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Women cautioned on the effects of makeup

A Dermatologist, Dr Idi Martins, has warned against excessive use of make-up, saying that it exposes the skin to considerable…

LASG to provide more health centers for residents

The Lagos State House of the Assembly (LAHA) would collaborate with the executive arm of government for the provision of…

Oluwa Chieftaincy Tussle: 4 brothers jailed 72 months for forgery

Four brothers are to spend the next 72 months behind bars in Lagos for forging the official stamp and signature…

ASUU satisfied with ongoing admission screening in varsities

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday said it was satisfied with the ongoing admission screening process in…

Bus driver bites police sergeant while resisting arrest

A commercial bus driver, Monday Asien, who allegedly bite a police officer on official duty, on Friday appeared before an…

2016 Hajj: Yobe suspends Amirul Hajj team

Alhaji Ibrahim Al-Arab, the Chairman, Yobe Muslim Pilgrims Commission, says the state government has suspended the traditional “Amirul Hajj” team…

Polio Outbreak: FG, UNICEF begin emergency immunisation campaign in Borno

The Federal Ministry of Health supported by WHO, UNICEF and partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have rolled out…

FRSC convicts 67 motorists for various offences

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Friday that it had secured the conviction of 67 motorists for various…

Boko Haram: NEMA reunites 200 missing children with parents

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday said it had reunited more than 200 children with their parents affected…

Woman says giant Pokemon raped her

Police say a young woman has lodged a formal complaint that she has been raped – by a Pokemon. She…

Ecobank manager, accomplice defraud two customers N14m

41-year-old Ikechukwu Aghanenu, a manager with Ecobank Nigeria Plc, Ejigbo branch, was on Wednesday arrested for allegedly collaborating with a…

Terminally ill woman holds party before ending her life

In early July, Betsy Davis emailed her closest friends and relatives to invite them to a two-day party, telling them:…

Phelps breaks 2,100-year-old record, wins 22nd gold

Michael Phelps is used to rewriting history–now he’s eclipsing it too. You have to go back around 2,160 years, give…

Tales from Rio

In some other countries of the world, a bronze medal at the Olympics is not something to be talked about…

Nigeria now 67th in FIFA World ranking

Nigeria’s national team, Super Eagles are now 67th best team in the world in the latest Federation of International Football,…

Pastor in police net over wife’s death in Edo

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ Detectives at the Zone 5 Police headquarters in Benin, Edo State, have detained the pastor of a…

Rugby: Fiji makes history, wins first Olympic gold medal

Fiji won the first Olympic medal in its history Thursday by beating Great Britain in the final of the inaugural…

Watford striker, Ighalo signs new five-year deal

Watford striker Odion Ighalo has signed a new five-year deal. The 27-year-old Nigerian joined the Hornets from Udinese in July…

Budget Padding: It’s a family affair – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it would not sanction House of Representatives Speaker, Mr Yakubu Dogara, or Rep. Abdulmumuni…

South Africa dethrones Nigeria as Africa’s biggest economy

South Africa has regained the title of Africa’s largest economy, two years after Nigeria rebased its economy to claim the…

Gunmen kill varsity lecturer

The police in Benue State have confirmed that a lecturer at Mkar University, Gboko was killed by unidentified gunmen at…

Nigeria reports first polio cases since 2014

The Nigerian government has reported two cases of polio, the country’s first in two years. It said two children had…

Nobody can prosecute me, Speaker Dogara boasts

National Assembly members cannot be investigated or charged to court for performing their constitutional responsibility of lawmaking, including budget, Speaker…

UN investigating Syria ‘chlorine gas’ attack

The UN is investigating evidence of a toxic gas attack on a rebel-held area of the Syrian city of Aleppo.…

Deregulation: FG saves N1.4 trillion on subsidy payment

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal Government says it has saved N1.4 trillion which could have been paid as subsidy to oil…

INEC clears Ize-Iyamu, Obaseki, 17 others for Edo guber poll

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had cleared Osagie Ize-Iyamu of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and 18 others…

Son dumps father’s corpse in septic tank

Chukwuma Udenwa, 37-year-old bricklayer, has been arrested by the Delta Police Command for allegedly dumping the corpse of his father…

Lagos, FG partner on affordable housing for federal, state civil servants

The Lagos State Government and the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation on Thursday commenced talks on…

Poly lecturers to embark on strike August 22

Following the alleged refusal of the Federal Government to honour its agreement with it, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics…

We have paid nine years of pension arrears in Edo – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo has dismissed the allegation that his administration’s failure to settle accumulated pension arrears will cripple…