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Police arrest serving cop for allegedly raping a minor
The Police in Kano has arrested a serving policeman, Cpl. Sani Salisu, for allegedly raping a minor. This was contained…
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Petrol sells for N300 per liter in Lagos
Following the refusal by oil marketers to import fuel into Nigeria, petrol station owners seems to be cashing in on…
Bayelsa outfit blames pipeline explosion on vandals
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Bayelsa state security outfit, Izon-Ibe Security Company Limited has blamed the April 20, 2015 fire incident…
May Day: Sen. Tinubu congratulate workers
The lawmaker representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Senator Remi Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian Workers as they mark National Workers Day.…
Tribunal begins in Ogun, as PDP challenges Amosun’s victory
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state on Thursday beat…
Tombim Abuja ITF Futures: Nigeria’s Moses, Top Seeds Knocked Out In Q/final
Damilare Okunola/Abuja Nigeria’s Michael Moses was Thursday afternoon, knocked out of the ongoing Tombim Abuja ITF Futures by the superior…
Lagos Expends N2.7 Trillion In 8 Years
Kazeem Ugbodaga The aggregate budgetary expenditure of the Lagos State Government in the last eight years has been put at…
Power generation drops to 2,800MW
Dr Godknows Igali, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power on Thursday said power generation in the country had dropped to…
South African police arrest nearly 200 illegal immigrants
South African police and soldiers on Thursday arrested nearly 200 illegal immigrants, media reported. The criminal roundup came amid efforts…
Council polls will hold in Rivers, RSIEC insists
The Rivers Independent Electoral Commission said on Thursday that it would go ahead with election in 22 of the 23…
Bullion van kills motorcyclist in Abeokuta
The driver of a bullion van attached to one of the new generation banks in Abeokuta, on Thursday, killed a…
UK lauds Nigeria Police for Jeffery Okafor murder conviction
The United Kingdom has praised Nigeria Police for ensuring that justice is served in the murder case against Jeffery Okafor,…
Politics can be played peacefully, says Oyegun
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, on Thursday said recent happenings in the country had…
Jeffery Okafor who killed CBBC presenter guilty of murder in UK
Jeffery Okafor, who stabbed a CBBC actor to death outside a nightclub in central London has been found guilty of…
I’m not seeking asylum, says Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, says he is not seeking asylum…
Kashamu attacks Jonathan’s campaign co-ordinator over largesse
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The crises rocking the Ogun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP took a new dimension on…
Okorocha, 27 others get INEC certificates of return
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo and 27 members-elect for the State House of Assembly were on Thursday presented with their…
Chief of Army Staff vows military will end Boko Haram
The Chief of Army Staff (CAOS), Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, on Thursday in Lagos said the Nigerian Army would not relent…
Court Fines Igbinedion N3m For N25bn Scam
In a scandalous replay of the episode, a few years back, when Justice Abdullahi Kafarati, then of the Federal High…
N1.9bn Subsidy Scam: Go And Face Trial – Appeal Court Tells Wagbatsoma, Others
…Dismisses Appeal Against Jurisdiction of Lower Court The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal today affirmed the jurisdiction of…
Glo celebrates Nigerian workers on May Day
As Nigerian workers join the rest of their counterparts across the world to celebrate this year’s May Day, telecoms super…
APC will win entire South-East in 2019, says Okorocha
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo, on Thursday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) would take the entire South-East in 2019…
Defectors will return to PDP with empty stomach – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has warned defectors that they will return to the Peoples Democratic Party with an “empty stomach”. Jonathan…
I’ll remain in PDP and provide virile opposition – Fani-Kayode
Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, says he will remain in the…
Why Buhari must cut Nigeria’s excessive foreign education spending
By Olawale Rotimi Obviously, the current state of the education in Nigeria is not enviable. It’s low in quality and…
PDP will bounce back in 2019, says Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday sued for unity among members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to enable the party…
I’ll wipe out Boko Haram before I handover to Buhari – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan pledged in Abuja on Thursday that he will do all within his powers to ensure that all…
Gov. Aliyu urges incoming govt. to prioritise education
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger has urged the incoming administration in the state to continue to accord priority to the…
Afe Babalola, Fayose meet, APC lawmakers absent
The peace move led by Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), to find a lasting political solution to the crisis between Governor…
Another Buhari ‘Walker’ arrive Gombe with over 70 requests
Another walker, Malam Abubakar Umar, 43, who started trekking from Yola, Adamawa, on Saturday to celebrate the victory of President-elect,…