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NDCC Boss denies involvement in missing N183.7bn fund
The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dan Abia, has dismissed allegation that N183billion is missing from…
Cocaine : NDLEA invites Arik Air crew over arrest of steward
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday said it had invited the entire crew on Arik Air flight…
NIFOR warns against adulteration of palm oil
Dr Celestine Ikuenobe, Director of Research, Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), has warned against adulteration of palm oil.…
Insurgency: NEMA evacuates 5,000 people from Dikwa LGA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said it had evacuated 5,000 starved persons from liberated hinterland communities in…
Mobil pumps N160bn into NDDC in 14 years
Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, says it has contributed N160 billion to the Niger Delta Development Commission…
DPR seals 28 filling stations in Adamawa,Taraba
The Controller of Operations, Department of Petroleum Resources ( DPR) in charge of Adamawa and Taraba, Mr Ali Zoka, said…
Appeal Court judgment in favour of Ambode controversial—PDP
Kazeem Ugbodaga The leadership of the Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the Appeal Court’s ruling which upheld…
Appeal Court ruling a vindication of people’s mandate for me — Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday described the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the State…
Germany will not tolerate xenophobia, says Merkel
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was booed and called a `traitor’ Wednesday during a visit to a refugee home to condemn…
Lagos consumes N300b worth of rice annually — Ambode
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has disclosed that the state consumes about N300 billion worth of rice annually, out…
Guber poll: Abatemi-Usman dismisses Kogi Central APC adoption of consensus candidate
A top contender in the governorship primary election of Kogi State All Progressives Congress, APC, holding on Saturday, Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman,…
English football fan Wins N1.5m jackpot on Winners Golden Bet
With just N500 stake, a Nigerian won the sum of N1,521,052 on the coupon of Winners Golden Bet last weekend.…
NFF boss, S/West FA Chairmen Storm Lagos For Ekofootball Holiday Fiesta
Sunday Akintoye Vice chairman of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi and all Chairmen of football associations in the…
Two TV journalists shot dead in on-air attack in U.S.
Two television journalists were shot and killed in Virginia on Wednesday morning while conducting a live television interview, their station,…
Man remanded in prison for stealing from a dead man’s account
A Gudu Upper Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory, on Wednesday remanded one Ewaoche James in prison for allegedly…
Suicide bombers attack Chad army camp—Security officer
A security officer at the Kaiga Ngouboua base in the Lake Chad region, said on condition of anonymity, that two…
Tribunal to decide petition against Gbajabiamila’s election on September 29
Henry Ojelu The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos will on September 29, 2015 deliver judgment in…
Site engineer bolts with employer’s building materials
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday granted a N100,000 bail to a 38-year-old site engineer, Makinde Ayodele, for allegedly…
Naira firms up against Dollar at parallel market
The Naira remained firm against the Dollar, Euro and Pound Sterling, according to trading at the parallel market on Wednesday.…
Dogara condoles with El-Rufai over father’s death
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Wednesday, condoled with Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State,…
45 ships expected at Lagos ports with petroleum products, foods
Forty five ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive at the Lagos ports…
Board secures visas for 900 intending pilgrims in Kano
The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board said 900 out of the state’s 5,602 intending pilgrims had been issued with visas…
Kaduna APC threatens to sanction erring members
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has threatened to punish any of its members who violates the party’s…
Brazil’s Rousseff rejects gloomy 2016 economic prediction
Brazil’s President, Dilma Rousseff, has rejected predictions that the country’s economy would experience immense difficulty in 2016, though she could…
Shopkeeper bolts with employer’s N600k
A shopkeeper, Chinelo Ihenacho, who allegedly bolted with her employer’s N600,000, was on Wednesday arraigned in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. Ihenacho,…
Elephant kills its handler, runs away with tourists on its back
A Thai official said on Wednesday that an elephant killed its mahout (handler) in Thailand Wednesday before running away with…
Saudi Arabia executes 4 as death penalty use surges
Saudi Arabia executed four people on Wednesday, contributing to an ongoing surge in the use of the death penalty in…
NAF alerts public on existence of fake Facebook account
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says a Facebook account in the name of the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal…
Ghana man joins Islamic State, family says
A 25-year-old Muslim from Ghana has travelled to an Islamic State (IS) training camp, becoming the first known recruit from…