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Three arrested in Edo over cult initiation of 35
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have arrested three persons for allegedly initiating 35 students from various tertiary institutions in…
Nigerian Army arrests two key members of Boko Haram
Two key members of Boko Haram terrorist fleeing from the ongoing operations by the military have been arrested in Geidam,…
FBI Lauds EFCC, Donates Forensic Equipment
As a way of enhancing the collaboration between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the United States in…
Senator blames colleagues over pervasive corruption
Sen. Lanre Tejuoso has attributed the rising cases of corruption in the country to poor oversight by lawmakers. Tejuoso, representing…
Germany expects 800,000 refugees in 2015
Germany Interior Minister, Thomas de’Maiziere, said the number of asylum-seekers and refugees to Germany would quadruple to a record 800,000…
South African government suspends Pistorius’ parole
South Africa Justice Minister, Michael Masutha, has suspended the parole granted to Oscar Pistorius, who was due to be released…
2017 AFCON Qualifiers: Nigeria to host Sierra Leone/Cote d’Ivoire clash
Nigeria will host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match between reigning African champions Cote d’Ivoire and the…
80 per cent of vehicles in Nasarawa State have no official number plates– Board
Alhaji Usman Okposhi, Acting Chairman, Nasarawa State Board of Internal Revenue Service, has said that 80 per cent of vehicles…
Former Statistician-General urges FG to invest in data production
Prof. Vincent Akinyosoye, a former Statistician-General of the Federation, on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to invest in data…
Nigeria potentials marred by terrorism, money laundering-Ribadu
A former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Mr Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday said Nigeria was not maximising its…
NSE market capitalisation decreases by N24bn amid profit taking
Activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday ended on a negative trend with the market capitalisation dropping by…
Union disrupts activities of S/South Electricity Distribution Companies
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday disrupted activities at Electricity Distribution Companies in the South South over…
In Pursuit Of Public Good
Dr Wumi Raji’s review of The Great Leap and In Bold Prints edited by Hakeem Bello presented during the public…
Ambode cancels Falomo Shopping Centre redevelopment contract
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the termination of the concession granted by the Lagos State Development…
Why I denied my husband sex, says housewife
A housewife, Esther Laizer, has told an Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, western Nigeria, that she denied her husband sex because…
RRS arrests 200 suspects
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, have arrested 200 suspected criminals in different parts of the Lagos…
NASS: Ndume wants privileges of Saraki, Dogara, others removed
Senate Leader Mohammed Ndume on Tuesday called for removal of privileges attached to principal officers at the National Assembly. Ndume…
80% of vehicles in Nasarawa have no number plates
Alhaji Usman Okposhi, acting Chairman, Nasarawa State Board of Internal Revenue Service, has said that 80 per cent of vehicles…
Eagles get chartered flight to Tanzania
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has tidied up all arrangements surrounding Nigeria’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match away…
Glo League clubs frustrating U-23 Eagles, Siasia cries out
Glo League clubs frustrating U-23 Eagles, Siasia cries out Head Coach of the U-23 National Team, Dream Team, Samson Siasia…
Ijaw youths commend Buhari for restructuring NNPC
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has commended the Federal Government over the efforts to restructure the NNPC and called for…
Group tackles Udom over request to covert debts to bond
The Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD) has flayed Akwa Ibom state Governor Udom Emmanuel over his request to convert…
UNDP trains crisis victims with N100m
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said it spent about N100 million to train 150 victims of crises in Plateau…
Bangladesh arrests 3 lawyers linked to Islamist militants
Bangladeshi police have arrested three lawyers for allegedly financing a local militant group called Shahhid Hamza Brigade, an official said…
Briton uses rescue of Chibok Girls to lure women to bed
A conman, Beau Plantard, 49, who claims to be a veteran paratrooper in Britain lied to women that was once…
Tribunal fixes Sept. 9 for adoption of final addresses in Nasarawa
Justice Halima Mohammed, the Chairman of the Nasarawa State Governorship Elections Tribunal, has adjourned sitting till Sept. 9, for adoption…
Shell confirms multiple spills in Ikarama oil fields
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed multiple spills from its pipeline network in Ikarama oil fields in Yenagoa…
Ghana: Nyantakyi re-elected Ghana Football Association president
Kwesi Nyantakyi was on Tuesday re-elected President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) for a third term in office. He…
China arrests 15,000 people for internet crimes
Chinese authorities have arrested 15,000 people for crimes that jeopardised internet security as they intensify a campaign to clean the…
Military task force kills terrorists, destroys weapons in Borno
Some members of the Boko Haram sect have been killed by troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade in Gwoza,…