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Bodies of Brazillian football players arrive home

The bodies of 50 people killed in a plane crash that wiped out a Brazilian football team have arrived home.…

Gunmen attack Senator Shehu Sani’s campaign office

The campaign office of the senator representing Kaduna Central District, Shehu Sani, has been attacked by unknown gunmen, the police…

Lagos by-election: CP says all calm so far

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, says he is satisfied with the security situation in the areas…

Lagos by-election: INEC, CP blame low turnout on poor awareness

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday blamed the low turnout of voters for the Ifako/Ijaiye Federal Constituency by-election…

President Buhari congratulates Gambian President-Elect, Adama Barrow

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of The Gambia, Mr Adama Barrow, on his victory in the country’s presidential…

Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari is ill, flown to UK

The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari, is ill. A top government official confirmed this to…

Buhari approves appointment of Bage, Galinje as Justices of S/Court

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the appointment of Justices Sidi Bage and Paul Galinje, as Justices of the Supreme…

14 dead, 8 houses burnt in petrol tanker fire in Niger

Fourteen persons in Tegina town in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger state, on Friday, lost their lives as a…
German court sentences Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for murder and attempted murder

Gambians topple Yahya Jammeh

Gambia’s opposition candidate Adama Barrow has won the presidential polls with 263,515 votes, beating the incumbent Yahya Jammeh, with over…

Deepak Khilnani outlines investment plan in Nigerian energy sector

Chairman of Cummins Cogeneration and CEO of Powergas Africa, Mr Deepak Khilnani, has reiterated the group’s confidence in the Nigerian…

Julius Berger says Lagos-Ibadan, Sagamu Interchange ready in 2 weeks

The Health and Safety Manager of Julius Berger Construction Company Plc., Mr Philip Geddes, on Friday said that the Lagos-Ibadan…

Jubilation in Gambia as Jammeh suffers defeat after 22 years in power

There is wild jubilation in Gambia as Yahya Jammeh, the country’s authoritarian president of 22 years, suffered a surprise defeat…

There is corruption in EFCC – Magu

Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu on Friday said there is corruption in every…
FRSC Board promotes 445 officers

Reckless drivers kill 70 FRSC officials

At least, 70 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corp, FRSC, were killed this year by reckless drivers across the…

“There’s corruption everywhere”- Ibrahim Magu

Mr Ibrahim Magu, the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has called for inter-agency collaboration to…

Amosun to commission, allocate workers’ estate

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun will on Monday inaugurate the state government’s housing estate built for public servants. A statement…

Roll back malaria: Rotary Club distributes 1,000 mosquito nets at Ife

About 1,000 insecticide treated mosquito nets were distributed at the Ile Oduduwa, the Enuowa Palace of the Ooni of Ife,…

Lagos urges massive turnout for by-election in Ifako-Ijaiye

Lagos State Government on Friday urged all registered voters of Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency to come out enmasse to vote during…

I-G raises probe panel on officers’ allowances

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Ibrahim Idris, has set up a special panel to investigate issues surrounding the payment…

Gov. Ugwuanyi assures of support for NPFL Super4

The League Management Company (LMC) says the Enugu State Government has assured it and football fans of a successful hosting…

Buhari meets King Mohammed VI of Morocco

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja met briefly with King Mohammed VI of Morocco, who arrived Abuja on Thursday,…

Radio journalist kidnapped in Benue

The Benue Police Command said a Radio Journalist, Mrs. Iyuadoo Tor-Agbidye, had been kidnapped on Friday in her house in…

Man docked for escaping from lawful custody

The police on Friday arraigned 33-year-old applicant, Kallamu Yahaya, in a Wuse Zone 2 Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly…

BREAKING: Court orders immediate release of Shiite leader

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday ordered the unconditional release of detained Shiite’s Islamic leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky…

Breaking: Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh concedes defeat

President Yahya Jammeh, who has ruled The Gambia for 22 years, has conceded defeat to opposition leader Adama Barrow, the…

Sex-starved housewife gets divorce

A sex-starved housewife, Sherifat Asimiyu, on Friday, approached an Ibadan Customary Court sitting in Agodi to dissolve her 10-year-old marriage…
Houses without toilets in Ogun State to be forfeited to government

It is a crime to build house without toilet

An expert in public health, Mr. Taiwo Oso, on Friday, said it was a criminal offence for an individual to…

18 killed as passenger bus plunges into lake

Chinese authorities say 18 people have died and two more are in hospital after a small passenger bus plunged into…

Four suspected sea pirates arrested in Niger Delta

The Nigerian Navy on Friday at Masunkiri in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa, arrested four suspected sea pirates in…

Heaps of refuse take over Enugu

Some residents in Nsukka town on Friday decried the inability of Enugu State Waste Management Agency (ESWAMA) to evacuate heaps…