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Man arrested for visa Scam

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 39-year-old man who procured a fake visa and other travel documents for another man has been arrested…

Man arrested for keeping teenager as sex slave

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 35-year-old man has been arrested by the police and charged before a court for allegedly abducting a…

VIDEO: How I was blinded by my ex-boyfriend – Mandela’s step-daughter

The daughter of Nelson Mandela’s widow Graca Machel has been speaking for the first time on television about her experience…

DAPPMA depots begin massive loading of petroleum products

Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMA) said its members had begun massive loading of petroleum products to…

BREAKING: Sambo Dasuki arrested by DSS

Operatives of Department of State Service (DSS) on Tuesday morning arrested ex-National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd). Dasuki who…

Okorocha: We don’t want PDP to die

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has said that the All Progressives Congress–led government and the people of the state do…

Breasts of little girls mutilated in Cameroon to protect them from Boko Haram

A brutal tradition akin to female genital mutilation is spreading in Cameroon’s war zone. Girls’ breasts are “flattened” with hot…

Civilian fighters prevent Boko Haram from taking town, as Nigerian troops flee

Boko Haram destroyed a Nigerian military base as soldiers fled and only self-defense fighters prevented the insurgents from retaking a…
Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

EFCC docks man for N300m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 30, 2015 arraigned one Ibrahim Kamba and his company, Kamba…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

Boko Haram expanding and should be stopped now – UN official

Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist militant group is expanding and there is only a small window of opportunity to stop it,…

N300bn: Jonathan, Dasuki in arms contracts fraud

Former President Goodluck Jonathan will have a case to answer over fraudulent defence spendings running into over N300 billion during…

Kogi Polls: Faleke kicks as APC confirms Bello as guber candidate

The All Progressives Congress, APC on Monday evening finally announced Yahaya Bello as its replacement for Abubakar Audu, its candidate…

ANCOPSS to host 1st Nigerian Secondary School Sports Carnival

The All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools is set for her fundraising luncheon and investitures of Grand Patrons…

Gov Dickson seeks support for credible polls

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson wants the international community and all lovers of democracy to actively…

Abatemi-Usman hails APC decision on Audu’s replacement

The immediate past Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, has hailed the decision of the All Progressives Congress,…

NJC extends tenure of Justice Daisy Okocha as Rivers Acting Chief Judge

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government says the National Judicial Council, NJC, has recommended the extension of the appointment…

Police arrest fraudsters impersonating Lagos CP, Tinubu

The police in Lagos have arrested two men who defraud members of the public with the name of the Lagos…
David Mark urges citizens to elect credible leaders

David Mark an asset to Nigeria – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is solidly behind the former Senate President, Senator David Mark, to repeat his electoral victory…

Police arrest 3 suspected human traffickers with 26 children in Ogun

The Police in Ogun on Monday said it arrested three suspected human traffickers with 26 children. The Commissioner of Police…

Supporters of Faleke, Bello clash at APC secretariat

Supporters of James Faleke and Yahaya Bello, late Prince ‎Abubakar Audu’s running mate and runner up respectively, on Monday clashed…

10 suspected robbers killed in Lagos in 12 days

No fewer than 10 suspected armed robbers have been killed in the last 12 days in different parts of Lagos…

#COP21: Save Lake Chad’s ecosystem from depletion, Buhari tells world leaders

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Paris called on world leaders to forge a united front to save Lake Chad’s…

Lagos re-opens Ikeja Shoprite

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Safety Commission on Monday re-opened Shoprite, Ikeja City Mall, in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria sealed at…

INEC confirms Bello as APC choice for Kogi supplementary polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has confirmed that the All Progressives Congress, APC has submitted the name of Yahyah…

South African mother offers to sell 19-month baby for N69,200

A 20-year-old woman in South Africa has pleaded guilty to trying to sell her child for 5,000 rand (N69,2000; $346;…

Yuletide: IG urges vigilance, cautions against use of fireworks

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Solomon Arase, has urged the public to be vigilant during the yuletide and cautioned…

ASUU urges FG to exempt universities from Treasury Single Account

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday urged the Federal Government to exempt the nation’s universities from the…

Supporters of Faleke, Bello on rampage at APC secretariat

The All Progressives Congress Secretariat in Abuja has been lit with violence from supporters of Yahaya Bello and James Abiodun…

FG to implement Niger Delta Master Plan – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Federal Government is focused on implementation of Niger Delta Master Plan to drive development…

APC supporters honour murdered members

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Attacks on supporters of All Progressives Congress, APC, in various parts of the Rivers State Monday, thousands…