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NPA union tells FG to fix Tin Can, Apapa ports roads

The Senior Staff Union of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to fix the bad…

Beware: Trailer accident causes another gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Scene of the accident involving five articulated vehicles on kara bridge along Lagos/Ibadan Expressway Photo NAN Scores of commuters were…

3 jailed for stealing in church

A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday sentenced three men to 22 months imprisonment for stealing from a church. Magistrate Helen…

NSCDC investigates pipeline attacks in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it is investigating the claims of pipeline attacks…

Fuel scarcity: Arik Air scales down flights

Arik Air on Wednesday announced the reduction of flights due to the lingering scarcity of JET A1 (aviation fuel). The…

Police foil attempt to kidnap oil magnate Femi Otedola

An attempt to kidnap a Nigerian oil magnate, Femi Otedola, has been foiled by the Nigeria Police Force. The Force…

ASUU strike cripples academic activities in UniUyo

The one-week warning strike declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has crippled academic activities at the University…

Yam thief bags 2 weeks community service

For breaking into a shop and stealing 10 tubers of yam, a 22-year-old unemployed man, Olatunde Saheed, is to carry…

Man stabs father to death in Jigawa

A 30-year-old man, Muhammad Adamu, has allegedly stabbed his father to death in Mairakumi village in Malammadori Local Government Area…

Plateau first lady celebrates birthday with IDPs

Mrs. Regina Lalong, wife of Plateau Governor, on Wednesday, visited some camps hosting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) in the state,…

Pray for us, Sand Super Eagles urge fans

Isiaka Olawale, the Captain of Sand Super Eagles, on Wednesday, appealed to football enthusiasts to pray for the team in…

Lagos gets first 13% oil derivation by December-Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has disclosed that the state will get its first 13 percent derivation from being an…

Judiciary must fight corruption, says Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said it was fundamental for the judiciary to fight corruption in order to protect…

22,430 cultists surrender in Rivers

Rivers State government on Tuesday concluded the first phase of the state Amnesty Programme as 22, 430 cultists accepted amnesty…

Protesters storm Lagos governor’s office, decry police harassment

Activities at the offices of the Lagos State Governor and House of Assembly were on Tuesday paralysed as residents of…

Boko Haram kills another lieutenant colonel

Boko Haram has killed another senior Nigerian soldier, army sources said on Tuesday. B.U. Umar, a lieutenant colonel and commanding…

Facebook’s fake news crisis deepens

Despite the best efforts of Mark Zuckerberg to downplay Facebook’s role in the election of Donald Trump, the scrutiny of…

Bureau de Change operators go underground

Foreign currencies transaction at the Bureau de Change (BDC) segment of the foreign exchange market has been stifled since the…

Late Ibrahim Dasuki buried in Sokoto

The late 18th Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, who died on Monday night in Abuja, was laid to rest…

Russian minister charged with $2m bribe

Russia’s Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been accused of taking a bribe to endorse a state takeover. Russia’s main anti-corruption…

Senate rejects Buhari’s ambassadorial nominees

The Senate, on Tuesday, rejected the entire list of 46 non-career ambassador-nominees forwarded to it for confirmation in October by…

Fire consumes N16bn property in Abuja – FFS

The Federal Fire Service (FFS) on Tuesday said property worth over N16 billion was lost in 809 fire incidents in…

Senate moves to avert ASUU strike

The Senate on Tuesday pledged to engage relevant stakeholders to avert the warning strike being planned by the Academic Staff…

Customs arrest bullion van with smuggled rice

The Oyo/Osun Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday said it had arrested a Bullion Van concealed with imported…

Insecurity: Lagos embarks on aggressive community policing

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it is dedicating this year’s Community Day to aggressively sensitise communities across the…

Number of Nigerian students increase in US

The 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange (IEE) has revealed that 10,674 Nigerians are studying in the U.S.…

Ambode appoints DIG Ajao to head Neigbourhood Safety Corps

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday constituted the Board of the Neighbourhood Safety Agency, in line with his…

3 killed in Ebonyi communal clash

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has confirmed the death of three persons in a land dispute involving Onweonweya and…

WhatsApp introduces video calling feature to its platform!

With excitement, WhatsApp is announcing its latest feature – WhatsApp video calling. In the next couple of days, the instant…

21 Aid workers abducted from UN compound

Lam Tungwar, Information Minister for Northern Liech State, South Sudan, on Tuesday confirmed that 21 humanitarian workers were abducted by…