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Recruitment: Police to disqualify applicants with tattoo

Enugu State Police Command said persons with tattoo on their bodies would be disqualified in the ongoing nationwide recruitment into…

Baale remanded in prison

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: Magistrate Y.O. Aje-Atunwa of the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court Ikeja, Lagos State has ordered that Chief Maugbe Babatunde Tudonu,…

20 INEC staff reinstated

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said in the commission’s daily bulletin issued on Monday in Abuja that it had…
EFCC detective Adariku Michael testifies as prosecution witness in the trial of ex NSA Sambo Dasuki, two others for alleged N33.2bn fraud

Armsgate: Judge slams Dasuki’s counsel

Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, June 6, 2016…

UNILAG accommodation crisis to end soon

Dr Karo Ogbinaka, the Deputy Dean I, Students’ Affairs, University of Lagos, on Monday assured students of the institution that…

Ramadan: Civil Defence deployed to mosques in Sokoto

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Monday that it had deployed sufficient personnel to secure 95…
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Ramadan: IGP orders security for mosques, churches, playgrounds

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed police commands across the country to ensure that key and vulnerable…

Ramadan: Group seeks pardon for 54 convicted soldiers

Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Director, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to grant presidential pardon this Ramadan…

Motorcycle thief jailed 4 years

A motorcycle thief, 31-year old Gideon Olonade, is to spend the next four years in prison, an Osun court ruled…

APC accuses PDP of sponsoring Niger Delta Avengers

The South-South chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of sponsoring the…

Oil prices boosted by dollar slump

Oil prices pushed higher Monday thanks to a softer dollar after last week’s disappointing US jobs report, but gains were…

Ramadan: Promote tolerance, peaceful co-existence, Ambode enjoins Muslims

As Muslims in Nigeria join their counterparts across the world to commence the annual Ramadan, the Lagos State Governor, Mr.…

Ogun police boss vows to deal with pipeline vandals

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta: The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abdulmajid Ali, has vowed to deal ruthlessly with criminals in the state,…
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Kogi Election Tribunal: Verdict on Faleke’s petition today

James Abiodun Faleke, the member of the House of Representatives, who wants the Kogi Governorship Election Tribunal to declare him…

Ramadan: Buhari urges Muslims to avoid exploitation of others

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Muslims to use the holy month of Ramadan as a great opportunity for seeking forgiveness…

Ramadan: Fast to commence June 6

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III has directed the Muslim Ummah to commence the Ramadan fast on June…

Buhari leaves for London to check ear infection

President Muhammadu Buhari will take ten days off and travel to London on Monday, June 6, 2016, to rest, media…

Ramadan: Gov. Ambode urges Muslims to pray for Nigeria

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has urged Muslims to pray fervently for the country to overcome its current challenges…

President Buhari mourns Eze Njemanze of Owerri

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid a glowing tribute to the late Owerri monarch, Eze Emmanuel Emenyonu Njemanze, describing him as…

Daily Times of Nigeria clocks 90 years

One of Nigeria’s oldest newspapers, Daily Times of Nigeria (DTN), incorporated in 1925 has clocked 90 years, the owners, Folio…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Alert: Beware of kerosene mixed with petrol

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Sunday in Maiduguri alerted Borno residents that kerosene mixed with petrol…

Jama’atu Nasril Islam condemns Kano blasphemy killing

Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) on Sunday condemned the killing of Mrs Bridget Agbahime, a market woman by a mob in…
Nigerian contractors of Agip (CICA) oppose move by Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to sell assets its Oando plc over debt obligations

Niger Delta Avengers reduce Agip oil production by 65,000 barrels

Eni, the parent company of Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), said the oil firm’s production had been cut short by…

‎Ramadan: Christian clerics felicitate with Muslims

Nigerian Christian clerics felicitate with Muslims and stressed the need for prayers for peace and stability in the country, as…

Kidnappers of Odogbolu council official, daughter, demand N150m ransom

Kidnappers of Mrs Bola Oshin, 53, the Director of Information in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, declared missing…

Lagos shuts Ajah Roundabout for vehicular traffic

From Tuesday, the gridlock-prone Ajah Roundabout in Lekki Peninsula, Eti-Osa Local government will be shut for traffic, the Lagos state…

Recovered Loots: Experts advise govt on how to spend it

Some financial experts on Saturday, urged the Federal Government to channel the funds it recovered from looters into critical infrastructure.…

NAF deploys more aircraft to Niger Delta to check militants

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Sadiq Abubakar, said the force had intensified deployment to the Niger Delta to…

Lagos to establish rice mill in Kebbi

The Lagos State Government is to establish a rice mill capable of processing 20 metric tonnes of rice per hour…

Obama mourns Muhammad Ali

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday mourned boxing legend, Muhammad Ali, who died on Friday in Phoenix‚ Arizona, following a…