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Senator Andy Uba dumps PDP, defects to APC

Senator Andy Uba, representing Anambra South Senatorial zone under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has defected to…

Boko Haram kills 3 Nigerian soldiers, injures 5

Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has neutralised six terrorists, but lost three soldiers during an encounter between its troops…
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Gunmen kill UN contractor, 4 others near Nigeria-Cameroon border

The United Nations on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack against a UN monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border that resulted…

British MPs vote to trigger Brexit

MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way.…

Breaking: Egypt beat Burkina Faso to qualify for final

Egypt’s goalkeeper and captain Essam El Hadary on Wednesday emerged the shooting range hero to send the Pharaohs through to…

6 remanded for killing army commandant

Six suspects arraigned for allegedly killing the commandant of Army School in Ibadan, Oyo State, have been remanded in Agodi…

UK Prime Minister May condemns Trump’s bans

Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday told British lawmakers that US President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban was “divisive and…

Nigerians express goodwill for Buhari

Some Nigerians have expressed goodwill for President Muhammadu Buhari and condemned the negative rumours about his health. The respondents in…

Ambode okays death penalty for kidnappers, signs bill into law

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday signed a bill into law specifying death penalty for kidnappers, whose victims died…

Former UN chief drops South Korea presidency bid

Former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon abruptly ended his attempt to seek South Korea’s presidency Wednesday, dropping a lifetime of…

Why I stopped going to Abuja – Gov Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says he stopped going to Abuja, the seat of federal power, in the last…

$15m saga: Court throws out Patience Jonathan’s suit against SERAP

The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the suit filed by Mrs Patience Jonathan and her group, Union…
EFCC nabs ex-Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku over N27bn fraud allegation

10 killed in Taraba fresh violence

At least 10 people have been killed and several houses burnt in fresh violence that erupted on Tuesday in Taraba…

Ambode bans LG officials from traffic enforcement, cancels official number plates

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the ban of all Local Government officials in the state from controlling or…

Breaking: Rivers Police Commissioner is dead

The Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Francis Bolaji Odesanya, is dead. He died in an Indian hospital, it was learnt.…

Pictures: Buhari supporters march in Abuja

A coalition of civil society groups on Tuesday took to the streets of Abuja, to give support to the policies…

Suicide bomber kills self, vigilante in Borno

A suicide bomber and a local vigilante were killed during an attempt on a Maiduguri mosque on Monday morning, a…

Trump fires disobedient acting attorney-general

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday night fired acting Attorney-General Sally Yates for refusing to enforce his Refugee Order designed…

Chad’s Foreign Affairs Minister emerges AU Commission Chairman

Foreign Affairs Minister of Chad, Mr Moussa Mahamat, was on Monday elected Chairman, African Union Commission (AUC) . He succeeds…

How Atiku, Daura Orchestrated my removal from Police-Akiolu

Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has revealed how former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the Director-General, Department of State Security,…

Protest: Tuface yet to inform us – Police

The Lagos State Police Command says it is yet to be officially notified of the protest being organised by popular…

Lagos police arrest “Biafra Times” publisher, 9 others for alleged sedition

The police in Lagos on Monday said they had arrested the publisher of Biafra Times and nine others for allegedly…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) boss Hameed Ali urges Nigerians not to engage in smuggling or patronising smugglers in Easter message

Customs intercept 661 guns imported through Lagos port

The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted 661 pieces of pump action rifles from China,…

Breaking: One million sign petition to stop Trump from visiting UK

A petition to stop US President Donald Trump’s UK state visit has gathered more than a million signatures. Numbers of…

Ijaw youths kick against Shell’s planned relocation to Lagos

The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) has kicked against the planned relocation of the headquarters of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)…

Miss France crowned 65th Miss Universe

Miss France, Iris Mittenaere, 24, who said she hoped more countries would open up their borders for refugees, was crowned…

Terrorists attack mosque, kill 6

Six people were killed and eight wounded when gunmen opened fire at a Quebec City mosque during Sunday night prayers,…

Amaechi accuses Jonathan, Wike of denying Rivers access to helicopter

Nigeria’s Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi has accused former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan and incumbent governor of Rivers, Nyesom…

Court threatens to jail IG, AG, SSS DG over refusal to release El-Zakzaky

The Federal High Court in Abuja has threatened to jail the Director General, State Security Service, SSS; Inspector General of…

US judge suspends Trump deportations

A US judge has issued a temporary halt to the deportation of visa holders or refugees stranded at airports after…