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Merck opens its first office in Nigeria
Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the opening of its new office in Nigeria by Stefan Oschmann,…
Dasuki: I Was Never Invited by Arms Panel
The immediate National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki has denied ever receiving any formal or informal invitation to appear before…
Lagos LG suit: Court to hear stay of execution application
Henry Ojelu([email protected]) An Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere has fixed January 18, 2016 to hear the stay of execution…
Ugbade applauds Buhari’s promise to reward 1985 victorious Golden Eaglets
Nduka Ugbade, former captain of Nigeria’s U-16 national team that won the maiden edition of the FIFA Youth Championship, has…
World leaders still coming to Paris for climate talks
The head of the UN’s Climate Change Programme, Christiana Figueres, on Wednesday said at least 80 world leaders are still…
Suicide bombers kill 12, injure dozens in Kano
Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on…
FAAN to clean up Abuja Airport
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), said it has engaged a contractor to clean up the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
Emmanuel seeks re-appraisal of ex-militants’ training programmes
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has called for re-appraisal of the training programmes offered to the Niger Delta ex-militants…
Buhari calls for more vigilance after Yola, Kano attacks
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja called for increased vigilance among the civilian population to help ward off suicide…
Subsidy gets 88 per cent of N465bn supplementary budget
The Senate on Wednesday received request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the approval of N465.64 billion Supplementary Budget for government…
Blast: Adamawa Govt. bans night markets in Yola
Following Tuesday’s bomb blast in Yola which claimed many lives, Gov. Mohammadu Jibrilla has announced an indefinite ban on night…
Commissioner expels 5 students protesting hike in school fees
Five students of Akwa Ibom School of Health Technology in Etinan, have been expelled by the Commissioner for Health, Dr…
Nigerian troops, police arrest Boko Haram kingpins
Nigerian troops attached to 101 Task Force Battalion, 7 Division Garrison, along Lagos Street Maiduguri, Borno State, arrested yet another…
Man kills four own children in Kaduna
A middle aged man, on Wednesday in Kaduna slaughtered four of his children and attempted to kill himself after an…
IS announces execution of Chinese, Norwegian
The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday it has executed a Chinese and a Norwegian hostage, two months after it…
Blast rips through mobile phone market in Kano
A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria’s biggest northern city, Kano, on Wednesday, two traders…
Fuel Subsidy: Buhari seeks approval of supplementary budget
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the approval of a supplementary budget to cover mainly the 413 billion naira ($2.1…
NFF to honour Yekini, Best Ogedegbe at Federation Cup final
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will on Sunday at the final of the 2015 Federation Cup, honour more of those…
Security remains my top priority, Ambode assures Lagosians
…Hosts outgoing and incoming members Of State Security Trust Fund Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening restated his…
Biafra Radio: Drama in court as 2 lawyers battles over Kanu`s brief
A mild-drama ensue on Wednesday at Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court as two lawyers, Gabriel Egbule and Vincent Obetta, battle…
Election: Kogi Govt. orders closure of schools
Kogi Government has ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state from Tuesday, Nov. 18 to…
Edo Govt to rebuild burnt Dumez Road market with N30m
Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo said on Wednesday that the state goverment would provide N30 million for the reconstruction of…
Highway sweeper knocked to death in Lagos
A highway sweeper under the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on Wednesday lost her life when a vehicle knocked…
Businessman in court over alleged N280,000 hotel bill
The police on Wednesday arraigned a 37-year-old businessman, Muhammed Kawu, in a Senior Magistrates’ Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, for…
45 killed in road accidents in Kogi
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says 45 persons lost their lives in 61 road crashes in different parts of…
FIFA Appeal Committee rejects appeals by Blatter, Platini against provisional bans
The FIFA Appeal Committee, chaired by Larry Mussenden, has today rejected in full the appeals lodged by Joseph S. Blatter…
Two accidents claim 5 lives in Ogun
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ota, Ogun, said five persons had died and 12 others sustained injuries in…
Jobless man, 42, arrested for stealing neighbours food
Cyriacus Izuekwe A 42-year old hungry jobless man has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates court for allegedly stealing…
Jumia says Black Friday generating 100 times more traction than last year
Jumia Nigeria on Wednesday revealed that Black Friday was already generating 100 times more traction than in the year 2014.…
Fuel scarcity bites harder in Auchi, hits N180 per litre
Scarcity of petrol has continued to bite harder in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo as the price…