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Court directs police to stop PDP national convention

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its planned National Convention on Aug.…

Rio Olympics: American Simone Biles wins 4th gold in gymnastics

American Simone Biles put the finishing touches on one of the greatest Olympics by a gymnast ever, capturing her fourth…

Buhari orders NNPC to begin hydrocarbon exploration in Benue trough

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to begin immediate hydrocarbon exploratory activities in the…
CACOL

NHRC’s report: FG must investigate, prosecute indicted culprits-CACOL

The Coalition against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, has lauded the National Human Right Commission, NHRC, for revealing the perpetrators behind the…

ICT investment key to Nigeria’s economic growth-SystemSpecs

Indigenous software giant, SystemSpecs has urged the Federal Government to refocus its attention on Information Communication Technology (ICT) for speedy…

Lagos vows to clampdown on unregistered taxis

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Government on Tuesday vowed to clampdown on unregistered taxi operators operating without franchise. Special Adviser to…

4 remanded over murder of Oyo State Assembly member

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of four men for allegedly robbing and shooting to…

Unpaid salaries: King’s College teachers urge FG to intervene

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, King’s College unit, has pleaded with the Federal Government to intervene in…

Rivers Police ready for PDP convention

The Rivers police command said on Tuesday that it had made adequate security arrangements for the National Convention of the…

8000 Boko Haram members voluntarily surrendered – Military

The Nigerian Military on Tuesday in Abuja said that no fewer than 8000 Boko Haram members had voluntarily surrendered to…

Ilorin residents clear waterways to prevent flooding

Residents of Kilanko Community in Ilorin on Tuesday embarked on the clearing of waterways to prevent flooding. The area, according…

3 escape death as trailer runs into commercial buses

Three people have escaped death as a trailer carrying a container ran into three commercial buses at Falgbems bus stop…

Jigawa NDLEA rehabilitates 21 drug addicts

The Jigawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had rehabilitated 21 drug addicts in the…

Mechanic docked for possessing charms

A 25-year-old mechanic, Damilare Oyenuga, appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday for allegedly being in possession of charms.…

Nigeria will not leave Rio without medals- Dalung

Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung, has again reassured Nigerians that the efforts of the athletes competing at the ongoing Rio Olympic…

Undertaker jailed 19 years for drugging, raping woman

For raping and taking the nude pictures of a 23-year-old woman after drugging her, an undertaker, Sheriff Oyewole, 29, is…

Stay away from us, Dream Team warns sports minister

The Nigerian U-23 team at the Olympics holding in Brazil has warned the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon…

Lagos rolls out impact campaign in community media

The State Government has concluded plans to roll out a massive, multi-channel impact campaign in the print, electronic and online…

Zambia police arrest opposition protesters

Zambia police have arrested some people protesting against the re-election of President Edgar Lungu after his main opponent Hakainde Hichilema…

Borno Govt insists on workers’ verification

The Borno Head of Service, Malam Bukar Yakubu, says the state government will only pay salaries to workers whose biometric…

Breaking: Ex-FIFA President Joao Havelange is dead

Former Fifa president Joao Havelange has died at the age of 100. The Brazilian was predecessor to Sepp Blatter at…

US Election: Clinton’s lead widens as voters doubt Trump’s temperament

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 9 points — 50 percent to 41 percent — in the latest NBC News|SurveyMonkey…

Electrician docked for stealing rechargeable fans

A 34-year-old electrician, Musa Ajimoh, was on Tuesday brought before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for allegedly…

Robbers attack CBN bullion vans, kill 2 policemen

Armed robbers have attacked a convoy of bullion vans belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and killed two…

NAFDAC boss warns staff against corruption

Mrs Yetunde Oni, the Acting Director-Geeneral, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Tuesday warned the…

Stop wasting taxpayers money on PDP, APC tells Wike

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers on Tuesday urged Gov. Nyesom Wike to stop wasting taxpayers’ money on what…

12 abandoned babies recovered in Kebbi

The Kebbi State Hisbah Committee has recovered 12 abandoned babies and settled 332 civil cases brought before it in the…

Cleric, daughter insert needles inside bean-cake for beggars

A 50-year old Muslim cleric, Mohammed Yusuf, and daughter, Salamat, 18, were on Tuesday arraigned at a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court,…

Zimbabwe acquires 2 drones to fight elephant poaching

Zimbabwe has acquired two drones in its biggest wildlife sanctuary in the west to combat poaching of elephants, an official…

Majority of U.S. youth reject Trump – poll

A report on Tuesday in Washington said majority of U.S. youths had rejected Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump’s strategy of…