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I won Kogi governorship election, Wada insists

Ousted governor of Kogi state, Idris Wada on Wednesday told the State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja that he…

Nigerian Army conducts field training exercise in Bauchi, Kaduna

The Nigerian Army said on Wednesday that it has commenced a 9-day field training exercise involving movement and use of…

Vandals have removed lots of pipeline between Aba and Enugu – NNPC

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Wednesday stated that vandals have removed most of the pipelines between Aba…

Disregard London Telegraph’s article on Buhari – Presidency

The Presidency on Wednesday dismissed an article by The Telegraph (London) allegedly accusing Nigeria of using Britain aid to persecute…

NNPC spends $1.8bn every 90 days for fuel import

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Wednesday that it spends $1.8 billion in 90 days to import fuel.…

VIDEO: We are alive, Chibok girls tell Nigerian govt

All hopes to rescue the kidnapped Chibok girls is not lost after all. A video released by Islamist sect, Boko…

Buhari always strategising rescue of Chibok girls, Osinbajo tells BBOG groups

Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has cautioned against cynicism and hopelessness about the recovery of the 217 Chibok girls abducted…

Oil Theft: Aregbesola calls for commission of inquiry

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to set up a commission of…

We will deal with you like Boko Haram – Buhari warns pipeline vandals

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Beijing warned vandals and saboteurs blowing up oil and gas installations in Nigeria to…

Police warn hospitals of robbers disguising as patients

The Police Command in Lagos State on Wednesday alerted management of hospitals in the state to be wary of suspected…

Occupy Nigeria puts off protest against Buhari

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Occupy Nigeria Season 2 has cancelled the planned protest against President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria that…

NNPC spends $1.8bn on fuel import per quarter

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Wednesday that it spends $1.8 billion in 90 days to import fuel.…
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DSS arrests Ansaru deputy leader

Nigeria secret police, the Department of State Service on Wednesday announced that it has arrested one Bello Danhajiya, a close…

How Oronsaye fixed govt fund in personal account – Witness

The trial of the former Head of Service and Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Financial Action Task Force, PCFATF,…

Man jailed 18 months for stealing BlackBerry

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ A 25-year-old man, Unity Agbonifo, was on Wednesday sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for attempting to steal…

Jonathan alone not to blame for economic downturn – Oba Akiolu

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan must not be blamed alone for the nation’s economic downturn, says Oba of…

Pipeline vandals to get Boko Haram treatment – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria on Wednesday in Beijing warned vandals and saboteurs blowing up oil and gas installations in…
Court jails Lagos woman, Bose Lateef arrested by EFCC while hawking naira notes at Eko Club after she pleaded guilty to money racketeering.

Nigerian government must stop rejecting the naira as a legal tender

By SKC Ogbonnia Section 20 of the CBN Act of 2007 clearly states that the Naira “shall be legal tender…

N185m Fraud: EFCC arraigns ex-UMTH staff

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 7, 2016 arraigned five former staff of the Finance and Accounts…

PICTURES: Ambode storms Aboru, cozies up to mother and child

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos did the unusual when he visited Ajasa-Command Road in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area…

Ajasa-Command road ready in five weeks – Ambode

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening said the Ajasa-Command Road in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA)…

Port Harcourt refinery begins production again – NNPC

Nigeria has restarted the Port Harcourt refinery, which has a capacity of 210,000 barrels a day, a spokesman for state…

Ambode commissions 36km Ile Zik-Sango toll gate street lights

Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening commissioned the lighting up of the stretch of Lagos-Abeokuta expressway from Ile…

Vandalism: IPMAN tasks FG on effective pipelines surveillance

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to provide effective pipelines surveillance equipment…

Police sanction 20 officers for misconduct – Official

Twenty police officers of various ranks have been sanctioned for misconduct between November 2015 and March this year. CSP Abayomi…

I never knew Segun Oyesunmi was a criminal – Ghanaian wife

Cyriacus Izuekwe A Ghanaian woman, Rose Oyesunmi who is married to a Nigerian Segun Oyesunmi has opted out from her…

Lagos CJ frees 153 prison inmates

Henry Ojelu The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Olufunmilayo Atilade Wednesday freed 153 inmates of the Kirikiri Maximum and…

Landlady sets tenant’s apartment ablaze to eject him

Cyriacus Izuekwe A landlady, Mrs Nike Azeez shocked the residents of Ijegun community in Lagos State western Nigeria, on Tuesday…
Niger Republic Head of State, Brigadier-General Abdourahmane Tchiani, on Christmas night, 25 December, 2024, accused Nigeria of conspiring with France to destabilise his country. F

Women as expendables by Owei Lakemfa

As is usually the case with teenagers leaving home for the first time, when I went to the university, I…

Traders shut down Delta council over new market levy

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Traders, predominantly women, invaded Udu Council secretariat in Delta state sacking all personnel including security guards in…