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Senate jacks 2020 budget to N10.72trn, passes MTEF/FSP

The Nigerian Senate has passed the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) submitted by President Muhammadu…

Fake Islamic cleric Awojobi gets comeuppance, jailed for N71m fraud

A man who parades himself  as an Islamic cleric got  his comeuppance on Wednesday when he was sentenced to two-year…

Womenswear, Imaatu debuts Lagos-Inspired 2019 campaign

Named after Omatu (the birth given name of the fashion designer), pronounced in another Nigerian “Igbo” dialect, Imaatu was launched…

Iran unveils new homemade military gears

Iran’s Army Ground Force (AGF) said it unveiled new homemade military gears, including a reconnaissance drone and an armoured fighting…

Temi Otedola Debuts Wana Sambo’s “The Modern Woman” Collection Series

Award-winning womenswear brand, Wana Sambo, earlier in the year, introduced the first part of 'Modern Woman', a collection series curated…

Kaduna Govt. distributes 1,045 stoves to women

The Kaduna State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources on Thursday distributed 1,045 clean cooking stoves to women in the…

Lagos chiefs declare total support for Osinbajo

The Association of Lagos Titled Chiefs has reviewed the allegations against Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and declared its total support…

Gunmen kidnap six female students, two teachers in Kaduna school

The Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the abduction of six female students and two teachers from in Kaduna.

UNICEF reunites 2,474 children with families in Borno

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday said it had supported the rehabilitation and reintegration of 2,474 children, cleared…

Knife-wielding man kills 4 French policemen in Paris

A man wielding a knife stabbed and killed four officers at the police headquarters in the heart of central Paris…

Putin celebrates with German President, Chancellor on re-unification

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday, congratulated German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Chancellor Angela Merkel on Unity Day, which commemorates…

2020 budget to National Assembly on Tuesday

Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday present the 2020 budget to the joint session of the National Assembly.
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Oyo state: 33 NYSC members bag service extension, 25 abscond

The Oyo State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Eniola Ambekemo, on Thursday, said no fewer than 33 outgoing 2018 batch C NYSC…
CSP Ebere Amaraizu

Enugu police gives update on collapsed three-story building

The Enugu State Police Command says that no casualty was recorded in the three-storey building which collapsed in Enugu on…

Bye Bye ‘kill and go’, Police order stun guns, launches new rules of engagement

Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu outlined today reforms towards delivering a modern Nigerian Police Force with the launch of…

Buhari sends good wishes to former Gov. Bukar Abba Ibrahim

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the former governor of Yobe State, Sen. Bukar Abba Ibrahim, on his 70th birthday.

Why sitting presidents find it difficult to leave power – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says overpraising sitting presidents makes them feel like a little god and makes it unthinkable for…
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19-year-old docked for stealing Jumia’s goods

A 19-year-old man, Opeyemi Olatunji, who allegedly stole goods worth  N4.8 million from his employer was charged before an Ikeja…

Iran welcomes Saudi Arabia’s policy change – Foreign Minister

Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Zarif said on Thursday that Iran would welcome Saudi Arabia’s change of policy with open arms,…

Our “Keke NAPEP” experiences in Lagos: Female owners

Females in the tricycle business, popularly known as “Keke NAPEP” in Lagos metropolis on Thursday said they enjoyed certain privileges…

Vietnam demands China withdraw her oil exploration ship

Vietnam demanded that China withdraw an oil exploration ship that has expanded its operation to another area of Vietnam’s continental…

Trained by Nigeria, US-based Nigerian neurosurgeon home to help

Dr. Olawale Sulaiman, 41, is a professor of neurosurgery and spinal surgery and chairman for the neurosurgery department and back…

EFCC releases list of three for N7m SIM swap fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi zonal office, has arrested three suspects for conspiracy and obtaining money by…

What Buhari told Ramaphosa and the handshake after

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday began a visit to South Africa and minced no words when he condemned in…

Lapid announces readiness to give up PM-rotation deal

Blue and White No. 2, Yair Lapid, has declared his readiness to give up on his rotation deal with party…

Metuh Closes Defence in N400m Money Laundering Trial

Former national Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has closed argument in his ongoing trial…
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Nigerian businessman jailed for receiving stolen property

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court sentenced 34-year-old businessman Mustapha Jibrin, to three months imprisonment for receiving stolen property.
Festus Okoye

Kogi poll: Disqualified parties can’t demand substitution of candidates – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said that the candidates for Bayelsa and Kogi gubernatorial elections were not validly nominated…
Buhari and Ramaphosa

Photos: Buhari urges South Africa protect foreigners

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday began a visit to South Africa and minced no words when he condemned in…

Court dissolves 17-year marriage over constant fear

Rahimi Ganiyu, a businessman, on Thursday petitioned a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 17-year-old marriage over his…