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UPDATE: 14 dead, over 100 injured in Kano blasts

Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on…

PICTURES: Nigerians keep vigil at fuel station

By Seun Bisuga Nigerians are pretty confused right now, they do not know who to blame for the long queues,…

Buhari sacks corrupt high court judge

Justice Lambo Akanbi, of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, has been retired compulsorily, by President Muhammadu Buhari. This followed…

Suicide bombers kill 12, injure dozens in Kano

Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a mobile phone market in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on…

Buhari calls for more vigilance after Yola, Kano attacks

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja called for increased vigilance among the civilian population to help ward off suicide…

Nigerian troops, police arrest Boko Haram kingpins

Nigerian troops attached to 101 Task Force Battalion, 7 Division Garrison, along Lagos Street Maiduguri, Borno State, arrested yet another…

Man kills four own children in Kaduna

A middle aged man, on Wednesday in Kaduna slaughtered four of his children and attempted to kill himself after an…

Blast rips through mobile phone market in Kano

A large blast ripped through a busy mobile phone market in Nigeria’s biggest northern city, Kano, on Wednesday, two traders…

Fuel Subsidy: Buhari seeks approval of supplementary budget

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the approval of a supplementary budget to cover mainly the 413 billion naira ($2.1…

Security remains my top priority, Ambode assures Lagosians

…Hosts outgoing and incoming members Of State Security Trust Fund Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening restated his…

45 killed in road accidents in Kogi

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says 45 persons lost their lives in 61 road crashes in different parts of…

Jobless man, 42, arrested for stealing neighbours food

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 42-year old hungry jobless man has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates court for allegedly stealing…
Real reason for fuel scarcity in Abuja, other northern states

Fuel scarcity bites harder in Auchi, hits N180 per litre

Scarcity of petrol has continued to bite harder in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo as the price…

Yola blast: Relatives besiege hospital for remains of loved ones

Relatives of victims of Tuesday’s blast in Yola have besieged the Specialists Hospital, Yola, to claim the remains of their…

Why we assist women entrepreneurs – Torera Abiola

Torera Abiola, the late Chief MKO Abiola’s niece, is an ambassador on Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) organisation, a group supported…

UNIPORT lecturer, Rivers Polytechnic Bursar abducted

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Mrs Lillian Ikombia Davies, the Bursar of Kenule Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic Bori,the Rivers State owned Polytechnic and Dr…

Reps to probe Nigerian banks for ‘unrealistic targets’ to staff

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, mandated its Committee on Banking and Currency to investigate alleged unwholesome practices of unrealistic…

Man stabs neighbour over witchcraft allegation

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 37-year-old man, Abuchi Simon, has been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for allegedly stabbing his…

Facebook activates “Safety Check” for Nigeria blasts after criticism

Facebook Inc activated its “Safety Check” feature after deadly blasts in Nigeria late on Tuesday following criticism from users that…

Kogi Polls: Arase tells trouble makers to keep off

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, has assured Nigerian citizens, especially indigenes of Kogi state, of the readiness…
Sen. Kabiru Marafa

Saraki’s action forces Marafa to stage walk-out

Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC-Zamfara), walked out of the chamber over composition of standing committees of the Senate in Abuja on…

I’m surprised, embarrassed by arrest order, Dasuki tells Buhari

The immediate National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki has stated that he is not only surprised but embarrassed by the…

British couple keep Nigerian immigrant as slave for 24 years

A British couple was found guilty on Tuesday of keeping a Nigerian immigrant enslaved for more than two decades, forcing…

Yola market blast kills 32, injures 80 – NEMA

A blast that hit a market in Yola, Adamawa state on Tuesday evening, killed 32 people and injured 80 others,…

Ogun Police rescue stolen two-week old baby, arrest suspect

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The combined team of Onipanu Police division in Ota and Ifo division on Saturday rescued a two-week old…

TSA: Talk is cheap, facts are sacred – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, insisted on Tuesday that funds that have accrued to the Treasury Single Account…

Buhari receives fraudulent arms procurement report by Jonathan’s administration, orders arrest

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has received a report on the procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces…

N2b, not N6b spent on presidential air fleet – Presidency

The Presidency said on Tuesday that a little above N2 billion and not N6 billion has so far been has…

Nigeria will join the “big league” under Buhari – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari had shown that Nigeria…

Hate Messages: Lagos to place mosques, churches under watch

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it will start to place mosques and churches in the state under watch…