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Police arrest 10 kidnappers in Onitsha
Police in Anambra on Tuesday said no fewer than 10 suspected kidnappers were apprehended by officers and men of the…
TRAIN drops new single, Rumba
Barrister turned rapper, TRAIN has dropped a smashing hot single, titled Rumba. It is his fifth single this year, with…
Photo: The Love Of Palm Wine
Photo Idowu Ogunleye Lagos state have placed restriction on commercial motorcycles and tricycles but certainly not on bicycles; and particularly…
States’ inability to pay WAEC, a national embarrassment
Stakeholders in the education sector have described the non-release of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) of 13 debtor…
ICPC orders Police Commission to refund N145m, clears Okiro
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has ordered the Police Service Commission (PSC), to refund N145.16…
El-Rufa’i retires 3 Perm Secs. appoints Accountant-General
Governor Nasir El-rufa’i of Kaduna State on Tuesday appointed new Accountant-General for the state and announced the retirement of three…
Jonah Jang left Plateau State in N222.3bn debt
The Transition Committee set up by Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau says the immediate past administration of former governor Jonah…
Jonathan did not lobby us to stop Buhari’s probe – Bishop Kukah
The National Peace Committee on Tuesday dismissed reports that it was lobbied by former President Goodluck Jonathan to stop President…
Gunmen injure six in Plateau
A member of the Special Task Force (STF), and five other persons, were attacked by gunmen in Barkin Ladi Local…
Reps. summon CBN Governor over ban on foreign currency deposits
The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to explain the…
Wike, security expert disagree over deteriorating security in Rivers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A security expert and former officer of the Department of State Security, DSS, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe and…
Wike unveils renovation plan for govt. schools
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has hinted of plans by his administration to commence renovation work on…
Boko Haram: Buhari wants members of displaced families reunited
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja directed the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs to intensify efforts to…
Airtel bars unregistered lines
Henry Ojelu Following the directive by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to telecoms firms that all unregistered lines should be…
Abdusalami Committee: We are concerned about the ‘process’ of Buhari’s anti graft war
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The National Peace Committee for the 2015 General Elections headed by former Head of State, Lt. Gen. Abdusalami…
My relationship with Kwankwaso remains intact,’ says Ganduje
Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state, northwest Nigeria, on Tuesday dismissed insinuations that he and his former boss,…
Ambode to Buhari: Disband federal taskforce now
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to disband the Presidential Taskforce Implementation Committee…
26 years after, NFF hails Samuel Okwaraji as a patriot
President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick has praised the patriotism and professionalism of Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji, who died…
NNPC’s Kachikwu fires 38 top management staff, appoints 4 Executive Directors
The purge and enhancement of top echelon of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC with new appointments, retirements and deployments of…
Some Civil Organisations are tools in the hands of corrupt individuals, says Lamorde
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has thrown a strong challenge to…
Oshiomhole stops relocation of IDPs in Edo, promises free education
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the International Christian Centre in Edo state who resisted evacuation to…
Accidental Discharge: Police dismiss corporal for killing two women at funeral
Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Police Corporal, Ali Christopher, whose bullets discharge accidentally and killed two nursing mothers on 27 June, 2015,…
Up Again: Naira now N224 to a dollar
The naira eased against the dollar on the parallel market on Tuesday driven by demand mainly from individuals travelling abroad…
Lagos denies sponsoring Hajj pilgrims
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday denied sponsorship of pilgrims for the 2015 Hajj as being speculated in some reports.…
Over 50 killed in Borno bomb blast
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A bomb attack on a packed market in northeastern Nigeria bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram killed…
Election Tribunal: Ladoja tenders over 34 exhibits against Ajimobi
The Oyo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday admitted over 34 exhibits in a petition filed…
Stop fixed charges, Senate tells Nigeria’s Discos
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The upper chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate has directed the National Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC to…
I’ll prosecute Nigeria’s treasury looters soon, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Tuesday in Abuja that the prosecution of persons who have stolen national resources will begin in…
EFCC appeals Atuche’s acquittal
Henry Ojelu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has appealed against the judgement of a Lagos High Court sitting…
At N283bn, Nigeria’s census costlier than that of India or China
By Ademola Adegbamigbe China and India have a staggering population of over one billion people each and they pretty much…