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Lagos lawyers hail passage of bill on death penalty for kidnappers

Some Lagos-based lawyers have lauded the Lagos State House of Assembly for passing into law the bill stipulating the death…

Price of local rice rises, tomatoes crash in Jigawa

Prices of locally produced rice have shot up by more than 20 per cent in Hadejia, Jigawa. Checks at Hadejia…

Buhari to attend inauguration of Ghana’s President-Elect, Akufo-Addo

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Saturday for Accra, Ghana, to attend the inauguration of Ghana’s President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo.…

Oyo awards N10bn Eleyele-Eruwa road

The Oyo State Government has approved the reconstruction of Ibadan-Eleyele Junction-Akufo Junction–Eruwa road at the cost of N10, 396,614,557.49. The…

Lagos Speaker supports online verification of number plates

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has described the introduction of a website, through which motorists…
Nigeria's ex-oil minister Diezani arraigns in UK Court charged with bribery

Court orders forfeiture of $153,310,000 belonging to Alison-Maduekwe

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Southwest Nigeria on Friday ordered temporary forfeiture of the sum of $153,310,000, which…

Ban on Private Revenue Collectors: Civil groups backs Obaseki

More commendations have continued to greet the prohibition of private revenue collectors announced by Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki,…

Dismissed Police Officers: Angry Governor Wike spits fire

Governor Nyesome Wike of Rivers State is angry. He is angry over the dismissal of six police officers attached to…

BoI disburses N3.1bn to 14 microfinance banks -MD

The Bank of Industry (BoI) says it disbursed N3.1 billion to 14 microfinance banks under its Bottom of Pyramid (BOP)…

Rivers rerun: Police sack 6 aides attached to Wike

The Nigeria Police Force has sacked six police officers attached to the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike for exhibiting gross…

Sick Nollywood actor thrown out of hospital

Well meaning Nigerians have not seen it all as every day different ailing Nollywood actors spring up begging for financial…

SERAP demands immediate release of arrested journalist by Akwa Ibom govt

emmanuel udomSocio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a newspaper publisher, Nsibiet…

Pictures: GLO-CAF awards in Abuja

The 2016 Glo/CAF Awards held on Thursday in Abuja. Leicester City and Algeria forward, Riyad Mahrez clinched the top prize…

Prices of second-hand clothes soar in Kano

Prices of second-hand clothes, especially cardigans, socks and sports wears have gone up in Kano as the intensity of harmattan…
CBN says old naira notes remain legal tender

2017: Governors tasked on workers’ salaries

A lawyer and activist, Mrs Theresa Mbanefo, on Friday, appealed to state governors to ensure prompt and consistent payment of…

Nasarawa government revokes 36 SUBEB contracts

Nasarawa State Government has revoked 36 ongoing contracts, awarded by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for flouting contractual…

NUPENG suspends strike, work resumes at Total Blending Plant

Normalcy on Friday returned to Total Nig. Plc Blending Plants, Lagos, after four days of protest by the NUPENG members…

Dognapped, Nollywood’s first live-action animated comedy film

For their first feature-film collaboration, KayKas Studios, Drama King Productions and Reel Laif Productions present Nigeria’s first live-action animated comedy…

Recession: Nigerians advised to embrace family planning

Prof. Suleiman Adeniran of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has advised parents to…

CAF Award: Fans hail Super Falcons, Oshoala

Football enthusiasts on Friday lauded the Super Falcons and Asisat Oshoala for winning the 2016 Glo/CAF best female team and…

Obama shows Trump he’s still in charge, releases detainees

The supremacy battle between outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama and the incoming president Donald Trump continued on Thursday with the…

10,173 households to benefit from FG’s cash programme

Ten thousand, one hundred and seventy three (10,173), households in Niger are to benefit from the first phase of the…

Catholic bishop donates foodstuff to 20 prisoners

The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has confirmed 20 inmates of the Jos Prison. This is contained…

Baggage delay: Arik Air yet to pay NCAA N6m fine

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that Arik Air Ltd. has not paid the N6 million fine imposed…

Rivers re-run polls: 6 arrested for professional misconduct

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested six suspected policemen for professional misconduct during the parliamentary re-run elections in Rivers on…

Osun government renames Prime FC Osun United

Prime FC of Osogbo has been renamed Osun United FC, the state government announced on Friday. The government said in…

2,698 persons screened in Gombe for N-power programme

No fewer than 2,689 persons have been screened in Gombe State for the first batch of the N-power programme, an…

Amended Kano State Pension law favours monarchs- Assembly

The Majority Leader, Kano State House of Assembly Alhaji Abdullahi Atta, has said that the amended Pension and Gratuity Law…
Nigeria's Health Minister warns against excessive consumption of salt and sodium

High salt intake is dangerous to health- Expert

A medical expert, Dr Bola Idowu of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has warned Nigerians against the high consumption…

Aisha Buhari denies reports on abuse of privileges

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has described as baseless and mischievous, a report on Saharareporters platform linking her…