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Breaking: Buhari appoints Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as acting IG

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, as Acting Inspector-General of Police. The…

Its illegal to freeze Fayose’s account, Ajulo tells EFCC

Dr. Kayode Ajulo, a constitutional Lawyer and former national secretary of the Labour Party has described the freezing of Governor…

Jonathan’s former aide, Dudafa gets N500m bail

Former Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa and Iwejuo Joseph Nna (alias Taiwo A.…

Four Nigerian states in total darkness as national grid collapses

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED, has notified electricity consumers in Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and…

President Buhari returns to Abuja after a successful vacation in London

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a successful vacation in London. The presidential plane carrying the president landed…

Godwin Obaseki wins Edo APC governorship ticket

Godwin Obaseki has emerged the winner of the Edo state All Progressives Congress governorship primary election held at Samuel Ogbemudia…

Sex Scandal: Speaker Dogara speaks out

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has urged Nigerians to refrain from passing judgment on the three lawmakers accused…

In Pictures: Chinese woman turns car boot into ‘barbecue pot’

A Chinese woman in the East China city of Jinan has turned the boot of a car into a ‘carbecue’,…

House of Reps probes 3 members over sex scandal

Nigeria’s House of Representatives is set to probe three members alleged to have committed sexual misconduct in the United States.…

Niger warns: Boko Haram now has an army

Niger’s defence minister, Hassoumi Messaoudou, told Radio France International on Friday that regional leaders needed to “rethink Boko Haram” and…

Bread price to go up again, say Masterbakers

Chief Simeon Abanulor, the National Chairman, Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, said there would be a hike…

Abducted wife, daughter of Ogun ex-deputy speaker freed

Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Relief has come the way of the former Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly,…

Boko Haram strikes again, kills 18 in Adamawa

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents have killed 18 people in Kuda-Kaya village of Madagali area in restive northeast…

Olamide, Timaya, Harry Song for peace concert in Niger Delta

For peace to reign in the Niger Delta, popular Nigerian musicians have been scheduled to participate at a concert in…

Pictures: President Buhari Confers With Tinubu in London

President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in London, on Thursday…

Buhari extends vacation by 5 more days

President Muhammadu Buhari is no longer arriving the country today as scheduled. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed on Thursday that…

2 Nigerian migrants going to Europe perish in Sahara Desert

Two Nigerian migrants seeking greener pastures in Europe, via Libya, have died in the Sahara Desert, within the borders of…

30 dead as bus falls into ravine in India

A bus skidded off a hill road into a ravine in north-eastern India killing 30 passengers, police said Wednesday. The…

69 air passengers escape death as plane catches fire

Jet Airways airlines, on Wednesday, said its passenger plane, Flight 9W 2839, with 69 people on board, made an emergency…
Musiliu Obanikoro will not step down for anyone: OCO issues statement

Obanikoro spits fire from US, says I won’t submit to EFCC

Former Minister of State for Defence and one time Nigeria’s ambassador to Ghana, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has condemned yesterday’s raid…

Angry husband sets wife ablaze in Benin

A middle-aged man simply identified as Onya, has been arrested by the police in Benin, Edo State, for allegedly setting…

Boko Haram strikes near Chibok, kidnaps 3 women

In a move to demonstrate that they are still a potent force, Boko Haram jihadists have attacked a village near…

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,…
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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…

Ex-Ogun FA scribe dies at 57

A former Secretary of Ogun State Football Association, Mr Leo Oyenekan is dead. This was contained in a statement issued…

Indonesia to execute 30 drug traffickers

Bambang Waluyo, Indonesian Deputy Attorney General, has said government planned to execute 30 death-row convicts in 2017. He disclosed this…

MEND names 7-member team to dialogue with FG

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) on Monday, announced a seven-member team, led by Mr Odein…

BREAKING: Ambode swears-in LG sole administrators, warns against corruption

Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode this morning swore in the new Sole Administrators for the 20 local governments…

50 killed in Florida Gay Club shooting

A gunman behind the killing of 50 people in an Orlando, Florida, nightclub early Sunday has reportedly been identified as…

June 12 and MKO Abiola by Reuben Abati

This day, June 12 will always be remembered by those who have defied the culture of silence and conspiracy against…