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Nigeria, Ghana fire blank against Swaziland, Comoros
The small Comoros Islands and kingdom of Swaziland enjoyed a rare outing in the World Cup spotlight on Friday by…
Pentagon certain drone strike killed Jihadi John
The Pentagon says it is reasonably certain that an Islamic State militant Jihadi John has been killed in a drone…
NSCDC parade 3 for cable vandalism, prepaid metres theft
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Friday in Lagos paraded three suspects for vandalising electric cables and…
Customs C-G warns border communities against smuggling
The Controller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), retired Col. Hameed Ali, has warned border communities in the country to…
NYSC detects fake certificates, calls for verification
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Friday, said it had detected fake certificates alleged to be issued by its…
Edo yet to receive $75m World Bank loan, says Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Friday said the State was yet to receive the $75million World Bank loan recently…
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FIFA president, Issa Hayatou undergoes surgery
President of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Issa Hayatou, and acting president of FIFA, has undergone a kidney transplant.…
53 graduates with first class at UI
Fifty three students graduated with first class degrees from the University of Ibadan (UI) out of 2,362 graduands in Ibadan…
Ashaka Cement donates 100 bags of rice to IDPs
Ashaka Cement Company, a subsidiary of Lafarge Holcim, gave 100 bags of rice to 100 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), from…
EFCC arraigns man for $1,500 fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on November 12, 2015 arraigned one Emmanuel Eromosele (alias Bryan Perry) before Justice…
Man bags three-month imprisonment for N10m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, November 13, 2015 secured the conviction of one Ibrahim Abdullahi who…
Afrinolly launches multimillion naira security app to battle piracy
Funsho Arogundade Nigerian filmmakers as well as distributors would soon heave a sigh of relief as a solution to the…
NNPC begins 24 hour fuel supply to curb scarcity
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said it has begun a 24 hour fuel supply in its depots nationwide to battle…
NDLEA uncovers drug cartel in Enugu Airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it has uncovered a suspected drug trafficking cartel at the…
ATCON calls for merger of NCC, NBC
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) on Friday called for the merging of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)…
Police to deploy SARS for Kogi polls
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase, on Friday said Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) squad would be deployed to…
Honour: Gov Lalong to inculcate late Pwajok’s blueprint
Plateau Governor Simon Lalong of the All Progressives Congress has said that the Plateau government would inculcate the blueprint of…
N1bn Guinness Fine: Health experts decry use of unwholesome raw materials
Some health experts on Friday decried the use of unwholesome raw materials in the production of foods, beverages, drinks, drugs…
Protect people with disabilities, US urges Buhari
The United States Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, Ms Judith Heumann, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that…
Buhari visits IDPs, gives them reason to be optimistic
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ending Boko Haram insurgency. Buhari, in Hausa language, gave the assurance…
Illegal Oil Bunkering: Court admits vessel, MT Anuket Emerald as exhibit
Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos, today November 13, admitted MT Anuket Emerald, a vessel allegedly used…
Bank manager, four others con two customers of N120m
Paul Iyoghojie A senior manager with an old generation bank in Nigeria, Onyema Emmanuel, 40, and four others have been…
Fashola my ‘Greatest Achievement’, Says Tinubu
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State and All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, said that choosing a…
I’ll make sure African Leadership University takes off in 2016 – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday restated the commitment of his administration to enhancing the educational sector, just…
Quintessence celebrates 40 years of excellence
By Eromosele Ebhomele Quintessence will be celebrating 40 years of its existence in Lagos, Nigeria with a three-day event set…
PICTURES: Mandela’s widow, Graca arrives Lagos, meets Ambode
Mrs. Graca Machel Mandela, wife of late South African president, Nelson Mandela has arrived Nigeria. She met with Lagos governor,…
Nigeria does not want MTN “to die” from $5.2bn fine – Shittu
Nigeria does not want MTN to quit the country because of a $5.2 billion fine imposed last month, its new…
PICTURES: Ambode at 2015 Community Day celebration
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos graced the 2015 Community Day celebration held at the Police College parade ground in Ikeja…
Pastor arrested as police recover seven stolen vehicles inside church
Cyriacus Izuekwe Pastor Felix Otulukwu has been arrested and charged before Igbosere magistrate’s court after the police allegedly discovered seven…
Nigeria army repels Boko Haram attack, kills seven
Nigerian army has repelled an attack from Islamist sect, Boko Haram in the town of Gwoza, Borno State, in the…