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PPMC manager abducted in Port Harcourt

Nigeria’s Police Command in Rivers state has confirmed the abduction of a senior staff of the Pipelines, Products Marketing Company,…

In Pictures: Nollywood Komolafe’s Final Exit

It was an emotional farewell in Ibadan, capital of Oyo state in western Nigeria, as popular Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe…

8 arrested over internet scam

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two undergraduate internet stammers and six other fraudsters at the upscale 1004…

Hyundai paid N30m ransom to Nigerian abductors

The alleged ringleader of a Nigerian kidnap gang said that Hyundai Heavy Industries paid nearly $200,000 in ransom to free…

Church of England endorses gay bishops

The Church of England has dropped its opposition to gay clergymen in civil partnerships becoming bishops, it confirmed Friday. The…

347 NIPOST retirees died In 3 years

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The retired workers at the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST today in Sagamu paralysed activities at the town’s…

Jonathan: A preview of what to come in 2015

They apparently came when no one was looking and carried out what some now say was an evil deed around…

Nigerian sworn in as Belgian Councillor

Nigerian-born Collins Nweke, was on Friday sworn in as Councillor of West- Flanders Constituency in Belgium. Europe. Nweke, a member…

347 NIPOST Retirees Died In 3 Years –Ashade

At least 347 retired workers of the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST, have died in the last three years. This was…

20 prisoners bolt away from Sagamu prison

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Twenty inmates of the Nigerian prison in Sagamu, Ogun State, Western Nigeria have escaped. Prison authorities claimed…

How Generator Fume Wiped Out Family Of 5

The cause of death of five members of a family in Robiyan, Ijoko, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State,…

50 Houses For Demolition In Lagos

Nigeria’s Lagos State Government has concluded plans to demolish 50 houses at the Jakande Estate, Ejigbo, a suburb of the…

Nigeria Denies N60bn Phones-For-Farmers

The Minister for Agriculture,  Akinwunmi Adesina, has refuted claims that he intends to spend N60 billion in buying mobile telephones…

Police promote 1,944 junior officers

Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubabar, has approved the promotion of 1,944 junior police officers to their next…

Ex-governor Sylva fails to repossess homes

Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Former governor of Nigeria’s Bayelsa state, Mr. Timipre Sylva whose 48 landed properties in Abuja were…

Insecurity, Nigeria’s ‘Man Of The Year’ — Odumakin

The Publicity Secretary of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, has said that insecurity was practically Nigeria’s man…

‘We Are Committed To Grassroots Development’

The chairman of Agege Local Government, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Alhaji Abdulkareem Ayodeji Jubreel, has reiterated the commitment of his administration…

Nollywood Actress, Bisi Komolafe Goes Home

Bisi Komolafe, the Yoruba movie actress, who died in the early hours of 1 January at the University College Hospital,…

Protest against Governor Okorocha

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Imo State chapter, has protested Gov. Rochas Okorocha’s refusal to reinstate local…

Why Nigeria’s SEC got zero budget

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The zero budget allocation made to the Security Exchange Commission, SEC, in Nigeria’s 2013 budget by the National…

Nigeria Police parades kidnap gang, kingpin escapes

The Nigeria Police Command in Bayelsa state on Thursday paraded three suspects who allegedly kidnapped a monarch and four expatriate…

13 Nigerian journalists killed in 2012

The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr Mohammed Garba, on Thursday said that 13 Nigerian journalists were…

Nigeria’s fire-fighters earn $0.064 incentive

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Poor remuneration, obsolete fire fighting equipment inhibited operations of Nigeria’s Edo State Fire Service last year. Investigations revealed…

3 die in Ibadan-Lagos expressway crash

An accident, which occurred in the early hours of Thursday on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, has claimed three persons and injured…

EFCC seizes 48 ex-governor Sylva’s houses over theft

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 3, 2013 took possession of 48 properties of the former…

N1.5b scam: Bank Manager, Lagos Speaker’s aide arrested

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former manager with Intercontinental Bank Plc( now Access Bank), Mr. Olayinka…

7 die in another day of Boko Haram terror

Nigerian soldiers said they have killed five gunmen believed to belong to the Islamist group Boko Haram while losing a…

Malian rebels derail peace talks

One of the armed Islamist groups occupying northern Mali, Ansar Dine, said Thursday it was revoking a pledge to end…

Nous sommes Nigérians, nous parlons Français!

Over 60,000 Nigerians have acquired communication skills in French at the Nigerian French Language Village in Badagry, Prof. Samuel Ajei,…

Lagos lists victims of Boxing Day Fire Disaster

Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s Lagos State Government has served demolition notices to owners of about seven houses at Jankara area of…