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Germany announces counter-terrorism measures

The government of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is considering a series of new security measures that include making it easier…

Man arraigned for raping church member

A 31- year-old man, Damilare Balogun, was on Thursday arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping ‘a church…

World Bank supports agricultural sector with $50m

The World Bank has pledged to support Nigeria’s agricultural sector with 50 million dollars towards the restoration of agricultural livelihood…

Katsina Gov. appoints new Scholarship Trust Fund boss

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Isa Ahmed as the new Director-General of the…

NPA to review port concession agreement

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Usman, on Wednesday, said that the port concession agreement would…

UK launches 24-hour visa service in Nigeria

The UK has launched Super Priority Visa Service in Nigeria to allow customers to process their applications within 24 hours.…

Nasarawa Dep. Gov. extolled for obeying traffic rules

The Dep. Gov of Nasarawa State, Mr Silas Agara, has been commended by some Lafia residents for consistently obeying traffic…

Hajj: Minister advises pilgrims to be good ambassadors

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has advised FCT intending Muslim pilgrims for the 2016 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia to…

Nsukka Jailbreak: 6 escaped prisoners rearrested– Prisons Controller

Mr Isaiah Amariri, the Enugu State Controller of Nigeria Prisons Service, said on Thursday that six of the inmates that…

Flood displaces 801 persons in Zamafara

Alhaji Sanusi Mohammed, Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Zamafara, on Wednesday said more than 801 persons were displaced…

Unity Schools: Mixed reactions trail ban on PTA levies

Mixed reactions have trailed the ban on Parent-Teacher Association’s (PTA) levies in the 104 unity colleges across the country by…

Rio Olympics: Nigeria play Denmark in quarter-final pairings

Following are the pairings for the quarter-finals round of the Rio Olympics men’s football event, with the matches scheduled for…

Breaking: Colombia defeat Nigeria 2-0

Nigeria’s Dream Team VI still topped Group B of the Rio 2016 Olympics men’s football event in Sao Paulo in…

Breaking: Police capture man who climbed Trump Tower

Policemen have captured a man who tried to scale the side of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan this…

UNESCO D-G arrives Nigeria on 3-day working visit

Ms Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General, arrived Nigeria on Wednesday, on a three-day working visit. She was received at the Nnamdi…

FCT minister appoints new directors

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, on Monday approved the appointment of new directors to head the various departments of…

Man scaling Trump Tower in New York rescued by police

A man who scaled the Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday for more than two hours using what looked…

Health workers protest non payment of 7-month salary

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of primary healthcare workers attached to health centres across the 23 local government areas of Rivers…

Valencia defeat NPFL All-Stars 2-1

The Nigeria Professional Football League All-Stars side lost 2-1 against Valencia in their first game of the NPFL La Liga…

AFRIMA 2016: AU to announce official host city Monday

The African Union Commission in partnership with the International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, will on Monday,…

Clinton: Trump incited violence with ‘Second Amendment’ remarks

Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton has said Donald Trump incited violence when he said gun rights supporters could stop her…

Police arrest robber, recover locally-made pistol

Kazeem Ugbodaga The police in Lagos have arrested a suspected armed robber with a locally-made pistol at Maroko area of…

Local chief nabbed for car snatching

The police have arrested a local chief in Kokoro near Idiroko for allegedly being part of a car snatching syndicate…
Court jails Lagos woman, Bose Lateef arrested by EFCC while hawking naira notes at Eko Club after she pleaded guilty to money racketeering.

Naira strengthens against dollar

The Naira on Wednesday appreciated against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency on Wednesday afternoon gained 5…

Shell declares force majeure on gas supply to NLNG

Following the discovery of a leak on its pipeline, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) has declared force…

Pictures: Completion of pedestrian bridge at Berger bus stop

Pedestrian Bridge at Berger bus stop being used by the people shortly after completion along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway by the Lagos…

Groups launch campaign to support Leprosy patients

By Daniels Ekugo The Junior Chamber International, Nigeria (JCI) in collaboration with NIPPON Foundation has launched a nationwide campaign titled:…

Suspected rapists to face trial

Three young men who allegedly gang-raped a 20-year-old undergraduate in the Agege area of Lagos, will on Thursday face trial…

Olympics: Basketball fans sad D’Tigers lost to Lithuania

Basketball fans on Wednesday expressed disappointment with the D’Tigers who fell to Lithuania 80-89 in their second group game of…

Resident doctors begin strike in Ogun

Resident doctors in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria have begun indefinite strike to demand for non-implementation of the skipping of Consolidated…