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Lagos Assembly confirms new LIRS boss

Jamiu Yisa Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed Ayodele Zubair as the Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service…

Ambode to send 3 million illiterates to adult literacy school

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode On Thursday said the state government has concluded plans to send over three…

75-year old Bob Dylan wins Nobel Literature Prize

For more than six decades he has remained a mythical force in music, his gravelly voice and poetic lyrics musing…

Traditional healing is harmful to the eyes-Expert

Dr Sewuese Bitto, Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Garki Hospital, Abuja, has warned against the use of harmful substances such as…

Lagos procures equipment to tackle menace of water hyacinth

Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has procured two modern equipment to tackle the menace of water hyacinth from the…

2 men nabbed for forging court affidavit

Two men Chukwudi Williams and Bayo Akinjide charged with forging a magistrates’ court’s affidavit and police report, were on Thursday…
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Senate approves 3% VAT deduction to rebuild North-East

The Senate on Thursday approved the allocation of three percent of Value Added Tax (VAT) accruable to the Federal Government…
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BBOG commends FG over 21 Chibok girls release

The Bring Back our Girls (BBOG) group has commended the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Military in…

Hurray! Senate extends JAMB validity period to 3 years

The Senate on Thursday approved the extension of the validity of the results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME)…

Police Pension Scam: Court adjourns till Nov. 29

An FCT High Court on Thursday adjourned the Police Pension fund scam till Nov. 29 and Nov. 30. Esar Dangabar,…

300 drivers benefit from free eye screening

No fewer than 300 drivers in Ilorin, Kwara, benefited from free eye screening organised by the Nigerian Optometric Association(NOA) in…

Doctors, Psychologists to examine released Chibok schoolgirls

The federal government has assembled a team of medical doctors, psychologists, social workers and trauma experts to examine the 21…

FG to offer skills training to 1000 women IDPs

The Federal Government has concluded plans to offer skills training to 1,000 women displaced by conflicts in the country, Minister…

Army to flush out Bakassi militants -Commander

The Nigerian Army has reiterated its resolve to flush out militants from the creeks of Bakassi and Akpabuyo local government…

Pictures of released Chibok schoolgirls

The Cable News Network (CNN) has released an “exclusive photograph” of some of the released 21 Chibok schoolgirls. The photograph…
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Yola residents laud release of 21 Chibok Girls

Some residents of Yola, Adamawa, have expressed delight at the release of 21 Chibok girls by their abductors. The residents…

Buhari departs Abuja for Germany

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, for Berlin, Germany, on an official visit from…

Phone thief bags 100 hours of community service

“The accused is guilty as charged, and sentenced to 100 hours of community service,” said Magistrate Tolu Idowu to punish…

Oyo Assembly mourns community chief

Some members of the Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday described as sad the death of a high chief…

Adamawa CJ pardons 85, grants bail to 33 inmates

Adamawa Chief Judge, Justice Ishaya Banu, on Thursday, released 85 awaiting trial inmates in Jimeta Prison in Yola. Banu, who…
Aviation workers begin strike Wednesday over poor working conditions

Union lauds FG on sack, demotion of top FAAN officials

The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Thursday lauded the Federal Government’s decision to sack and demote 22…

Man bolts with woman’s N80,000 in banking hall

A man, who allegedly outsmarted a woman in the queue in the banking hall on the pretext of helping her…

Stop destroying illegal refineries, regulate them- lawmaker to FG

A member of the House Representatives, Mr Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, said rather than destroy illegal refineries in the Niger Delta, Federal…

Witness absence stalls trial of ex FCMB manager

The absence of a prosecution witness on Thursday stalled the trial before a Federal High Court Lagos, of a former…

Navy seizes stolen 120,000 litres of crude oil

The Nigerian Navy has intercepted a large metallic barge transporting about 120,000 litres of crude oil suspected to be stolen…
N5.78b fraud: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed

Kwara shuts 88 illegal schools

Alhaji Musa Yeketi, Kwara Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, said on Thursday in Ilorin that the government has…

Recession: Centre announces essay prize for solutions

Lagos-based international graduate school, Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS) has announced a public interest essay competition aimed…

Housegirl bolts with employer’s 5,000 dollars

A housekeeper, 21-year-old Patience Peter, who allegedly bolted with her employer’s 5,000 dollars, was on Thursday brought before an Ebute…

Google search dominated by Nigeria’s victory against Zambia

Nigeria’s 2-1 victory against Zambia in a World Cup Qualifier dominated Google’s search engine from Oct. 5 to Oct. 12,…

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88

Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, died on Thursday, the palace said, prompting what is certain to be deep mourning…