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2 jailed 20 years for illegal oil bunkering

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday convicted and sentenced the duo of…

Fuel Price Increase: Buhari had no choice-VP Osinbajo

“If there is one person in Nigeria that believes that petroleum prices should not go up by one Naira, it…

1,435 contractors fight for N3b Enugu school projects

No fewer than 1,435 contractors are jostling for the construction and renovation of 388 classroom blocks under the Universal Basic…

Bauchi suspends 2 perm secs over ‘ghost workers’

Bauchi State Government on Tuesday announced the suspension of 22 senior staff of the State and Local Government service over…

Man receives first US penis transplant

A Boston hospital has carried out the first-ever penis transplant in the United States on a 64-year old man who…

Brazil Olympic: Extra-strong condoms for Australian team

Australia’s Olympians will be issued with free super-strength condoms in Rio to minimise any infection from the Zika virus, officials…

2016 Hajj: Govt approves 6 airlines for pilgrims

The Federal Government has approved six air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2016 hajj operation, a statement said…
Sambo Dasuy

ECOWAS Court orders FG to justify Dasuki’s detention

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court has ordered the Federal Government to justify the detention of former…

Sexual Harassment: Queens College PTA hails govt findings

The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos on Tuesday hailed the Federal Government’s findings on the allegation of…

IGP orders police to mop up prohibited firearms

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed all Commissioners of Police in State Commands and the FCT to…

Ambode mulls Microsoft partner on security, justice reforms

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday said that the State Government would explore areas of cooperation with Microsoft…

Bauchi youths support new fuel price

Some youths in Bauchi on Tuesday demonstrated in support of the new pump price of N145 per litre. The youths,…

FG pays oil marketers outstanding N48.2b subsidy arrears

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday said the Federal Government has paid the N48.2 billion outstanding subsidy…

Legal Fireworks at Saraki’s trial

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja: The trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki on a 16-count charge of false assets declaration resumed at the…

Boycott gay marriages, Pope Francis tells Catholics

Public officials who are Catholic should not be obliged to celebrate gay marriages or civil unions, Pope Francis said on…

6-year old boy foils attempt to rape girl, 4

A six-year old boy has foiled an attempt to rape a four year old girl in Apo, Abuja by a…

Court stops NLC strike

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja: The National Industrial Court, Abuja on Tuesday stopped the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC),…

Don’t eat apples at night- Herbal Expert

A herbal expert, Mrs Opeoluwa Olufeko, the Managing Director of Pino Degrees Nigeria Ltd, a herbal medicine outfit based in…

Inexperienced phone thief caught in a bank

A 25-year-old applicant, Gbenga Alexander, on Tuesday appeared in a Mararaba Grade 1 Area Court, Aso Pada, for allegedly stealing…

4 jailed over illegal possession of firearms

For being in possession of illegal firarms, a Jos Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday sentenced four men to 18 months imprisonment…

N30 billion, 128 students lost to Boko Haram-Gov

The Yobe State Government has disclosed that over N30 billion was lost to Boko Haram insurgency in the state in…

Collapsed Shopping Complex: My wife’s condition worrisome-Husband

Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta: Mr Fatai Adisa, husband of one of the victims of the collapsed shopping mall at Itoku, Abeokuta,…
Patrick Akpobolokemi

I collected N102m for NIMASA executives- Witness

A witness in the ongoing trial of an Executive Director, (Maritime Labour and Cabotage) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety…

Lagos tackles ocean surge with N36 billion

The Lagos State Government has earmarked N36 billion to proffer lasting solution to the incessant ocean surge being experienced along…

Czech Republic offers scholarship to late air force officer’s wife

In the spirit of the existing cordial relationship between the Czech Republic and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), the Czech…

EFCC arraigns alleged fraudster for N9m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a suspected fraudster, Bisi Lillian Olagunju, before Justice Munta Abimbola of…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Two Fulani herdsmen jailed 20 years for unlawful possession of firearms

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two Fulani herdsmen, Hassan Abidu and Yakubu Salem, have been sentenced to 20 years with hard labour by…

Go back to work, Fashola pleads with power projects contractors

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja: The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, has appealed to the contractors handling transmission…
Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

Tompolo dissociates self from Niger Delta Avengers

Mr Government Ekpemupolo, (aka Tompolo), ex-Niger Delta militant leader, said on Monday that he was not part of the new…

PDP BOT supports May 21 national convention

The Board of Trustees (BOT) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed support for the party’s National Working Committee (NWC)…