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130 million people depend on aid to survive – UN chief

No fewer than 130 million people depend on humanitarian aid to survive, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message…
Police dock two employees of FoodCo in Ibadan for allegedly stealing two loaves of bread worth N2,600 from their employer.

Bread price goes up in Lagos

Oluwole Adeboye The Lagos State Association Of Master Bakers and Caterers Of Nigeria, will on Wednesday increase the price of…

Buhari is to decide exchange of Chibok schoolgirls with suspects – CDS

The decision to release Boko Haram suspects in exchange for abducted Chibok schoolgirls as being demanded by the terror sect,…

Taxi driver crushes LASTMA officer’s leg

A Lagos taxi driver Sunday Agbariko on Monday crushed the leg of an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management…

Fayemi dissociates self from fraudulent facebook account

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has dissociated himself from unscrupulous activities of some individuals who defraud…

PDP rejects court’s order, vows to hold convention

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to hold its national convention slated for Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State…

Nigeria’s D’Tigers crash out of Rio Olympics

Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Monday crashed out of the ongoing Rio Olympics men basketball event, losing 69-86 to hosts Brazil. The…

Buhari mourns Aso Rock’s late Director of Information

Mr Justin Onuorah Abuah, Director of Information, in Nigeria’s presidency, Abuja has passed on. His death was announced today by…
Court jails Lagos woman, Bose Lateef arrested by EFCC while hawking naira notes at Eko Club after she pleaded guilty to money racketeering.

Naira falls against Dollar

The Naira on Monday depreciated against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency lost N3 to exchange at…

Edo workers jubilate over payment of 7 months salary

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The joy of workers of Egor local government council, Edo State, knew no bound on Monday following the…

Teachers protest over backlog of salaries in Bayelsa

The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) in Bayelsa on Monday protested over unpaid four months’ salary arrears. The…

EFCC arrests fake lawyer over N7m scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it has arrested one Thankgod Echem it described as a fake lawyer…
Tinubu appoints ex-LAMATA boss Mobereola as NIMASA DG

Lagos begins construction of alternative road to decongest Oworoshoki traffic

The Lagos State Government has begun the construction of alternative road from Olopomeji areas of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria in order…
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Breaking: Court suspends PDP National Convention

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday suspended the planned convention of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), slated for Aug.…

Ejeh of Ankpa – Ahmodu dies at 73

Alhaji Yakubu Ahmodu, the Ejeh of Ankpa in Kogi State, died in his place on Monday at the age of…

Primary school teacher allegedly rapes 7 girls

The Katsina State Police Command has arraigned Hamisu Galadima, a primary school teacher, before a senior magistrate’s court for allegedly…

South African woman jailed 10 years for child theft

A woman who snatched a newborn from a South African maternity ward 19 years ago was sentenced to 10 years…

Saudi Arabia arrests Nigerian pilgrim with kolanuts

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta A yet-to-be identified Nigerian pilgrim has landed in trouble in Saudi Arabia for taking kolanuts to the holy…

Zambia’s President Lungu re-elected as rival cries foul

Zambia’s incumbent President Edgar Lungu was on Monday declared the winner of a closely-fought election in the southern African country,…

Horror as bus crash kills at least 33

At least 33 people were killed Monday when a passenger bus skidded off the road and plunged down a hill…

Reps have no power to insert projects in budget – SERAP

Against the background of allegations of budget padding and abuse of public trust by the leadership of the House of…

Imo to host deaf football championship in November

The Secretary-General, Nigeria Deaf Sports Federation (NDSF), Lukman Agbabiaka, on Monday, announced that Imo State would host the 5th National…

Send me flight ticket, I’ll be in Nigeria pronto – Wanted Journalist

Ahmad Salkida, the Nigerian journalist based in Dubai who was declared wanted on Sunday by the Nigerian Army has asked…

Man in court for stealing turkeys

The police on Monday docked a 27-year old man, Olawale Olatunji, at an Iyaganku Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan…

Kebbi to rehabilitate all public schools before Sept

The Kebbi Government on Monday said it would rehabilitate all primary and secondary schools in the state before September when…

Ambode signs Bill to jail land grabbers 10 years

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday signed into law the Lagos State Properties Protection Bill that recommends…

5 dead as flood sacks thousands from homes in Louisiana

Swollen rivers in Louisiana are expected to keep rising Monday as deadly floodwaters have displaced tens of thousands of people…

2016 Hajj: 3,500 depart from Sokoto

Alhaji Abubakar Kaoje, the Sokoto Zonal Coordinator of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), said on Monday that a…

KWASU VC backs scrapping of diploma programmes in varsities

The Vice Chancellor, Kwara State University, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah has supported the recent announcement by the Federal Government, stopping universities…

Kebbi gov. urges communities to vacate flood-prone areas

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has advised farmers and residents in flood-prone areas to vacate their communities due to the…