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RRS nabs car snatcher with fake pistol

Kazeem Ugbodaga Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested Paul Bassey, 25,…

Trial of Lagos hotelier, Augunous Okoro resumes

Henry Ojelu The trial of Augunous Okoro, an alleged accomplice of the late lawmaker Maurice Ibekwe, resumed on Wednesday at…

Ambode proffers solution to naira-dollar crisis

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday expressed optimism that the foreign exchange crisis plaguing the country which has resulted…

Anambra PDP: Supreme Court dismisses INEC motion

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a motion filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking clarification on its…

Minister commends media’s role in fight against corruption, terrorism

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the media for its role in the ongoing national…

Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori shut

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following the gun battle between the military and militants in Yeghe, Gokana Local Government Area and Bori,…

Women protest over levies to buy perfume for Gov Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Some women in their hundreds from Mile Three Market in Port Harcourt, the Rivers Stae capital in…

Zaria Clash: Shiite members’ absence stalls panel’s sitting again

Femi Adi/Kaduna Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as Shiite sect, again refused to appear before the Judicial…

Traders, thugs in violent clash over demolition of Ladipo market

Cyriacus Izuekwe For the past one week, there has been tension and violence at Odo-Aladura section of Ladipo motor spare…

Troops kill 20 Boko Haram terrorists, capture their gun truck

Nigerian troops in conjunction with Cameroonian troops have killed 20 Boko Haram fighters and have captured a gun truck belonging…

Landlord arrested for stealing tenant’s electricity generator

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 53-year-old landlord, Oyeniyi Shittu, has been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ court for allegedly stealing his…
Ali-Modu Sheriff

PDP Chair: Sheriff’s emergence, a huge mistake —Youth leader

Femi Adi/Kaduna North-west youth wing of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on Tuesday described the emergence of former governor of…

Buhari in govt for the Nigerian people – Osinbajo

President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is in government purely for the Nigerian people and is always open to talk and dialogue,…

El-Rufai to chair symposium on late Awolowo

Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state is to chair a one-day symposium to mark the annual commemorative birthday…
Patrick Akpobolokemi

NIMASA N2.3bn Scam: I shared N121m on accused’s Instruction – Witness

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today February 23, 2016 presented its sixth witness in the ongoing trial of…

ASUU decries FG’s paltry allocation to universities in 2016 budget

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Tuesday picked holes in allocation to tertiary institutions in the…

Ex-bankers docked for N21m fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Monday 22 February, 2016 arraigned the duo of Eke Chukwudi Kingsley and…

Buhari appoints Waziri Adio Executive Secretary, NEITI

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Waziri Onibiyo Adio, as the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency…
Candidates writing JAMB examination using Computer-Based Test (CBT) system

JAMB gives 48-hour extension for applicants to register

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will reopen its website between 12 midnight on Tuesday and 12 midnight on…

Okowa gets approval to take N500m loan

Delta House of Assembly on Tuesday approved Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s request to borrow N500 million from Fidelity Bank Plc to…

75-year-old pensioner slumps, dies during screening in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin There was pandemonium in Benin on Tuesday, as a 75-year-old pensioner, Sunday Oboite, collapsed and died while waiting…

Military operations in Khana, Gokana LGAs have my full backing – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has confirmed that the military operations in Gokana and Khana local…

Govt-owned media to be restructured for optimum performance

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that government-owned media organizations will be restructured and reinvented…

Corruption: Lulu, Ogunjobi, others lose bid to stop trial

Justice E. S. Chukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Monday, February 22, 2016 dismissed a…

Lagos to establish first DNA Forensic Lab in Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it is set to establish the first ever high-powered DNA Forensic Laboratory in…
Femi Adebayo Shares Review of 'Jagun Jagun'

Actor Femi Adebayo bags political post

Funsho Arogundade Popular Nollywood actor Femi Adebayo has joined the league of entertainers taking up political post. Adebayo, the son…

Multichoice donates 22 Digital Resource Centres to Ogun

Funsho Arogundade MultiChoice Nigeria has once again demonstrated its commitment to enhancing education in Nigeria with its resource center intervention,…

3 dead as guns boom in Ogoni

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Gunshots were still being held in Yeghe, a community of Gokana Local Government Area of Rivers and…

Military, Police collaborate on security in Lagos

Cyriacus Izuekwe The Nigerian military and the Lagos State Police Command have reiterated their commitment and readiness to partner in…

Senator Abe confirms liaison office bombed, calls Buhari to intervene

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Senator Magnus Abe, Rivers South East Senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC confirms confirms attack on…