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APC blasts PDP, you are suffering from past sins

The National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abuja has described as baseless and laughable allegations of a faction…

Court jails two oil thieves six years

Justice E.A. Obile of the Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River State on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced Paul Etim and…

Arms Deal: I was given N650m to buy property for Badeh- Witness

The ongoing trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh (retd.) by the…

Ambode, Ovia, Alakija, others team up to battle cancer

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode; President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede; Chairman, Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia and…

Blood Donor Day: Lagos hospitals need 70,000 unit of blood annually

Kazeem Ugbodaga As the world marks the World Blood Donor Day, the Lagos State Government has revealed that both public…

Encomiums as Osofisan turns 70

GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Professor Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan has been described as an ambassador of peace and reconciliation in Nigeria, Africa and…

Fight against corruption needs collaborative effort- EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday said a collaborative effort was needed to fight corruption in the country…

AIT sacks workers over 16 months salary arrears

‎Jethro Ibileke/Benin The management of the African Independent Television (AIT) Tuesday sacked all the workers at its Benin City station,…

FG to develop tomato policy– Minister

The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, is to develop a tomato policy to address the…

Ex-Gov Nyame deposited N180m to buy house in Abuja – Witness

An operative of EFCC, DSP Ibrahim Galadima, on Tuesday told an FCT High Court, Gudu, that ex-Taraba governor, Jolly Nyame,…

Reps urge NFF to pay Shuaibu, Keshi entitlements

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to immediately pay entitlements due to late former…

Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2bn

Computer software giant, Microsoft Corporation, said it would acquire business-oriented social networking service, LinkedIn Corporation, for 26.2 billion dollars. It…

El- Zakzaky: Court adjourns hearing till July 13

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned hearing till July 13 in a case of enforcement of fundamental…

Fashola urges DISCOs to patronise local meter manufacturers

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Monday, advised Distribution Companies (DISCOs) to patronise local meter…

Nigeria’s Inflation hits 15.6 % in May – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), on Tuesday, said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 15.6 percent in May…

Lawmaker admonishes FG to apply wisdom in dealing with Niger Delta crisis

Rep. Leo Ogor, the Minority Leader, House of Representatives, has urged the Federal Government to listen to the grievances of…

FG committed to the eradication of child labour – Perm. Sec.

The Federal Government said on Tuesday in Abuja that it was committed to the eradication of all forms of child…

Security man nabbed in Lagos for impersonating Adeboye

A security man with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Awobola Babatunde, who allegedly opened a bank account in the…

Lagos phone thief bags 18 months imprisonment

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a 28-year-old unemployed man, Chika Naso, to 18 months imprisonment for…

2,300 children die of malnutrition annually in Nigeria

The Federal Ministry of Health on Tuesday said 2,300 children below the age of five die of malnutrition annually in…
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Lassa Fever claims 149 lives in Nigeria

Kazeem Ugbodaga   The deadly Lassa Fever has claimed about 149 lives in Nigeria in the last nine months, the…

Yemi Osinbajo’s first daughter graduates from college

Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo’s first daughter just graduated from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, the USA where she obtained…

Jide Kosoko pens down tribute to late wife

Nollywood icon, Prince Jide Kosoko has penned a touching tribute to his late wife, Henrietta Kosoko, who died last week…
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 again

The Naira on Monday fell against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency shed N8 to exchange at…

FG job portal registers 403,000 applicants in 36 hours

The jobs portal of the Federal Government, “n-power.gov.ng,” has recorded over 403,000 successful registrations, since it opened for submissions on…
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Abuja House: I’m not a thief, Diezani Alison-Madueke fights back

Okundia Jennifer Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has declared that she is not a thief as being bandied…

Nigerian Colonel emerges best graduand at U.S. War College

A Nigerian Army officer, Col. Charles Nengite, beat 380 other post-graduate students to the top position at the U.S. War…

FG to bridge the gap between government and governed- Information Minister

The Federal Government says it is committed to ensuring that there will be no communication gap between the government and…
A- yet- to be identified operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has committed suicide at his residence in Abuja.

Senate committee vows support for EFCC

Sen. Chukwuka Utazi, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes, has reiterated the committee’s resolve to support the…