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President Jonathan Cancels NIS Recruitment

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of the nationwide recruitment exercise by the Nigeria Immigration…

Fire Guts Mobil Petrol Station, 5 Vehicles Burnt

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least five vehicles were burnt this morning after fire gutted Mobil petrol station on Oba Akran Avenue/Akilo…

2 Brothers Kill Sibling Over Dad’s N17m House

Cyriacus Izuekwe Police from the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State, western Nigeria,…

I Spent My Loot On Widows, Lawyers, Says Robbery Suspect

Cyriacus Izuekwe The police in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a robbery suspect, Mr Karen Oguntuase who confessed that…

Cybersecurity Framework

Akunna Ejim/Washington DC Developing a solid cybersecurity framework and securing critical IT infrastructure is imperative, now that governments and many…

Corruption: Zuma urged to repay costs of home makeover

South Africa’s public ombudsman Wednesday said that non-security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s private residence which cost the taxpayer $23…

Tenancy Law not paper tiger: Fashola urges Lagosians claim rights

Governor Babatunde Fashola in an upcoming interview with TheNEWS magazine has urged Lagosians to claim their rights as embedded in…

How To Handle Boko Haram

Oluokun Ayorinde Analysts put forward tactics that can help in tackling terrorism in Nigeria Despite the Federal Government’s boast that…

Nigeria French Neighbours Are Giving Cover To Boko Haram

Senator Zanna Ahmed Khalifa, represent Borno Central in the National Assembly. In this interview with SOLA ADEOLA, he speaks about…

My Administration Has Done Well

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, in an interview with journalists (including GBENRO ADESINA) in Ibadan, speaks on the achievements…

2 Egyptian military officers killed in shootout with Jihadists

An Egyptian army brigadier general and a colonel were killed in a raid Wednesday on the hideout of jihadists suspected…

NLC urges end to ASUP, COEASU strikes

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to end the strike embarked upon by polytechnic and…

Banker seeks divorce over battery of mum by wife

A banker, on Tuesday prayed an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his marriage over alleged battery of his…

Pythons stun scientists in navigating way home

The Burmese python has a built-in compass that allows it to slither home in a near-straight line even if released…

Fire ravages power house of Christ Embassy Church

Kazeem Ugbodaga Properties worth millions of naira were on Tuesday destroyed as the generator house of the Christ Embassy Church…

Zimbabwe caps salaries of state firms’ CEOs

Zimbabwe’s cabinet on Tuesday announced a $6,000 monthly salary cap for executives of state-owned entities, following reports they were grossly…

Nigeria unveils soft approach to counter terrorism

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd) on Tuesday unveiled Nigeria’s Soft Approach to Countering Terrorism (NACTEST),…

Turkish Airlines ships arms to Nigeria, tape reveals

Turkish Airlines allegedly shipped weapons to unidentified groups in Nigeria, which has been ravaged by violence between the army and…

Jonathan boasts of capturing Kwara even before 2015

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would recapture all its ‘stolen mandates’ in Kwara on…

Free education ‘clearly impossible’ now, says FG official

The Director General in the Budget Office of the Nigerian Federation, Dr. Bright Okogu says free education which was made…

APC gives date for national convention

The All Progressives Congress will hold its national convention on 24 May. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Interim National Publicity Secretary…

National Conference adjourns

After its first day of sitting dedicated to questions from delegates on procedural, sitting arrangements, logistics and similar issues, the…

Agbakoba rejects National Conference allowances

Chief Olisa Agbakoba,(SAN) a former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association and a rights activist on Tuesday rejected the…

How We Escaped Death —Job Applicants

By Our Reporters Some of the job seekers who took part in the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS,  recruitment test held…

How Nigeria Can Curb Corruption, Say Fashola, Oshiomhole

Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola and his Edo State counterpart, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole have proffered ways to tackle the worsening…

1.5m Lagosians To Get Protection Against Mosquitoes

The Lagos State government targets protecting 1.5 million Lagos residents against mosquitoes as it begins the Indoor Residential Spraying, IRS,…

Senators Condemn Immigration Job Deaths

Sola Adeola/Abuja The Nigerian Senate resumed Tuesday after a week recess that enabled the senators attend to budget matters, and…

De-Registration: Okotie Tackles INEC Again

Taiwo Okanlawon Fresh Democratic Party, FDP, presidential candidate and founder of Household of God Church, Rev. Kris Okotie, has asked…

Goitre Scourge Hits Lagos, 50 Affected

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Government has raised concerns over an outbreak of goitre in Badagry Local Government Area of the…

Son Of NCDC Officer Sent To Prison

Cyriacus Izuekwe The son of a senior staff of Nigeria Civil Defence Corps, NCDC, Ikeji Owolabi, has been arrested and…