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UN investigating Syria ‘chlorine gas’ attack

The UN is investigating evidence of a toxic gas attack on a rebel-held area of the Syrian city of Aleppo.…

Deregulation: FG saves N1.4 trillion on subsidy payment

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal Government says it has saved N1.4 trillion which could have been paid as subsidy to oil…

INEC clears Ize-Iyamu, Obaseki, 17 others for Edo guber poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had cleared Osagie Ize-Iyamu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 18 others…

Son dumps father’s corpse in septic tank

Chukwuma Udenwa, 37-year-old bricklayer, has been arrested by the Delta Police Command for allegedly dumping the corpse of his father…

Lagos, FG partner on affordable housing for federal, state civil servants

The Lagos State Government and the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation on Thursday commenced talks on…

Poly lecturers to embark on strike August 22

Following the alleged refusal of the Federal Government to honour its agreement with it, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics…

We have paid nine years of pension arrears in Edo – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has dismissed the allegation that his administration’s failure to settle accumulated pension arrears will cripple…

Ambode unveils first State-owned Helipad for medical emergency

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday unveiled the first state-owned Helipad for medical emergencies in Nigeria at the…

NOUN to phase out textbooks for computers

The National Open University of Nigeria(NOUN) is working toward producing its course materials as tablet computers rather than textbooks, its…

16 Kano pregnant women barred from Hajj

The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board on Thursday said that 16 female intending pilgrims, discovered to be pregnant, had been…

Lagos targets increase in staff training fund by 2017

The Lagos State Government says it is planning to inject more fund for staff training and development by next year.…

Ogun to demolish illegal structures on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The Ogun State Government said on Thursday that it would soon commence the demolition of illegal structures along the Lagos/Ibadan…

Court imposes N2m bail each on cheating couple

A man and his wife were on Thursday arraigned in a Wuse Zone 6 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for cheating.…

Wicked! 2 men push 70-year old man to death

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded two men Sodiq Fatusi and Adewale Ogunsanya in a Lagos prison for…

Nigeria counters US misinformed advisory to citizens

The Federal Government said on Thursday that every state in the country is safe, contrary to a recent negative report…

Time to call the question of Biafra

Can somebody please remind me, again, why Nnamdi Kanu is still sitting in jail? Of course, I know the various…

LASG welcomes collaboration with NAN

The Lagos State Government says it will collaborate with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to disseminate prompt information to…

Police arraign driver for mischief

‎ A 30-year-old driver, Muzammil Mohammed, on Thursday, appeared in a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for alleged mischief. Mohammed…

Pictures: Buhari meets Wole Soyinka

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met the Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka at the State House, Abuja. Photos: Sunday Aghaeze

Man caned for fondling lady’s buttocks

A Gudu Upper Area Court, FCT, on Thursday, sentenced a 26-year-old Wilfred Inacho to six strokes of the cane for…

Man who died with lover not policeman – CP

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Mr Sam Okaula, has said that the man who died of generator fume…

Labourers drown colleague for stealing phone

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded two labourers in Lagos prison for touring and drowning their colleague for…

British Muslim women face triple penalty in job market

A parliamentarian committee said on Thursday in London that Muslim women are the most disadvantaged group in Britain’s job market,…

Changes in original line failed- Siasia

Samson Siasia, the Dream Team IV coach, admitted that some five major changes to his original team line-up, failed to…

Man beats wife to death over sex

An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ has ordered the remand of 42-year-old Josiah Johnson in prison custody for allegedly beating his wife to…

Man injures lover’s right eye

A 39-year-old man, Ikechukwu Jerry, was on Thursday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating his lover. The…

Missing Malian soldiers found dead in River Niger

A military source has confirmed that the five Malian soldiers who went missing after a terrorist attack in Mali’s central…

Eiye cultists nabbed during anniversary in Lagos, Ogun

No fewer than 39 suspected cultists belonging to the Eiye Confraternity have been arrested in Ogun and Lagos states metropolis.…

Hillary Clinton’s connection with Nigeria’s Gilbert Chagoury exposed

Newly released emails from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state have exposed the connection between the US Democratic presidential…

Man docked for raping sister-in-law

A 29-year-old man, Tijani Ibrahim, on Thursday, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly raping his…