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Police rescue kidnapped expatriate in Zaria, arrest suspect

The Kaduna State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the rescue of Zhang Lijun, a kidnapped expatriate with the CGC Construction…

Nigerian universities training students for obsolete jobs – VC

Prof. Labode Popoola, the Vice Chancellor of Osun State University, on Tuesday, said that Nigerian universities are training students for…

Xenophobic attacks: Nigerians in South Africa seek assistance

Some Nigerians affected in the February xenophobic attacks in Limpopo Province of South Africa have called on the Federal Government…

Police arrest kidnapper, killer of 60-year-old woman

The Police Command in Ebonyi has arrested Ogonna Alioka, aka Pilot, for abducting and killing a 60-year-old woman in Ivo…

Ogun set up committee to tackle illicit drugs problem

The Ogun Government says it has set up a committee to rid the state of illegal drug dealers and those…

2017 Hajj: Akeredolu tells pilgrims to pray for Buhari, Nigeria

Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has urged intending pilgrims for the 2017 hajj to pray for the quick recovery…

Edo to create investor-friendly environment – Obaseki

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday said his administration would support the Edo Exporters Cluster, a non-governmental organisation, to…
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Couple arraigned over alleged fraud, breach of trust

A man and his wife were on Tuesday arraigned in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, for alleged…

Customs chief tasks personnel to end smuggling of illegal arms

The Assistant Comptroller General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Zone’ B’, Aminu Dahiru, has directed customs personnel in the zone to…
Unity Schools: 70,603 pupils write 2024 common entrance exam

Expert calls for cultural values in school curriculum

A culture expert, Otunba Adeola Segun, has said that the reintroduction of cultural values in Nigeria’s school curriculum is necessary…

Hajj 2017: Board warns social media users against false reports

The Katsina State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Tuesday warned the users of social media to desist from posting fake or…

Commission to reform framework of copyright protection – DG

Mr Afam Ezekude, the Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it is taking steps to reform the framework of the…

NSCDC arrests 4 students for laptop theft

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, says it has arrested four students of Government Science and…

Badoo: Suspected member arraigned over possession of human head

A 22-year-old suspected badoo member, Emmanuel Obazuaye, who was allegedly caught with a human head, was on Tuesday brought before…

Boko Haram: Osinbajo unveils 5 Super Mushshak aircraft

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday in Kaduna unveiled five Super Mushshak trainer aircraft acquired by the Federal Government…

FCT Police arrest members of notorious armed robbery syndicate

The FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr Musa Kimo, says the Command has arrested two members of a notorious armed robbery…

Yenagoa residents laud PEDC over improved power supply

Some Yenagoa residents and business outfits have lauded the Port-Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PEDC), for improved power supply in the…

NMA tells corps members to accept posting in good faith

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Gombe State Chapter, has advised medical doctors in the National Youth Service Corps, posted to…
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Theft: Man to receive 6 strokes of cane

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered the flogging of a 32-year-old Nuhu Ahmed, for an attempted…

Man arrested for impersonation in Kano

The Nigeria Police Force said it had arrested one Yakasai Mohammed who specialised in impersonating police and court officials to…

IBEDC to begin free distribution of pre-paid meters

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) says it will soon commence the free distribution of pre-paid meters to electricity consumers…
Northern Nigeria classified as Hunger hot spot

Parents, guardians tasked on safety of children, wards

Mrs Theresa Okon, a child education activist, has advised parents and guardians to steer clear of people of doubtful characters…
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Boko Haram: Borno governor confirms killing of 31 fishermen

Gov. Kashim Shettima of Borno on Tuesday confirmed that Boko Haram insurgents had killed 31 fishermen at Baga in Kukawa…

Immunity Bill: Lawyers, others urge legislators to reconsider stance

Some Lawyers and residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on members of the National Assembly to reconsider…

Man, 30, arraigned over theft of 3 bags of rice, 7 crates of eggs

The police on Tuesday arraigned one Sesan Sangodele, 30, before a Senior Magistrates’ court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, over the…
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Storekeeper remanded for allegedly stealing N1.2m items

A Sokoto Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered one Gazalli Shehu, a storekeeper, to be remanded in prison custody for allegedly…

Group urges Nigerians to shun protest against Buhari

President of Concerned Nigerian Network in Diaspora, Mr Erebuoye James, has called on Nigerians, including the Diaspora, to be patient…

Stakeholders reject handover of primary education to LGs

The clamour for Local Government autonomy has continued to gain more popularity among Nigerians, with many arguing that it would…
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Drama in court as woman rejects custody of her 3 children

There was a mid drama at an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan on Tuesday when a woman, Suriat Adewale, rejected custody…

Police arraign lottery agent for stealing N21,000

The police, on Tuesday, arraigned a 25-year-old lottery agent, Moses Shonaike, at an Okitipupa Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for…