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Female suicide bomber in Maiduguri kills two near checkpoint
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A female suicide bomber has killed two people and injured three others at a checkpoint in the…
Bomb blast at Yola market kills 30 – eyewitnesses
YOLA, (Reuters) – A bomb at a market in the town of Jimeta, northeastern Nigeria, has killed around 30 people,…
Buhari set to become next OPEC President
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to become the next President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as Nigeria…
I’m commited to Niger-Delta amnesty programme, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged commitment to prosecuting the amnesty programme in the Niger-Delta with vigour, to bringing about lasting…
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House of Reps passes Petroleum Industry Bill
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed the lingering Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The House, after considering an Ad hoc…
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PICTURES: Kudirat Abiola, 19 Years After…
Photos by Idowu Ogunleye Campaign For Democracy members (CD) led by Joe Okei-Odumakin, today in Lagos, marked 19 years of…
NSE market capitalisation drops further by N85bn
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday dropped by N85 billion in a bearish trading. The…
Arrest motorists in civil manner, Ambode tells LAWMA, KAI, VIO
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday has warned motorists to desist from attacking officials of the Lagos State…
Dangote Cement expands to Ethiopia with $500 million plant
Ethiopia, (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Dangote Group on Thursday opened a $500 million cement plant in Ethiopia, one of Africa’s fastest-growing…
Boko Haram: Buhari demands more action from Chad, Niger
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in N’djamena, Chad, urged member-countries of the Lake Chad Commission to redouble their efforts to…
N275.5m Fraud: ICPC interrogates Okiro, others
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday interrogated Mr Mike Okiro, the Chairman, Police Service…
Wike appoints Obuah sole administrator RSWMA
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has appointed Felix Obuah, the state chairman of the People’s Democratic…
Looting: Amaechi’s aide threaten legal action
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Liaison Officer for Abuja liaison office, John Enebeli has dismissed the allegations of looting…
Police IG to build 6000 housing units for junior officers
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Solomon Arase, on Wednesday mandated the Police Works Department of the Force to build 6000…
Workers shut down AIT, Raypower over 17 months unpaid salaries
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Scores of workers of Daar Communications Plc, operator of African Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower FM Radio, on…
Court adjourns Buruji Kashamu’s case till June 19
Akin Kuponiyi A federal high court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for the umpteenth time adjourned till June 19 the…
Staff steals Ex-minister’s N20m luxury watches, accessories
Paul Agbota, a domestic staff of a former Minister of External Affairs, who allegedly stole watches and luxury accessories valued…
Air Bag: Mazda recalls fresh 75,000 cars
Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) on Thursday filed a fresh recall for 75,000 cars in Japan to replace air bag inflators…
Police rescue abducted Kogi commissioner
The Police in Kogi on Thursday announced the rescue of the state Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr Stephen Maiyaki…
Mubarak to stand trial again over 2011 killing of protesters
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters…
78 killed, many injured in gas blast in Ghana
Over seventy-five dead bodies have been retrieved at the Goil Filling Station at the Nkrumah Circle in Accra that caught…
Liverpool signs James Milner from Man City
Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign England midfielder James Milner from Manchester City on a free transfer after he…
Rivers ban consumption of local gin after the death of 22 persons
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has banned the consumption of local gin popularly called Ogogoro following the death of…
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VIDEO: Saviour Godwin, Taiwo Awoniyi star as Nigeria bash North Korea 4-0
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Thursday in New Plymouth got their FIFA U-20 World Cup campaign in New Zealand back on…
NSE: Market indices down by 0.54%
Activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday closed negatively with the market indices dropping by 0.54 per cent,…
Gov. Wada dissolves 5th Kogi House of Assembly
Governor Idris Wada of Kogi on Wednesday dissolved the 5th Kogii House of Assembly after completing the statutory four-year tenure…
SON siezes fake baby diaper worth over N200m from 3 Chinese
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Wednesday intercepted 10 containers of suspected fake baby diapers worth over N200million allegedly…
Tsonga, Wawrinka through as Federer bows out
PARIS (Reuters) – Swirling winds caused mayhem and chaos at Roland Garros on Tuesday but Jo Wilfried Tsonga and Stanilas…
Bomb kills two, injures 33 in Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A bomb hidden in a pile of scrap metal beside a busy road has killed two people…
Nigerian military responsible for death of 8,000 – Amnesty
ABUJA (Reuters) – More than 8,000 people have died while being held prisoner by Nigeria’s armed forces in the campaign…