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Breaking: Brazil legend, Carlos Alberto dies at 72

Brazil legend Carlos Alberto, the captain of the 1970 World Cup-winning side, has died aged 72. He scored one of…

Oyo government unveils Amala festival logo

In an effort to promote Yoruba cultural tourism, Oyo State Government, in collaboration with some notable associations, has concluded arrangements…

Troops arrest 9 Boko Haram collaborators

Nigerian troops have arrested another nine suspects said to be aiding the Boko Haram sect in the North East Zone,…

Ambode inaugurates N500m Disability Trust Fund

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday inaugurated the Governing Board of the Lagos State Office for…

Petrol remains N145 – NNPC

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says N145 price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, has not been…

Fire destroys N5m goods at Sabongari Market

The Chairman of the Sabongari Market Association in Kaduna State, Alhaji Ibrahim Mai-Gold, said on Tuesday that a fire outbreak…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Kwara records 300 maternal child mortality – Emir

Dr Haliru Ndanusa, the Emir of Shonga in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara, on Tuesday said that more than…
First Bank staff arraigned for 'stealing' customer's money

Court orders First Bank to open Defence Nov. 21

The National Industrial Court has fixed two days, Nov. 21 and Nov. 22, for First Bank of Nigeria Plc. to…

Sokoto to boost food production through Islamic financing

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says the state will utilize the Islamic finance system to boost agricultural production. Tambuwal,…

Lagos indigenes agitate for special status

Lagos indigenes have called on the Senate to revisit the case of granting a special status to Lagos State, being…

Actor calls for increased cinema productions

Mr Dele Osawe, the Chief Executive Officer, Manete International, a movie production organisation, on Tuesday, described cinema production as sure…
NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

Tea vendor bags 9 months for trafficking drug

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a 31-year-old tea vendor, Adamu Dungus, to nine months imprisonment for…

Association seeks considerable investment in theatre

The Lagos State Chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) says considerable investment in the theatre…

NPDC wants court to stop oil spillage investigation

The Nigerian Petroleum Development Corporation (NPDC) has told the Federal High Court, Abuja, to stop the National Human Rights Commission…

Ekiti court dissolves 5-year-old marriage

An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court on Tuesday dissolved the five-year-old marriage between Okunola Adebola and her husband, Oluwasayo. The marriage was…

Kaduna teachers to undergo proficiency test

The Kaduna State Government said on Tuesday that the planned compulsory proficiency and competency test introduced for primary school teachers…

Ambode to set up economic team over Lagos’ new economic status

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday expressed delight at the emergence of Lagos as the fifth…

Artist urges government to set up art residency

A visual artist, Nkang Ini-Dan, the Chief Executive Officer, “Brother art Productions’’, has urged government at all levels to set…

Judge refuses to bar journalists

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday dismissed an application to bar journalists from covering the case of alleged…

Third runway at Heathrow Airport approved

The British government has given the go-ahead for a third runway to be built at London’s Heathrow airport, despite fierce…

FG to support Irish potato farmers

The Federal Government has expressed its determination to support Irish potato farmers toward increasing their productivity and modifying value chain…

Court orders refund of N4m debt to lawyer

A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday ordered, Salisu Zuru, to pay four million naira debt to Paul Golu,…

U.S. Under-Secretary Visits Nigeria

Ms Sarah Sewall, the United States Under-Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights would be visiting Nigeria, Chad and…

I will increase workers salaries- Gov. Obiano

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has promised to increase the salaries of workers in the state once the economy improves.…

Woman arrested for failure to pay N151,000 hotel bills

A lodger, Joy Chiaka, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly failing to settle her…

Lagos arrests 8 prostitutes in Gen. Azazi’s house

The Lagos State Government has arrested eight suspected prostitutes and three men in the house of late National Security Adviser,…

Herbalist docked for N18m fraud

The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 70-year-old, Alidu Afolabi, in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly defrauding…

Governors’ Forum seeks 1% consolidated revenue for PHC

The Governors’ Forum has demanded that no fewer than one percent of the of the country’s consolidated revenue be earmarked…

Teenager docked for beating man to pulp

A 19-year-old student,Lucky Afam,who allegedly beat a man, Dele Adeyemi, to a pulp, was on Tuesday in Lagos granted a…

Make NYSC voluntary, says Sen. Shehu Sani

Sen. Shehu Sani (APC-Kaduna Central) has called on the Federal Government to make the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme…