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Suspected fraudster sent to prison over Visa fraud

A suspected fraudster, Sunday Okoro, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Prison, Lagos till he fulfilled the bail conditions granted…

Many injured while scooping fuel from broken pipeline in Niger

Many people have been injured while attempting to scoop fuel from a broken pipeline at Dagbo-Pogo community in Niger State,…

Lagos seals buildings over open defecation, dirty environment

The Lagos State Government has sealed some buildings, located on Egbaiyelo Street, around the Tin Can-Coconut axis of Apapa-Oshodi Expressway,…

Thai rescue: Divers start mission to free boys trapped in cave

The perilous mission to evacuate 12 boys and their 25-year-old coach trapped deep inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand…

Spain now EU’s weakest link for Africa migration

Spain has become the new main entry point for asylum-seekers fleeing Africa, an influx that European Union officials fear could…

46 years after: Gowon defends Udoji award again

Forty-six years after, Dr Yakubu Gowon, former military Head of State, has again defended the Udoji award to civil servants…

Facebook boss Zuckerberg now world’s third richest man

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the third richest man in the world, overtaking Warren Buffett on Bloomberg’s list of…

Militants kill 10, injure 20 civilians in Somalia

Militants have launched their first major attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu since the start of Ramadan almost two months…

275 Lagos CDAs get Ambode’s N500m for self-help projects

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has doled out N500 million as grant to 275 Community Development Associations (CDAs) to…

Nuclear disarmament: North Korea accuses US of using “gangster-like” tactics

North Korea has accused the US of using "gangster-like" tactics to push it towards nuclear disarmament after a fresh round…

Stop pleading for perpetrators of crime, OPD urges Lagosians

The Lagos State Government, through the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) has urged Lagosians to desist from the habit…

‘Macron’s artist’ Kareem Waris shows gratitude to Ecobank

Kareem Waris Olamilekan, the 11-year-old hyper-realist artist who sketched a portrait of French President, Emmanuel Macron during his visit to…

FSARS nabs buyer of Chief Magistrate’s stolen car

Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad, FSARS attached to the Lagos State Police Command, Ikeja, Lagos have arrested the…

65-year old man defiles, impregnates Primary four pupil

A 65-year-old man, Matthew Omokhafe, has been arrested for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 13-year-old primary four pupil in Akoko-Edo…

Lagos recovers right of way in Badagry hinterland

The Lagos State Government on Friday declared its intention to recover the Right of Way of Aradagun-Imeke-Iworo-Ajido-Epeme-roads in Badagry Local…

Saraki flags off $3.2 billion Indorama Fertiliser Plant in Rivers

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has laid the foundation for the construction of the Fertiliser Train 2 of Indorama Eleme Fertiliser…

Traditional ruler raises alarm over increase in violence against persons

The District Head, Kaduna Central, Doka, who is also Bunun Zazzau , Alhaji Bala Tijjani, has raised concern for the…

11 killed, 45 missing as torrential rain pounds Japan

At least 45 people are missing as torrential rains that have killed 11 people pounded western and central Japan, the…

Twitter suspends over 70 million accounts in 2 months

Twitter Inc. suspended more than one million accounts a day in recent months to reduce the flow of misinformation on…
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10 die in Osun road accidents in 1 month

No fewer than 10 people lost their lives in 15 road traffic accidents in Osun last month, the Federal Road…

NITT, NCAT set up committee to explore collaboration areas

Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) and Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) both in Zaria have set up a…

Gusau emir’s palace ready for inauguration

Zamfara Government has said that the newly constructed Gusau emir’s palace is ready for inauguration.

Hajj: Kano intending pilgrims directed to go for medical screening

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has directed intending Muslim pilgrims from the state to go for medical test at…

NAOWA distributes food items, others to Borno IDPs

Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) on Saturday distributed food items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Konduga Local Government…

Weights and Measures to establish state office in Zamfara

The Department of Weights and Measures, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, says it would establish an office in Gusau,…

Oil sale: Libyan NOC requests sanctions over push from east

Libya’s Tripoli-based National Oil Corporation (NOC) is asking for U.N. sanctions against 48 individuals and others they accuse of trying…

Buhari salutes retired Gen. Sam Momah at 75

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with a public administrator, engineer and former Minister of Science and Technology, retired Maj.-Gen. Sam…

APC: Oyegun seeks support for Oshiomhole

Immediate past National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has urged the media and party members to…

Police arrest suspected fraudster, others in Sokoto

The Police Command in Sokoto State says it has arrested some suspects who have engaged in multiple crimes across the…

Saraki: PDP hails judgment, says triumph of justice

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on has described as “triumph of justice’’, Friday’s Supreme Court judgment, dismissing the false asset…