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6 Killed As Customs Battles Smugglers

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Six persons were killed this evening at Oke Odan township in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun…

PDP taunts APC after another attack on Edo deputy gov

Jethro Ibileke/Benin An alleged attack on the deputy governor of Edo Ssate, Dr. Pius Odubu, last Saturday at Auchi, administrative…

ICPC never indicted Osun,Aregbesola tells labour

The governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Sunday told the huge population of workers in the state who gathered…

War on Terror: Fallen heroes never forgotten – Buratai

Gallant officers and men of the Nigerian Army who paid the supreme sacrifice in the course of prosecuting the ongoing…

RRS nabs NURTW boss for buying 4,256 stolen phones

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) has arrested a National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) boss who confessed…

Nigeria troops clear Boko Haram bomb making factory

The Nigerian Army said it burst and cleared a Boko Haram major bomb making factory in Ngala town of northern…

Workers Day: Oshiomhole announces new minimum wage

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Sunday announced a new minimum wage with effect from May 1,…

Workers Salary: Ndigbo gives Okorocha 60-day ultimatum

Ndigbo Unity Forum, an Igbo socio-cultural group, has given Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo an ultimatum of 60 days to…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Pay attention to workers welfare, NLC tells Shettima

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday urged Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno to give top priority to workers’ welfare…

PICTURES: Ambode, Tinubu, Osoba rock Jazz Festival

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba,…
John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja cautions politicians against any attempt to rig 2023 general elections.

Herdsmen Attack On Onaiyekan: Catholic Bishops urge Buhari to provide more security

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ The Catholic Archbishop of Benin City, Dr. Augustin Akubueze and the Catholic Bishop of Uromi Diocese, Dr.…

Address killings by herdsmen, Archbishop tells Buhari

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Martins, on Saturday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently address the killings…

APC should deliver promised welfare programme, says Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has called on the All Progressives Congress led federal government to deliver its promised welfare…

Soldier shoots bride’s mother dead in Delta

Tragedy struck on Saturday morning as a mother of a bride was allegedly shot dead by a soldier at the…
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Gunmen kidnap paramount ruler’s pregnant wife in Akwa Ibom

No fewer than 10 unknown gunmen on Friday night kidnapped the pregnant wife of Ubong Assam, the paramount ruler of…

Falana urges NLC, TUC to lead campaign for recovery of stolen wealth

Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on Saturday called on the Nigeria labour movement to lead campaign for…

Salary: Ekiti workers will soon heave sigh of relief – Speaker

The Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Kola Oluwawole, has urged civil servants in the state to exercise patience,…

Army ready to dislodge Boko Haram from Sambisa – Defence Minister

The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mansur Dan’ali, on Saturday, said the Nigerian Army is set to destroy all camps and…

359 police officers killed, 272 injured in active service, says Arase

Jos, April 30, 2016 (NAN) No fewer than 359 policemen were killed on duty between January 2014 and April 2016,…

Enugu remains PDP stronghold, Ekweremadu says

The Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, has said that Enugu State will remain a stronghold of the…

Ogun pays April salary, deductions

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta In fulfillment of its promise to labour leaders, the Ogun State government on Friday announced the payment of…

We’ll use recovered money to create jobs for youths – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said his administration was determined to recover money stolen by former public officers to create…

Herdsmen: We say ‘NO’ to grazing reserves – Enugu Govt

The Enugu State Government has opposed the creation of grazing reserves across the country following the invasion of Nimbo community…

“I’m done”, Tiwa Savage talks Tee Billz attempted suicide, cheating

In three piercing words, Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage pretty much summed up her marriage to her husband, Tunji Balogun, popularly…

Dogara, Atiku, Tambuwal mourn Oba of Benin

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has condoled with the people of the ancient Bini Kingdom over transition…

Osinbajo speaks at The Platform today

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, would be featuring on The Platform, Abuja tomorrow April 30, 2016, at the…

Oba of Benin’s reign full of distinction, class, wisdom – APC

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, on Friday said the late Oba of Benin…

Nigerian troops discover pits where Boko Haram dumps victims

Nigerian troops have intensified efforts to clear the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in various parts of the north east…

Randy burglar arrested after inviting suspect’s daughter for sexual affair

Jethro Ibileke/Benin‎ Love overtures of a suspected burglar, Samson Ugbusun, to the daughter of his victim (name withheld), has led…

Oba of Benin: We lost a true custodian of history, says Ofeimun

Eromosele Ebhomele Odia Ofeimun, aspirant in the governorship election in Edo state, southern Nigeria, has described the passage of the…