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Man docked for reckless driving in Ogun

A 34-year-old driver, Ayoade Adedayo, was on Friday arraigned before an Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for alleged reckless…

Shinkafi to be buried in Sokoto – Sultanate

The remains of late Umaru Shinkafi, who died Wednesday at a London hospital, will be interred Friday after the Islamic…

Four police officers fatally killed in Dallas ambush

Four police officers were fatally shot and seven wounded by snipers who targeted them during rallies in Dallas to protest…

Italian man nabbed for hacking Nigerian migrant to death

An arrest has been made of the Italian football hooligan who beat a Nigerian migrant to death in Italy. ANSA…
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Gunmen abduct Sen. Patrick Ani in Cross River

Unknown gunmen have abducted Sen. Patrick Ani, a former senator who represented Cross River South on the platform of the…

Judge rules against Cosby in sexual assault case

A judge on Thursday denied Bill Cosby’s effort to compel the accuser in his criminal sex assault case to testify…
Christians sponsored by Gov. Ishaku depart Yola for Jordan

NCPC to reduce pilgrimage fare to Israel

Rev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), said the commission planned to reduce the fare for pilgrimage…

Don’t blame us for unpaid salaries – Gov Jibrilla

Governor Muhammadu Jibrilla of Adamawa says governors should not be blamed for the problem of non payment of workers salary…

Ebonyi set to launch one-man-one hectare agric programme

The Ebonyi government says it will launch an agricultural programme tagged, ‘one-man-one hectare’ in August to enable its citizens participate…

Bombing of oil installations in Niger Delta to end soon- NSCDC Boss

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said on Thursday that the dialogue approach adopted by the Federal Government…

Dogara to ring bell at Nigerian Stock Exchange on Friday

Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara will on Friday ring the bell at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in…

Eid el-Fitr: Parks, recreation centres record huge turnout

Parks and some recreational centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday recorded large turnout of fun seekers in…

Governor demands apology to re-open schools

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has requested for a letter of apology from schools whose pupils took part in…
NDLEA arrests 20 drug traffickers in Edo

NDLEA arrests 63 suspects with 484.11kgs of drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday said it arrested 63 suspected drug traffickers in Lagos between January…

Flying Eagles depart Abuja for Khartoum

The Flying Eagles on Thursday departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja for Khartoum for 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations…

US police kill two black men in one week

Two black men were reportedly to have been shot dead by police in the United States so far this week.…

Next UK prime minister will be a woman

Britain will be led by a woman prime minister through its complicated divorce with the European Union, it was revealed…

Wimbledon 2016: Serena Williams to play Angelique Kerber in final

Holder Serena Williams will play Angelique Kerber in the women’s singles final at Wimbledon on Saturday. Six-time champion Serena, 34,…

Unpaid Salaries: SERAP drags governors to ICC

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has requested Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of collective…
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Eid-al- Fitri Tragedy: Nine killed during stampede

Authorities in Ghana say nine people are dead after a stampede during an Eid celebration to mark the end of…

Official JAMB grading system for 2016/2017 admission

Abiodun Onafuye, Abeokuta The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the grading system for admission into tertiary institutions…

Pictures: Mass protest in Ekiti against Gov Fayose

There was a mass protest in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Thursday against the administration of Governor Ayodele…

CBN says no Nigerian bank in distress

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on Wednesday, said that no bank in the country was distressed. The CBN in…

Minister mourns Bukky Ajayi, calls her an iconic thespian

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described Zainab Bukola Ajayi, who died on Wednesday, as an…

Nigerian footballer jailed for drug trafficking in Cambodia

A 30-year-old Nigerian man, Francis Ihenwe Oderah, who claimed to be a footballer in Cambodia has been sentenced to 8…

Niger Delta Avengers attack Chevron pipelines again

The deadly militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, said it destroyed pipelines belonging to Chevron on Wednesday night. The group stated…

Late Marafan Sokoto, a true statesman- Tambuwal

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has described the late Marafan Sokoto, Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi, as “a true statesman.” This…

Nigerian migrant attacked, dies in Italy after hate attack

A Nigerian migrant was on Wednesday beaten to death in a racist attack by a right-wing football fan in a…

Dogara mourns Shinkafi

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has commiserated with the government and people of Zamfara state…

Buhari fair to all regions: Senator Enang, HOS Oyo-Ita

Sen. Eta Enang, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), has said that the claim…