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Lagos police boss, Fatai Owoseni removed

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police Fatai Owoseni has been removed. He has been replaced with the Officer-in-Charge of Inspector-General…

Egypt lists ex-football star, Aboutrika a terrorist

Egypt has added ex-football star Mohamed Aboutrika to a terror list for his alleged links with the banned Muslim Brotherhood,…

U.S. warns Yahya Jammeh: ‘You’re losing opportunities’

The U.S. has warned the embattled President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, saying he is losing opportunities to peacefully handover…

Man jailed 3 years for defrauding bishop Oyedepo

Justice Binta Fatima Isah of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Zaria, yesterday January 17, 2017, convicted and sentenced…

Much Ado about BBOG’s invitation to Sambisa

Whatever may be the intention behind it, and despite conceding to government, I do not see the BBOG changing its…

Police confirm kidnap of Director of Finance, 3 others in Sokoto state

Mr Mohammed Abdulkadir, the Commissioner of Police, Sokoto State Command has confirmed the kidnap of the Director of Finance, Isa…
German court sentences Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for murder and attempted murder

6 ministers resign from Yahya Jammeh’s government

Gambia’s tourism and culture minister on Tuesday said he will step down, in what was a sign of dwindling support…

Rivers acquires 10 gunboats for Nigerian Navy

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced that the 10 new state-of-the-art security gunboats acquired by the Rivers State…

N4.6b money laundering trial : Fani-kayode seeks case transfer

Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode Tuesday kicked against his trial at the Lagos Division of the Federal High…

Council suspends Chief Priest of Benin Kingdom

The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has suspended Nosakhare Isekhure as the Isekhure (Chief Priest) of Benin Kingdom indefinitely for alleged…

4 feared dead, houses burnt in renewed A’Ibom, Cross River boundary crisis

Four persons were feared dead and scores of persons injured in the renewed boundary crisis between Oku Iboku community in…

Breaking: 24-hour after Osinbajo’s visit: N/D militants blow up pipeline

An unidentified militant group in the Niger Delta have blown up a crude oil trunkline in Ughelli, Delta State, barely…

AFCON 2017: Ayew gives Ghana 1-0 victory over Uganda

Ghana’s Andre Ayew surpassed his father’s record by scoring the goal that beat Uganda 1-0 in their Group D match…

Kidnappers storm Jigawa, kidnap Village Head, Ward Head

Kidnappers, numbering about 30, have kidnapped Alhaji Garba Mamud, the Village Head of Rijin in Basirka District of Gwaram Local…
Chibok girls

Negotiations to free Chibok girls ongoing, says Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Tuesday reassured that the negotiations for the release of other…

40 million Nigerians to get telecom services in 2017-NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says provision has been made in the2017 budget to extend telecommunications services to additional 40…

I cannot live without my husband – Annie Idibia

Nigerian legendary entertainment singer Tu Baba will be shocked to know that his wife Annie Idibia has said she would…

Woman bags death sentence for burning daughter alive

A woman in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for burning her daughter alive in a so-called “honor killing” incident.…

Car dealers groan over new import policy, call for reversal

Mixed reactions have trailed the ban on the importation of vehicles through land borders with some of the dealers calling…

Unemployed man in court for stealing fridge

A 22-year-old unemployed man, Qudus Bakare was on Tuesday arraigned before a Badagry Chief Magistrate’s’ court, Lagos State for alleged…
Chibok girls

GSS Chibok: Reps to investigate N500m reconstruction fund

The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to investigate the N500 million budgeted fund for the reconstruction of Girls Secondary…

Abducted children recovered in Plateau starved for 6 days

The 145 abducted children, who were intercepted by the Police in Plateau, did not eat for six days, according to…

Telecoms companies task ICT regulators on convergence

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has called on regulators in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry…

Buhari felicitates with Emeka Anyaoku at 84

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday felicitated with seasoned diplomat, elder statesman and administrator, Chief Emeka Anaoku as he turns 84…

Police appeal for information on killers of Inspector

Police in Niger have appealed for information that would lead to arrest of killers of a policeman, Nigeria Security and…

Rwanda bans poultry products amid bird flu concerns

Rwanda has imposed temporary ban on all imported poultry products from Uganda and European countries due to outbreak of Avian…

Accident: Yahoo boys beat trailer driver to coma

An accident has occurred at Akiode bus stop on the popular Ojodu Berger road, Lagos. The incident which involved 3…
Abubakar Shekau, Boko Haram leader

Why I bombed UNIMAID mosque – Shekau

Leader of terrorist group, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has taken responsibility for the bomb blasts at the University of Maiduguri…

Before the gamble in The Gambia: Memo to Buhari

Do you know what astonished me most in the world? The inability of force to create anything. In the long…

Louis van Gaal: Ex-Man Utd, Barcelona and Netherlands manager retires

Ex-Manchester United and Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal says he has retired from coaching after a 26-year career. The 65-year-old…