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Aisha Buhari urges women to foster unity

Wife of the President of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has called on women to engage in activities that will foster…

New AIG, Force Hq, Lagos dismantles illegal motor parks

Paul Iyoghojie The new Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG, I. O. Caulcrick, in charge of marine section, Force Headquarters…

Helicopter crash: Full investigation commences with black box recovery, says AIB

The Commissioner, Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Dr Felix Abali on Friday said that full investigation to unravel the cause of…
2023 election: I have a lot of fears, says Atahiru Jega

Lalong appoints Jega as Pro-Chancellor

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has appointed Prof. Attahiru Jega as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of Plateau University, Bokkos.…

UI student slumps, dies, during examination

Kazeem Ugbodaga An unidentified student of the University of Ibadan has slumped and died during the first semester examination of…

Vice Chancellors counter Buhari, say single account will disrupt university system

The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities has expressed fears that the introduction of single Treasury Account System, TSA…

No erring contractor will go scot-free, says Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that no erring contractor will escape the wrath of the…

Blackbox of crashed Bristow helicopter found

Kazeem Ugbodaga The blackbox of the Bristow Helicopter which crashed into the Lagos Lagoon on Wednesday has been found. It…

Policemen beef up security around NLNG Port Harcourt office

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Amidst threats by a coalition of youths from the host communities of the the multi-billion dollars, Nigerian…

Legislators’ Pay: Nigerians Express Divergent Views

A cross-section of Nigerians on Friday expressed divergent views over disagreement among senators to approve pay cut in their emolument…

Boy, 14, remanded for being in possession of generator alternator

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Ogudu, Lagos State, on Friday ordered that Saminu Garuba , 14, be remanded for allegedly being…

Dogara gives committee three months to find out if NASS is overfunded

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Friday said effective running of the legislature was predicated on availability of…

Court Halts Coronation Of Ikorodu Monarch

Henry Ojelu Justice Olabisi Ogungbesan of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Friday halted the ongoing coronation ceremony…

7 Arrested For Vandalising Oil Pipelines

Cyriacus Izuekwe The police in Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested seven suspects for their alleged involvement in vandalising petroleum pipeline…
Sijuwade

Inter-Religious Service Held For Ooni Of Ife

Gbenro Adesina/Ife An inter-religious farewell service was held Friday in Ile-Ife in honour of the late Alayeluwa, Oba Okunade Sijuwade,…

Man, 31, Remanded For Disarming Policemen

A 31-year-old man, Sefiu Aniwura, was on Friday remanded in Ilesa Prison by an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court for allegedly disarming…

Boko Haram: Adamawa Govt to pay prayer warriors, vigilantes N200 mn

The Adamawa Government on Friday announced that it had earmarked N200 million to engage prayer warriors to seek divine intervention…

INEC sends special taskforce to sort Rivers electoral materials

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Barely 48 hours after the candidates of All Progressive Congress, APC, led by its governorship candidate, Dr…

FERMA Controls Erosion On 10 Major Highways In Taraba

Mr. Odey Ogar, the Taraba State Maintenance Engineer with the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), on Friday said the agency…

Man arrested for burgling Church

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 26-year-old man, Cheka Samuel, who allegedly burgled a church, has confessed to the police that he went…

APC lied, we received N4.1b in June, says Fayose

Eromosele Ebhomele The Ekiti state government has debunked claim by the All Progressives Congress, APC, that the state got a…

FG to install cameras in prisons to check jailbreaks

The Federal Ministry of Interior on Thursday said it would soon install surveillance cameras in prisons to check cases of…

My Defence: Why I spent N78m on website, adopted children – Fashola

In response to allegations of extra-marital affairs, N78 million website and his role in the National Assembly drama, Babatunde Fashola,…

FG appoints PwC, KPMG to audit NNPC, CBN, NPA, others

The National Economic Council (NEC) has employed the services of two audit firms, PwC and KPMG to carry out forensic…

Copter crash: Bristow suspends operations

Bristow Helicopter Limited on Thursday suspended operations, less than 24 hours after one of its choppers ditched into the Lagos…

Stop behaving like touts, PDP tells APC

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State chapter said leaders of the All Progressives Congress, such as Mr. Dakuku Peterside,…

More heads to roll at NNPC, says GMD

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The gale of sack state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) where at least, 38 senior managers have been…
Ibrahim Lamorde, former EFCC Chairman is dead

We welcome constructive criticisms, says Lamorde

The chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Lamorde, says the Commission is not adverse to constructive criticisms that…

Publicize your inventions for all to see, Buhari tells NASENI

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital urged the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to…

How Godswill Akpabio hijacked election materials – Okori

The Justice Goddy Anunihu led the election petition tribunal sitting at the Customary Court, Dutsen Alhaji in Abuja on Thursday…