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INEC presents certificates of return to Obaseki

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday in Benin, presented certificates of return to Godwin Obaseki and his deputy,…

24 corps members gets service year extention in Niger

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the service year of 24 members of the 2015 Batch ‘B’ Stream…

Osoba, others advocate better welfare for journalists

Veteran journalist and politician, Chief Olusegun Osoba, on Thursday, called on publishers to take proactive measures to address the welfare…

Buhari urges media to see selves as partners in nation-building

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the media not to see themselves as mere critics, but as true partners in the…

JSS student docked for stealing colleague’s N200, brandishing charms

An 18-year-old secondary school student, Sadiq Adegbite, who allegedly stole N200 from a fellow student and used charm to harass…

Norway moves to ban veils in schools

Norway is to prepare guidelines banning female students from wearing full-face veils, the country’s education minister said Thursday. Education Minister…

Nairabet launches new platform, hands free N1000 to all existing customers

By Toyin Omotoso Nigeria’s first sports betting platform, NairaBET has just launched a new platform for its users. To celebrate…

Teenager, 20-year-old boy docked for anal sex in Lagos

A cleaner, Ebere Nwankwo and a housekeeper, Job Martins, who allegedly engaged in sex through the anus, were on Thursday…

Benue Speaker urges NSCDC to absorb volunteers

The Speaker, Benue House of Assembly, Mr Terkimbi Ikyange, has appealed to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)…
Petrol price jumps to N520 per liter in Edo, Delta

Recession: FG urged to use gas for vehicles

Mr Rajesh Prabhu, a General Manager in NIPCO Plc., has urged the Federal Government to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)…

Ebonyi to provide healthcare centre in 171 wards

The Ebonyi Government says it has concluded arrangements to provide one functional primary healthcare centre in each of the 171…
EFCC nabs ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku over N27bn fraud allegation

Taraba governor pardons 21 prisoners in Taraba

Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba has granted state pardon to 21 prisoners serving various jail terms in Gembu, Jalingo, Serti…

Imbibe Islamic tenets, Ondo Dep Gov tells Muslim students

The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo, on Thursday, advised Muslim students to imbibe the tenets of Islamic…

8 erring corps members to repeat service year

Eight Corps members deployed to Kaduna State under the `Batch B’ 2015 of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) are…

Court of Appeal reserves judgment on Saraki’s appeal

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki,…

Teenager docked over N1m theft

A teenager, Sunday Udongensit, who allegedly broke into a shop and stole N100,000 was on Thursday arraigned in a Surulere…

Reps to investigate ATM charges by banks

The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to investigate the N65 being charged customers by commercial banks for Automated Transaction…

Breaking News: Gunmen kidnap 4 students, 2 teachers in Lagos Model College

Gunmen in broad day light kidnapped four students and two teachers in a Lagos State Model College on Thursday morning.…

Police arraign man for illegal possession of bomb

The police in Plateau on Thursday arraigned a man for illegal possession of a Military RPG Bomb in a Federal…
Kogi Assembly suspends 9 lawmakers, 7 LG chairpersons over involvement in electoral violence during last Saturday’s election in the state.

JSS exam has no relevance :Kogi Assembly

Kogi House of Assembly on Thursday called for abolition of the Transition Examination from Junior Secondary School (JSS) to Senior…

Nigeria’s active mobile telephone lines hit 222.70m

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Thursday said the number of mobile telephone lines in Nigeria stood at 222, 695,…

FG distributes 4,116 buses valued N37bn nationwide

A total of 4,116 buses valued N37 billion have been delivered to beneficiaries nationwide under the Federal Government’s Public Mass…

New poll shows Clinton leading Trump by 10 points

A new poll shows US Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is leading her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, by 10 points in…
Oluremi Tinubu wins polling unit for Sanwo-Olu

Group urges Senate not to play politics with Lagos status

A socio-political group, the Lagos Future Group has called on senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to put sectarian…

Ambode berates Senate for rejecting bill to grant Lagos special status

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has berated the Senate for turning down a bill meant to grant Lagos…

National Assembly summons Buhari over recession

The National Assembly has agreed to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to brief a Joint Session of the Assembly on steps…

Surgeon calls on Nigerians to trust local doctors

Dr Douglas Okor, a Consultant Neurosurgeon, Spine Fixed in Abuja (SFIA), has on Thursday called on Nigerians to trust local…

Trump to sick people: Get out and vote

On Wednesday GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, showing he’ll say anything to win a vote, had this message for America’s…

Woman rents babies to beg on street

Nigeria authorities have uncovered a scam in which a woman ‘rented’ three babies for street begging. The fraudster was spotted…

PDP National Caucus endorses reconciliation move

The extended national caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed the peace move by the Ahmed Makarfi-led National…