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Herdsmen v Vigilante: One shot dead, another injured in Edo
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Edo State Police Commissioner, Mr. Chris Ezike, on Thursday confirmed that a shoot-out between Fulani Herdsmen and members…
I’ll sell govt-owned companies to only competent people, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the Federal Government’s privatisation and commercialisation policy, noting that,…
Kogi Polls: Arase deploys 15,969 policemen, restricts movement
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has deployed 15,969 police officers, one Deputy Inspector General of…
Lagos takes custody of defiled toddlers
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has taken custody of the two toddlers that were allegedly defiled by their father’s…
Shoot civilians, go to jail – IGP tells policemen
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has stated that the era of shooting civilians by the…
Lagos Island East LCDA flags off youth empowerment program
Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area has flagged off a six-day youth empowerment programme initiated by Razak Qudus of…
N113m: Court acquits ex-SSG of corruption charges
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A High Court in Benin, capital of Edo state, presided over by Justice Esther Edigin, on Thursday struck…
Fashola the link between Lagos and FG, says Ambode
…vows to uphold good governance Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday described his predecessor and Minister of Works, Power…
How I will defeat Islamic State – Clinton
Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Thursday will lay out a plan for defeating Islamic State and continuing the global…
Ekiti government seals off banks, telecoms firms over tax evasion
Eromosele Ebhomele The Ekiti State Government, western Nigeria has sealed off the business premises of some banks and telecommunications service…
Nigerian governors to slash salaries of political office holders
Nigerian governors have agreed that the salaries of political office holders be slashed as they aim to cut cost. The…
Steve Babaeko, Kunle Afolayan, others grace LAIF 10-year celebration
Funsho Arogundade As the annual Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival, LAIF, celebrates ten years of creative excellence, industry big weights…
Adamawa Blast: Hospitals commend public response to blood donation
Hospital officials in Adamawa have lauded public response to the call to donate blood to victims of Tuesday night blast…
UN condemns Yola attack
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, on Thursday condemned Tuesday’s bomb attack in Yola, Adamawa, North-East of Nigeria, which claimed…
Court dissolves six-year marriage over fornication, pride
An Ile-Ife Customary Court on Thursday dissolved the six-year old marriage between Sunday Adelakun and his wife Rasidat over fornication…
Lai Mohammed to re-jig NTA, FRCN, others
Eromosele Ebhomele There are indications that Nigeria’s new Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, would soon begin the…
N1bn Fine: Guinness says NAFDAC found no rodent in its factory
Guinness Nigeria Plc has stated that no rodent was found in its factory by the National Agency for Food and…
Horrific collision kills 32 in South Africa
A collision between a bus and a car killed 32 people in Osizweni, KwaZulu-Natal Province on Thursday, authorities said. According…
EFCC, Italian Police bust criminal organisation, arrest 62
…Three more Nigerian nationals arrested by EFCC About 750 police officers from the Italian, Spanish, Polish, English, Belgian, Georgian, Turkish…
GOtv Boxing Night: Fijabi resumes training, eyes national title
Hot boxing property, Olaide “Fijaborn” Fijabi is back in training for the national light welterweight title at the next GOtv…
Boko Haram is most ruthless terrorist group, has killed more than ISIS in Syria, Iran
The jihadi group Boko Haram have been revealed as the most brutal terror organisation last year, killing more people than…
Transfast partners First Bank, Ecobank, Heritage Bank for more reach
Transfast has geared up its world of online remittances in Africa by partnering with major Nigerian banks such as First…
Samir Nasri out until February with injury
Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri has been ruled out of action until February with a hamstring injury. Nasri, 28, has…
Chad extends state of emergency over Boko Haram attacks
Chad’s national assembly extended a state of emergency in the western Lake Chad region by four months on Wednesday following…
UPDATE: 14 dead, over 100 injured in Kano blasts
Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on…
PICTURES: Nigerians keep vigil at fuel station
By Seun Bisuga Nigerians are pretty confused right now, they do not know who to blame for the long queues,…
EU proposes tighter firearms rules after Paris attacks
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed measures to make it harder for individuals to access firearms. The measures are part…
Buhari sacks corrupt high court judge
Justice Lambo Akanbi, of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, has been retired compulsorily, by President Muhammadu Buhari. This followed…
Court hears appellant motion against Hijab ban by LASG Thursday
The court of Appeal sitting in Lagos will on Thursday, November 19 hear the appellant motion seeking for extension of…
Kogi APC rally: Wada mocks Audu over Buhari’s absence
Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has applauded the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to stay away from the campaign…