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Nigerian troops capture Boko Haram kingpin
Troops of 3rd Division of Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected Boko Haram terrorists group kingpin, Alhaji Tijjani Usman Damagum,…
Ministerial List: Buhari appoints self as Petroleum Minister
A glimpse into the cabinet list of President Muhammadu Buhari has been revealed by the President himself. He will head…
Sunmonu retains seat as senator for Oyo Central District
The Oyo State National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday upheld the election of the candidate of…
NSE indices appreciate further by 0.25%
The market indicators of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded further appreciation on Tuesday improving by 0.20 per cent as…
Abducted professor’s whereabouts unknown, 3 months after
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three months and two weeks after he was abducted by unknown gunmen from his Igbanke community in Orhionmwon…
Ambode mourns passage of Onosode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday expressed sadness over the death of foremost technocrat and industrialist, Gamaliel…
Falae Kidnap Saga: We were not privy to ransom arrangement – IGP
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase says the police force is not privy to any arrangement…
AEDC customers reject proposed hike in electricity tariff
Electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and its environs, have rejected a proposed hike in electricity tariff being…
FG to distribute 6,000mw of power by 2016 – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said the Federal Government had plans to distribute 6,000 megawatts of electricity in…
Senate to investigate hajj stampede
The Senate on Tuesday resolved to set up a committee to investigate the causes of the Hajj stampede which claimed…
Ministerial Screening: Put national interest above politics, Saraki urges Senators
Senator Bukola Saraki, the President of the Senate on Tuesday appealed to his colleagues to put the overall interest of…
Benin court remands two for defiling girl, 12
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two middle-aged men, Festus Owie and Blessing Ebiminor, were Tuesday arraigned at an Egor Magistrate Court in Benin,…
Lagos Assembly dashes Ambode’s hope over cabinet list
Eromosele Ebhomele Hopes by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to swear in members of his cabinet on…
Buhari to Senate: Approve $200m loan for Lagos
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday wrote the two chambers of the Nigeria National Assembly asking for the approval of 200…
Buhari mourns Gamaliel Onosode
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family of the foremost administrator and technocrat, Gamaliel Onosode, who…
How to counter ISIL, extremism by Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has proffered solutions to countering the activities of violent Islamist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and…
Nigeria’s oil exports under threat from theft crackdown
Nigeria’s latest effort to combat theft could imperil its oil income lifeline, compounding the damage the crude price fall has…
FG receives last batch of Ebola Rescue Mission team
The Federal Ministry of Health on Tuesday received the last batch of Nigeria’s Ebola rescue teams from Sierra Leone and…
Customs confiscates N226m contraband in one week
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘C’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Owerri, said it confiscated contraband and counterfeit…
Hajj stampede: Nasarawa loses 1 pilgrim, 2 missing
The Nasarawa state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Tuesday confirmed that one pilgrim from the state died while two others…
First batch of Ogun pilgrims arrive from Saudi
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta First batch of pilgrims from Ogun State arrived from the holy land of Mecca and Medina Monday afternoon.…
Onosode was an icon of best of Nigeria’s national values – Anyaoku
Former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku has described the late Gamaliel Onosode as a true symbol of integrity, an outstanding patriot…
For now, Nigerians give Buhari benefit of doubt
Reuters – Nigerian beautician Rasheedat Lawal has seen sales at her cosmetics salon plunge since President Muhammadu Buhari came to…
Iroha wants Eagles’ call up for Martins
Taiwo Adelu Former Nigerian international, Benedict Iroha, has urged the Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh to give…
Drama as Senators pass vote of confidence on Saraki
There was drama in the senate as Nigerian Senators passed a vote of confidence on embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki,…
Lagos sends off 30 retired Perm Secs
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has sent off 30 retired Permanent Secretaries who served the state meritoriously for over…
LASU considers 331 staff for promotion
Authorities of the Lagos State University (LASU) on Tuesday said no fewer than 331 staff were considered for promotions for…
Italian authorities rescue over 1000 migrants in Mediterranean
No fewer than 1,151 migrants were pulled out of boats in the Mediterranean sea, off the coast of Libya, in…
Death toll from air strike on Yemen wedding rises above 130
The death toll from an air strike on a wedding party in Yemen has jumped to 131, medics said on…
Timipre Sylva sure of winning re-run APC primary
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The campaign team of Timipre Sylva, has boasted that Sylva will win the governorship primary of the…