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Prophet nabbed for defiling minor

The Police in Anambra have arrested an acclaimed Prophet with Jesus Miracle Ministry, Ifite-Awka, Ekene Aboji, 35, for allegedly defiling…

Court discharges Catholic priest charged with rape

The Parish Priest of Church of Assumption, Asokoro, Abuja, Rev. Fr. Anthony Ochigbo, charged with the rape of a 10-year-old…

Ezekwesili, others protest with sealed lips at Aso Rock road

Dr Oby Ezekwesili and other members of the BringBackOurGirls campaigners on Tuesday staged a dramatic protest at the road leading…

Nigerian Brewery workers docked for stealing malt drink

Two workers of the Nigerian Brewery, who allegedly stole 30 cartons of canned Amstel Malta, on Tuesday appeared before an…

Covenant University to offer post-career jobs to retired soldiers

The Covenant University, Ota in Ogun, said on Monday that it planned to offer post-career jobs to retired Armed Forces…

Sokoto State to recruit 500 Teachers

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, said on Tuesday that the state government would employ 500 teachers to be deployed…

NAGAFF wants customs to stabilise import duty

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Tuesday said that the constant upward review of duty on…

IOM delivers aid to 12,000 IDPs in Borno

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Nigeria, has distributed 3,000 non-food relief item (NFI) kits to internally displaced people (IDPs)…

Clearing and forwarding agent docked over N3.5m fraud

A 34-year-old clearing and forwarding agent, Taiwo Orerere, was on Tuesday docked at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court over…

Kaduna govt appoints sole administrators of state-owned institutions

The Kaduna State Government has appointed, Prof. Shehu Dalhatu and Prof. Emmanuel Chom, as sole administrators of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic,…

FRSC ready for Ember months

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Tuesday said it had concluded arrangements to ensure the safety of the nation’s…

KDSG interdicts LGA chair, two other staff

The Kaduna State Government has sacked the Chairman, Interim Management Committee of Kaduna South Local Government, Alhaji Yahaya Shinko, with…

Ex-NTA boss complains of neglect

The former Director General of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Mr Patrick Ityoher, has cried out for being neglected by…

Breaking: Militants blow up another pipeline in Delta

Niger Delta militants have blown up another major pipeline in Delta State despite the ongoing military “Operation Crocodile Smile” in…
A boat carrying migrants

Italy rescues 6,500 migrants from Mediterranean

The Italian coast guard has saved 6,500 migrants most believed to be Africans, off the Libyan coast in 40 separate…

FG to replicate RUFIN programme nationwide

The Federal Government has expressed its determination to replicate the Rural Institution Building Programme across the country. Mr Appeh Auta,…

5 killed as suicide bomber attacks presidential palace

ive persons were confirmed killed when a suicide car bomb exploded close to the Somali president’s residence in Mogadishu Tuesday,…

Borno govt. to relocate IDPs from 3 LGAs

The Borno Government announced on Tuesday that it planned to immediately relocate Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Konduga, Mafa and…

Man stabbed to death for selling phone with bad battery

The Imo State Police Command has taken into custody a man who stabbed his neighbour to death for selling a…

Apple hit with $14.6 billion tax bill

Ireland must recover up to 13 billion euros ($14.6 billion) in unpaid taxes from Apple, Europe’s top regulator ruled on…

Rivers PDP tells Peterside Wike cannot be impeached

The Rivers State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has stated that Governor Nyesom Wike was not under any threat…

3 wounded in suicide blast at China’s Kyrgyzstan embassy

A car driven by a suicide bomber exploded after ramming through a gate at the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan on…

Troops raid bunkerer, militant camps in Delta

Troops of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have raided a suspected oil bunkerer and militant camps at Afiagbene in…

Ize-Iyamu dissapoints Edo widows

The PDP Edo state governorship candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu campaign team on Monday left over 80 widows hungry and disappointed…
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) recently called for the suspension of mining activities for six months following the abduction of school children and killings in some states.

Nigeria confirms nickel discovery

Nigeria may be on its ways to generate a new cash cow and an alternative to crude oil with the…
Gilbert Chagoury

US bans Gilbert Chagoury, Eko Hotel owner

Nigerian-Lebanese billionaire Gilbert Chagoury, owner of the giant Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos and the groundbreaking Eko Atlantic City,…

Operation Crocodile Smile: Troops training ends in Delta

The Commander, “Operation Crocodile Smile’’ of the Nigerian Army, Brig-Gen. Benbella Raji, has reassured residents in the Niger Delta assurance…

Police nabs herdsman with AK47 rifle in Enugu

A fresh tension was ignited in Enugu on Monday following the arrest of an AK47 wielding Fulani herdsman. The arrest…

President Buhari dissociated from man who named dog “Buhari”

President Muhammadu Buhari has been dissociated from the case involving a man who named his pet dog ‘Buhari’ by the…

Russia banned from Paralympic Games

Russia has again been banned because of state-sponsored sports doping programme, and will not compete at the Paralympic Winter Games…