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Ajimobi promises free uniforms for pupils of burnt school

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has promised to personally provide new uniforms for over 400 pupils of…

I prefer to die fighting corruption – EFCC Chairman

The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has stated his unalloyed commitment to the…

Osinbajo commends Northeasterners for supporting IDPs

Nigerians in the North-East have been commended for their neighborliness and accommodating nature towards Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in their…

I couldn’t afford N50 to watch EPL matches – Iheanacho

Weekends in Nigeria often follow a pattern. Hundreds of men, women and children crowd around televisions desperately trying to catch…
Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, Chairman, Tantita Security Services Nig. Ltd (TSSNL), alleges sabotage in fight against crude oil theft

Court empowers EFCC to seize Tompolo’s houses, companies

Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos, today February 19, 2016 granted the request of the Economic and…

Lassa fever patient discharged from LUTH

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi – Araba, on Friday said that it had discharged a Lassa fever patient…

Lagos yet to ascertain disease that killed 20 children

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government is yet to ascertain the disease which killed 20 children in Eti-Osa Local Government…

19 dead in twin suicide attack on Cameroon market

At least 19 people were killed in a double suicide bombing at a market in northeastern Cameroon on Friday, local…

Expelled female student sues university

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A Port Harcourt High Court has adjourned till 21 March 21, 2016 to continue hearing on the…

Osun rejects doctors’ demand, says it’s impossible

The Government of Osun on Friday described the demand of the state striking doctors as impossible in the face of…

Man attacks rival with razor over lover

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged before Apapa Magistrates’ court for allegedly slashing his rival with…

Lagos begins construction of Abule-Egba flyover

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has begun the construction of the Abule-Egba flyover and has been engaging stakeholders to…

Governor Dickson’s wife not dead – Aide

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Seriake Dickson’s aide has dismissed rumours of the demise of Bayelsa governor’s wife, Dr Mrs Rachael…

NSCDC arrests Man, 30, for defiling girl, 6, in Borno

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command, said on Friday that it had arrested a 30-year old…

Corruption is a sin against humanity, Buhari tells Catholic bishops

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday that his administration would not tolerate any corrupt government. He said this while addressing…

Child thief dressed as woman arrested in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin‎ ‎ ‎ The police in Benin, Edo state, have arrested and detained a middle-aged man (names withheld), for…

Kidnappers free Rivers Commissioner’s mom

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Madam Patience Tam-George, the 85-year-old mother of Austin Tam-George, the Rivers State Commissioner of Information and Communication…

Wike to security agencies: Arrest Pro-Biafra protesters

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reiterated that his administration’s ban on public procession of any…

Only civil servants with confirmed BVN will receive salary – Wike

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt ke Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that only civil servants with proven Bank Verification…

23 renounce cultism, 2 arrested in Edo

‎ Jethro Ibileke/Benin At least 23 members of various secret cult groups in Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo state,…

Suspected child thief dressed as woman arrested in Benin

Jethro Ibileke/Benin‎ ‎ ‎ The police in Benin, Edo state, have arrested and detained a middle-aged man (names withheld), for…

Nigerian troops rescue 195 hostages from Boko Haram – Army

Nigerian troops have rescued 195 Boko Haram hostages and killed a number of “terrorists” in raids on villages across the…

Court adjourns trial of Akpobolokemi, others

The trial of Patrick Akpobolokemi, a former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), was on Thursday adjourned…

Traditional rulers should condemn corruption strongly – Osinbajo

Traditional rulers in the country should raise a strong voice of condemnation against those who have stolen public funds and…

Dasukigate: Metuh to make no case submission

The National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Olisa Metuh on Thursday told a Federal High Court sitting in…

Our current economic situation due to years of bad governance – Soyinka

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has blamed the current economic situation in the country on years of bad governance, and urged…

Nigerian army establishes human rights desk office

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has assured members of the public, as well as the local…

Ogbemudia pledges lifetime support for Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin Former Governor of the defunct mid-west region and Bendel state, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia, has formally announced the withdrawal…

Buhari appoints Tolu Ogunlesi head of new media

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appointed Tolu Ogunlesi as his Special Assistant on Digital/New Media. Ogunlesi, who is a renowned…
Ali-Modu Sheriff

APC mocks PDP new chair, Modu Sheriff’s 2019 dream

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has mocked the newly-selected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff,…