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National Identity card will enhance credibility of voting process – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said the national identity card project is important as a means of confirming Nigeria’s population,…
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram
8,700 troops to combat Boko Haram Member countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission are to deploy 8,700 troops to…
Group warns CJN against diminishing integrity of NJC
Eromosele Ebhomele The Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State, CSCEO, a civil rights group based in Osun…
Maritime Safety: Ambode calls for West Africa Regional Collaboration
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has added his voice to the call for regional integration among countries…
Street hawker charged with arson, attempted murder
Akin Kuponiyi Men of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of Lagos state Police Command, Panti-Yaba, Lagos, Tuesday arraigned a street…
Arik crew member arrested in UK over banned substance
Henry Ojelu An Arik Air cabin crew member as on Monday night arrested at Heathrow Airport London by the UK…
Bank manager arrested for demolishing hubby’s factory
Cyriacus Izuekwe Twelve suspected thugs have been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for their alleged involvement in the…
Police arrest 14 suspected cult members in Lagos
The Police Command in Lagos State on Tuesday said that it arrested 14 suspected cult members for allegedly terrorising Mushin…
6 dead, many injured in Damaturu bomb explosion
Six people, including two suspected suicide bombers, have died in two bomb explosions that occurred on Tuesday in Damaturu. DSP…
Cuban agriculture threatened by worst drought in 115 years
Cuba’s agriculture is being threatened by the worst drought to hit the Caribbean in over a century. The drought is…
Brave residents arrest 4 robbery suspects
Cyriacus Izuekwe Brave residents of Ayobo in Ipaja area have arrested four robbery suspects who allegedly came in the night…
Wizkid showers Ibadan fans with cash at #StarMusicTrek concert
Funsho Arogundade Afro-pop music star, Wizkid was at his best on Saturday, 22 August at the Star Music Trek concert…
Auto spare parts market goes online
Daniels Ekugo To offer vehicle owners craving quality, affordable auto spare parts, Izzy Parts entered into the Nigerian market with…
NEMA distributes relief materials to over 2,000 flood victims
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday in Daura, Katsina State, distributed relief materials to at least 2,000 flood-disaster…
KWASU lecturers, management at war over inauguration of ASUU
The Management and academic staff of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete are at loggerheads over the inauguration of the…
Lalong meets Buhari over suspension of Immigration boss
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Monday met President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent suspension of the Comptroller General of…
MindAfrica holds summer camp for teens in Rivers State
Every summer, MindAfrica Leadership Initiative (formerly known as MIND Foundation) creatively engages hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths through its leadership…
Ikorodu bank robbery suspects drag police to court
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has adjourned till September 7, 2015 for hearing, a…
Cech stars as Arsenal play 0-0 against Liverpool
Liverpool maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season as they played out a thrilling goalless draw with Arsenal…
NGE conference to hold in Yenagoa, Aug. 27
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) says it will hold the 2015 Annual All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) on August…
FG inaugurates committee on establishment of national carrier
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, Hajiya Binta Bello, on Monday inaugurated a 12-member Ministerial Committee on the establishment of…
Corruption, privatisation cause massive losses in public revenue, says Osinbajo
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said on Monday that official corruption and privatization of public enterprises led to massive…
Buhari to draft UN resolution against extremism
President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted an invitation from the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon to a meeting of world leaders…
Nigeria will be self sufficient in sugar, rice, others by 2019 – Dangote
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote Group, on Monday said Nigeria would be self sufficient in rice, sugar and…
Ace comedian, `Baba Sala` discharged from UCH
Veteran comedian, Mr Moses Adejumo (aka `Baba Sala`), has been discharged from the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, after eight…
Ban Ki-moon demands release of Chibok girls, hails Nigeria political transition
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Secretary General of United Nations, Ban Ki-moon has demanded the immediate release of the 219 schoolgirls kidnapped in…
FG orders withdrawal of diplomatic, official passports from unauthorised persons
The Federal Government has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to retrieve forthwith all valid diplomatic and official passports from…
Nigeria, Ghana, others lose 9.6bn dollars annually to corporate tax waivers
Nigeria and three other West African countries lose an average of 9.6 billion dollars as revenues yearly through corporate tax…
DSS charges ex-NSA, Dasuki to court over possession of illegal firearms
Nigeria’s Department of State Security Services, DSS on Monday said it had charged former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki…
Sierra Leone releases last known Ebola patient from hospital
Sierra Leone on Monday released its last confirmed Ebola patient from hospital and began a 42-day countdown to being declared…