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Buhari’s team visit bomb blast sites, as death toll rises to 18

Malam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari and David Babachir Lawal, the Secretary to the Government of…

Heading Petroleum Ministry: Lagos lawmakers back Buhari

Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Saturday gave support to President Muhammadu Buhari’s resolve to head…

We will use EFCC, ICPC to recover stolen funds – Niger State Govt

Niger State Government says it will use the services of the anti-graft agencies, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses…

Rape: Lawyers task police on proper investigation

Some lawyers in Lagos have advised the police to support investigations in rape and defilement cases with adequate medical reports…

Pinnick praises late Mrs Enyeama at burial

President of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick on Saturday praised God for the life of the late…

Cowardly attacks in Abuja, elsewhere will not save Boko Haram – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned Friday night’s bomb attacks in Kuje and Nyanya areas of Abuja that…

PDP condemns Nyanya, Kuje bombings

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned Friday’s bombing in Nyanya and Kuje areas of Abuja, Nigeria, describing…

Bomb blast: Police tighten security in FCT

Inspector-General of Police Solomon Arase has directed police officers to ensure massive stop and search activities in and around the…

Resident petitions Lagos Speaker over Ambode’s nominee

Eromosele Ebhomele A top member of the Ikoyi Club 1938, Chief Oladele Abiodun Benson, has petitioned the Speaker of the…

Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Reporting calls for entries

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has invited entries from Nigerian reporters for the 10th Wole Soyinka Award…

Military pension verification begins Tuesday nationwide

The Chairman, Military Pensions Board, AVM Muhammed Dabo, has allayed fears of any mishap in the forthcoming military pension verification…

FRSC takes ‘Ember’ month campaign to Anambra

The FRSC Sector Commander in Anambra, Mr Sunday Ajayi, has said that nearly 2,000 regular and special marshals of the…

Night guard, ex-convict arrested for armed robbery in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police command is not leaving any stone unturned in chasing armed robbers out of the…

Rivers among 21 States with bird flu

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers State Government has confirmed that the state is among the 21 States in the country with…

UPDATE: 15 confirmed dead, 39 injured in Abuja bomb blasts

The multiple bomb blasts on Friday night in Nyanya and Kuje, two suburbs of the Nigerian capital, Abuja killed 15…

3 contractors arraigned for attacking man with machete

Paul Iyoghojie Three building contractors have been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrates’ court for allegedly invading the palace of a…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Borno govt. to relocate IDPs back to their hometowns

The Borno State Emergency Management Agency (BOSEMA) said it had concluded arrangements with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to…

UPDATE: Bomb blast in Nyanya, kills 2, injures 19‏

A bomb blast on Friday evening in Nyanya, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has killed two persons…
Scene of a bomb attack in Jos

Twin explosions rock Abuja, many dead

Two bombs went off in the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja late on Friday, an official said. There was…

How we’ll screen Ambode’s nominees – Lagos Assembly

Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday said it has a cordial relationship with the state governor,…

Diezani gets bail in UK, passport seized

Former Nigeria Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke has been released on bail after she was arrested on allegations of money laundering…

Night guard, ex-convict arrested for armed robbery in Ogun

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command is not leaving anything to chance in chasing armed robbers out of the…

Kaduna boosts learning with 770,000 furniture, 305,000 uniforms

The Kaduna State Government said it would provide 770,000 units of furniture and 305,000 sets of uniforms to its public…

Hajj stampede: Special prayer held for victims in Sokoto

A special prayer was held in Sokoto on Friday for victims of the Hajj stampede in Saudi Arabia. The prayer…

Abducted AAU lecturer murdered by his abductors – Police

‎Jethro Ibileke/Benin The police in Benin on Friday disclosed that Dr. Paul Erie, an Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics of…

Man arraigned in Ibadan for illegal possession of a gun

A 35-year old man, Waheed Akinsanmi, was on Friday arraigned in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for illegal…

Obama suffers backlash for sending soldiers to Nigeria, other countries

By Jo Becker Advocacy/ Director Children’s Rights Division This week, President Barack Obama announced that four countries that use child…
Dakuku Peterside ex- APC governorship candidate criticizes Gov. Wike over alleged failure to pay NECO fees, employ more teachers in Rivers

No multiple thumb printing, ballot snatching in Rivers guber polls – Witnesses

Four more witnesses for Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Thursday told the State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja…

Kebbi farmers lose crops worth N3bn to flood

The Secretary, Kebbi chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Alhaji Muhammad Idris, said on Friday that 45,000…

300 Bakassi IDPs get free medical service

No fewer than 300 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Bakassi local government area of Cross River on Friday benefited from…