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Nigeria Police claim arrest of Boko Haram’s ‘Chief Butcher’

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria Police on Tuesday 15 July said that following the massive onslaught by security forces on the activities…

85 Nigerians in detention in Abidjan

No fewer than 70 Nigerians are currently facing trials in Abidjan for different offences, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Ifeoma…

ASUU UniAbuja suspends strike

The Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja (UniAbuja) branch, Ben Ugheoke, on Tuesday in Abuja said…

Flood kills 3 persons, renders many homeless in Edo

No fewer than three persons were confirmed dead following a torrential rain on Sunday in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko Edo…

Lagos creates 75,168 jobs by planting 5 million

The Lagos State Government on Monday said that it planted no fewer than five million trees and created about 75,168…

50,000 orphans, vulnerable kids benefit from USAID in Nigeria

Simon Ateba The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday ended one of its programmes for orphans and…

Navy arrests bank manager for impersonation

The Nigerian Navy on Monday said it arrested one Simon Musa for posing as an admiral of the Navy. Parading…

FG appeals to NMA to suspend strike

The ministers of health, employment, labour and productivity in Abuja on Monday appealed to the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to…

55 jailed for alcohol consumption in Kano

The Kano State Hisba Board on Monday said 55 people were arrested and convicted for alcohol consumption in Kano during…

Boko Haram kills 38 in fresh Borno attack

At least 38 people were killed following a raid by suspected Islamist Boko Haram gunmen on a village in northeast…

Malala asks Boko Haram to stop misrepresenting Islam

Pakistan education activist Malala Yousafzai on Monday in Abuja asked Boko Haram terrorists to stop misusing the name of Islam…

Police foils robbery attack on media house, loses officer

The Rivers Police Command has confirmed that two armed robbers were killed when a gang raided the office of Nigerian…

Military fighting terrorism with caution – Minimah

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, said on Monday 15 July that the military is deploying caution in its…

#BringBackOurGirls: 90 Days Since Chibok Girls Were Kidnapped

It’s 90 days since over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by Islamist sect, Boko Haram on 14 April in Chibok village,…

INEC Denying Osun Members Permanent Voters Cards —APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm that its members in Osun State are being denied their Permanent…

We’re 85 Percent Ready For Osun Election —INEC

Simon Ateba The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Monday it’s 85 percent ready for the 9 August governorship…

2015: Bakare Calls For Interim Govt

The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has…

Traffic Jam Reduces On Apapa Road

Kazeem Ugbodaga & Cyriacus Izuekwe  Sanity is gradually returning to the Apapa axis of the Mile 2-Apapa expressway which has…

NSCDC ask Muslims to pray against insurgency

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has urged Muslims to offer special prayers during the holy month of…

Massive Enforcement Against Illegal Auto Dealers

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it will soon embark on massive enforcement against unregistered auto and spare parts…

LASG Decries Inadequate Land For Wastewater Treatment Plants

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says inadequate land is one of the major challenges inhibiting the sitting of several…

Bamidele Aturu, Loss Of A Great Son Of Nigeria

By Mohsin Bukhari/Dubai ‎ Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, (1898-1963) A.D. was an Irish Roman Catholic priest and senior official of the…

Zoning favours political weaklings

Senator Paulinus Igwe-Nwagu (PDP Ebonyi Central), has said that zoning of political offices are meant to favour political weaklings in…

Osun Poll: INEC to distribute election materials on time

Election materials for the 9 August governorship election in Osun would arrive the state as planned and would be distributed…

2015: Bakare Calls For Interim Govt

The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has…

We will not aid terrorism in Lagos – Arewa

The Arewa community in Lagos on Sunday said that they would neither aid nor tolerate any terrorist activities in Lagos.…

Aturu’s Death: A Tragic Blow To Labour Movement

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has described the death of human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu as tragic blow to the…

Malala, Pakistani girl-child campaigner calls for Chibok girls release

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl-child education campaigner, who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, has called on Boko Haram…

Boko Haram voices support for Islamic State’s Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda

The head of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists, Abubakar Shekau, has voiced support for the extremist Sunni Islamic State (IS) militant…

Boko Haram claims Abuja, Lagos attacks in new video

The head of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists has claimed responsibility for a June 25 bombing in the capital Abuja and…