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My Mother-In-law Wants Me Out

“My mother-in-law wants her son to throw me out his house after he impregnated his girlfriend,” 29-year-old petty trader, Adegbite…

CDS Inaugurates Admiralty Printing Press

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, on Wednesday inaugurated a Publishing and Printing Press of the Nigerian…

Gov Ajimobi Promises To Complete Road Projects

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has told contractors handling the multi-billion naira road projects within Ibadan metropolis and residents…

Don’t Patronise Opticians For Eye Diseases, Expert Warns

A consultant ophthalmologist, Dr Adeola Onakoya, on Wednesday warned the populace against patronising dispensing opticians for eye testing and screening.…

Trending: Buhari Misses Lai Mohammed, Says ” I Haven’t Seen Lai”

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday expressed his fondness of Alhaji Lai Mohammed at the start of the Federal Executive Council…

South Sudan gunmen kill 28 Ethiopians, kidnap 43 children

Gunmen from South Sudan have killed 28 people and kidnapped 43 children in neighbouring Ethiopia, a government official said on…

Thai Activist Faces 5 Years Imprisonment

A Thai activist on Wednesday reported to the police on a computer crimes charge for conducting a Facebook survey that…

Reps Want More Kerosene To Reduce Price

The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other relevant agencies to urgently regularise the…

Bomb Blast: Dozens Killed In Damascus Courthouse

Suicide bombers struck a courthouse and a restaurant Wednesday in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing more than two dozen…

Ogun doctors protest shortage of personnel in govt facilities

Medical doctors in the Ogun State public service on Wednesday protested what they described as “gross shortage of medical personnel’’…

The DSS Letter That Nailed Magu

This is the DSS letter sent by the security outfit to the senate that prevented the senate from confirming Mr…

NPA retirees stage protest over unpaid pension arrears

Hundreds of retirees of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday staged a protest at the Marina Headquarters of the…

6 Unilag students charged with gang-rape, get N6m bail

Six students of the University of Lagos (Unilag), who allegedly gang-raped a 17-year-old female colleague, were on Wednesday granted reprieve…

Southern Kaduna: CAN holds 10-day prayer session

Worried by the insecurity in Southern Kaduna, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Moro’a Chiefdom chapter, Kaura Local Government Area…
EFCC deploys operatives across the 36 states and FCT to combat vote buying in next Saturday's presidential and National Assembly elections.

Bill to establish EFCC court passes second reading

A Bill for an Act to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act on Wednesday, passed second reading in…

NIA assures claims settlement within 90 days

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) will withdraw the licence of any insurance company that will fail to settle claims to…

Trump to announce fuel-efficiency standards

U.S. President Donald Trump will on Wednesday make an announcement on fuel-efficiency standards for cars built in the U.S., the…

Kenya to ban plastic bags

The Kenyan government said on Wednesday that it would outlaw the manufacture and import of plastic bags from August for…

Food vendor docked for beating up customer

A 44-year-old food vendor, Sefiat Garuba, who allegedly beat up her customer over failure to pay for a plate of…

Athletes warned against sleeping at National Stadium

Segun Akinlotan, the Liaison Officer in charge of the National Stadium, Lagos, has warned athletes to go home after their…

Buhari’s return: APC Chieftain urges Nigerians to keep praying

Alhaji Bashir Ataka, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara, has urged Nigerians to continue praying for…

Police confirm 5 dead in Borno suicide attack

Borno Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the killing of five persons, including four suspected suicide bombers, after an early morning…

Teacher gets N500,000 bail after defiling pupil

A teacher, Olamilekan Adeyemi, who allegedly defiled his nine-year-old pupil, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on…

Nigeria will overcome recession soon – Experts

Economic experts have said that the drop in inflation figure from 18.72 in January to 17.78 percent in February was…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

7 aspirants jostle for Hadejia LG chair

No fewer than seven aspirants have indicated interest to contest for the chairmanship of Hadejia local council in the forthcoming…

Army to destroy seized weapons from repentant cultists, militants

The Nigerian Army says it will on Thursday commence the destruction of arms and ammunition recovered from repentant militants and…

Alleged rape charges: Swedish prosecutors yet to decide on Assange

Swedish prosecutors said on Wednesday they would make a decision whether to continue with a preliminary investigation of Wikileaks founder…

40bn barrels of oil reserves achievable by 2020

The Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) on Wednesday said that the Federal Government has the capacity to achieve 40…
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Polio: Katsina LG to immunize over 70,000 children

Baure Local Government of Katsina State would immunise over 70,000 children in the area against polio this month, according to…

Woman’s headphones explode mid-flight

An Australian woman had her hair scorched and face blackened after battery-powered headphones she had in her ears exploded mid-flight…