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Philippines arrests 1,240 illegal Chinese workers
Philippine immigration officers have arrested 1,240 Chinese nationals suspected of working illegally in a province north of Manila, the authorities…
How my ministry tackled unlawful employment– Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has revealed how he addressed the challenge of employment racketeers in…
Organisation donates sports equipment to 47 schools
Mr Ahmed Gumel, Executive Secretary of the National Lottery Trust Fund says the organisation has donated sports equipment to 47…
5m displaced people need food in Nigeria – UN
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that Boko Haram insurgency and rising inflation have left more than five…
Injury knocks out Gareth Bale for 4 months
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale will have ankle surgery next Tuesday and is expected to be out for four months.…
Obaseki sacks Permanent Secretary
Edo State Government Thursday announced the sack of Major Lawrence Loye (Retd), from office as Permanent Secretary in the Public…
Rooney stars as Man Utd close in on knockout stages
Wayne Rooney became Manchester United’s record European goalscorer as they beat Feyenoord to keep their Europa League fate in their…
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Many killed as JTF raids militants’ camp in Delta
Many militants were reported killed when the Joint Task Force (JTF) code-named ”Operation Delta Safe” raided a suspected militants’ camp…
Senate passes Nigerian Peace Corps Bill
The Senate on Thursday passed the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill which seeks to empower, develop and provide gainful employment for…
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Toyin Aimakhu’s ex-lover remanded in Kirikiri prison for alleged theft
Toyin Aimakhu’s ex-lover and Lagos-based Nollywood film-maker, Seun Egbegbe, has been remanded in Kirikiri prison pending the fulfilment of the…
Shia pilgrims among 80 killed in IS attack in Iraq
At least 80 people, many of them Shia pilgrims, have been killed in a truck bomb attack at a road…
Lagos moves to quell LFZ dispute, sets up resettlement committee
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government on Thursday moved to resolve lingering dispute at the Lekki Free Zone, LFZ corridor…
Over-speeding kills 2 Lagos taskforce officers
Kazeem Ugbodaga Tragedy struck on Wednesday night as two officers of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences…
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Presidential plane crashes in Makurdi
One of the presidential planes handed over to the Nigeria Airforce by the Presidency, Augusta AW101, has crashed within the…
Commuters urge FG to construct foot bridges on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway
Some commuters plying the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Thursday renewed appeals to the Federal Government to construct pedestrian bridges at Iyana…
Gbadamosi is one of the founding fathers of modern Lagos – Ambode
…as Nike Akande, Olu Jacobs, others eulogize late industrialist Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday described the late…
Security beefed up for hitch free election in Ondo
Security has been beefed up in Ondo state ahead of the Nov. 26 governorship election. A visit to some areas…
Kwara shuts down 132 illegal schools
The Kwara State Government said on Thursday that it had closed 132 illegal private schools operating in the state. Hajia…
Amosun, Ajumobi, renew calls for Yoruba unity
Governors Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Abiola Ajumobi (Oyo) and Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) on Thursday renewed calls for stronger ties among the…
FIFA Rankings: Nigeria moves up, now world 50th
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved 10 places up in the November FIFA World ranking to 50th. In the rankings on…
Mile 12 traders happy over cancellation of monthly sanitation exercise
Traders at Mile 12 produce market in Lagos on Thursday lauded the cancellation of monthly environmental sanitation exercise by the…
Breaking: Jimoh Ibrahim loses at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday referred back to the Court of Appeal, Abuja, all pending cases relating to the dispute…
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SERAP seeks probe of Obasanjo over $16b spent on electricity
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a letter to Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen Chief Justice of Nigeria…
Clinton’s lead over Trump now over 2m popular votes
Hillary Clinton’s margin in the popular vote against President-elect Donald Trump has surpassed two million, furthering the record for a…
Trump urges Americans to unite in Thanksgiving address
U.S. President-elect, Donald Trump, has called for unity among Americans and urged the citizens to unite and move forward as…
Use of seat belt lessens severity of injury — FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has urged motorists to always use the seat belt while driving as it can…
Obama thanks Americans for 8 years trust
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday, thanked Americans for the trust they reposed in him during the eight years…
President Buhari returns to Abuja from Malabo
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night returned to Abuja from Malabo, Equitorial Guinea, where he successfully participated in the 4th…
What will Ondo decide?
Next Saturday is supposed to be the governorship election in my home state, Ondo but the steps of the leading…
Wike is pathetic, needs psychiatric help – Amaechi
Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, reckons that the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike needs psychiatric help for allegedly…