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3 clerics kidnapped in Kaduna, N100m ransom demanded

Abductors of the National President of Fellowship of Churches of Christ In Nigeria known in as “Tarayyar Ekklesiyoyin Kristi A…

Easter holiday: Osun again offers free train ride

As part of its continued commitment to the welfare and well-being of the people, the Government of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola…

LASG staff arraigned over alleged forgery of Deed Of Assignment

Paul Iyoghojie A Senior Staff with the Lagos State Government, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Olaide Ibraheem, 48, has been arraigned before…

Buhari, Osinbajo, governors, others proffer 71 ways to revive Nigeria’s economy

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the governors of the 36 states alongside ministers have proffered 71 ways…

Edo: APC guber aspirant vows to probe Oshiomhole, others, if elected governor

Jethro Ibileke/Benin‎ Ahead of the September 10 governorship election in Edo, an aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives…

Residents laud Ambode for completing Meiran Ile-Iwe road

Some residents of Ile-Iwe in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State on Tuesday lauded the State…

Queen’s College sex scandal: Police boss summons principal, teacher

Cyriacus izuekwe Lagos State Commissioner of police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, has summoned the principal and a teacher of Queen’s College,…

Tricycle operator batters LASTMA officer

Cyriacus Izuekwe A tricycle operator has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly battering an officer of…

Labour unions set to shut down Kaduna Wednesday, beg Sen Sani for support

Femi Adi/Kaduna Ahead of Wednesday’s planned protest by labour umion in Kaduna, Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria, the Nigerian Union of…

Bizman sent to prison over dud cheque

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 35-year-old man, Mustapha Rasak, has been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ court for allegedly issuing N4m…

13 dead, 35 injured in Brussels explosion

Two explosions have rocked Zaventem airport, in Brussels, Belgium as people queued to check in, the first one going at…
Lassa Fever

Lassa fever: Second victim dies in Ogun, 216 contacts certified free

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The second victim of Lassa fever who has been at the isolation centre at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching…
Okupe

Why I wanted Wike out of Rivers – Okupe

Eromosele Ebhomele Dr. Doyin Okupe, a former senior aide to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Tuesday morning explained why he…

EFCC arraigns Sani Abubakar for fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on March 21, 2016 arraigned one Sani Abubakar, and Bishong Obi Akatcha (now at…

Boko Haram destroyed 956,453 houses, 5, 335 classrooms in Borno

Some 20,000 people have been killed in the Boko Haram insurgency in Borno state in northeast Nigeria, according to a…

Lagos Assembly begins sensitisation for made-in-Nigeria goods

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced an enlightenment campaign for Nigerians to commence patronising made-in-Nigeria goods,…

Medical students to study for 7 not 11 years – NUC

Medical students are required to do seven years in the universities and not 11 as erroneously reported in some news…

NNPC owes FG N4.9trn not N3.2trn – RMAFC

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) said on Monday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was yet…

Zaria clash panel again adjourns sitting

Femi Ad/Kaduna The Judicial Commission of Inquiry constituted by the Kaduna State Government to look into the clashes between the…

APC calls for total cancellation of rerun polls

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers state has called for outright cancellation of the whole elections…

Army kills Shekau look-alike, 18 others

Nigerian Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison carried out clearing operation at Dalore camp on Sunday in which they killed 19…

Finally, DSS to grant lawyers access to Zakzaky

Nigeria’s Shiite leader, Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky incommunicado since 13 December, 2015 when he was arrested by the military authorities will…

Arrest Wike for assassination attempt on Peterside, others – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has expressed outrage over the assassination attempt on the Director-General of the…

El-Rufai’s religious bill can set Kaduna on fire, PFN warns

Femi Adi/Kaduna The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) on Monday said Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s religious bill before Kaduna State House…

African leaders to blame for conflicts – Obasanjo

Some of Africa’s leaders are responsible for instability on the continent because they have failed to manage diversity in their…

PDP wants Amaechi, Dakuku Peterside, others arrested

The Chairman, Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bro. Felix Obuah has called for an immediate arrest…

Nomoreloss dies after illness

Nigerian singer and songwriter, Olumuyiwa Osinuga, popularly known as Nomoreloss has died after treating an undisclosed illness for weeks. Nomoreloss…

Fire razes 100 houses, kills 2 in Kuramo

Kazeem Ugbodaga A serious fire outbreak at Kuramo Beach area of Lekki, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has burnt two persons to…

Crisis hits Hausa community over new Seriki in Lagos

Cyriacus Izuekwe Seven persons have been arrested and charged before a Magistrates’ court sitting in Ejigbo for allegedly disrupting the…

Wike’s SSG, Kenneth Kobani released

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Kenneth Kobani, who was arrested by the army for allegedly…