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2 men remanded over homosexuality, stealing

An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin on Wednesday ordered the remand in prison of two men, Paul Frank, 31, and…

Mogadishu Blast: 18 killed in twin car bombing

At least 18 people were killed when two vehicles loaded with explosives exploded near the entrance of a hotel in…

No going back on building Mexico wall-Trump

Donald Trump has said a “big day” is planned on national security, including an announcement to build a wall on…

Kuwait executes member of royal family, 7 other prisoners

Seven people, among them a member of the ruling al-Sabah family, were hanged on Wednesday in Kuwait’s first executions in…

2 teenagers docked over alleged gang-raping

Two teenagers were on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s’ Court for allegedly gang-raping a 19-year-old girl. The defendants-…

Commuters express mixed feelings over using pedestrian bridges

Some FCT Residents on Wednesday expressed mixed feelings over the poor usage of pedestrian bridges provided in some parts of…

Bill upgrading MAPOLY to university scales second reading

The Bill to upgrade Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) to a state University of Technology, on Wednesday scaled second reading at…
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Ginger cures cancer, cardiovascular diseases

Experts at the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) Ibadan, have enumerated the economic and health values of ginger and turmeric…

Kerosene Scarcity: Tenants in trouble as landlords ban charcoal, firewood for cooking

Some landlords and tenants in Anambra are at war over the use of charcoal and firewood for cooking following the…

4 killed, 16 injured in kerosene explosions, doctors raise alarm

Nigeria is back again to the era of kerosene explosion due to the activities of some people who adulterate the…

Soldiers beat RCCG pastor to coma

A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Abuja, Alex Ochienu, said he was assaulted and beaten by two…

Fayose foils DSS attempt at arresting Apostle Suleiman

Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’s Forum, Ayodele Fayose, in the early hours of…

Breaking: Police rescue abducted students, staff of Nigeria-Turkish school Isheri

The police have rescued three students and 5 staff of Nigeria Turkish International College, Isheri, Ogun State. The students and…

AFCON 2017: DR Congo top group C after beating Togo 3-1

DR Congo reached the Africa Cup of Nations last eight as Group C winners with a victory that eliminated Togo.…

Breaking: Defending champion, Ivory Coast crash out of AFCON 2017

Defending champions, Ivory Coast on Tuesday crashed out of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Gabon, after losing…

Nigeria air strike dead ‘rises to 115’ in Rann

The number of people mistakenly killed last week in an air attack on a camp for those who have fled…

Lagos charges teachers to solve problem of obsolete textbooks with technology

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday charged teachers in the state’s public schools to use technology to address the problem…
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2 die as telecomm mast collapses in Port Harcourt

Two persons, a 16-year old girl and and 45-year old local football coach are said to have died in the…

Enugu police nab 3 over truck theft

The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three suspects, who allegedly stole a truck belonging to an indigenous oil and…

Katsina Assembly sanctions Department over illegal contracts

The Katsina House of Assembly, on Tuesday, warned the state Department of Higher Education to immediately desist from awarding contracts…

13 aspirants to contest in Anambra guber poll

No fewer than 13 aspirants including Prof. Charles Soludo, have indicated interest to contest the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra…

FG probes Big Brother Nigeria controversy

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to investigate the circumstances…

Phone dealers decry unstable Naira exchange rate

Mr Godfrey Nwosu, President of Phone and Allied Dealers Association of Nigeria (PAPDAN) says the depreciating value of the Naira…

Badagry records first rain in 2017

The coastal town of Badagry, Lagos State, on Tuesday witnessed its first rain of the year. The rain which began…

Algeria coach resigns after AFCON exit

Algeria coach Georges Leekens has resigned following the team’s early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations. The Desert Foxes…

Al-Makura tasks LG councils to declare internal revenue

Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has ordered Interim Management Committee chairmen in the 13 local government areas in the…

YouTube, essential aid for building confidence in cooking

Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone West Africa on Tuesday described YouTube as an essential aid…

Man remanded in prison for forging diploma certificate

A Magistrates’ Court in Rijiyar Zaki, Kano, on Tuesday, remanded a 28-year-old man, Oluwaseun Lasisi, in prison for allegedly forging…

1,000 bags of underweighed rice confiscated from Osogbo markets

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) in Osun says it confiscated more than 1,000 under weighed bags of rice in…

Kerosene scarcity: Jigawa residents blame product dealers

Residents of Hadejia in Jigawa have blamed petroleum products dealers for diversion of kerosene resulting to the current acute scarcity…