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IDPs hail FG for distribution of relief materials
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Gombe State, have commended the Federal Government for the ongoing distribution of relief materials to…
LABAF 2017 to focus on global fractures, collective humanism
At the end of a four-day fun-filled “fiesta of Ideas and Life”, the 18th edition of the Lagos Book &…
Catholic bishop extols late Sultan Dasuki
The Catholic Bishop of Minna Diocese, Martins Uzoukwu on Tuesday extolled the qualities of late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki, describing him…
Egypt court orders retrial of ousted President Morsi
A report from Cairo said an Egyptian court on Tuesday cancelled the death sentence conviction against ousted President Mohamed Morsi…
Ilorin residents differ on tribal marks
Residents of Ilorin on Tuesday expressed mixed feelings on tribal marks as a way of preserving culture. Some of them…
Pistorius moved to different prison to aid rehabilitation
South African Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius has been moved to a prison better suited to his rehabilitation while serving…
Google to educate policymakers on values of online activities
The Google Sub-Saharan Africa on Tuesday expressed its determination to educate policymakers on values associated with the enactment of friendly…
Party crisis: Ex-lawmaker quits PDP
Mr Adeniyi Akindele, a former member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, has resigned his membership of the People’s…
Sultanate Council, Wamakko, others eulogise late Dasuki
A Senior Counselor in the Sultanate Council of Sokoto, Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, on Tuesday described the late 18th Sultan of…
Miss Anambra Saga: Chidinma Okeke tells real story
20 year old beauty Queen, Chidinma Okeke who has been going through a lot from her blackmailers lately as a…
Oritsefemi apologises to fans
Nigerian entertainer Oritsefemi who was involved in a club Quilox fight, where he allegedly stabbed a bouncer over the weekend…
Gloomy future for Nigerian MultiChoice subscribers
Contrary to widespread expectations of Nigerian subscribers of DStv and GOtv, the management of Multichoice Limited, has failed them again…
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President Buhari arrives Morocco for conference
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Marrakech, Morocco, to participate in the ongoing 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the…
Smith, Bello task principals, teachers on being role model to youths
Ex-Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, the Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Mr Tunji Bello and the National Missioner,…
A Verdict’s Odyssey: J.P Clark on America
Title: America, Their America Author: John Pepper Clark Publisher: Bookcraft Africa, 2016 November is the month for the Lagos Arts…
NNPC redeploys top officers
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) has announced the appointment and redeployment of top management staff in a major reshuffle…
117 bag First Class at University of Ibadan
A total of 117, out of 5,598, graduating students of the University of Ibadan, emerged in the first class category…
Breaking: Former Sultan of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki is dead
The former Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki is dead. The late 18th Sultan died on Monday at the age…
Clash: Shiites fault police on casualty, say many members died
Contrary to police statement that only nine persons died in the clash between members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria…
Grain shortage looms as exporters move surplus harvest abroad
The Presidency has warned that Nigeria, currently Africa’s largest producer of cereals and grains risks famine from early next year…
Lagos sets to begin airlifting of Jerusalem, Rome pilgrims
The Lagos State Government says it is set to begin the airlifting of year 2016 intending pilgrims to the Holy…
Lagos sanctions PHC workers for selling free drugs to patients
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has sanctioned some health workers in the state’s Primary Health Centres, PHCs, for selling…
Customs warns public against fake auctions, recruitment
The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) has warned members of the public against falling to the antics of fraudsters who post…
Corporal kills Police Inspector in cult clash
The police in Cross River said one of its personnel, Corporal Kingsley Iyeke, had killed another policeman, Inspector Edet Archibong,…
Abuja city officials arrest 38 mad people on streets
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) said on Monday that it arrested 38 mentally deranged persons on the street, and…
Still on sale: TheNEWS Special Trilogy on The First Nigerian Coup
In June, July and August, 2016, TheNEWS published a trilogy on the British Intelligence Report on the first Nigerian coup.…
Ambrose Alli varsity shut indefinitely over protest
Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, was Monday shut down indefinitely over a violent protest by students of the…
Dasuki transferred $40 million to Jonathan’s cousin -official
An official of Zenith Bank has told a Federal high Court in Abuja that $40 million was transferred from the…
Pharmacist decries sudden death cases , suggests regular checks
With more `sudden deaths’ recorded on the Plateau, a pharmacist, Mrs. Rotkang Okunlola, has advised Nigerians to make regular medical…
Bank re-opens branch in Kwara after three years
First Bank of Nigeria Plc, which closed its branch in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara since May, 2013,…