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Sanitary inspectors coming to Kaduna

Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State has ordered the state Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to re-introduce sanitary inspectors.…

Damaturu residents flee besieged town

Hundreds of residents of Damaturu in Yobe state fled Tuesday after arrests by troops and rumours of new attacks by…

Ugolor: Court fixes Thursday for ruling on bail

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Justice Esther Edigin of Benin High court 4 has fixed Thursday, 16 August for ruling in an exparte…

Edo State: Deputy leaves PDP candidate in the cold

JETHRO IBILEKE/ Benin Johnson Abolagba, running mate to Gen. Charles Airhiavbere of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 14,…

Bombs kill 2 Boko Haram bombers, one passerby

By Femi Adi/Kaduna Two suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers met their end today as the bombs they were carrying on…

1000 bombs recovered by Nigerian police in Kano

The Anti-Bomb disposal unit of the Kano State Police Command recovered and defused 996 different calibre of Improvised Explosive Devices…

Pastor Impregnates Daughter Twice After Wife’s Death

Pastor Emmanuel Alex in charge of a new generation church in Egan, on the outskirts of Lagos, has been arrested…

Man Docked For Issuing Dud Cheque

A 49-year old businessman, Harry Patrick has been arraigned before an  Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly paying…

Car Kills Pregnant Woman On Okada

A Pregnant woman died as vehicle knocked down a commercial motorcyclist (okada) which was conveying her this morning in Shasha…

Inspector, 2 Robbers Killed In Bank Raid

A police Inspector and two suspected armed robbers were killed today when policemen from the Apapa Division of the Lagos…

Akinyemi Named DG Of Ekiti State Communication Bureau

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has appointed Mr Kayode Akinyemi as the Director General of the newly-created Bureau of Strategic…

Thugs Batter Photo Journalists In Lagos

Four days after Mr. Benedict Uwalaka, a senior photo journalist with the Leadership Newspaper, was pummeled by mortuary attendants at…

Oba Akran Declares Badagry Festival Open

In a gathering of who is who in Badagry Local Government Area, which took place at the local government Secretariat…

PHCN Unions Acting Like Outlaws —Bart Nnaji

Professor Barth Nnaji, the Minister of Power on Monday said the various unions to which workers of Power Holding Company…

TERRORISM: Group Decries Action Of State Govs

The Foundation for Sustainable Peace and Conflict Resolution in Africa, a Non-Governmental, Non-Political Organization with Regional Offices in other African…

Gunmen in Cab Rob RCCG Pastor

A Pastor (simply called Gideon) with the Redeemed Christian Church of God was over the weekend robbed of all his…

Increasing Revenue, Wasteful Spending

The six months target hit by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has resulted in more posers for the Goodluck…

Borno sacks caretaker council committees

The Borno government has announced the dissolution of its 27 local government caretaker committees in the state after the expiry…

Police officer arrested for killing driver

The Bayelsa State Police Command last night confirmed the arrest of a police officer attached to MOPOL 30 Squadron in…

Prophet turns woman sex slave for fake spiritual aid

Cyriacus Izuekwe A self-styled prophet, Dennis Mmadu, 35, is now cooling his heels at Kirikiri Prison, Apapa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria,…

Gov. Akpabio: State police panacea to security problems

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state said the establishment of state police will help check the spate of violent…

Jonathan breaks fast with muslim diplomats

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday called on Muslims to use the remaining period of the Ramadan to seek Allah’s intervention…

UNILAG not UNIBEN Nigeria’s first in web ranking

University of Lagos has been ranked number one among Nigerian universities, in the latest webometric ranking of 100 universities in…

PDP boss: ‘They want to chop Airhiavbere’s money’

JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The verbal altercation between members of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over the…

Nigerian Cop on church guard duty killed

Unidentified gunmen today attacked the All Saints Catholic Church, Kanoyel in Gombe State, killing a policeman who was on duty…

20 Boko Haram members shot dead

Twenty suspected Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri,have been killed by Nigerian soldiers in a shootout. But the army lost one…

Boko Haram in shootout with Nigeria police

A shootout has been reported in the Bindigari area of Damaturu, capital of Yobe state, where militants of the Boko…

Be warned…flooding predicted in 14 Nigerian states

Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Environment has predicted downpour between now and August 19, which might cause flooding in 14 states.…

Soldiers seize Boko Haram weapons after raid

Nigerian troops recovered weapons in raids on suspected Boko Haram bases in two northern cities, officials said Saturday. A raid…

Police fraud unit arrests 3 suspects

The Police Special Fraud Unit (SFU) said it arrested two suspected fraudusters, alleged to have defrauded an American citizen of…