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FG orders operatives to crush security threats

Irked by the growing wave of communal conflicts and other clashes in some parts of the country, the Federal Government…

Nigerian Army says Boko Haram has new forms of identification

Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison and elements of 3 Battalion of Nigerian Army that went out on long range fighting…

150 female raped, 31 babies abandoned In Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga At least, 150 female have been raped and 31 babies abandoned on the streets of Lagos in the…
Arase

Arase orders arrest, prosecution of persons selling fuel in jerrycans

Concerned by untold suffering as well as hazard emanating from the activities of black marketers, especially those who sell petroleum…

#OccupyNASS locks down national assembly

A group of Nigerians under the aegis Occupy NASS have locked down the Nigerian national assembly in protest against what…
MACBAN alleges that killings of innocent herders by a vigilance group is going on in Sokoto State with 16 lives lost so far.

Nigerians angry with Buhari over herdsmen killings

Eromosele Ebhomele Since Monday afternoon when news of an attack on a community in Enugu State, Nigeria spread, Nigerians have…

Monarch’s son murdered, weeks after paying N5m ransom for abducted daughter

Cyriacus Izuekwe The son of the traditional ruler of Ikwuano Autonomous community in Isi Ala Mbano town of Imo state,…

APC is founded on deceit, says Wike

…says PDP will bounce back in 2019 Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the Peoples…

Health Minister mourns Ekiti doctors’

The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has commiserated with the President, National Executive Council and the entire membership of…

Nigerians send a clear message to Buhari, with #NigeriansAreSuffering

Nigerians have sent a clear message to President Muhammadu Buhari on social media telling him that they are suffering while…

Non-kinetic warfare will finish Boko Haram, says Pakistani envoy

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lt.-Gen. Agha Farooq (rtd), has advised Nigeria to adopt non-kinetic warfare strategy in order to…

Buhari, NASS should find solution to budget standoff, says Nnamani

Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, on Monday frowned at the delay in the passage of the 2016 Budget by the…

Edo deputy gov denies plotting to kill Oshiomhole

Jethro Ibileke/Benin ‎ Edo state deputy governor, Dr. Pius Odubu, has denied reports published by some national newspapers on Sunday…
Pirates abduct eight people in Rivers

Nigeria loses $1.5bn monthly to robbery, piracy at sea

Nigeria is losing about 1.5 billion dollars a month to piracy, armed robbery at sea, smuggling, and fuel supply fraud,…

Kogi workers to resume strike over non-payment of salaries

Organised labour in Kogi said on Monday in Lokoja that it would resume strike to impress it on the state…

800 structures to be destroyed for 4th Mainland Bridge

Kazeem Ugbodaga The proposed 4th Mainland Bridge in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria will claim at least 800 houses, says the Lagos…

EFCC accuser, George Uboh, jailed three years for fraud

George Uboh, the serial fraudster who sensationally accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of diverting proceeds of recovered…
EFCC detective Adariku Michael testifies as prosecution witness in the trial of ex NSA Sambo Dasuki, two others for alleged N33.2bn fraud

Dasuki heads to Appeal Court over unlawful detention

Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, praying it to…

I have forgiven Oshiomhole – Tony Anenih

Jethro Ibileke/Benin The former Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenihn has declared that…

US expresses hope in freed Chibok girls

The visiting U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Samantha Power, has expressed hope in the future of the…

Ogun police dock 2 for stealing church’s $14m

The Police in Ogun state on Monday arraigned two men, Akapo Paul,73, and Johnson Shorinnolu,63, for allegedly stealing 14 million…

Saraki stops Appeal Court move to stall CCT trial

Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Monday asked the Court of Appeal to strike out the application…

Two brothers batter church ushers over indecent dressing

Cyriacus Izuekwe Fight broke out between two brothers and church ushers who wanted to enforce the church rules on dressing…
Ali-Modu Sheriff

Modu Sheriff deserves to be PDP chairman – Oyo lawmaker

Honourable Dokun Odebunmi (PDP- Ogo-Oluwa/Surulere) says the acting Chairman of his party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has the qualities to…

N825.9m UBEC Fund: Fayemi replies faceless group

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has replied Vanguard for Credible Representation after the group called for…

Kidnapped Osun Perm Sec, others, regain freedom

The Permanent Secretary, Osun Ministry of Finance, Mrs Adebimpe Ogunlumade, who was kidnapped on Friday along other two officials, have…

Herdsmen cause auto crash in Ogun, two dead

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Two persons died early Sunday morning after a truck crushed a herdsman in Ogun state in an accident…

We did not divert bailout funds – Osun Govt

The Osun Government has denied allegations of diversion of N34.99 billion bailout fund it received from the Federal Government to…

Presidency, NASS agree on $300m Diaspora Bond

The Presidency and the national assembly seem to have finally agreed on something after the 2016 budget bickering and it…

Buhari right to verify 2016 budget – APC chieftain

A chieftain of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Chris Adighije, has expressed support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision…