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Mechanic, 23, remanded for armed robbery
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 23-year-old mechanic, Ahmed Ochegbe, in prison custody for alleged conspiracy and armed…
Suicide Prevention Day: Youths harp on proper self esteem
Some youths in Abuja on Thursday called for high self-esteem and good morals as this would reduce the rate of…
22 judges suspended over bribery
Ghanaian authorities have suspended 22 junior judges accused of bribery after they were captured on video, the judicial secretary, said…
20 ships arrive Lagos ports with foods, petroleum products
Twenty ships have arrived at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos waiting to discharge food items, petroleum products and…
Police must be well compensated, kitted for optimal performance – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has called for the proper equipping of officers and men of the Nigerian Police for…
Buhari mourns Babankowa, Jibrin Ahmed
President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with the family of Alhaji Ibrahim Babankowa on his passing away. Buhari joins them in mourning…
South Africa announces discovery of new human-like species
South African anthropologists have announced a “groundbreaking fossil discovery of international importance” at the so-called Cradle of Humankind near Johannesburg.…
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Facebook rakes in users in Nigeria, Kenya
Reuters – Facebook has nearly 20 million users in major African markets Nigeria and Kenya, statistics released by the social…
Gang-rape: Lagos security guards get N1m bail
Two Lagos security guards, who allegedly gang-raped a teenage girl, are on temporary reprieve of N1 million bail on the…
Buhari lifts ban on 113 oil vessels – NNPC
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has lifted the ban on 113 vessels into its territorial waters, a letter from the…
Group campaigns with mock coffin to promote use of pedestrian bridges
Cracks Izuekwe A human rights group, Concern Human Rights of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to always make use of…
Nigerian wrestler, Adekuoroye qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympics
Nigeria’s female wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye, has qualified for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Adekuoroye, who won a gold medal…
Fake prophet cons Lagos nurse for sex
Cyriacus Izuekwe A self-styled prophet, Muyiwa Adesoye, has been arrested and charged before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ejigbo for…
Hamburg joins race for 2024 Olympics
Hamburg First Mayor Olaf Scholz officially signed the city’s application letter to bid for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Wednesday,…
Ambode’s Steady Strides In Lagos
Tayo Ogunbiyi The chief executive of CPA Australia, Alex Malley, once observed that what is needed from strategic leaders with…
Woman bites off, swallows neighbour’s nipple
Cyriacus Izuekwe A mother of four children, Mrs Adelowo Taiwo, has accused her neighbour, Mrs Bola Olowolagba, mother of three…
Kogi 2015: James Faleke emerges Abubakar Audu’s running mate
Jamiu Yisa The All Progressives Congress, APC, has officially picked James Abiodun Faleke, the lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in…
Mixed reactions trail JP Morgan’s threat on Nigerian bonds
Some financial experts on Wednesday in Lagos expressed mixed reactions on JP Morgan’s decision to phase out Nigeria from its…
US cop faces death threats for denouncing ‘racist’ chief
Los Angeles (AFP) – A white US police officer who turned in his chief for allegedly making a series of…
Buhari, Tinubu beware of hatchet men by Sunday Dare
By Sunday Dare The piece “Buhari beware of Tinubu” in the 2nd September Sun newspaper comes from the depleting arsenal…
No part of Nigeria will be taken by Boko Haram again, says DHQ
The Defence Headquarters has given an assurance that no Nigerian territory will “ever again” be relinquished to the Boko Haram…
Giesi ruling house presents Ogunwusi as next Ooni
The Ojaja Unit of the Giesi ruling house on Wednesday presented Prince Adeyeye Ogunwusi as its candidate for the position…
17 years after disappearance of Ogiamen, Benin Kingdom gets another
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Seventeen years after the sudden disappearance of the Ogiamen of Benin Kingdom, Osarobo Okuonghae, his replacement was appointed…
Commercial Banks owing N12bn of government revenue – RMAFC
The Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has demanded the immediate return of over N12 billion unremitted funds from…
17 years after disappearance of Ogiamen, Benin Kingdom gets another
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Seventeen years after the sudden disappearance of the Ogiamen of Benin Kingdom, Osarobo Okuonghae, his replacement was appointed…
Nigeria to experience lunar eclipse on Sept 28
The National Space Research and Development Agency NASRDA, has said there will be a Lunar Eclipse on Sept. 28 which…
Beware, armed robbers disguise as ATM users at night, FG warns
The Federal Government on Wednesday warned Nigerians to be vigilant when withdrawing money from Automated Teller Machines, ATMs, especially at…
PDP chieftain admits to signing Akpabio’s form in error
Former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, opened his defense in the matter filed against him by the All…
NNPC signs Offshore Processing Agreement to guarantee supply
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has signed an interim Offshore Processing Agreement (OPA) with three of its joint venture…
Australia to take 12,000 refugees
Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, said on Wednesday that his country would take in 12,000 Syrian refugees as settlers. He…