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Kidnappers free Samson Siasia’s mother
The police in Bayelsa have confirmed that abductors have freed the mother of Nigeria’s Under-23 National Team Coach Samson Siasia,…
INEC to deploy 8, 000 ad hoc staff for Bayelsa governorship polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa has said that more than 8, 000 ad hoc staff would be…
Fuel Scarcity: Osun residents demand DPR’s intervention
Some residents of Osun, on Saturday, called on the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to end the scarcity of petroleum…
Dope case rocks Kenya, world champion, 6 others banned
Double world cross country champion and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Emily Chebet was among seven Kenyan athletes banned Friday for…
Revealed: The salaries and allowances of Nigerian ministers
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir David Lawal has unveiled the conditions of service for ministers…
Appeal Court nullifies David Mark’s election, orders rerun
The Federal appeal court based in Makurdi, in the central Nigerian state of Benue has nullified the election of Senator…
Kogi APC lawmakers insist on Audu’s son as guber candidate
Lawmakers on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi, on Friday threatened to impeach any candidate chosen…
EFCC arrests ‘Pastor’ for N200m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Jonathan Ibinabo Alatoru, a self-acclaimed pastor and Chief Executive Officer,…
Late Eze lived for his people – Dakuku
The All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside has described the late Eze Egi of…
5 disguise as foreigners, defraud people in Lagos – RRS
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday said it arrested five members of a syndicate who…
Buhari’s trips are not for enjoyment by Garba Shehu
By Garba Shehu I have been amused, reading a number of jokes concerning the frequency of the President, Muhammadu Buhari’s…
Synagogue Church Trustees, Engineers to be arraigned on Monday over building collapse
Henry Ojelu Lagos State Ministry of Justice says that the trial of Trustees of the Synagogue Church and the building…
FG, States, LGs share N473.8bn for Oct
The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Friday said N473.8 billion was shared among the federal, states and local…
Kano Blast: Police yet to ascertain casualty figure
The Kano State Police command said on Friday it was yet to ascertain the casualty figures in the bomb attack…
Tinubu to attend launch of CAEL in Wolverhampton
Former Lagos state governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is expected to attend a University of Wolverhampton centre which supports entrepreneurship and…
Lagos shuts Shoprite over breach of safety law
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Safety Commission has shut the multi-billion multi-national shopping outlet, Shoprite located at the Ikeja Shopping…
Metuh donates relief materials to IDPs
Chief Olisa Metuh, National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday donated relief materials to the Internally…
Suicide bomber hits Shi’ite procession in Kano
A male suicide bomber hit a procession of Shi’ite Muslims in Nigeria’s Kano state as they walked to the city…
Buhari approves appointment of 30 new Judges for Federal High Court
Ayorinde Oluokun President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 30 new Judges for the Federal High Court on…
Kidnapping: Police on 24-hour patrol of varsity
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following complaints of poor security situation around Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, especially after…
Toyota leads global car sales in October, outsells VW in 4th month
Toyota Motor Corp. outsold Volkswagen AG for the fourth straight month in October to remain the world’s top-selling automaker so…
Ban, British Queen meet on conflict, poverty
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and Queen Elizabeth II have reiterated their commitment to preventing and resolving deadly conflicts and eradicating…
NDLEA arrests journalist, 5 other suspected drug traffickers at MMIA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it has arrested a Brazil-based freelance journalist (names withheld) and…
Group protests discrimination, victimization of Muslim women
Al-Mu’minaat (The Believing Women) Organisation has criticized the discrimination and victimisation of Muslim women and girls in educational institutions and…
Siasia cries out: I’m distracted by my mom’s abduction
Taiwo Adelu Chief Coach of Nigeria’s U-23 Dream Team, Samson Siasia has cried out to Nigerians that the abduction of…
U-23 Nations Cup: CAF names officials for Saturday’s opening matches
Taiwo Adelu Officials for the opening matches of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, Senegal 2015, have been announced. CAF…
Minister tasks media on terrorism, national unity
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged the media to galvanize support among the populace for…
RRS smashes dollar counterfeiting syndicate
Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) Friday arrested five members of a 15-man syndicate specialising in dollar…
Ambode commissions N4.765b copters, APCs, gunboats for Lagos police
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari Friday commissioned three helicopters, 15 armoured personnel carriers, APCs, two gunboats, 165 vehicles and…
I became ambassador because Aregbesola put politics aside – PDP Chieftain
The immediate past Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Yemi Farounbi has…