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2 women arraigned over false obituary
The police in Benue on Monday arraigned two women, Martha Tina and Victoria Agber, in a Makurdi Magistrates’ Court for…
480 drug suspects arrested
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said it had arrested 480 suspects for drug-related offences in Katsina…
AU’s summit to end child-marriage holds Nov.
The African Union (AU) on Monday said Zambian Government had offered to host a girls’ summit aimed at finding ways…
250 Indian business delegation storm Nigeria
At least 250 members of the Indian business community will be arriving in Nigeria on Tuesday for the Indian Show…
Wanted: Maximum security for Mr. President as corruption fights back
By JOE IGBOKWE As President Buhari digs in without looking back in fighting corruption in Nigeria, corruption is ferociously fighting…
IG of Police reshuffles DIGs to improve efficiency
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, in his bid to further reposition the police force for greater efficiency has…
Bayelsa: Tension grips APC as defected PDP chairman slumps
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt With less than three months to the December 5 governorship election, major tragedy was averted on Saturday…
Buhari orders probe of weapons procurement since 2007
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the National Security Adviser to convene an investigative committee on the procurement of hardware and…
Electric company to recruit 3,000
The Kaduna Electric Distribution Company (KEDC), according to a NAN report, said it had recruited 3,000 workers in its renewed…
Okagbare finishes 8th in 100m as Fraser-Pryce wins gold
Nigeria’s star athlete, Blessing Okagbare failed to win a medal in the final of the 100 metres race in Beijing…
Chief matron of Lagos Assembly found dead in office
Eromosele Ebhomele The Chief Matron of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs. Caroline Oriola, was reportedly found dead in…
JAMB to commence sale of 2016 UTME forms on Aug. 31
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says arrangement has been concluded for the sale of its 2016 application documents.…
Lagos alerts residents over impending massive flooding
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has alerted residents living in the coastal and low lying areas of the impending…
Pope summons Bishops over marital crises
Cyriacus Izuekwe The head of Catholic church, His Holiness, Pope Francis has summoned Catholic Bishops for a crucial meeting on…
Max Air to transport 35,576 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for 2015 Hajj
Max Air Ltd is to airlift a total of 35,576 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2015 Hajj, its Public…
Only diversification will save Nigeria’s economy – Expert
An economist, Mr Tosin Yusuf, on Monday said diversification was the only way to get out of the current economic…
Pistorius killed our daughter deliberately—Steenkamps
The parents of Reeva Steenkamp said on Monday that Oscar Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend deliberately. They spoke ahead of…
Blessing Okagbare, Fraser-Pryce through to 100m final
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare both reached the 100m final at 2015 IAAF World Championship in Beijing, China.…
Merkel decries violence against refugees disgusting
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and her government spoke out on Monday against weekend’s violent protests against asylum seekers in the…
Lagos alerts residents over impending flood
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has alerted residents living in the coastal and low line areas of the impending…
Violence against refugees disgusting – Merkel
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and her government spoke out on Monday against weekend’s violent protests against asylum seekers in the…
Journalist arrested over body armour
Thai authorities have arrested a Hong Kong-based photojournalist for carrying body armour and helmet. Anthony Kwan travelled to Bangkok to…
Allstars boss decries too much passion for foreign clubs
The President of the Allstars International, Lagos, Chief Ugochukwu Ugorji, has come out strongly to rally support for the growth…
APC lauds Service Chiefs for personally leading war against insurgency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Service Chiefs for showing leadership by example by personally taking charge of…
Australian woman gets $1.6m after she was wrongfully jailed for 10 years
A woman, who was found by a court to have been wrongly jailed for 10 years for attempting to kill…
Explosion rocks US military base
Pentagon Spokesman, Navy Comdr. William Urban, confirmed that an explosion occurred at the United States Army Sagami General Depot in…
Australia, Japan, China stocks tumble amid economic worries
Australian stocks plunged almost 4 per cent Monday wiping 60 billion Australian dollars (43.4 billion U.S. dollars) or two years…
FIRS: Fowler Fits Perfectly
By Adolphus Tiewei Perfect. That single word summed up my reaction to last Thursday’s announcement of Mr. Babatunde Fowler as…
A Pardon Well Deserved
The decision of the Nigerian Army to re-instate 2,500 soldiers and 102 officers who were dismissed and put on trial…
Nasarawa United end Kano Pillars’ 12-year unbeaten home record
Nasarawa United Football Club of Lafia on Sunday ended Kano Pillars’ 12-year unbeaten home record at the Sani Abacha Stadium…