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2 women jailed for receiving stolen rice, beans

A Jos Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday sentenced two women, Mrs Karkuzu Raymond, 50, and Mrs Stella Alechenu, 45, to…

VC promises harmonious relationship with host community

The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Otuoke, Prof Seth Jaja, on Thursday, said that his administration would ensure harmonious relationship…

Osun FA to honour Aregbesola with football tournament

To promote Osun government’s drive to take youths off vices, the Osun Football Association (FA) and Friends of Gov. Rauf…

Rivers’ cult gangs surrender arms to government

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Some repentant cultists and criminal gangs have surrendered their arms and ammunition to the Rivers State Amnesty…

Foreign Affairs Minister Onyeama advocates coalition on SDGs

The Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has advocated the formation of broad coalitions around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…

The future of Africa’s entertainment, media industry

The Internet, video games, television, and filmed entertainment segments of sub-Saharan Africa’s entertainment and media industry are projected to continue…

Foreign experts not needed to solve Nigeria’s economic recession -Lawyer

An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Kunle Abayomi, has said that Nigeria doesn’t need foreign experts to rescue the country from…

Tailor remanded for unlawfully possessing firearms

A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded an 18-year-old tailor, Israel Umoru, in prison for alleged being in possession of…

Akinwunmi Adesina, 28 others join UN global fight against malnutrition

Nigeria’s Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina of the AfDB, was among the 29 prominent persons appointed Wednesday by the UN Secretary-General Ban…

Buhari Invites UN mediation for Chibok schoolgirls

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria will welcome intermediaries from the UN on the proposed swapping of the abducted…

Gov. Shettima relocates to Bama to supervise reconstruction

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State said on Wednesday he had relocated to Bama, one of the communities worst hit…

Nigeria to become choice investment destination -Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured global investors of Nigeria’s commitment to work hard to become one of the most attractive…

Army to deploy drones during Edo Gov Election

Jethro Ibileke/Benin To ensure fair, free and credible governorship election on September 28 in Edo State, the Nigerian Army said…

I won’t appear before committee unless hearing is made public – Jibrin

A former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said that he will not appear before…
NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

NDLEA arrests truck conveying 3 tonnes of drug to Yola

The Adamawa Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) on Wednesday said it arrested a truck conveying…

SHAM! Vultures promote asset sale plot

Crony capitalist and corrupt vultures have begun to circle around the Elitist-serving Nigerian Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari. Their…

Rome 2024 Olympic bid collapses in acrimony

Rome is set to drop its bid to host the Olympic Games in 2024, after its anti-establishment mayor said it…

How SARS ‘get rich’ torturing detainees, demanding bribes for freedom-Amnesty

A Nigerian police unit, Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) set up to combat violent crime has instead been systematically torturing detainees…

World Peace Day: Ambode charges Lagosians to shun violence

As the world marked the International Peace Day, Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday charged Lagosians to shun…

17-yr-old marriage dissolved over irreconcilable differences

Mr Henric Agbaje, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday dissolved the 17-year-old marriage between one…

2 docked over refusal to pay hotel bills

Two men, Inimfor Edet and Henry Etim, who allegedly lodged in a hotel and refused to pay the N151,000 accumulated…
Ayo Makun

AY Makun’s “A Trip to Jamaica” set for world premiere

“A Trip to Jamaica”, a movie by award-winning Nigerian stand-up comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY will be premiered…

3 remanded for destroying N10m property

An Enugu East Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded three men who allegedly destroyed property worth N10 million. Chief Magistrate Denis…

Volume of imported vehicles drop at ports

The high exchange rate has reduced the volume of vehicles imported through the Nigerian ports, the Operations Manager, Ports and…

3 dead, 14 missing, after bus plunge into river

The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has confirmed the death of three persons and declared…

NDLEA destroys 24 tonnes of cannabis in Ondo

Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) destroyed 24 tonnes of cannabis in two months in Ondo State, the Commander, Mr…

RRS arrests 2 suspected thieves in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a two-man…

Fake Lagos landlord jailed 6 years

A 52-year-old man, Ige Aruya, will spend six years in prison for posing as a landlord to defraud a Nollywood…

Sokoto CP tasks policemen on cattle rustling, others

The Sokoto State Police Command has directed its personnel to arrest and prosecute cattle rustlers in Isa and Sabon-Birni local…

Contraceptives can hinder menstrual flow- Expert

Dr Adaora Ukoh, an Abuja-based gynaecologist, said “amenorrhea” could occur as side effect of medication or an indication of a…