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Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

EFCC arrests man, 62, arrested for possession of fake oil lifting documents

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested one Alhaji Umar Audu Bida, chief executive officer, Universal Contractors Limited,…

A’Ibom guber tribunal concludes hearing, as INEC witness develops health problems

The Akwa Ibom State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday concluded hearing in the petition brought before it by the…

Vigilance group kills kidnap suspect, arrest colleague

Two kidnap suspects were intercepted by members of a vigilance group in Kogi, who killed one of them and arrested…

Buhari cancels visit to Cross River

The proposed visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Cross River State for the ground breaking ceremony of the 260km dual…

Osun doctors threaten strike over unpaid salaries

Association of Medical and Dental Officers in Osun, has threatened to embark on indefinite strike if state government failed to…

Police arraign Corporal who shot woman to death

A Police Corporal who allegedly shot a woman to death on Wednesday at Isheri Oshun, a Lagos suburb, will be…

Ambode commissions children hospital, emergency centre

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has commissioned the renovated Agbala Pediatric Centre in Ikorodu as well as a newly…

Lagos abolishes Special Adviser status at LG level

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has abolished the Special Adviser status and reviewed other administrative procedures for the 57…

Corporate social responsibility should be voluntary— Fashola

Former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, Wednesday described Corporate Social Responsibility in its purest sense as business…

“Office boy vacancy” attracts 2.3 million applications

More than 2.3 million people have applied to be general assistants in regional government offices in northern India, officials say…

Landlord arraigned over tenant’s missing $6,000

Izuekwe Cyriacus A 60-year-old landlord, Cletus Egwuatumba, and his secretary, Ngozi Onuaju, 36, have landed in trouble after they illegally…

Abducted son of UNIPORT VC freed

Ejire Lale, son of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, abducted on Monday by gunmen has been…

Nigerian refugees in ‘atrocious’ situation in Niger – UN

AFP – Thousands of Nigerian refugees who fled to southeast Niger to escape the Islamist group Boko Haram are in…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Cholera kills 16 Borno, medical charity MSF calls for help

Cholera has killed 16 people in three camps in Nigeria housing over one million people who have fled the Boko…

Ogun NUJ decries detention of 7 journalists by judge

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has condemned the detention of seven of…

2019: PDP regroups, plots to recapture power from APC

FEMI ADI/Kaduna Five months after they were dethroned by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kaduna State, Peoples Democratic Party,…

‘Wada must go protesters’ block Abuja-Lokoja Highway

Taiwo Adelu Travellers going from Abuja and those coming to the capital city had a hectic journey as workers of…

Kidnappers release Toyin, wife of The Sun DMD, Steve Nwosu

Femi Anjorin Unconfirmed report said that the wife of the Deputy Managing Director/ Deputy Editor-in Chief of the Sun Publishing…

Bayelsa guber: APC raises security concerns

The All Progressives Congress (APC) seven-man Bayelsa State Election Committee on Wednesday in Abuja raised concern over insecurity during the…

Fuelling of ships to combat sea pirates a major challenge – Ango

Rear Admiral Jonathan Ango, a former Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy, on Wednesday said…

Daily habit that’s hurting your liver

It’s well known that sitting has been associated with obesity, diabetes and even anxiety, but the simple act of sitting…

Centre for Crisis Communication lauds Buhari’s dialogue with Boko Haram

The Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO), has expressed satisfaction with the recent pronouncement by President Muhammadu…

Malaria deaths down 60% since 2000, thanks to diagnostics, mosquito nets

Geneva (AFP) – Malaria deaths worldwide have fallen by 60 percent since 2000, the UN said, with improved diagnostic tests…

Amnesty urges Cameroon to investigate abuses in Boko Haram fight

Reuters – Amnesty International urged Cameroon on Wednesday to investigate the death of 25 prisoners and disappearance of 130 people…

Military will meet deadline to end Boko Haram, Buratai assures

Femi Adi/Kaduna The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai today in Kaduna reiterated the commitment of the military…

APC postpones Bayelsa governorship primary

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday rescheduled the Bayelsa gubernatorial primary till September 22. The primary was initially billed…

Court remands fake Edo monarch, brother

Jethro Ibileke/Benin A Senior Magistrate’s Court in Benin, Edo state Wednesday ordered the remand of Prince Rich Arisco-Osemwingie, in prison…

I sometimes miss my way in Aso Villa, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari shocked his interviewer in Paris today that he sometimes misses his way in Aso Presidential Villa, an…

Akwa Ibom Senate: Godswill Akpabio’s witnesses fumble at tribunal

A mild drama played out at the Akwa Ibom National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday in Abuja when suddenly…

Osinbajo lauds NIPPS, pledges FG’s support

Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said that the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPPS)…