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Payment of workers’ salaries, emoluments our priority – Enugu Govt

The Enugu State Government on Monday said it would give priority to payment of salaries, emoluments and entitlement of civil…

Buhari promises to secure Niger Delta, rebuild North East

President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja that the Federal Government has begun mobilizing the military and task forces to…

Massive Purge: Buhari sacks 26 agency bosses

In an unprecedented move, President Muhamadu Buhari on Monday sacked 26 director generals and managing directors of agencies and departments…

Lai Mohammed rallies support for military against Boko Haram

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has again called on Nigerians to give total support to the…
Julius Agwu

Julius Agwu turns Evangelist, wins souls for Christ

Nigerian ace comedian and singer, Julius Agwu says he is now an evangelist, winning souls for Christ with his talents.…

Driver steals employer’s N120m caterpillar, sells it for N1.5m

Paul Iyoghojie The police at the Bar Beach Division,Victoria Island, Lagos, western Nigeria, have arrested a driver, Amos Oladapo, 29,…

Kano records 3 confirmed cases of Lassa fever

Dr Kabir Getso, Kano State Commissioner for Health, said on Monday in Kano that the state had recorded three confirmed…

Why courts give conflicting judgments – Lawyer

An Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Abdul Mohammed has said that two seemingly similar cases could get different judgments as a result…

Pastor in prison over abduction of housewife, extortion

An IIorin Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded in prison a 45-year-old pastor, Adeyemi Tayo, over alleged abduction of a housewife.…

Ogoni clean-up: Netherlands to support Nigeria

The Netherlands’ government on Monday expressed its readiness to support Nigeria in the implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme…

Thugs stab staff, patients at Lagos General Hospital

Eromosele Ebhomele Doctors, nurses and patients in the various wards of the Orile-Agege General Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday night…

Teacher loses N1.6m to fake spiritualist

Cyriacus Izuekwe A 37-year old fake spiritualist, Udochi Obimba has been arrested and charged before Ejigbo Magistrates’ court for allegedly…

Wike lifts suspension on Finance Commissioner, Accountant-General

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state on Valentine Day lifted the suspension on the State Finance Commissioner, Dr Magnus Kpakol…

LASU student dies after consuming mixed liquor

Yusuf Muhammed A student of Lagos State University (LASU) Gbadeyan Awolola Adesina has died in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, after…

Two Ebonyi undergraduates kill woman just back from US

Enugu Police Command, on Sunday, said it had nabbed two undergraduates, who are students of one of Ebonyi State University…

James Ibori: UK MPs probe police corruption during trial

Embattled Metropolitan Police chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe will be grilled by MPs next week over bombshell claims that Scotland Yard…
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia

Boko Haram fighters trained in Somalia – President Mohamud

Fighters for the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram have been trained in Somalia on Africa’s eastern coast before returning…

Kidnappers demand N30m for mother of Rivers Commissioner for Information

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communication, Dr Austin Tam-George has confirmed the kidnap of his 85 years…

God directed me to serve Nigeria – Kachikwu

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has said that although his former job was more rewarding financially,…

Okowa, others in Bayelsa as Dickson takes oath as Gov

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, accompanied by his wife, Edith, Sunday led top government functionaries…

Prof Sagay, an opportunistic enabler of Amaechi’s corrupt regime – Rivers Govt

The Rivers state Commissioner for Information, Austin Tam-George has described Prof Itse Sagay as one of the most opportunistic enablers…

Mother of Rivers Commissioner for Information kidnapped

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The 85-year-old mother of Dr. Austin Tam-George, the Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications, has been…
Lassa Fever

Ogun Lassa fever patient dies, second victim isolated

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The first Lassa fever victim identified in the state early this month has died. The deceased, simply identified…

Bayelsa governorship election petition moves sitting to Abuja

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt President of the Court of Appeal Justice Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa has ordered the re-location of the…

Lagos APC lauds Governor Ambode’s feats

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has lauded the high momentum the present state government headed…

Bauchi Police arrest three kidnappers

The Bauchi Police Command said on Sunday that it arrested four suspected kidnappers who abducted two teenagers in Bauchi metropolis.…

Terror: FG, global agencies complete assessment mission in Northeast

The Federal Government, the World Bank, European Union, and the United Nations have concluded a two-week recovery and assessment mission…

Gov Wike bans commercial motorcycle operators

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Following increasing cases of crime and cult clashes perpetrated by users of motorcycles, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom…

RRS arrests ‘Mad Man’ with 22 ATM cards

Kazeem Ugbodaga The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a man…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Shettima commends military’s counter-insurgency operations

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno has commended the military for their sacrifice in restoring peace in the North-East. Shettima stated…