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Police, Clerk of NASS, meet over petition
The Police have met with the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa, and some principal officers over a…
Bomb Blasts: Restore checkpoints in Plateau, Lalong tells FG
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has appealed to the Federal Government to restore checkpoints in the state to check the…
Boko Haram: Army frees 180 detainees, including babies
Nigeria’s military has freed 180 detainees held for months, including women carrying babies with toddlers clinging to their skirts, declaring…
Lagos Deputy Gov. hosts abandoned mother, twins
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Oluranti Adebule on Monday played host to Mrs Ruth Uche and her…
Gov. Masari appoints SSG, 9 others
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State, has approved the appointed of Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, as the Secretary to the State…
Serena downs Venus to reach Wimbledon quarters
LONDON (Reuters) – Serena Williams stood three wins away from hoisting her fourth successive grand slam title by trumping elder…
3 hrs Life As Obi Of Ikate
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu I cannot in good conscience say how I got the title: Obi of Ikate. My iconoclastic…
UPDATE: Over 40 killed in twin blast in Jos
JOS, (AP) — Two bombs blamed on the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram exploded at a crowded mosque and an…
Nigerian poses as Royal Marine, dupes four women of N30m
A Nigerian immigrant Adewale Adewole, 31, posed as a Royal Marine commando Timmy Francis on dating website, Match.com and conned…
Hamilton happy to win another British GP
SILVERSTONE, (Reuters) – Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton soaked up the energy of a roaring home crowd to win…
US beat Japan 5-2 to win third Women’s World Cup title
Carli Lloyd became the first woman to score a hattrick in a World Cup final as she inspired the United…
Farming activities yet to begin in Katsina – Survey
A survey on the situations of farming activities in some local governments areas of Katsina State has revealed that most…
Lagos plans reconstruction of Ladipo Market roads
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Government on Sunday indicated plans to reconstruct the popular Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market Road and…
Corruption: Dfid helps Nigerians scam UK of £9m
Britain has squandered millions of pounds in aid money to fund a project in Nigeria designed to boost leather exports…
Police arrest Ikorodu bank robbers
Four members of the robbery gang that raided two banks in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on 24 June, have been arrested,…
We have no plans to arrest Ekweremadu – Police
The Nigeria Police Force has stated categorically that it has no plans to arrest deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu or…
Jos: Bomb explodes during Ramadan lecture
Two blasts hit the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday evening, one at a restaurant and another targeting a…
Suswam denies beating his wife, Yemisi
The immediate past governor of Benue State, Dr Gabriel Suswam, on Sunday denied either beating or having any quarrel with…
Yero left only N228m not N8bn, says El-Rufai
Governor Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna state has said that his administration inherited only over N228 million in the treasury from…
Radio Biafra not endorsed by South-East governors – Okorocha
The South-East governors say Radio Biafra does not have the endorsement of South-East governors. The governors rose from a day…
Buhari condemns attack on RCCG, says he’ll defend right to worship
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned an attack on the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Potiskum, Yobe state on…
We have nothing to do with Ekweremadu’s invitation by police – APC
The All Progressives Congress has said it has nothing to do with the reported police’s invitation of the Deputy President…
APC plotting to use police to force Ekweremadu out- PDP
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s biggest opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP raised alarm on Sunday that the ruling All Progressive…
CBN ready to discipline foreign currency traffickers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will collaborate with relevant agencies to discipline anybody who is involved in…
NFF never believed in Keshi, says Amiesimaka
A former Green Eagles winger, Adokiye Amiesimaka said on Sunday that he was not surprised at the removal of Coach…
Saraki tells Boko Haram to agree negotiations with FG
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has condemned in strong terms Sunday’s bomb attack on innocent worshippers at the Redeemed…
You can now fly in and out of Maiduguri airport, says FAAN
The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Saleh Dunoma, says the just re-opened Maiduguri International Airport is…
Gay marriage is satanic, says Anglican Bishop
The Anglican Bishop of Minna Diocese, Retired Rev. Daniel Yisa, has condemned the United States of America’s decision to legalise…
Multiple road accident claim 5 lives in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Multiple road accident which occurred along the Benin-Auchi-Abuja highway in the evening of Saturday has reportedly killed five…
UN to Nigeria: Get ready for post-Boko Haram
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Sunday in Abuja, advised Nigeria to prepare for the post-insurgency rebuilding of the North…