insurgents from retaking a…
EFCC docks man for N300m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 30, 2015 arraigned one Ibrahim Kamba and his company, Kamba…
Boko Haram expanding and should be stopped now – UN official
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist militant group is expanding and there is only a small window of opportunity to stop it,…