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Banks stop granting loans to Ekiti workers over irregular salary

Most commercial banks operating in Ekiti have placed embargo on further granting of loans against salary to workers in the…

NHRC, BBOG to establish databank of missing persons in Nigeria

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is collaborating with the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group to establish a databank…

Lagos At 50 celebration not running for 365 days – Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka says claim in some quarters that the Lagos at 50 celebration will run for 365…

Australian state to legalise assisted suicide

The Australian state of Victoria could soon become the first state to legalise voluntary euthanasia for people suffering from serious…

EU extends ban on beans from Nigeria by 3 years

The European Union has extended its ban on importation of dried beans from Nigeria by three years. Dr Vincent Isegbe,…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Kwara assembly swears-in new female member

The Kwara House of Assembly on Thursday administered oath of office on Mrs Victoria Afolayan, a newly elected lawmaker representing…

Gateman jailed 4 months for selling employer’s dogs

A Karu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 28-year old gateman, Magwep Kwapyen, to four months imprisonment…

No music, dance during Ramadan, Police boss warns

Gambian Police on Thursday issued a stern warning against music and dance during the month of Ramadan, which began on…

New FCT police boss assumes duty

Mr Alkali Usman, the newly appointed Commissioner of Police (CP) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) assumed office on Thursday…

World Bank approves $575m support for Nigeria’s North East

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved 575 million dollars additional financing in International Development Association (IDA) credit…

Senate confirms 47 new diplomats

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sent a list of forty-seven ambassadorial nominees to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation. Senate President…

Court dissolves 20-year marriage over wife’s attempt to rape husband

A 44-year-old businesswoman, Adenike Rodoye, had lost her 20-year-old marriage to her husband, Durojaiye, because she was always tearing his…

Makurdi varsity shut as cultists kill 5

Authorities of Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, have shut down the institution indefinitely following cult activities which led to the…

EURO 2016: France deploys 90,000 police men ahead of competition

Barley a day to the UEFA Euro 2016 championship, France, the host nation of the tournament, has continued to tighten…

Ebola: West Africa marks the end of epidemic

Liberia said Thursday it was free of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases of the deadly tropical virus…

Nigeria marks World Accreditation Day

The Nigeria National Accreditation Service, NiNAS, has kicked off a nationwide sensitisation campaign to mark World Accreditation Day, a global…

Man sentenced to 6 weeks imprisonment for stealing phone

A Gudu Upper Area Court in Abuja on Thursday, sentenced Mr John Okeke to six weeks imprisonment for stealing two…

Thousands expected to bid boxing legend Ali farewell

Thousands of people are expected to attend an Islamic prayer service for Muhammad Ali on Thursday, the start of two…

Suarez not fit for Venezuela clash

Luis Suarez will miss Uruguay’s second match of the Copa America Centenario against Venezuela after struggling to shake off his…
Medical staff attending to Ebola Virus victim

Liberia to be declared Ebola free

The latest Ebola outbreak in Liberia, the last country still affected by the deadliest flare-up in the history of the…

NNPC loses N20b in one month due to attacks by Niger Delta Avengers

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has disclosed that it lost N20 billion in April due to attacks on Forcados…

Oil revenue falls by five percent, states in trouble

The revenue of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) dipped in April by 4.99 per cent to N102.45 billion from N107.…

FG to immortalise Late Stephen Keshi

The Federal Government has promised to seek ways to immortalise the late Stephen Keshi, the Minister of Youth and Sports,…
First Lady Aisha thanks Nigerians for supporting her husband, Muhammadu Buhari, wishes incoming government of Tinubu peaceful tenure

Aisha Buhari speaks on Keshi’s death

The wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has described the death of former Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi, as…

FG promises to immortalise Keshi

The Federal Government has promised to seek ways to immortalise the late Stephen Keshi, the Minister of Youth and Sports,…

Gunmen kill Acting Registrar Medical Council of Nigeria

The acting Registrar, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Mrs Olufunke Omotuyi, has been murdered by suspected gunmen on…

Court remands traditional ruler, son in prison over alleged murder

Traditional ruler (Baale) of Temidire Community in Alagbado in Lagos, Nojeem Abioye, and his son, Wahab Abioye, have been remanded…

Army to ‘siddon look’ as militants continue attacks on pipelines

The Nigerian Army says it will continue to observe the two-week ceasefire declared by Federal Government, even as militants continue…

N378m theft: Witness exposes ex-NIMASA boss

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday heard that former acting Director-General of NIMASA, Calistus Obi, allegedly built a…

President Buhari mourns Stephen Keshi

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday commiserated with the family of the late former Super Eagles Captain and Coach, Stephen Keshi,…