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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…
OPEC says cheap oil taking longer to subdue rival suppliers
LONDON, (Reuters) – OPEC on Tuesday raised its forecast of oil supplies from non-member countries in 2015, a sign that…
Mourinho to ban Eva Carneiro from Chelsea bench
Chelsea club doctor Eva Carneiro is reporedly to be banned from sitting on the Blues bench during matches. The Premier…
25,700 candidates jostle for 6,500 slots in UniJos pos-UTME
A total of N25,700 candidates are jostling for 6,500 slots in the 2015 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening of…
ATM Withdrawals: CBN’s limit may stifle cash flow – Experts
Some financial experts and businessmen on Tuesday said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) limit on cash withdrawal via the…
Boko Haram: FG, states committed to liberating Nigeria – Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Tuesday said federal and state governments were fully committed to liberating Nigeria from…
Buhari has given hope to long-suffering people of Ogoni, says APC
President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval, on August 5th 2015, of actions to fast-track the environmental clean-up of Ogoniland is undoubtedly one…
FG to spend N15bn to achieve 8,000 mw by 2016, says Atiku
Dr Atiku Abubakar, Deputy Managing Director, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), on Tuesday said about N15 billion was required for…
Man divorces wife of 25 years for lateness in preparing meals
An Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, on Tuesday dissolved a 25-year-old marriage, between one Olufade Adekoya and his wife, Olusola, over…
Senate refers Edo’s $75m World Bank loan to committee
The Senate on Tuesday referred the request of President Muhammadu Buhari for approval of 75 million dollar World Bank loan…
Probe Jonathan’s $200 million Nollywood fund, Lari Williams tells Buhari
A veteran thespian, Lari Williams, on Tuesday urged the government to inquire into the current state of the grant the…
Emir laments lack of qualified teachers in Katsina
The Emir of Daura in Katsina state, Alhaji Umar Faruk, has deplored the dearth of qualified teachers in primary schools…
Two dead as trailer, train collide in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Two persons have died after a trailer collided with a train on Monday night in Agege area of…
DIGITAL TV TALK: The ABC Of Digital Migration (2)
Digital broadcasting, as explained in the first installment of this article, is a more efficient way of transmitting sound and…
Lagos restates commitment to tackling sexual, domestic violence
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring total eradication of sexual and gender based violence in the…
The rich, powerful must do more to help Nigeria, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja called on the rich and powerful citizens of Nigeria to be prepared to contribute…
Bus Driver’s Death: Ogoni gives police 14-day ultimatum
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has condemned in strong terms the unjustified,…
Terrorism: 23,472 citizens stopped from leaving Nigeria – NIS
In its efforts to prevent young Nigerians from being lured into terrorism, prostitution, slavery and other untoward activities abroad by…
8 dead in Ogun auto crash
No fewer than eight persons died on Monday in a multiple accident at the Onipepeye end of the Sagamu-Abeokuta expressway…
Dogara has integrity, leadership quality, says Tambuwal
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has described Yakubu Dogara, Speaker, House of Representatives, as “a detribalised and committed Nigerian”.…