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Boko Haram: Nigerian Army loses soldiers, Armed Personnel Carrier to landmines
Two soldiers lost their lives while two others were critically injured when troops of 5 Brigade Explosive Ordinance Devices (EOD)…
Why FG suspended Comptroller General of Immigration – Femi Adesina
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Femi Adesina, the special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has disclosed that the Comptroller General of…
Recruitment of 10,000 police yet to begin
Kazeem Ugbodaga Following the approval for the recruitment of 10,000 police officers by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigeria Police has…
Chad: Around 40,000 displaced by Boko Harm in two weeks
Reuters – Around 40,000 people have fled their homes in Chad in the past two weeks following attacks by Islamist…
2 soldiers killed as military liberates Gudumbali
As part of its continued offensive operations against the Boko Haram terrorists, the Nigerian Military has liberated Gudumbali town in…
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FG suspends Comptroller-General of Immigration
David Paradang, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service has been suspended from office by the Federal Government with immediate…
Security guard docked over theft of employer`s N2m valuables
A 29-year-old security guard, James Nanjui, was on Friday arraigned at a Tinubu Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing his…
British Council launches new season of partnership in Nigerian arts
The British Council has launched a new season of collaboration with Nigeria in the area of arts tagged UK/Nigeria 2015–16.…
Naira rallies strongly amid CBN intervention
The Nigerian currency, the Naira, on Friday, regained its strength and appreciated to N208 to the Dollar in the parallel…
Senator Tinubu supports grassroots football
Sunday Akintoye Wife of former Governor of Lagos State, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has reiterated her commitment to football development in…
Group condemns attack on Okiro over alleged N275m fraud
The Africa Youth Patriotic and Development Mission, an NGO, has condemned `continued disparaging remarks’ against Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC),…
NYSC secures N200m loan for Corp members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday said it had secured over N200 million bank facility for disbursement to…
Demolition: Court stops Kaduna Govt., KASUPDA
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna High Court has granted an order stopping Kaduna State government or its agencies from demolishing buildings along…
IGP orders medical personnel to treat accident, gunshot victims
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has enjoined members of the public, including medical personnel to attend to accident…
Buhari appoints Obasanjo as Special Envoy to Guinea Bissau
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concerned over the unfolding political situation in Guinea Bissau following the dismissal of the Prime…
Police arrest 9 over alleged rape, theft
The Kaduna State Police Command on Friday said that it arrested five suspected rapists and four other persons for alleged…
Stakeholders appeal for Gov. Ayade’s intervention in sports development
Stakeholders in sports administration in Cross River have appealed to Gov. Ben Ayade to sustain and improve the state’s policy…
Tribunal upholds Gov. Ugwuanyi’s election
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu on Friday upheld the election of Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State.…
Crisis: Buhari appoints Obasanjo as Special Envoy to Guinea Bissau
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed concerned over the unfolding political situation in Guinea Bissau following the dismissal of the Prime…
New York Forum Africa: Helping African leaders drive economic and social dev.
The New York Forum AFRICA (NYFA), the only pan-African business summit to be held in Africa in 2015, is taking…
Still on Lagos special status
Tayo Ogunbiyi Lagos is currently experiencing such phenomenal population explosion that it is being projected to be the 3rd largest…
Samaritan’s Feet trains 250 Lagos youths in volleyball
Taiwo Adelu A three-week training to expose primary and secondary school students in Lagos to the rudiments of volleyball has…
Etim Esin seeks Nigerians’ support for Oliseh, Eagles
As Nigeria’s Super Eagles intensify preparation for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Tanzania next month, former…
1,262 pilgrims for 2015 Hajj from Plateau
At least 1,262 intending pilgrims have been cleared by the Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board to perform the 2015 Hajj…
WAEC rules out adoption of CBT mode of examinations
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it is not considering adopting a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode for its examinations.…
NLC, NUEE picket Port Harcourt Electricity DISCO office in Bayelsa
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Friday picketed the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution…
Former president’s son to remain in prison
The Supreme Court of Senegal rejected an appeal filed by the lawyer representing Karim Wade, son of former Senegalese president…
Tribunal admits Akwa Ibom guber election materials as exhibits
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for Akwa Ibom, sitting in Abuja, has admitted as exhibits electoral materials used for the…
Agency seals 148 medicine shops in Cross River
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) on Friday sealed 148 medicine shops in Cross River for unauthorised sale of drugs.…
NASS not answerable to anybody – ex-RMAFC Chairman
Eromosele Ebhomele Former Chairman of Nigeria’s Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Hamman Tukur, is not happy with the way…