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Army captures last strongholds of Boko Haram terrorists in Borno

The Nigerian Army is getting closer to ending the Boko Haram terrorism in the Northeast going by successes recorded in…

Tyson Fury could lose licence over cocaine intake

nWorld heavyweight champion Tyson Fury could lose his licence after he revealed he was taking cocaine to help him deal…

Fire guts Saraki market in llorin

Valuables, including foodstuffs and drinks, worth several millions of naira were destroyed by fire at Saraki Market, lta-Ama in llorin…

Ondo Primaries: APC Chieftain dismisses manipulation allegation

The Vice-Chairman (South-South), All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Eta Halierd, has dismissed the allegation that the Ondo state governorship election…

Breaking: Kidnapped ex-minister, husband freed

The Police Command in Kaduna State on Wednesday confirmed the release of the immediate past Minister of Environment, Mrs Laurentia…
CBN says old naira notes remain legal tender

Naira firms against dollar

The Naira on Wednesday appreciated against the dollar in all the segments of the foreign exchange market, the News Agency…

Leadway Assurance seeks partnership with Nollywood

Leadway Assurance Company Ltd. has indicated interest to partner Nollywood on “Production Package Insurance.” Ms Olubusola Makinde, Associate Manager of…

Reps decry fall of naira

The House of Representatives on Wednesday expressed concern over continuous fall of the naira against major currencies and resolved to…

Western powers, blocking Nigeria’s power solution- Adeosun

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has accused western powers of being a stumbling block to Nigeria’s plan to…

Buhari felicitates with Muiz Banire at 50

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Muiz Banize, on…
EFCC disowns lawyer prosecuting Stella Oduah in fresh suit

N255m armoured cars: Court can’t stop EFCC from arresting Oduah

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application by former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, seeking an order…

Religions abhor killing, says Sultan

The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Wednesday…

Traffic offenders to undergo psychiatric test – Minister

Minister Muhammad Bello has directed that any motorist who beats traffic light should be arrested and taken immediately for a…

Police arraign man for assaulting housewife

The police on Wednesday arraigned a 49-year-old man, Abas Odeh, in an Egor Magistrates’ Court in Benin for allegedly assaulting…

Haiti postpones presidential election

Haiti has postponed presidential election planned for Sunday in the wake of a devastating strike by Hurricane Matthew, election authorities…

Amosun honours paralympics silver medalist

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has donated N1million and training kits to Mrs Latifat Tijani, an indigene of the state…

LASG promises to reduce building collapse

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday promised to reduce incidents of building collapse in the state to the barest minimum…

EFCC quizzes FUTA VC, bursar for alleged fraud, corruption

Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology (FUTA) Akure and the Bursar, Emmanuel Oresegun were on Wednesday quizzed…

”Badagry would change in nearest future” : Lawmaker

Various programes carried out by the Lagos State Government in Badagry will transform the ancient city to a mega city,…

Reps task police to facilitate release of ex-minister, husband

The House of Representatives on Wednesday in Abuja, directed the Nigeria Police and Department of State Services (DSS) to facilitate…

FRSC prosecutes 274 traffic offenders

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) prosecuted no fewer than 274 traffic offenders for 352 offences in Onitsha, the commercial…

Edo Election: Group advises Ize-Iyamu to accept defeat

A pressure group, Edo Youths Coalition, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just-concluded governorship poll in…

Rooney tired of questions over best position

The debate over whether Wayne Rooney is best as a striker, a number 10 or in midfield has become a…

Kogi governor, assembly tango over council administrators

Richard Elesho/ Lokoja The Kogi State Government and the House of Assembly are currently at loggerheads over the suspension of…

Man pleads guilty to sexually abusing 2-year-old daughter

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded, at the Kirikiri Prisons, Apapa, one Idris Abu, who confessed to…

ECOWAS Court adjourns Kanu’s case

The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has adjourned Nnamdi Kanu’s alleged fundamental human rights breach case against the Federal Government…

University admissions: Is NECO losing relevance?

At no time in the history of University admissions had parents and students been through the kind of trauma they…

Butcher docked for stabbing man in stomach

For allegedly stabbing a man with a bottle and dispossessing him of his money, a 28-year-old butcher, Mustapha Awolu, on…

Lagos headteacher bolts with school’s N300,000

A 38-year-old headteacher, David Ijadele, who allegedly stole N305, 200 from Rich Way School, Ikosi-Ketu in Lagos, was on Wednesday…

Court adjourns Dasuki’s case till Oct 21

An Abuja High Court on Wednesday adjourned retired Col. Sambo Dasuki’s case till Oct. 21 pending the outcome of the…