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GE donates N220m to UNICEF in support of IDPs in Borno
Leading technology and Infrastructure Company, General Electric (GE) has made a donation of $1m (220 million naira) to UNICEF (United…
I never said rich people are joining Boko Haram – Osinbajo
Vice President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has stated that he never said rich citizens of the most populous black…
List of officials under investigation by FIFA ethics committee
Reuters – Here are background details of the current and former soccer officials named as being under investigation by FIFA’s…
Boko Haram suicide attack kills two Niger soldiers
Two Niger soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a suicide attack by a group of suspected Boko Haram militants in…
IMF wants Buhari to devalue the naira again
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is pressing Nigeria to further devalue its naira currency amid uncertainty over the political and…
Army kills Boko Haram fighters, rescue 100 cows
The Commanding Officer in charge of 28 Taskforce Battalion, Mubi, Adamawa, Brig.-Gen V. O. Ezugwu, has confirmed the killing of…
Akwa Ibom: Tribunal calls for fresh guber election in 18 LGAs
The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja has called for fresh governorship election in the state following…
Octogenarian, 4 others rescued as 3-storey building collapses in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga An octogenarian and four others have been rescued after a three-storey building collapsed on Wednesday on Lagos Island,…
Sacked EFCC staff, Ibekaku, knows fate December 16
Justice Babatunde A. Adejumo of the National Industrial Court, NIC, Abuja on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 reserved ruling on alleged…
Akwa Ibom Guber Polls: Tribunal orders rerun in 18 LGs
Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has ordered rerun in 18 of the 31 local government areas of the…
Buhari appoints Ekanem Oyo-Ita as Head of Service
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, as the acting Head of the Civil Service…
Lagos inaugurates 40-Gang Taskforce to fix bad roads
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson has declared zero tolerance for potholes across…
Falana writes Army Chief over jailed Brig-Gen Ransome-Kuti
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has written to the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, seeking for…
Microsoft appoints Abdella as new Regional Director
Ethiopian-born Amrote Abdella has been announced as the new regional director for Microsoft’s 4Afrika Initiative, effective October 2015. Previously the…
Tinubu praises ex-Lagos Sports Commissioner, Oshodi
Special Adviser (SA) to the Lagos State Governor on Sports/Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Mr Ayodeji Tinubu gave credit to…
I’ve provided jobs for 80 Lagos residents – Lawmaker
Eromosele Ebhomele A senior member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Moshood Olarenwaju Oshun, has disclosed that since becoming…
Buhari appoints Professor Yakubu new chairman of INEC
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Professor Mahmood Yakubu, a Professor of Political History and International Studies, as well as a former Executive Secretary…
We’ll crush pro-Biafra protesters in Rivers —Governor Wike warns
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers has descended hard on protesters who disrupted social and economic activities in…
Lagos begins intensive enforcement against traffic offenders, robbers
…Arrests Commercial Vehicles Plying BRT Lanes Sequel to the rising traffic misconduct by some motorists and motorcycle operators, popularly known…
13 ships arrive Lagos with petroleum products
Thirteen ships laden with petrol, diesel, bulk gas and aviation fuel have arrived the Lagos ports, waiting to berth, the…
Cattle rustling gang leader arraigned
The Police on Wednesday arraigned a 28-year-old man, Adamu Haruna, before a Senior Magistrates’ Court in Katsina for allegedly leading…
Hypnotised woman loses N700k to trader
A trader, Elijah Kingsley, 37, on Wednesday appeared before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, charged with hypnotising a…
AIB probes wing-tip brush by two Arik aircraft
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) said it had begun investigation of Tuesday’s wing-tip brush by two Boeing 737-800NG belonging to…
Police debunk reports alleging they killed Disu
The Police in Lagos have discredited reports attributed to the leaders of Okunraye Community in Ibeju-Lekki, alleging that the police…
LASG commends Senate, Tinubu on Apapa gridlock
The Lagos State Government has commended the Senate for its approval to table the motion moved by the Senator representing…
Emmanuel Ikubese unveils project RAW
KAYODE APONMADE The 2014 Mr Nigeria and first runner up Mr World, Emmanuel Ikubese, is set to launch his pet…
CCT adjourns sitting in corruption case against Saraki
ki Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has postponed the sitting for the trial of Senate President, Bukola…
Singer Rukayat Gawat launches ‘Ogbe Okan 3’
KAYODE APONMADE Top Islamic female musician, Rukayat Gawat will on Sunday, 1 November, 2015 gather friends, fans and well-wishers as…
Osupa begs, reconciles with APDON, band boys
KAYODE APONMADE Controversial Fuji music star, Saheed Osupa has apologised and reconciled with the Association of Professional Drummers of Nigeria…
Tobi Akinola set to debut
KAYODE APONMADE Upcoming female gospel artiste, Oluwatobiloba Akinola otherwise called Tobi Biggy is set to release her yet to be…