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EFCC docks two for N.7m land fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, arraigned the duo of Yazidu Abdullahi and Auwal…
How Godswill Akpabio hijacked election materials – Okori
The Justice Goddy Anunihu led the election petition tribunal sitting at the Customary Court, Dutsen Alhaji in Abuja on Thursday…
Nigerians criticise senators, lawmakers for rejecting pay cut
Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have criticised the rejection of a pay cut by members of the…
Ambode approves N188.5m for scholarship awards
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has approved N188.5 million for the payment of 2014/2015 local scholarship and subsequent payments…
Monarch urges C/River Govt. to end JUSUN strike
Chief Effiong Okokon, Munene of Efut Kingdom, has appealed to Cross River Government to find solution to the ongoing strike…
Niger Assembly set to probe ex-governor, Babangida Aliyu
The Niger state House of Assembly on Thursday directed Governor Abubakar Bello to probe the activities of the immediate past…
Ex-Senate President Mark to testify at election tribunal on Aug. 18
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Thursday fixed Aug. 18 for former Senate President, David Mark…
Lagos primary school proprietor charged with rape of 2 pupils
A primary school proprietor, Joseph Ogunleye, was on Thursday charged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged…
Police warn against mishandling of petroleum products
The police in Lagos have warned the residents of the state and motorists to be careful in handling petroleum products…
Buhari sacks NPA boss, Ado Bayero
President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Alhaji Sanusi Ado…
Six Cameroon villagers massacred by Boko Haram
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants massacred six villagers in Cameroon before the overnight attack was repelled by government soldiers,…
City seek early psychological lift against Chelsea
LONDON (Reuters) – The destination of the Premier League trophy will not be decided when current champions Chelsea meet their…
Lagos Police dismiss GT Bank bomb story
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said that the scary story that a car bomb was planted at a…
Senate approves $75 million World Bank loan for Edo
The Senate on Thursday approved a 75 million World Bank loan for Edo state’s Development Policy Operation (DPO) as requested…
Bodies of crashed helicopter pilot, co-pilot recovered
The bodies of the remaining two persons missing from Wednesday’s Bristow helicopter crash in Lagos have been recovered by the…
Rivers Govt. receives report on bird flu, takes samples for test
The Rivers Government said on Thursday that it had received reports of new bird flu outbreak in the state. Dr…
Police recover 42 cows in Plateau
The police in Plateau on Thursday said it recovered 42 of the 500 cows rustled in Kadunung village in Mangu…
Oba Sijuwade’s legacies will endure for generations – Atiku
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the deceased Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse (II) as…
NCC arrests 8 in Kano over piracy, siezes N6m materials
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it has arrested eight persons for allegedly selling pirated materials in Kano. The commission’s…
We sacked 38 senior managers to cut cost- NNPC GMD
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC said on Thursday tjay task of restructuring Corporation into a lean, efficient,…
Plateau imposes curfew in Riyom, Bakin Ladi LG
The Plateau Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas following a resurgence of…
Buhari approves appointment of Kyari as NNPC head of crude oil sales
ABUJA (Reuters) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp has appointed Mele Kyari as the new head of crude oil marketing…
Buhari asks Service Chiefs to end Boko Haram in three months
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja “You need to brace up and continue to team up with other stakeholders to come up with a…
Nigeria sells N80bn worth of 2020, 2034 debt at mixed yields
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s sold a total of 80.20 billion naira ($403 million) in bonds maturing in February 2020 and…
Nigeria, Benin begin border dispute settlement
Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi on Thursday began a 3-day official visit to Benin Republic, to dialogue with the country’s…
Copter Crash: Bristow pledges assistance to, survivors, families of deceased
Bristow Helicopter Limited on Thursday promised to assist survivors and families of the dead victims of its ill-fated chopper that…
Africa needs special anti-terrorism courts – Ekweremadu
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the establishment of special anti-terrorism courts to strengthen the…
We will not cut our pay, allowances, Senators say
The Senate after an hour close door session on Wednesday, stood down the report of its ad hoc committee on…
6 killed in Boko Haram attack near Maiduguri
Maiduguri (Reuters) – At least six people have been killed during a raid by Boko Haram militants outside Nigeria’s northeastern…
For aiding Al-Qaeda, US jails Nigeria’s ‘Ayatollah Mustapha’ for 22 years
A Nigerian accused of receiving weapons training from al Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate and writing rap lyrics, among other contributions, for…