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Local govt chairman slumps, dies in Ondo hospital

The Chairman of Ilaje Local Government Coucnil in Ondo State, Mr Agunola Omomowo, has been confirmed dead. Mr Bode Omoyoloye,…

N1.2bn Fraud: Ex-FCT minister’s son sent back to prison

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Friday, February 3, 2017 ordered the remand…

DPR seals 7 filling stations in Zamfara over hoarding

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has sealed up seven filling stations in Gusau, Zamfara for hoarding and selling petrol…

Protesters attack Governor Mimiko’s convoy

The crisis rocking the Ondo State House of Assembly took a dangerous twist on Thursday in Akure as some protesters…

Breaking: Cameroon beat Ghana 2-0, meet Egypt in AFCON final

Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions on Thursday beat Ghana’s Black Stars 2-0 to reach Sunday’s final match of the 2017 Africa Cup…

Employer kidnaps employee, ties his hands and legs to his back

An employer who kidnapped his employee, tied his hands and legs to his back and was transporting him in his…

Kidnapping: Ambode orders security beef up in schools

*Award Contracts for Renovation of 174 Classrooms, 8 New Blocks Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday ordered security agencies…

Nigerian professor discovers cure to HIV/AIDS

Professor Francis Otunta, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, in Abia, has confirmed the discovery of…

Breaking: Frank Lampard: Former Chelsea, England midfielder retires

Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has retired, bringing to an end a 21-year professional career. The 38-year-old, who…

Obanikoro returns fresh N30m, to balance N417m

A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has returned a fresh sum of N30m to the Economic…

Killer dog put down after death of Barrow’s son

A dog that killed the son of Gambian President Adama Barrow has been put down, an agriculture ministry source said,…

Police vow to stop Tuface planned protest

Lagos State Police Commissioner Fatai Owoseni on Wednesday said he will not allow the planned protest against the Federal Government…

UN asks President Trump to rescind order banning refugees

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again asked U.S. President Donald Trump to rescind the Refugee Order suspending entrance of refugees…

Senator Andy Uba dumps PDP, defects to APC

Senator Andy Uba, representing Anambra South Senatorial zone under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has defected to…

Boko Haram kills 3 Nigerian soldiers, injures 5

Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has neutralised six terrorists, but lost three soldiers during an encounter between its troops…
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Gunmen kill UN contractor, 4 others near Nigeria-Cameroon border

The United Nations on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack against a UN monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border that resulted…

British MPs vote to trigger Brexit

MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way.…

Breaking: Egypt beat Burkina Faso to qualify for final

Egypt’s goalkeeper and captain Essam El Hadary on Wednesday emerged the shooting range hero to send the Pharaohs through to…

6 remanded for killing army commandant

Six suspects arraigned for allegedly killing the commandant of Army School in Ibadan, Oyo State, have been remanded in Agodi…

UK Prime Minister May condemns Trump’s bans

Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday told British lawmakers that US President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban was “divisive and…

Nigerians express goodwill for Buhari

Some Nigerians have expressed goodwill for President Muhammadu Buhari and condemned the negative rumours about his health. The respondents in…

Ambode okays death penalty for kidnappers, signs bill into law

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday signed a bill into law specifying death penalty for kidnappers, whose victims died…

Former UN chief drops South Korea presidency bid

Former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon abruptly ended his attempt to seek South Korea’s presidency Wednesday, dropping a lifetime of…

Why I stopped going to Abuja – Gov Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says he stopped going to Abuja, the seat of federal power, in the last…

$15m saga: Court throws out Patience Jonathan’s suit against SERAP

The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the suit filed by Mrs Patience Jonathan and her group, Union…
EFCC nabs ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku over N27bn fraud allegation

10 killed in Taraba fresh violence

At least 10 people have been killed and several houses burnt in fresh violence that erupted on Tuesday in Taraba…

Ambode bans LG officials from traffic enforcement, cancels official number plates

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the ban of all Local Government officials in the state from controlling or…

Breaking: Rivers Police Commissioner is dead

The Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Francis Bolaji Odesanya, is dead. He died in an Indian hospital, it was learnt.…

Pictures: Buhari supporters march in Abuja

A coalition of civil society groups on Tuesday took to the streets of Abuja, to give support to the policies…

Suicide bomber kills self, vigilante in Borno

A suicide bomber and a local vigilante were killed during an attempt on a Maiduguri mosque on Monday morning, a…