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Police seize 33 bags of marijuana, 34 bags of other hard drugs

Femi Adi/Kaduna The Kaduna State Police Command has intercepted 33 bags of Indian hemp and 34 baskets of hard drugs…

APC inaugurates 10-member Adamawa state working committee

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, reconstituted the Working Committee of the party in Adamawa State, in line with…

We are not recruiting, EFCC alerts public

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, wishes to alert the general public about the activities of some unscrupulous elements…
Court grants EFCC interim order to freeze 1,146 bank accounts being investigated for unauthorized dealing in forex exchange, others

N359m fraud: Court adjourns Jos college provost’s arraignment

The arraignment of Dr. Nkereuwem Sunday Etukudo, Provost, Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology, FSMLT, Jos, and four others by…

Governor Dickson sacks all political appointees, wishes them well

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Less than 24 hours after his inauguration as governor for a second term, Seriake Dickson, governor of…

Buhari’s appointing spree continues with Abdullahi, Akabueze

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Tijjani Mohammed Abdullahi as the Director-General (Budget). Abdullahi, a fellow of the…
"N3.1bn fraud": Abubakar Umar tenders damning testimony against ex-governor Suswam

N3.1bn Fraud: How Suswan laundered N1bn – Witness

The trial of Gabriel Suswan, a former governor of Benue State and his Commissioner of Finance, Okolobia Okpanachi, continued on…

Osun security council commends police, others for foiling robbery attack

The Osun State Security Council has on Monday commended the police and other security agencies that foiled the bank robbery…

Najatu Muhammad rejects Buhari’s appointment

Najatu Muhammad an ardent supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected an appointment to be the chairperson of Dutse Federal…

Dabiri-Erewa appointed as Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, a former broadcaster and ex-member of House of Representatives as his…

Payment of workers’ salaries, emoluments our priority – Enugu Govt

The Enugu State Government on Monday said it would give priority to payment of salaries, emoluments and entitlement of civil…

Buhari promises to secure Niger Delta, rebuild North East

President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that the Federal Government has begun mobilizing the military and task forces to…

Massive Purge: Buhari sacks 26 agency bosses

In an unprecedented move, President Muhamadu Buhari on Monday sacked 26 director generals and managing directors of agencies and departments…

Lai Mohammed rallies support for military against Boko Haram

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has again called on Nigerians to give total support to the…
Julius Agwu

Julius Agwu turns Evangelist, wins souls for Christ

Nigerian ace comedian and singer, Julius Agwu says he is now an evangelist, winning souls for Christ with his talents.…

Driver steals employer’s N120m caterpillar, sells it for N1.5m

Paul Iyoghojie The police at the Bar Beach Division,Victoria Island, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested a driver, Amos Oladapo, 29,…

Kano records 3 confirmed cases of Lassa fever

Dr Kabir Getso, Kano State Commissioner for Health, said on Monday in Kano that the state had recorded three confirmed…

Why courts give conflicting judgments – Lawyer

An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Abdul Mohammed has said that two seemingly similar cases could get different judgments as a result…

Pastor in prison over abduction of housewife, extortion

An IIorin Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded in prison a 45-year-old pastor, Adeyemi Tayo, over alleged abduction of a housewife.…

Ogoni clean-up: Netherlands to support Nigeria

The Netherlands’ government on Monday expressed its readiness to support Nigeria in the implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme…

Thugs stab staff, patients at Lagos General Hospital

Eromosele Ebhomele Doctors, nurses and patients in the various wards of the Orile-Agege General Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday night…

Teacher loses N1.6m to fake spiritualist

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 37-year old fake spiritualist, Udochi Obimba has been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…

Wike lifts suspension on Finance Commissioner, Accountant-General

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state on Valentine Day lifted the suspension on the State Finance Commissioner, Dr Magnus Kpakol…

LASU student dies after consuming mixed liquor

Yusuf Muhammed A student of Lagos State University (LASU) Gbadeyan Awolola Adesina has died in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, after…

Two Ebonyi undergraduates kill woman just back from US

Enugu Police Command, on Sunday, said it had nabbed two undergraduates, who are students of one of Ebonyi State University…

James Ibori: UK MPs probe police corruption during trial

Embattled Metropolitan Police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe will be grilled by MPs next week over bombshell claims that Scotland Yard…
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia

Boko Haram fighters trained in Somalia – President Mohamud

Fighters for the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram have been trained in Somalia on Africa’s eastern coast before returning…

Kidnappers demand N30m for mother of Rivers Commissioner for Information

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr Austin Tam-George has confirmed the kidnap of his 85 years…

God directed me to serve Nigeria – Kachikwu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that although his former job was more rewarding financially,…

Okowa, others in Bayelsa as Dickson takes oath as Gov

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, accompanied by his wife, Edith, Sunday led top government functionaries…