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NCC arrests 25 suspected pirates, seizes N76.5m goods
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Nigerian Copyright Commission says it arrested 25 suspected pirates and seized goods worth N76.6…
Ex-convict arraigned in Katsina for motorcycle theft
An ex-convict, 25-year-old Fahad Yau, who allegedly stole a motorcycle, is to cool his feet in Katsina Prisons until February,…
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Obama shows Trump he’s still in charge, releases detainees
The supremacy battle between outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama and the incoming president Donald Trump continued on Thursday with the…
10,173 households to benefit from FG’s cash programme
Ten thousand, one hundred and seventy three (10,173), households in Niger are to benefit from the first phase of the…
Catholic bishop donates foodstuff to 20 prisoners
The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has confirmed 20 inmates of the Jos Prison. This is contained…
How we raped our victim – Kidnapper
Desmond Ozo, a 32-year-old kidnap suspect, on Thursday narrated to journalists how his gang kidnapped a middle-aged woman (names withheld)…
President Obama outlines achievements, regrets in goodbye memo
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday published a letter to the American people, outlining his proudest accomplishments and biggest…
Presidency explains shooting in Presidential Villa
The Presidency has reassured that the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the seat of Power, is safe and well secured to all…
Thousands of unemployed youths struggle to get Peace Corps recruitment form in Ogun
Thousands of unemployed youth in Ogun on Thursday struggled to get the registration form of the Peace Corps of Nigeria…
Buhari orders security agencies to end Southern Kaduna violence
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security agencies to take decisive measures to bring an end to the recurring acts of…
Buhari welcomes recovery of another Chibok schoolgirl, Rakiya
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed the recovery of another Chibok school girl, Rakiya Abubakar, in the Alagarno area of Damboa…
Lagos to prosecute 71 miscreants, street traders
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit (Task Force ) has concluded arrangement to charge 71 arrested street…
Ambode, One Lagos Fiesta and the promotion of T.H.E.S.E
By Fola Adeyemi In contrast to Napoleon Bonaparte, who once said that “the best way to keep one’s word is…
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End to malaria infection in sight as vaccine passes trial test
A malaria vaccine that uses a weakened form of the parasite has passed a “critical milestone” in human safety trials,…
Another Chibok schoolgirl found with baby
Army spokesman, Brigadier General Sani Usman says another Chibok schoolgirl has been found, one of the 219 stolen by Boko…
Lagos vows to sanction traders who dump refuse on roads
The Lagos State Government has vowed to sanction traders who dumped their refuse indiscriminately on roads or setbacks in the…
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Police arrest 5 in Port Harcourt foiled bank robbery
The Nigerian police have arrested five suspected armed robbers in connection with December’s foiled Access Bank robbery in Port Harcourt,…
Everton complete Lookman’s £11m signing
Everton have completed the £11m signing of Charlton Athletic’s teenage forward Ademola Lookman. The 19-year-old joins on a four-and-a-half-year deal…
Over 600 to graduate at FUOYE maiden convocation
No fewer than 600 students of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) in Ekiti will graduate at the maiden convocation of…
Zimbabwe first lady defies eviction order- lawyer
Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe, is defying a court order to leave three properties she seized from a Lebanese businessman…
Lawyer challenges colleagues on tutelage
An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Abiodun Ajayi, has challenged his colleagues on tutelage as means of sanitizing the legal profession.…
Board to demolish illegal structure in Jos
The Jos Metropolitan Development Board is to embark on the demolition of illegal structures in Jos in the first quarter…
Woman docked for inflicting injury on neighbour’s genitals
A Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday granted N100,000 bail to a woman, Bukky Babalola, who allegedly inflicted injury on…
Retiree laments 6 years non-payment of pension
Mr Musa Garba, a retiree of Ministry of Defence, Civil Personnel Unit Headquarters, 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, has lamented…
Trader remanded over N400,000 land fraud
A 35 year-old trader, Ebunoluwa Akinya, who allegedly defrauded a man of N400,000 on the pretext of selling land to…
Support Not Too Young To Run bill- Group
The Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) has called on Nigerians to support the passage of the bill…
Excessive consumption of catfish can cause cardiovascular diseases
A medical practitioner, Dr Arikawe Adeolu, said on Thursday in Abuja that excessive consumption of catfish could increase the chances…
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Price of cooking gas hits N4, 500 in Lagos
There is wide spread condemnation of the recent increase in price of cooking gas in Lagos. The price of cooking…