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Court remands 20 illegal oil dealers in prison
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria today ordered twenty accused persons alongside one ship MV…
Lesotho opposition in the lead after snap poll
Final results Wednesday in restive Lesotho’s snap elections show the opposition outdistancing Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s party, reversing early indications…
Venezuela opposition leader fears vote will be scrapped
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles says he fears President Nicolas Maduro’s crisis-hit government, fearing a humiliating loss, will cancel key…
Synagogue: Engineer Blames Faulty Foundation For Collapse
Henry Ojelu and Victoria Ikpeme A structural engineer, Mr Saheed Ariyori, today told the coroner investigating the September 12, 2014…
Done your homework? How to track your kids via smartphone
Is your toddler being mean to his baby sister while you’re out of the room? Is your eight-year-old making unauthorised…
Patience Jonathan, an ‘incredibly crude woman’, says APC
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) has described the wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan as “an…
Atiku lauds military success against Boko Haram
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has commended the military for liberating Nigeria’s communities in the North-East previously held by…
AIDS originated from gorillas in Cameroon – Scientists
Scientists said in Washington on Wednesday that two of the four known groups of human AIDS viruses originated in western…
GE completes installation of mobile gas turbines for Port Harcourt refinery
With more industrial facilities using distributed power technologies to ensure a reliable energy supply and increase productivity, General Electric (NYSE:…
Video: Stone anyone chanting ‘Change’, Patience Jonathan urges supporters
Wife of Nigeria’s President, Patience Jonathan has been on the campaign trail for her husband. In Calabar, egged on by…
Nigeria to pay N185bn to end fuel scarcity – Okonjo-Iweala
As the Nigerian Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, prepares to meet with oil…
Buhari is brain dead, says Patience Jonathan
Patience Jonathan, wife of Nigeria’s president , has declared the brain of Muhammadu Buhari, her husband’s opponent in the 28…
NUPENG urges NNPC to increase supply to Apapa
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Tuesday appealed to Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to…
Japan halts Uber taxi services
Japan has slammed the brakes on a pilot project by taxi service Uber less than a month after it was…
Attempted Murder: Court grants PDP Assembly candidate bail
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Egor Constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly in…
2 robbers killed after stealing N954k offering money
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Operatives of the Edo State Police Command on Tuesday shot and killed two suspected armed robbers who allegedly…
Protests over police killing of LA homeless man
Angry protesters hit the streets of Los Angeles on Tuesday demanding justice, two days after graphic video footage that went…
Falana Kicks Against Illegality Of Jega’s Terminal Leave
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has kicked against what he describes as the illegality of Prof. Attahiru Jega’s terminal…
Worth the risk? Polytechnic students hang on truck
The transportation fee from their school to their homes costs no more than 500 naira but when students of D.S…
Brazil to investigate 54 politicians in Petrobras scandal
A prosecutor in Brazil has asked the Supreme Court to investigate 54 politicians over a massive graft case that has…
Russian bombers disrupted planes in Irish airspace
One plane was diverted and another delayed to avoid two Russian bombers that flew through Irish-controlled airspace without warning in…
Mexico inmates decry worms in food, dirty conjugal beds
Some of Mexico’s notorious criminals are complaining about “inhuman” conditions at a maximum-security prison, claiming they find worm in their…
UN, AU to deploy 8,700 troops to fight Boko Haram
Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa, has announced plans by the UN and the…
We’re winning war against vandals – NSCDC boss
Dr Ade Abolurin, Commandant-General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Tuesday warned vandals of government infrastructure to desist…
Fuel Scarcity: DPR to punish stations hoarding petrol
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Tuesday threatened to clamped down indefinitely any petrol filling station engaged in hoarding.…
Police arrest 12 suspects in Bauchi
The police in Bauchi said on Tuesday that it arrested 12 suspects and recovered 14 stolen vehicles and motor cycles…
Buhari is Nigeria’s next president, says Obasanjo
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has predicted that Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari will be elected on 28…
IPMAN directs members to commence importation of petrol
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Tuesday directed its members to commence importation of refined petroleum products…
Appeal Court dismisses suit challenging Jonathan’s eligibility
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed Mr Cyriacus Njoku’s appeal challenging the eligibility of President Goodluck…
Nigeria using best practices in war against Boko Haram – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan said Tuesday in Abuja that utmost care was being taken by the Federal Government to avoid collateral…