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Police rescue kidnapped victims, kill 3 suspects

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Tactical Unit of the Rivers State Police Command Wednesday at about 4:30 am rescued two kidnapped…

Ogun gets new MOPOL Commander

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun state Police Command now has a new Commander in chasrge of the Mobile Police Force, MOPOL. He…

I-G orders strict monitoring of firearms usage by officers

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase, on Wednesday called on senior police officers to monitor strictly the use…

Ending The Multifaceted Challenges At LASU

Eromosele Ebhomele On Tuesday residents of Lagos State, western Nigeria, gathered at the Lateef Jakande Hall of the state Assembly…

Funmi Iyanda hosts Lai Mohammed, Ibukun Awosika on New Year show

Change-A-Life Nigeria Foundation will on Friday, January 1 kick off the New Year with its special annual talk show hosted…

No shaking, Wike will win again – Agric Commissioner

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike will reclaim his mandate even if the Supreme Court orders for a rerun election…

It’s easier to operate in Ghana than Nigeria- robbery suspect

Kazeem Ugbodaga A robbery suspect and ex-convict, Wasami Dennis, 32, has made a confessional statement to the operatives of the…

Lagos records 260 fire disasters in December, as fire guts Galaxy

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least, 260 fire disasters have been recorded in Lagos this month alone, says the Director, Lagos State…

Gov Ayade, Amaechi, Ita-Giwa plant trees in Calabar

Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa and other dignitaries on Tuesday…

Okorocha presents N102.2bn budget to assembly

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Tuesday presented the 2016 appropriation of N102.2 billion to the state assembly for scrutiny.…

Wike’s close political allies dump PDP for APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Some of the trusted political allies of the Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state are pitching their…

Sen. Sani will continue to criticise El-Rufai – Aide

Malam Suleiman Ahmed, the Special Assistant to Sen. Shehu Sani (APC- Kaduna), on Politics and Ideology, says nothing will deter…

Media Chat: Buhari to speak on lingering fuel scarcity, 2016 budget, others

President Muhammadu Buhari will host his first Presidential Media Chat tomorrow, Wednesday, December 30, 2015, a statement by his media…

Kogi embattled Speaker, Lawal, sues for peace

Embattled Speaker of Kogi House of Assembly, Alhaji Momoh-Jimoh Lawal, on Tuesday appealed to members to sheath their swords and…

Key PDP chieftains defecting to APC

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Some of the trusted political allies of the Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, have started pitching…

Kaduna APC crisis deepens

Femi Adi/Kaduna Barely twenty four hours after the All Progressives Congress, APC, suspended Senator Shehu Sani, the crises rocking the…

Jigawa emirate disburses N2m alms to 1,763 persons

The Kazaure Emirate Council in Jigawa has given alms (Zakkat) of grains worth N2.5 million to 1,763 less privileged persons…

Gov. Dankwambo presents N76. 5bn budget for 2016

Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Tuesday presented a budget proposal of N76.5 billion at the state House of…

Ogun assembly passes N200bn appropriation bill

The Ogun House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2016 Appropriation Bill of N200.2 billion into law. The bill, passed…

Don’t celebrate Boko Haram attacks, Lai Mohammed tells media

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday urged the media not to glamorise attacks of the…

Gunmen kill 2, kidnap council official, son at beauty pageant

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A female member of Caretaker Committee of Degema Local Council, Mrs Palsy Elekima, and her son have…

60-year-old man arrested for defiling girl, 12

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Adewale Enoch, 60, has been arrested by the police from Abigi Division, in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area…

Osinbajo arrives Burkina Faso for inauguration of new president

President Muhammadu Buhari will be represented today by Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, at the inauguration of a new…

At least 48 killed in Madagali, Maiduguri bombings

At least 48 people were killed in suicide attacks and bombings on Monday in Madagali and Maiduguri, two cities in…

Nnamdi Kanu almost escaped using fictitious name – DSS

The Department of State Services (DSS) has given details of how its men apprehended the leader of the Indigenous People…

2016 will be year of final victory against Islamic state – Iraqi PM

The coming year will see the total defeat of Islamic State in Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Britain launders billions yearly for crooks from Nigeria, China, others – TI

Billions of pounds of corrupt funds from Nigeria, China, Russia and other countries are pouring into the United Kingdom every…

APC suspends Senator Sani over attacks on El-Rufai

Femi Adi/Kaduna All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna State has announced eleven months suspension of the Senator representing Kaduna Central…

ADSEMA confirms 17 dead, 41 injured in Madagali suicide attacks

Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA), has confirmed the death of 17 persons in Monday’s twin suicide bomb attack in…

Man goes berserk, kills three in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin have confirmed the death of three persons who were allegedly shot dead by a…