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FIRS collect N1.8trn in six months
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) said on Thursday in Abuja that it collected N1.85 trillion as tax from the…
Odemwingie signs contract extension at Stoke City
Stoke City have been handed a pre-season boost after striker Peter Odemwingie signed a new one-year contract extension. The Nigerian…
Dustin Brown knocks out Nadal, Federer and Murray progress
German tennis player, Dustin Brown handed Rafael Nadal another early exit at the All England Club, knocking out the two-time…
Wike squanders N60bn in 30 days, says APC
Nyesom Wike,Governor of Rivers State has been accused of squandering over N60 billion in his first 30 days as governor…
US restates commitment to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram
The Government of the United States of America has restated its commitment to assist Nigeria in the fight against Boko…
Boko Haram gunmen kill over 90 in Borno attack
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram insurgents shot dead “many” people, possibly as many as 97, late on Wednesday in…
Buhari thinks about you everyday, Osinbajo tells Boko Haram victims
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has reiterated President Muhammadu Buhari’s resolve to end Boko Haram insurgency in the North…
Ebola: Lagos alerts public, calls for precautionary measures
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has alerted the public on the resurgence of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD,…
Buhari appoints new DSS DG
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appointed Lawal Musa Daura as the new Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS). This is…
Femi Pedro begs House of Assembly for mercy
Eromosele Ebhomele Former deputy governor of Lagos state, western Nigeria, Otunba Femi Pedro, on Thursday appealed to the state House…
Desmond Tutu celebrates 60th wedding anniversary
Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, on Thursday, fell head-over-heels in love again, and saluted his wife, Leah, who has been…
Hoodlums taking over our land, Lagos community cries out
Eromosele Ebhomele Residents of Labora Owode, a community in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, western part of Nigeria, stormed the state House of…
Lawmakers summon state officials over Lagos boat tragedy
Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday summoned officials of the state Waterways Authority, LSWA, following a…
JAMB to determine admissions cut-off marks on July 14
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will hold its 2015 Policy meeting on July 14 to determine…
APC Crisis: Oyegun wants aggrieved parties to reach compromise
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has called on all aggrieved groups in the…
We’ll create environment for companies to grow, create jobs – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Abuja that his administration will take all necessary actions to significantly improve the operating…
EFCC returns €10,000 to scammed French lover
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered and returned 10,000 euros to F. Mercade, a French citizen, who was…
N8bn currency scam: Court adjourns till July 6
Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, on Thursday adjourned till July 6 further hearing in one of…
El-Rufai to sue Union newspapers over N90bn asset story
Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday, said he would institute legal action against The Union newspapers over a story in which…
Saraki condemns renewed Boko Haram attacks
…Mourns death of six children in boat mishap in Lagos Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has condemned in strong terms what…
Governors have refused to declare their assets, says Bureau boss
The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) on Thursday, expressed worry over the delay by some state governors to declare their…
Wike will use N30bn loan to develop Rivers – Media aide
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Governor of Rivers, Mr Opunabo Inko-Tariah, has said that the state…
Boko Haram: We can help you reduce human rights violations, UNHCR tells Buhari
The UN High Commission for Human Rights says it is ready to assist President Muhammadu Buhari to overhaul the rules…
Buhari advised to merge airlines to form national carrier
ABUJA, (Reuters) Nigeria should merge its debt-laden airlines and create a national carrier in partnership with a global airline to…
Invest in renewable energy, Osinbajo tells African countries
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has urged African nations to focus greater attention on development of renewable energy as…
APC will win Bayelsa governorship election, says Sylva
Former Bayelsa Governor, Timipre Sylva on Wednesday in Abuja expressed optimism that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would win the…
Saudi Prince Alwaleed pledges entire fortune, $32bn, to charity
Riyadh (AFP) – Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal on Wednesday promised his entire $32 billion (28.8 billion euro) fortune…
Oyeyemi orders seizure of unlatched container trucks
Following the death of 11 students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), in Ogun, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road…
Cameroon releases 84 children held in custody for 6 months
Mijiyawa Bakary, a Cameroon Regional Governor, on Wednesday, said the government had released 84 children who had been held in…
‘English Schindler’ Nicholas Winton dies aged 106
London (AFP) – Nicholas Winton, a Briton who saved hundreds of Jewish children in Prague from the Nazis in the…